Chris Brown Before They Were Famous. BEFORE Chris Brown would pick up a Grammy for Best R&B album for his album FAME in 2011. BEFORE his battle with Nia Guzman, over custody of their daughter, Royalty. BEFORE he would serve five years probation for his brutal 2009 assault on Rihanna, and apparently commemorate the violence with a neck tattoo. Find out about his rise to fame in this video: