Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	38/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Billboard
The A.V. Club	F
Chicago Tribune
Entertainment Weekly	B-
Los Angeles Times
The New York Times	mixed
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Spin	7/10
The Times

Graffiti is the third studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown. It was released on December 7, 2009, by Jive Records. The album serves as a follow-up to his previous album Exclusive (2007). Recording sessions took place from 2008 to 2009, with these several record producers, including Polow da Don, Swizz Beatz, The Runners and Brian Kennedy, among others. Primarily an R&B and pop outing, Graffiti incorporates elements of hip hop music with synthesizers. The album debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200, selling 102,489 copies in its first week. To date, "Graffiti" has sold 341,000 copies in the United States. The album became his third consecutive top-ten debut in the United States following Exclusive in 2007, while producing two singles that has achieved moderate chart success.

Upon its release, Graffiti received generally negative reviews from most music critics. Graffiti was nominated for two Grammy Awards; including one for the Best Contemporary R&B Album and the other for the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for this track, "Take My Time" featuring Tank.

In 2008, Chris Brown commenced work on his third studio album and confirmed the title, Graffiti, at the 2008 American Music Awards. It was revealed in June 2008 that Brown was working with producers The Runners to create an "amazing, insane record. Something you've never heard before." Producer Scott Storch, who had previously worked with Brown, also announced his involvement in the album stating, "He's good. I'm working with him in Orlando on some stuff." Recording for the album primarily took place in Orlando and on September 5, 2009, via Twitter, Brown announced that he had completed the album, and also revealed that the album would be released outside of the US on December 7 and in the US on December 8. Speaking to MTV, Swizz Beatz revealed, "he's got something to prove," and "has worked on 60–70 songs."

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