MTV BREAKS DOWN CHRIS BROWN’S ‘HIGH-FLYING’ VMA PERFORMANCE

Chris Brown Levitates, Dances To Nirvana At VMAs

R&B star grooves to Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Protect Ya Kneck,’ Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and his own hits.

Bright, sparkly lights designed in an arc pierced the stage and shone down on R&B singer Chris Brown as he hit the stage at Sunday’s Video Music Awards.

Dressed in a white formal suit, the performer slow-shuffled down to the dance stage, and once he landed in the middle of the dance floor, he was flanked by full-skirted dancers. He gyrated and danced and sang his hit “Yeah 3X,” while Kanye West jumped to his feet and clapped his approval.

On the psychedelic set, Brown high-stepped his way through the track, and eventually was joined onstage by tuxedo-clad dancers. He then moved into the 1993 Wu-Tang Clan classic “Protect Ya Neck,” moving to the ’90s backbeats in traditional hip-hop dance breaks.

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