After three months of laying low in the wake of his felony charges for allegedly assaulting Rihanna, Chris Brown has finally broken his silence.

In a short video posted on YouTube.com, the R&B star, 20, speaks to the camera about his upcoming album and makes an apparent allusion to the drama in his personal life.

"I just wanna say 'What up?' because I ain't been out there in a minute," explains Brown (whose pal Bow Wow also makes brief appearances in the clip).

"New album will be coming soon," he says. "We're working on it right now. Called Graffiti. Got everything on it, know what I'm saying? I'll be ready for that. I'm about to drop a single this summer for y'all. So we ain't going nowhere."

Brown, who faced enormous backlash after his arrest in February, concludes, "Everybody that's haters, they just been haters. All my real fans, I love you all. I ain't a monster." Reps for Brown had no comment.

Meanwhile, Brown's case continues to stall in court. His lawyer, Mark Geragos, is seeking access to LAPD records to determine if there was police misconduct in the investigation, which could be grounds for a case dismissal.

A hearing is set for Thursday, but Brown is not required to attend.
[Edited 5/27/09 14:40pm]

BOO-HOOO! Chris, you brought this whole nonsense on yourself. Yes, it takes 2 to tango, but you didn't have to GO THERE on a woman. so you deserve ANY and EVERY backlash that comes upon you.

I don't feel sorry for him one bit! We have a choice in every situation. He made the bad one! No candy 4 u Chris!!!

His English is terrible

If he really was not a monster, he would not have waited so long to say something. idiot.

oh i see the GURLS hangin'. *blowpop* *lipgloss wand*

Oh thank you Chris for taking 30 webcam seconds to promote your upcoming album (which "has everything") and upcoming single this summer, while scratching a scab off of your elbow and dismissing everyone concerned about your physical abuse towards a female as a "hater".

dude put the ass in class

Yeah Chris isn't a monster...

he just punched his girlfriend in the face, bit her, tried to push and kick her out a car, put her in a headlock, and punched her some more. No, not a monster at all.

As my mechanic always says, "Some people are born assholes and will die as assholes".

- Chris could've done a much better job of re-presenting himself to the world; could've at least made it LOOK like you give 2 cents, learned your lesson, or are sincere

- There was no use for the word "haters" but I guess he threw that in there for the younger crowd

Christopher said:

LAWD.

is that old??? i mean there is not a hint of remorse in his voice for what he did to Rhianna so it must be old b/c he also looks thin. of course that could be a side effect of smokin his own jock.

Note to Geragos: Get your client to stop making web videos...

He may not be a "monster" but he is a woman beater. Chris Brown can go to hell.

Great idea to appear with Bow Wow. That will show them you've matured..

Even better to make a Youtube vid, while still dealing w/charges.

What in the world? Oh, yeah, this is really going to help his case.

All this poor grammar usage needs to stop!

But he was defending himseeeelf

He's such a loser, I hope the stupid album flops and sells one copy...the copy he bought for himself.

was anyone here ever hit by a best friend at school?

I would of thought both parties would
be more open about there own
resolutions in this day and age.

PharkyorLOVE said:

Or alternatively, considering how nosy and invasive the media is, they were both trying to keep a little bit of privacy and deal with it in peace.

Of course, Chris has ruined any chance of anyone forgiving him now that he's spoken up...

purplesweat said:

I can sort of understand what
your saying there purplesweat x
violence behind closed doors,,, do we really need to see it..

I'll just take your advice and keep my nose out of this one
: )

purplesweat said:

If only this video were that important

xlr8r said:

It got everything on it, KNOW WHAT IM SAYIN?


HELL NO!!!
[Edited 5/28/09 6:48am]

rushing07 said:

yes!!

thekidsgirl said:

What else can you expect? Those big ass teeth of his get in the way

Dude is really highschool. If I didn't know better I'd say he's still 16.