Chris Brown calls himself "the best" in defiant posts after Texas honour row

Chris Brown has posted angry messages on Instagram Stories in which he called himself "the best, hands down" and rejected criticism directed at him.

The posts were reported by Billboard on 23 September 2026. In them, Brown lashed out at the music industry, celebrities and what he described as "fake love."

"No artist on this planet can f— wit me on my worst day," he wrote in one message. "I'm tired of being nice. F— yo opinion." He signed off another post: "I'll be the villain."

The messages followed a row over legislative honours given to Brown and Usher during a tour stop at AT&T Stadium in Texas. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Texas state Rep. Venton Jones presented the honours.

One honour entered Brown and Usher into the Congressional Record, the official record of the U.S. Congress. The other formally recognised their artistry in the state of Texas.

Jones later apologised to constituents for honouring Brown. He cited Brown's history of domestic violence.

In 2009, Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna. He was sentenced to five years' probation and community service and ordered to undergo domestic violence counselling.

In 2021, police received a call about a domestic dispute at Brown's residence in California. Prosecutors filed no charges, citing "insufficient evidence."

Brown remains one of the most-charted R&B singers of his generation. He has 125 career entries on the Billboard Hot 100, the US singles chart, including 17 top 10 hits.

Two of those reached No. 1: "Run It!" in 2005 and "Kiss Kiss" featuring T-Pain in 2007. On the Billboard 200, the US albums chart, he has 13 top 10 albums, including three No. 1s.

What makes this stand out is the timing. The new posts do not address the Texas apology directly. They frame the wider criticism around him as opinion he no longer intends to answer politely.