US rapper Chris Brown
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US musician Chris Brown sure loves South Africa and he never lets a moment go by to show the country admiration online.
The "Under The Influence" hitmaker reshared a video of Cape Town call centre Bourne Global singing along to his global smash hit "With You".
In the clip, the workers at Bourne Global are having a lekker jam session, waving flags in the air as they sing along to "With You". People tagged Brown in the comment section, grabbing his attention to see the video.
Bourne Global's original video got over half a million views and Brown's attention as he shared the video and captioned it "The best workspace environment".
"With You" was released in 2007 and remains one of Brown's fan favourite songs. The song has been streamed on Spotify 711 039 298 times, and the video has been watched 833 million times on YouTube.
Following all the comments of people wanting to work at Bourne Global, the company shared a new video showing all the fun they have and announced an open day.
Brown is no stranger to posting content from South Africa; he previously posted Naledi Aphiwe singing in a classroom on his Instagram Stories, making it a viral moment. He later sampled her vocals and credited her as a co-writer on his 2023 track "Shooter" from his album "11:11", and they finally met when he performed in South Africa.
After his groundbreaking concert in South Africa at FNB Stadium, Chris Brown dropped the music video for his Grammy-nominated track, “Residuals", featuring the crowd at the stadium.
The video kicks off with scenes from his FNB Stadium performance, showcasing the passionate crowd and fans shining their lights. The heartfelt nod to Mzansi had fans loving it.
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