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R&B sensation Chris Brown has already achieved success as a singer, but has branched out into films as well, appearing in the hit teen movie, Stomp the Yard, if only for a few minutes. Adding to his film resume, he’ll be starring in a movie called Phenom, a word that truly describes this teen-aged heartthrob. At 15, the Tappahannock, Va.-native released a self-titled CD with a smash hit called “Run It,” and he’s been running it ever since. From a hot video to a hot BET Awards performance to channeling James Brown at the Grammys and paying tribute to Michael Jackson in a performance of “Thriller” at the World Music Awards, this now-18-year-old has the world at his (dancin’) feet. We caught up with him between preparation for his sophomore CD Exclusive whose first two singles “Wall to Wall” and “Kiss Kiss” featuring T-Pain, are already heating things up. Check out what Chris Breezy had to say. [b]BET.com: So, tell us all about the new CD.[/b]Chris Brown: It comes out October 30. T-Pain’s on the record, we’re doing stuff with Big Boi from Outkast, we’re doing stuff with will.i.am. It’s a lot of different people and it’s going to be a different feel to this album. [b]Tell us something about the album you haven’t told anybody yet.[/b]Well, it’s going to be a new album, [and with me being 18, I'm just talking about new subjects. But at the same time, it compares to everything on the last album. It's like that was a lead-up to this album. [b]You just turned 18. Does it feel any different?[/b]Nothing really different – same rules, same regulations, just different responsibilities. [b]But how it is growing up in this industry at this point? Now that you’re 18, it’s a little different than being 15 or 16?[/b]Nothing really different – it’s just having fun with it, when I’m doing the music as far as the entertainment side and then everything in general with the music business.