Chris Brown releases new song less than a day after his arrest

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Chris Brown doesn't waste any time.

Less than 24 hours after the singer was arrested on Tuesday for suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon, he casually dropped a brand new track, called "What Would You Do."

On Tuesday, following reports of a woman telling authorities that Brown pointed a gun at her, a police spokesperson told Mashable that he was brought to the Los Angeles Police Department's downtown robbery-homicide division for questioning.


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According to Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, the singer was released on bail following the incident.

The upbeat track -- released via SoundCloud on Wednesday -- features lyrics, "I've got some questions, some questions for you/ I need some answers, answers from you/ What do you do, fighting for your life when no one's on your side?/ I can't stand to lose you, see you're in too deep with no where to hide."

The singer is no stranger to negative media, and has had his fair share of run-ins with authorities during the past few years, including the well-known 2009 assault of ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

Since then, Brown has been associated with multiple other acts of violence, including a 2012 fight with Drake's crew, a brawl with Frank Ocean in 2013; and an alleged homophobic beatdown later that year, that he and his bodyguards were implicated for. In June of this year, his manager also filed a lawsuit alleging that the singer attacked him.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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