Grammys 2012: Jean Baptiste is excited for friend Chris Brown

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Quiet and unassuming, Jean Baptiste — who is nominated alongside the controversial Chris Brown for the rap song award for the triumphant single ‘Look at Me Now’ — walked down the Grammys red carpet Sunday answering questions in hushed, respectful tones.

‘That’s the biggest thing,’ he replied when asked if Brown’s reemergence center stage at the Grammys, three years after his Grammys weekend assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, was causing a stir. ‘Chris Brown is an actual friend of mine and seeing him break through with this song again is wonderful.’

So this is huge for both of them, right?

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‘It’s one of his biggest singles ever,’ Baptiste said. ‘It took on a life of its own.’

The creation of the song ‘was me and Chris in the studio being really goofy and having a great time creating.’

What else helped?

‘Just a bottle of Jameson’s,’ Baptiste said, smiling shyly.

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— Jessica Gelt