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"I don't wanna go there," is how Chris Brown begins his song Don't Judge Me, premiering the video for the ballad on Thursday.

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It's been a few years since Brown brutally assaulted his then girlfriend Rihanna the night before the 2009 Grammy Awards, and though she may be over it, the R&B singer seems to be well aware that a lot of music fans are not.

In the video, we see a more somber Brown, a refreshing change from his quarterly Twitter rants, who takes on the role of a military man. "You're hearing rumors about me. ... I can't deny what they're saying because most of it is true," the controversial musician, 23, sings as the video goes between scenes of Brown in a war zone and then in a room sitting in front of a girl sleeping on a small couch.

"Can we change this subject?" he sings, while decked out in his Black Pyramid clothing. Towards the end of the video, it's revealed that Brown is going on a "suicide mission" for "his country" in space, a mission he doesn't seem to survive as his spaceship explodes outside of Earth.

The video then concludes with a retrospect shot of a topless female somberly straddling Brown on the aforementioned small couch.

Lots to see here! What do you think of Brown's new video? You be the judge.