Not even a prison bid can stop Chris Brown from working on his craft. The jailed singer is composing and singing songs as he sits in his cell in the Los Angeles County Jail, reports TMZ. According to their info, he is getting help with his harmonies from fellow inmate, James DeBarge, of the '80s group, DeBarge. The two caged birds are reportedly being housed in side-by-side cells in a section of the jail allocated for high profile inmates. The reports states they have already written three songs together and perform the ditties with the help of the background vocals from nearby inmates.

Earlier this month, Brown was sentenced to one year in prison, with roughly eight months of the sentence being knocked off for time served.

In related news, the 25-year-old singer recently filed a lawsuit claiming that a man is trying to extort him over an altercation at an L.A. gym,

[via TMZ]

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