Surrounded by his family and friends, King of R&B Bobby Brown was in good spirits as he celebrated his 49th birthday. With his wife, Alicia, by his side, Bobby Brown revealed that his old high school teacher told him that he wouldn’t make it to be 17 years old.

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As he reflected on his teacher’s words, someone from the party shouted that the teacher got it wrong. Bobby happily agreed with the comment and added that the teacher got it way wrong, as he proudly stated that he was 49 years old.

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Bobby Brown also shared that he was truly touched by how so many of his friends and fam’ joined him at his 49th birthday celebration. He especially thanked the iconic Stevie Wonder for joining in on the festivities with him. Bobby shared that many people call him Stevie, but he refers to him as Stevland (Stevie Wonder’s birth name), because he respects him as a man. To top off the party celebration, Stevie Wonder, along with other party goers sang Stevie’s soulful version of “Happy Birthday” to Bobby B. As many of us already know, no Black folks’ birthday celebration is complete without swapping the traditional birthday song, for Wonder’s classic version that he created for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..

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It’s nice to see Bobby Brown healthy and happy. Happy Birthday to ‘Mr. My Prerogative’ and we wish him many more orbits around the sun to come.