Chris Brown -- Just Throw It In the Bag Buddy

UPDATE: Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Chris Brown has been placed on the roadside cleanup crew for the day -- which means he'll spend 3-5 hours picking weeds and picking up trash on the side of the road. The next time Chris reports for hard labor -- which may not be tomorrow -- he could be assigned to different tasks.

Roads in Richmond, Virginia are going to be a whole lot cleaner now -- but not necessarily safer -- because Chris Brown officially kicked off his 180 day hard labor sentence this morning with a little roadside cleanup.

Chris Brown: hey atleast it's better than prison--i'd rather bend over at road side than in a shower in prison.

Honk if you hate domestic violence.

Chris Brown Goes Into Labor Program....

Don't be fooled by Chris Brown's candy coated Twitter message this morning saying "on my way to community service" -- because quoting the judge that sentenced him, Brown will be forced to do "actual physical labor, as opposed to some type of community service."

Brown was sentenced last month to 180 days hard labor -- which he's serving in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia -- along with a 52-week domestic violence program, five years probation and a whole bunch of other stuff.