The Intro: Well I did my own modification to an mp3 file and added the MTV News report that says "All dolled up and nowhere to go, nowhere but down that is. Rapper Foxy Brown has been outsold and outsexed by rival in raunch Lil' Kim, whom it should be noted, hasn't even released an album yet." I added it to the rest of the news reports and the end result sounds really professional. I'm going to add it to the site for your downloading pleasure. But back on topic, the original retail version however reminds me of 2pac's Makavelli, maybe that was the intention? But the ending of the intro is really abrupt, like a few other songs. That's not necessarily good or bad, it's original though. The raps are really tight and leads well into Fallin', a favorite of mine.
Fallin' is bananas and easily one of the best songs. But why does she feel like she's fallin'? The song is about how good she is and is on top of the game. It's very deep, and it sounds like a follow-up to Diddy's "Hate Me Now" production wise, especially with Nino's staticky screaming in the background. The song is also about the hate Foxy's had, it really covers a lot of issues. The Kim diss is brutal on this one with "only one other bitch who really got skills/she's alright but she's not real" and it's just vicious the way she spits it because Foxy just dismisses Kim and moves on like she's simply stating fact about the fake one. Well she is stating fact but this is like beyond the average diss to me. (Sorry, it's late and I'm at a tired loss for words.)
Oh Yeah: I got myself sick of this song because I won't stop spoiling myself with the single and got an overdose, so unless I'm chilling or studying with it in the background I'll just skip this one because that's what it's for now. it's very mellow with the reggae vibes and laid-back. I like the chanting, most didn't like it because they heard the unmastered version in advance and were used to that. But Foxy's like she's just chillin and I like the general vibes.
BK Anthem: I'm not even from New York but this song makes me wish I was. I think it may be a wild distortion of everyday Brooklyn life, but it's an excellent one. This song isn't a sociological analysis of the ghetto, it's just to prove that Foxy is hard and it does its job. Foxy's delivery is fast, the beat is piercing and the bassline scares old grannies away. I like it.
The Letter: This song is very deep and you can tell it is for Foxy. I'm really impressed that they managed to put it together so well. I think it's very effective the way Foxy pauses to compose herself while the music plays on during her third verse. My only criticism is Ron Isley's ad-libbing. Don't get me wrong I think he did an excellent job adlibbing the chorus and everything, it can make the hardest folks teary-eyed, but some of his lines don't really fit in, like "what about my baby" and "come back home". I think he got a little carried away! He also slipped up and called Anton "Antoine" but it's still all good. The beat is simple and catchy. The song to me, sounds like it should be called My Life Part II because it definitely is and works as a follow up to Chyna Doll's assessment of Inga and what has gone on through her life. I think the skit w/Gavin should have been at the beginning because it sounds like an interlude the way it comes on at the end. The "move it, we've got a lady with a foot in the grave" comment was somewhat disturbing to me, and I am glad they put that in there.
730: This is Foxy finally explaining why she's such an industry bitch. Well not an "Oh Yeah" industry bitch, but a bitch towards the industry I mean. (Catchin' cases, spittin' faces, etc) she's going through a lot of emotional issues but delivers in a "don't fu%$ with me" style that really warns you that she's one crazy lady. She spits fire at her ex's new fiancée which is a little ridiculous to me, but it's better than keeping the feelings bottled up inside. She's supposed to sound crazy, that's what 730 means. Another thuggish piece that deals with her unbalanced attitude.
Candy: This one should have been left on the cutting room floor. Kelis couldn't sound any less enthsiastic the way she "sings" the hook and I'm actually wondering how much she got paid to simply speak a 9-word phrase. Foxy isn't about sex anymore, so why is she still doing this? This song tries to be a "get me home" but falls flat on its face. As a single, I suspect it would fail because it's TRYING too hard to be a succesful song. It screams "Look at me, I'm a Neptune-Track, a cute girl is singing a hook about dancing and I'm rapping about sex because it sells." iI feel the same way about "I Can't" and I'm sorry about that, you know how well that song did as a single on the charts.
Tables Will Turn: More reggae tunes. This song starts off well to me but kind of dies the way it becomes really simple in the end. I'm feeling it for sure. It stands out, it's a dancehall joint and Foxy spits it rugged!
Hood Scriptures: This is Foxy's best song EVER, yeah I said it!! She ripped the track, so many lines and quotables I don't know where to begin. The Indian type of rhythm is phat and her flow is untouchable. I won't comment much, I'll just let you hear it for yourself.
Run Dem: Similar to Tables Will Turn, but it's not as friendly. It disses and threatens a lot of people with the dancehall rhythm, and Foxy destroys everyone with her near-authentic Jamaican dialect. It's definitely club. I like it when I wanna get pumped up and beat up someone, it's like a sports anthem to me, I don't know why. Most of the other songs make you wanna beat up someone the way they're like battle rhymes and challenges, but Run Dem won't make you regret it later because it was in the name of fun. Am I making any sense, I'm drifting in and out of sleep as I type this after a long day. but I'm sure if I pump up Run Dem it will wake me up and keep me awake for a long time.
Bout my Paper: Mystikal knows what he's doing. If you've ever heard anything by Mystikal, you know how he do, it's a song that'll shake ya ass... Foxy even puts on her dirty-south flow for a bar or two. Watch Ya'Self! Foxy spits it hard, and Mystikal is actually coherent through most of it too.
Run Yo Shit f/CNN: Thumbs down. The beat sounds like a farting contest or something and the hook sounds like someone made it up a little too fast. No depth, Noreaga's verse is weak, and Foxy is just average. I think Capone did the best he could on what isn't a very good track to begin with. Nothing special, but it might be worth listening to if you want something different, crazy or substandard in my opinion.
Na Na Be Like: I soooo prefer the DJ Clue version (not the Blue Streak one). Foxy spits slower here and not as hard. Her voice also cracks a few times and she squeaks a little. I don't think she really handles the Jamaican well on this one. I don't like her shouting "Trini" and then trying to be Jamaican either, I always had major issues with that. There are some subtle changes that annoy me, like the hook. In the original, Gavin and whoever else sings the WHOLE hook and not just the "Na Na Be Like" part and it sounded much better. But as a song in general, it's one of the hottest. Remember when this was like the Ultimate Kim-diss when it came out at first. Now it's like her least offensive material.
Gangsta Boogie: Get gangsta girl. This song is very Freestylish and that's what I like about it, it's like the words and flows are coming to her faster than she can recite them and she's doing her best to get it all out of her system! The beat is wicked, nice Dr. Dre tribute in there. Another song proving that she's hood, it succeeds with flying colors. I'm wondering if the "stop ya' complainin'" line is a Nas reference, he's used that before.
I Don't Care: Kori aka Chyna Whyte is on this one, she's trying to convince us she's the female Eminem but I'm not sure I'm feeling her on that. This song feels like something that needs getting used to... but Foxy destroys thangs once again although the production is mediocre. Kind of corny chorus too.
So Hot: I think I've been vocal before about not liking this song but it growing on my slightly. The lyrics are just ok, but the beat doesn't do much justice itself either. On this version you can actually understand the hook though, so there's a plus.
Saddest Day: Another one of my favorites. A song about double standards in infidelity & relationships. It reminds me of Wifey on Chyna Doll but this is a friendlier confrontation. Wayne Wonder is a Reggae Legend. This Foxy Brown reminds me of the other Foxy Brown, which is good I guess.
Broken Silence: Again Foxy proves she's the female Pac, but I prefer the Pac version of Mr. Mister's Wings. If he didn't come out with his remake I would love this one so much more, but everytime I hear the hook I'm like bah, it's been done. It's an odd coincidence that both came out around the same time. Foxy is very deep and it looks like the deals Foxy went through made her stronger.
So I give this album a 9 on 10. 9 because Foxy managed to overcome so much and get her name back with such a powerful comeback album with her own lyrics and more powerful delivery, having improved without her mentor and former ghostwriter Jay-Z. But the minus one is for too much use of Jigga flows, but at least she didn't go overboard and mention him in every sentence like Kim & Biggie. Every song is different and original, and this album is her best one to date.
June 22, 2001
Guess who's back. Long time no editorial, long time no update. I'll tell you a quick story. The day after I updated this site exactly a month ago, I pushed the power button to boot up my computer and it EXPLODED! I think there was a power surge and the power supply took everything with it! Smoke everywhere, the case and internal components burnt to a crisp. I never knew that when people spoke about their motherboard being fried, they meant it literally. It cost me $500 and three weeks of bargain hunting and repairing and replacing parts. I even had to replace the case itself because half of it melted, including the power buttons! (If they weren't plastic, I wouldn't be typing this today). When I tried to log into the net from campus, I was told my student account expired. That sucked because I had work to do on the computer and all.
And then, I'm obviously not as big a fan as I used to be. Remember in 1999 when I used to update before you can even refresh your browser? Maybe it's not a case of being a fan, I've just never been this busy either. Trying to up my GPA with some summer electives, and working full time hours too. Why am I giving you my life story? I dunno, maybe to prove I've got a reason for slackin' on the page, or something. not that I have to. Bottom line, I've got a life. Foxy doesn't even know me, so she falls back on my priority list. Sorry girl.
One person was asking what it takes to update a website, and how long. Well let me tell you it's something you need the zeal and some sense of enthusiasm for, not just a doubleclick here and there. I gotta open up my ftp software, login to each account on three servers and sift thru files until I find the right one, then download it, open it up in a simpletext editor and search through HTML code until I find what I need. Then I've got to catalog the old stuff and type a book pretty much in news and comments like I'm doing now. Preview the thing from my drive, correct spelling mistakes, upload the htm files and correct some more, etc etc, it's not as simple as it looks unless your using one of those free built in editors. Sometimes to make it perfect, including some of the smallest design changes, it'll take me a good hour or two. So there.
If anyone is interested I mentioned last month that I've been in the business of satellite-testing. Well, I am actually running the business now so if anyone is interested holla. To make things a bit more professional, I'm going (or at least plan on) going to this web design boot camp kind of thing so I can learn more to html and the net than tables and photoshop graphics. It should be cool. You may or may not see nice changes here as a result. Peace out!
December 13, 2000
Competition is cool. Competition is fun. Competiton in and around the music industry generates record sales. Gotta get that paper, dawg. Gotta touch that, love that, paper, Dawg. Too bad this site isn't paying me jack.
It looks like there are still a number of people who strongly oppose my antagonizing Lil' Kim at this website. Why the harsh outcry? Good question.
"I come here and curse you all out is because you spend a gigantic part of your time exploiting someone who doesn't even give a damn about you."
That's right. Foxy doesn't even give a damn about me either. I've never met her. I'm "exploiting" her just much as her arch-nemesis by maintaining this webpage. If we say something GOOD about Lil' Kim, is THAT exploiting someone who doesn't even give a damn about us? It works both ways. Reminds me of a recent email I got:
"No offense but I dont understand why you would waist your time making and updating a site about foxy shes not a really all that famous. I like her music and all but I dont get the pint off waisting your time with a sight about somebody else thats doing there thing not given a fuck about chew."
You've got a point there. But I think there are worse ways to waste my time online, especially with self-indulgent propaganda. A fan page can often be better than a Big Website of Wal-Mart Receipts, for example. I update the Fox Den by popular demand, for the most part. But I enjoy it.
As I was saying, we're not really exploiting someone who doesn't give a damn about us, we're exploiting someone BECAUSE they don't give a damn about us. That applies whether you're dissing or being supportive. I choose to exploit Foxy positively and Lil' Kim negatively. They ain't payin' my bills, yet they're reaching out to entertain me. Why don't I exploit both positively? That should take you back to the first sentence of this editorial.
Celebrities are meant to be exploited. That's why they're in the public eye. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have shows like Saturday Night LIve and MAD TV on the air.
However, I don't tolerate Foxy bashing here because this is a website for her FANS. It's part of an online tribute to her. If this were any other site, screw that- they can say what they want, point blank.
I haven't backed my claims with any evidence yet, so hey, why not. Here's a scenario. Lil' Kim goes bankrupt (hypothetically speaking, LOL), so I decide to celebrate. Am I being insensitive? She's got a staff of millions at her side, tons of fans, and accountants ringing her doorbell.
I go bankrupt. A tree falls in the woods. No one knows, no one hears. No one cares.
It's what I love about web publishing. You can say anything you want, and just laugh at the carnage that comes. To quote Bill Mahr, "the Internet is like a big bathroom wall." But I scrub it in my favour sometimes.
October 3, 2000
You know, in a manner of consistency, the general feedback I get from the site is that it's the best thing since sliced bread, but there's too much Kim bashing. I find that almost as intriguing as it is bizarre. One would think that any references to Miss Jones would be just as much an integral part of the site as anything else. Would you say, great site, but too much NEWS? Even better: "Good work G-Dawg, but there's too much text on the page."
I think it's important to keep things in perspective. This isn't an official site, it's a personal site. As the webmaster, I'm using this page not only as a tribute to one of my favorite artists, but as a forum for my own views. Call me morpheus, because I rule the matrix here, and anyone who has a problem with me gets deleted or unplugged, as on the messageboard.
You know how some people just really hate Kimberley Jones with such a passion that they'll use their luv for Foxy Brown as a reason? Those are the people I keep forgetting, and the ones that should get respect and representation.
When you assume, you make an ASS out of U and ME. Don't jump to conclusions about me not liking this chick just because the Mahagani Mami doesn't. Actually, I was inspired by some old mail:
Subject: nigga stop hating!
you know lil' kim is the best. i can't stand haters. Kim broke the record for
a female rapper in history. she did it. who's writing her rhymes. biggie
isn't here and she did better off without him. so what are you people saying,
that biggie's rhymes were corny. how come she did better on the second album.
in only one month she's platinum. now she's going for a quadriple-platinum. i
bet foxy can't touch that. foxy's style isn't original. she stole someone's
name, thats foul. pam grier probably hates her for doing that sneak shit. you
better understand that NOTORIOUS K.I.M. is the best ever. her style is
unique.
QUEEN BITCH FOREVER
That looked pretty good in the inbox, brought a smile to my face and gave that warm tingly feeling we all need and love now and then. Thanks, brother! I'm going to talk about Lil' KIm and only her in this editorial. After all, she's SOOOOO deserving of her own column, isn't she?! Only the best for a queen who is a queen, because she has failed.
For example, Lil' Kim walks into a bar crying her eyes out and says to the bartender, "Foxy Brown keeps trying to be me!" to which the bartender replies, "Hope not, I can't mix drinks for TWO washed-out celebrities."
Eh? Eh? I kill myself. But seriously folks, someone tell me what kind of idiocy like the following comment is doing on the messageboard:
Lil' Kim has perfected "The Black Barbie" look!!!!! After seeing my girl looking like the Black Pamela Anderson, I think I want to look like her! We already know Fox wants to look like and sound like her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So you want to be a Black Barbie Doll... Igor, fetch Dr. Frankenstein's tools, we've got some work to do. You see, Pamela Anderson is hotter than the furnace, but newsflash, she's not Black. Now, let's see, a BLACK Pamela Lee.. isn't that a contradiction in terms or something...hmmmm... it definitely puts the "con" in reconstructive surgery!
Being Black Barbie
Lil' Kim's How-To-Guide® (non prescription!)
1. Purchase bright blue contact lenses. Apply gently, concealling natural eye-color. If irritation occurs, do not consult a physician.
2. Shave head bald. Replace lost hair with an ever-changing variety of blond wigs. Dyeing hair is optional but not recommended if attempting to achieve Barbie doll effect.
3. Barbie Doll breasts. Silicone implants necessity to acquire standard size.
4. "Love handles" aka rolls, prohibited. Proceed with attached stomach stapling directives.
5. Barbie authenticy still needed. Lighten shades of African-American complexion by applying several coats of pale foundation to the epidermal layer. Must be able to deceive video cameras and photographers with your new appearance.
6. Dress reveallingly. promiscuously. like a ho.
Now before people try to tell me not to diss because I'm still working minimum wage and am nowhere near as succesful, I'll start to bring this to a close. After all, Kim's stardom is so far out I can't even SEE this rap raunchstress. Nope, because for some reason, Britney Spears is always in the way. Hey, waitaminute! Nah...
Notice I still haven't mentionned Biggie Smalls? Unlike SOME people, I have the decency to let the rap legend rest in peace ("Get off my dick, kick it bitch" and guess who still hasn't clued in 4 years later).
August 2, 2000
It only takes one magazine diss, one bad word from a radio talk show host, and a few biased album reviews to actually have reasons to hate Foxy Brown. They say even negative publicity is good publicity, but for Ms. Marchand, that isn't the case. When media changes the eyes of millions and feeds the envy and jealousy that already plagues participants in Hip Hop, the artist in question has a problem on their hands.
You'll notice that Vibe and the dearly departed Blaze magazine have entertained everything remotely negative about this chick, and word spreads around fast. One forum comment right here reported that an editorial cartoon about her supposed "overdose" on E was recently published, spreading more construed false rumors, lies the likes of a dog-beating incident and the stalking of another rapper. Good thing it's an editorial cartoon, or they're likely to get sued.
But while people like to talk, no one knows who Foxy really is, and hell-- no one seems to know what she even sounds like, and that's when cats decide to improvise. The same people will tell you that just because Jay-Z wrote a lot on her first album, Foxy Brown doesn't know what a pencil looks like.
When mags aren't talking about Foxy sleeping with Spragga, Jay-Z and Nas, the rest of their readers are taking cheap shots at her natural voice. The leading vote in the current poll, and other comments, suggest that Foxy Brown should "go back to her old voice," which changed with age and poetic licence. Tying back to that first paragraph, it looks like Vibe Magazine started this whole thing about Foxy Brown "trying to sound" like her arch-nemesis Lil' Kim. First, it was a spiteful "20 questions" rant, then it moved on to previews of Kim's unsuccessful sophomore effort. Kim was riding hype's hide at the time, and it encouraged people to diss Foxy, as well as her lashing back.
It looks like there are still a number of people who strongly oppose my antagonizing Lil' Kim at this website. Why the harsh outcry? Good question.
"I come here and curse you all out is because you spend a gigantic part of your time exploiting someone who doesn't even give a damn about you."
That's right. Foxy doesn't even give a damn about me either. I've never met her. I'm "exploiting" her just much as her arch-nemesis by maintaining this webpage. If we say something GOOD about Lil' Kim, is THAT exploiting someone who doesn't even give a damn about us? It works both ways. Reminds me of a recent email I got:
"No offense but I dont understand why you would waist your time making and updating a site about foxy shes not a really all that famous. I like her music and all but I dont get the pint off waisting your time with a sight about somebody else thats doing there thing not given a fuck about chew."
You've got a point there. But I think there are worse ways to waste my time online, especially with self-indulgent propaganda. A fan page can often be better than a Big Website of Wal-Mart Receipts, for example. I update the Fox Den by popular demand, for the most part. But I enjoy it.
As I was saying, we're not really exploiting someone who doesn't give a damn about us, we're exploiting someone BECAUSE they don't give a damn about us. That applies whether you're dissing or being supportive. I choose to exploit Foxy positively and Lil' Kim negatively. They ain't payin' my bills, yet they're reaching out to entertain me. Why don't I exploit both positively? That should take you back to the first sentence of this editorial.
Celebrities are meant to be exploited. That's why they're in the public eye. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have shows like Saturday Night LIve and MAD TV on the air. However, I don't tolerate Foxy bashing here because this is a website for her FANS. It's part of an online tribute to her. If this were any other site, screw that- they can say what they want, point blank.
I haven't backed my claims with any evidence yet, so hey, why not. Here's a scenario. Lil' Kim goes bankrupt (hypothetically speaking, LOL), so I decide to celebrate. Am I being insensitive? She's got a staff of millions at her side, tons of fans, and accountants ringing her doorbell.
I go bankrupt. A tree falls in the woods. No one knows, no one hears. No one cares.
It's what I love about web publishing. You can say anything you want, and just laugh at the carnage that comes. To quote Bill Mahr, "the Internet is like a big bathroom wall." But I scrub it in my favour sometimes.
October 3, 2000
You know, in a manner of consistency, the general feedback I get from the site is that it's the best thing since sliced bread, but there's too much Kim bashing. I find that almost as intriguing as it is bizarre. One would think that any references to Miss Jones would be just as much an integral part of the site as anything else. Would you say, great site, but too much NEWS? Even better: "Good work G-Dawg, but there's too much text on the page."
I think it's important to keep things in perspective. This isn't an official site, it's a personal site. As the webmaster, I'm using this page not only as a tribute to one of my favorite artists, but as a forum for my own views. Call me morpheus, because I rule the matrix here, and anyone who has a problem with me gets deleted or unplugged, as on the messageboard.
You know how some people just really hate Kimberley Jones with such a passion that they'll use their luv for Foxy Brown as a reason? Those are the people I keep forgetting, and the ones that should get respect and representation.
When you assume, you make an ASS out of U and ME. Don't jump to conclusions about me not liking this chick just because the Mahagani Mami doesn't. Actually, I was inspired by some old mail:
Subject: nigga stop hating!
you know lil' kim is the best. i can't stand haters. Kim broke the record for
a female rapper in history. she did it. who's writing her rhymes. biggie
isn't here and she did better off without him. so what are you people saying,
that biggie's rhymes were corny. how come she did better on the second album.
in only one month she's platinum. now she's going for a quadriple-platinum. i
bet foxy can't touch that. foxy's style isn't original. she stole someone's
name, thats foul. pam grier probably hates her for doing that sneak shit. you
better understand that NOTORIOUS K.I.M. is the best ever. her style is
unique.
QUEEN BITCH FOREVER
That looked pretty good in the inbox, brought a smile to my face and gave that warm tingly feeling we all need and love now and then. Thanks, brother! I'm going to talk about Lil' KIm and only her in this editorial. After all, she's SOOOOO deserving of her own column, isn't she?! Only the best for a queen who is a queen, because she has failed.
For example, Lil' Kim walks into a bar crying her eyes out and says to the bartender, "Foxy Brown keeps trying to be me!" to which the bartender replies, "Hope not, I can't mix drinks for TWO washed-out celebrities."
Eh? Eh? I kill myself. But seriously folks, someone tell me what kind of idiocy like the following comment is doing on the messageboard:
Lil' Kim has perfected "The Black Barbie" look!!!!! After seeing my girl looking like the Black Pamela Anderson, I think I want to look like her! We already know Fox wants to look like and sound like her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So you want to be a Black Barbie Doll... Igor, fetch Dr. Frankenstein's tools, we've got some work to do. You see, Pamela Anderson is hotter than the furnace, but newsflash, she's not Black. Now, let's see, a BLACK Pamela Lee.. isn't that a contradiction in terms or something...hmmmm... it definitely puts the "con" in reconstructive surgery!
Being Black Barbie
Lil' Kim's How-To-Guide® (non prescription!)
1. Purchase bright blue contact lenses. Apply gently, concealling natural eye-color. If irritation occurs, do not consult a physician.
2. Shave head bald. Replace lost hair with an ever-changing variety of blond wigs. Dyeing hair is optional but not recommended if attempting to achieve Barbie doll effect.
3. Barbie Doll breasts. Silicone implants necessity to acquire standard size.
4. "Love handles" aka rolls, prohibited. Proceed with attached stomach stapling directives.
5. Barbie authenticy still needed. Lighten shades of African-American complexion by applying several coats of pale foundation to the epidermal layer. Must be able to deceive video cameras and photographers with your new appearance.
6. Dress reveallingly. promiscuously. like a ho.
Now before people try to tell me not to diss because I'm still working minimum wage and am nowhere near as succesful, I'll start to bring this to a close. After all, Kim's stardom is so far out I can't even SEE this rap raunchstress. Nope, because for some reason, Britney Spears is always in the way. Hey, waitaminute! Nah...
Notice I still haven't mentionned Biggie Smalls? Unlike SOME people, I have the decency to let the rap legend rest in peace ("Get off my dick, kick it bitch" and guess who still hasn't clued in 4 years later).
August 2, 2000
It only takes one magazine diss, one bad word from a radio talk show host, and a few biased album reviews to actually have reasons to hate Foxy Brown. They say even negative publicity is good publicity, but for Ms. Marchand, that isn't the case. When media changes the eyes of millions and feeds the envy and jealousy that already plagues participants in Hip Hop, the artist in question has a problem on their hands.
You'll notice that Vibe and the dearly departed Blaze magazine have entertained everything remotely negative about this chick, and word spreads around fast. One forum comment right here reported that an editorial cartoon about her supposed "overdose" on E was recently published, spreading more construed false rumors, lies the likes of a dog-beating incident and the stalking of another rapper. Good thing it's an editorial cartoon, or they're likely to get sued.
But while people like to talk, no one knows who Foxy really is, and hell-- no one seems to know what she even sounds like, and that's when cats decide to improvise. The same people will tell you that just because Jay-Z wrote a lot on her first album, Foxy Brown doesn't know what a pencil looks like.
When mags aren't talking about Foxy sleeping with Spragga, Jay-Z and Nas, the rest of their readers are taking cheap shots at her natural voice. The leading vote in the current poll, and other comments, suggest that Foxy Brown should "go back to her old voice," which changed with age and poetic licence. Tying back to that first paragraph, it looks like Vibe Magazine started this whole thing about Foxy Brown "trying to sound" like her arch-nemesis Lil' Kim. First, it was a spiteful "20 questions" rant, then it moved on to previews of Kim's unsuccessful sophomore effort. Kim was riding hype's hide at the time, and it encouraged people to diss Foxy, as well as her lashing back.
you know lil' kim is the best. i can't stand haters. Kim broke the record for a female rapper in history. she did it. who's writing her rhymes. biggie isn't here and she did better off without him. so what are you people saying, that biggie's rhymes were corny. how come she did better on the second album. in only one month she's platinum. now she's going for a quadriple-platinum. i bet foxy can't touch that. foxy's style isn't original. she stole someone's name, thats foul. pam grier probably hates her for doing that sneak shit. you better understand that NOTORIOUS K.I.M. is the best ever. her style is unique.
QUEEN BITCH FOREVER
For example, Lil' Kim walks into a bar crying her eyes out and says to the bartender, "Foxy Brown keeps trying to be me!" to which the bartender replies, "Hope not, I can't mix drinks for TWO washed-out celebrities."
Eh? Eh? I kill myself. But seriously folks, someone tell me what kind of idiocy like the following comment is doing on the messageboard:
Lil' Kim's How-To-Guide® (non prescription!)
1. Purchase bright blue contact lenses. Apply gently, concealling natural eye-color. If irritation occurs, do not consult a physician.
2. Shave head bald. Replace lost hair with an ever-changing variety of blond wigs. Dyeing hair is optional but not recommended if attempting to achieve Barbie doll effect.
3. Barbie Doll breasts. Silicone implants necessity to acquire standard size.
4. "Love handles" aka rolls, prohibited. Proceed with attached stomach stapling directives.
5. Barbie authenticy still needed. Lighten shades of African-American complexion by applying several coats of pale foundation to the epidermal layer. Must be able to deceive video cameras and photographers with your new appearance.
6. Dress
You'll notice that Vibe and the dearly departed Blaze magazine have entertained everything remotely negative about this chick, and word spreads around fast. One forum comment right here reported that an editorial cartoon about her supposed "overdose" on E was recently published, spreading more construed false rumors, lies the likes of a dog-beating incident and the stalking of another rapper. Good thing it's an editorial cartoon, or they're likely to get sued.
But while people like to talk, no one knows who Foxy really is, and hell-- no one seems to know what she even sounds like, and that's when cats decide to improvise. The same people will tell you that just because Jay-Z wrote a lot on her first album, Foxy Brown doesn't know what a pencil looks like.
When mags aren't talking about Foxy sleeping with Spragga, Jay-Z and Nas, the rest of their readers are taking cheap shots at her natural voice. The leading vote in the current poll, and other comments, suggest that Foxy Brown should "go back to her old voice," which changed with age and poetic licence. Tying back to that first paragraph, it looks like Vibe Magazine started this whole thing about Foxy Brown "trying to sound" like her arch-nemesis Lil' Kim. First, it was a spiteful "20 questions" rant, then it moved on to previews of Kim's unsuccessful sophomore effort. Kim was riding hype's hide at the time, and it encouraged people to diss Foxy, as well as her lashing back.