G-Dawg's Occasional
Top Five
July
Reasons Broken Silence IS Tha Bomb!
5. Suddenly Everyone Loves Her Again.
4. Foxy's Sincerely Proud of Her Work.
3. She Wrote ALL her shit!
2. She's Reppin' The Hood Again.
1. Where's Lil' Kim?
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Welcome to the Fox's den, peeps! As if you didn't know,
Foxy Brown (left) is the hottest and most talented femcee. This is of course a tribute to her. Bookmark the page, then sign the G-Book (a mailing list for exclusive ish before it hits the site), and don't forget to vote for me!
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The Origin of Foxy Brown
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Before she had released any material at all, Foxy Brown appeared on several 1995-96 platinum singles, including her first credit, LL Cool J's "I Shot Ya," as well as Total's "No One Else" remix, Jay-Z's "Ain't No Nigga," Toni Braxton's "You're Makin' Me High" remix and Case's "Touch Me, Tease Me." The incredible success led to a major-label bidding war at the beginning of 1996, and by March, Brown had signed with the Def Jam label as another in the rank of young and hard female rappers.
The Brooklyn native -- separate from a similarly named reggae artist -- was born in 1979; in 1994, while still a teenager, she won a talent contest in Brooklyn, and was invited to freestyle on stage. At that time, Trackmasters were working on LL Cool J's Mr. Smith album, and they decided to let her rap over "I Shot Ya." The single became a hit, prompting Brown's work with Total, Braxton, and Case, as well as her induction into the Firm posse (led by Nas and also including AZ and Cormega). Brown's debut album Ill Na Na was produced by Trackmasters, and featured appearances from Blackstreet, Method Man and Kid Capri. It hit number seven its first week on the album charts. China Doll followed in early 1999. It made its debut on the billboard charts at Number ONE. Foxy Brown is now in the Guiness book of Records as a pioneer of women's Hip Hop. Today, playerhaters every minute wanna stop her dough, and every other minute wanna rock her flow. Every third minute, they wanna swerve in it. That's why she's got no time for hoes.
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