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| Foxy Brown |
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"To find a prince, you gotta kiss some toads."
-Foxy Brown
| Date of Birth: September 6, 1979 |
| Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York |
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| She released two very successful albums entitled Ill Na Na and Chyna Doll, and her sexual explicitness provided her with much notoriety. |
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| She's hot to trot and can make any man's eyes pop, oh yeah, and her music's alright too. |
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Inga Marchand -- a.k.a. Foxy Brown or the Ill Na Na -- was born September 6, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York. In her Park Slope childhood days, young Inga was mesmerized by blaxploitation films. She watched practically every one, and chose Pam Grier's title character Foxy Brown as her moniker.
Foxy and her childhood friend Lil' Kim (who Foxy is often compared to) fantasized about the days that they would be successful in the rap world. It was almost a fairytale and form of escape for Foxy, who did not have a good relationship with her ever-absent father.
Her big break came along in 1994, when she won a talent contest and was therefore invited to freestyle on a Brooklyn concert stage. Incidentally, Trackmasters decided to let the foxy lady rap over an LL Cool J track, "I Shot Ya". LL Cool J's Mr. Smith was in production at the time, and the album became one of Foxy's tickets to stardom.
She was next invited by Jay-Z to freestyle on his single, "Ain't No Nigga". While her friend Lil' Kim became Notorious B.I.G.'s protg, Foxy was handpicked and mentored by Jay-Z. She appeared on Toni Braxton's remix for "You're Makin' Me High", Case's "Touch Me, Tease Me", Silk's remix of "Hooked On You", and Total's "No One Else".
By the time Foxy Brown released her debut album, the rap world was already familiar with the artist's raspy, sexy voice thanks to her contribution to many a rapper. A bidding war between record companies ensued, since many companies wanted to sign Foxy Brown to their label. Def Jam was the lucky winner.
Ill Na Na was released in 1996, and debuted in the 7th spot on the Billboard charts. Produced by the Trackmasters, the album also featured contributions by Blackstreet, Method Man and Kid Capri, and the production assistance of Mobb Deep, Suga Bear and China. Selling more than 1.5 million copies, the album spawned the Blackstreet and Foxy Brown smash duet, "Get Me Home". |
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