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1994–1997 Ill Na Na
While still a teenager, Inga Marchand won a talent contest in Park Slope, and was invited to rap on stage at a KRS-One concert. At the time, production team Trackmasters were working on LL Cool J's Mr. Smith album, the pair were in attendance that night and being impressed, they decided to let her rap over "I Shot Ya." Foxy Brown followed her debut with appearances on several RIAA PLATINUM and GOLD singles from other artists, including "No One Else" by Total, "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton, "Touch Me Tease Me" by Case and "Ain't No Nigga" with Jay-Z. The immediate success led to a label bidding war at the beginning of 1996, and in March, Def Jam Records won as they added the then 15-year old talent to their roster.
In 1996 Brown released her debut album Ill Na Na with strong sales. The album sold over 200,000 copies in the first week and debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200 album charts. the album was heavily produced by Trackmasters, and featured guest appearances from Jay-Z, Blackstreet, Method Man, and Kid Capri. The album went hit PLATINUM quick and has sold 3,789,981 copies to date. The smash album launched two hit singles including "I'll Be" which was certified GOLD selling well over 500,000 copies.
1997–1998 The Firm
Following the release of Ill Na Na, Brown joined fellow New York based hip hop artists, Nas Escobar, AZ and Nature to form the supergroup known as The Firm. The album was released via Aftermath Records and was produced and recorded by the collective team of Dr. Dre and The Trackmasters. The Firm album entered the Billboard 200 Album chart at #1 selling over 220,000 copies its first week in stores. The record was certified PLATINUM by the RIAA. Following the release of The Firm, Brown went on to release a single entitled "Big Bad Mama" featuring Dru Hill. The song was a single from Def Jam's How to Be a Player soundtrack, and was also included on a re-release of Ill Na Na.
1999–2000 Chyna Doll
On January 26, 1999 Foxy Brown released her second album Chyna Doll which made Billboard Chart history when it became the FIRST album by a female rap artist to enter the charts at #1 selling over 180,000 copies in its opening week. The album's lead single "Hot Spot" failed to crack the top 50 of the Billboard pop charts yet became a dance club hit. The follow-up single "I Can't" featured Total. Chyna Doll was certified PLATINUM by the RIAA selling over 1,500,000 copies.
Foxy made guest apperances on singles such as Sisqo's "Thong Song" remix and CNN'S "Bang Bang." During this time Foxy pursued a MODELING CAREER landing campaigns with Calvin Klein and Christian Dior amoung others.
2001–2003 Broken Silence
In 2001, after two years of artistic silence, Brown released Broken Silence. The single "Oh Yeah" which featured her then boyfriend Jamaican dancehall artist Spragga Benz, marked Brown's debut in the reggae/dance hall genre of music. Def Jam cleared a MILLION dollar budget for the video, which garnered continuous airplay on MTV and BET. Music critics hailed Broken Silence as Brown's most personal work to date. The album debuted on the Billboard Charts at #5 selling 130,688 units its opening week. Broken Silence became Foxy's third consecutive top ten debut later being certified GOLD by the RIAA. Broken Silence has sold over a MILLION copies to date.
April 2003, Brown appeared on popular New York radio jock Wendy Williams' radio show and revealed the details of her relationships with Def Jam President at the time, Lyor Cohen and Sean P. Diddy Combs. Brown accused both of illegally trading her recording masters. She also announced that Cohen shelved her long awaited fourth album ILL NA NA 2: THE FEVER over promotional disagreements. Brown tearfully alleged that the overwhelming stress from Def Jam resulted in her having a miscarriage. Less than 24 hours after the interview was broadcast, ILL NA NA 2: THE FEVER appeared online for downloading and illegal bootlegging, The album was then shelved without question.
2004–Present Coming Back
After spending her entire career on Def Jam, rapper Foxy Brown has signed with Koch Records. "Def Jam was really an artist situation with Foxy under Jay-Z," says Chaz Williams, Foxy's manager and CEO of Black Hand Entertainment. "She's moved onto monetarily greener pastures by signing her record label, Black Rose Entertainment to Koch. She is the first artist and she wants to connect with her dancehall reggae roots. Foxy's looking to sign up-and-coming Caribbean and U.S. artists. But she's definitely the first and biggest artist on her label."
Under the terms of the Koch deal, Black Hand Entertainment will issue three albums per year, the first of which will be Brown's "Brooklyn's Don Diva" on Dec. 4. Another new album, "Black Roses," will arrive next year.
"She'd been at Def Jam for 13 years," says Williams. "It was time to move on to a situation where she was had more control. She's an artist that's already established her brand, sold millions of records and has a loyal fan base. She's got the fame -- now she needs to get the fortune."
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