Foxy Brown (born Inga Marchand on September 6, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rapper of Trinidadian descent known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations and a brief stint as part of hip-hop supergroup The Firm. Brown has faced many obstacles during her rise to fame, thus being labeled as the most controversial female rapper. She has released three solo albums: Ill Na Na (1996), Chyna Doll (1999), and Broken Silence (2001). After a bitter split with her record label Def Jam in 2003, Brown ended up in label limbo. In 2004 childhood friend/collaborator Jay-Z resigned Brown to Def Jam and his Rocafella Records label, when he became the President of Def Jam Records.
In 1998 Foxy Brown made history as the first female rapper to have a number 1 album with Chyna Doll selling over 180,000 copies in the first week.
In 2005 while in the midst of recording her fourth studio album Black Roses, Brown faced another hardship when she was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss. The hearing impairment took 100% of Brown’s hearing, but 20% was restored after an operation to repair it. After her 5th surgery Foxy regained 99.9% of her hearing and promised the audience to make her best comeback in the music industry with Black Roses expected to drop sometime in 2008. |
