Foxy Brown Biography

Foxy Brown, Musician
Born asInga DeCarlo Fung Marchand
Known asFox Boogie
Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornSeptember 6, 1978
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Age45 years
Foxy Brown, born Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand on September 6, 1978, is a significant rapper as well as hip-hop musician. She was birthed and elevated in Brooklyn, New York, as well as is of Afro-Trinidadian, Indo-Trinidadian, and Chinese Trinidadian descent. Foxy Brown catapulted onto the songs scene while she was still a young adult, permanently securing her location worldwide of hip-hop.

Foxy Brown's intro to the songs started when she was still a teenager when the manufacturing group Trackmasters approached her after hearing her rap. Her initial attribute was with LL Cool J on the track "I Shot Ya" launched in 1995. This was a significant tipping rock for Foxy Brown as she acquired the focus of music industry titans, such as Sean "Puffy" Combs, Russell Simmons, and Jay-Z. In 1996, she collabrated with Jay-Z in the chart topping tune "Ain't No Nigga", which strengthened her as a leading women voice in the rap game.

In 1996, Foxy Brown released her debut cd, "Ill Na Na", developing her one-of-a-kind design as an increasing women rap artist with intriguing and also unapologetically bold lyrics. The album was a significant success, reaching placement number seven on the Billboard 200 graph, and also eventually going on to sell over a million copies. Foxy Brown continued her collaborative partnerships throughout her career, making her a desired artist for functions on the right track by other artists, including the successful supergroup, The Firm, which included prominent rappers AZ, Nas, and Nature.

"Ill Na Na" was adhered to by two more cds, "Chyna Doll", released in 1999, and also "Broken Silence", released in 2001. "Chyna Doll" debuted at top on the Billboard 200 graph, making Foxy Brown the 2nd women rapper, after Lauryn Hill, to attain such a task. "Broken Silence" was praised for showcasing the musician's development in both lyrical material and design. The cd took on issues such as Brown's partnerships, her experiences as a famous rap artist, and also an in-depth expedition of her blended cultural heritage.

Foxy Brown's job faced some turbulence adhering to the release of these three cds. She experienced vocal cord pressure in 2005, which needed surgery and also brought about a temporary break from her songs job. In addition, Brown encountered numerous legal problems throughout the years, consisting of assault charges and probation offenses.

Regardless of the individual and expert difficulties, Foxy Brown stays a celebrated figure within hip-hop. She's considered among the principal women MCs to efficiently carve a niche in the male-dominated style. Over the previous 3 decades, she has actually dealt with a few of the greatest names in the songs sector and inspired the occupations of many increasing women rappers. With her vibrant design, sharp lyricism, and sustaining impact, Foxy Brown's tradition endures as a trailblazing figure in hip-hop background.

Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by Foxy.

Related authors: Vivica Fox (Actress), Russell Simmons (Businessman), Lauryn Hill (Musician), LL Cool J (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Jay-Z (Musician)

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21 Famous quotes by Foxy Brown

Small: The only crime Im guilty of is being a young black woman
"The only crime I'm guilty of is being a young black woman"
Small: My purpose is far greater than my pain
"My purpose is far greater than my pain"
Small: Ive never stabbed, hurt, killed, stolen, anything, but I went to jail for a year. What is that? My past
"I've never stabbed, hurt, killed, stolen, anything, but I went to jail for a year. What is that? My pastor said to me the fact that I'm not living under a bridge as a crazy woman, talking to myself, is amazing"
Small: I did almost a year in prison, a year in prison, just because my name is Foxy Brown
"I did almost a year in prison, a year in prison, just because my name is Foxy Brown"
Small: I came out even with all the struggles I endured on Rikers Island
"I came out even with all the struggles I endured on Rikers Island"
Small: I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no bar
"I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no barbed wire fence or prison wall will stop that"
Small: My life needed to be saved. Not just Foxy. Thats my character. Thats my work. Inga is a person
"My life needed to be saved. Not just Foxy. That's my character. That's my work. Inga is a person"
Small: I love Harlem, its like a second home to me
"I love Harlem, it's like a second home to me"
Small: The Foxy character and Inga Marchand are two different people. My fiance calls me Inga. No one around m
"The Foxy character and Inga Marchand are two different people. My fiance calls me Inga. No one around me calls me Foxy. I go to church every Sunday. I go to Bible study every Friday night. I'm saved"
Small: Im willing to do whatever I need to do to change
"I'm willing to do whatever I need to do to change"
Small: Im cut from a different cloth. I would never moon someone. I was raised in a good family
"I'm cut from a different cloth. I would never moon someone. I was raised in a good family"
Small: Being in jail, its humbled me in a way I never imagined
"Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined"
Small: My family never missed a visit in eight months, ever. I cried coming out. I didnt cry coming in. Theres
"My family never missed a visit in eight months, ever. I cried coming out. I didn't cry coming in. There's a big difference. I believe that God put me there for a reason, Incarceration is serious"
Small: Im a child of the Womens Movement. I always believed that I could do anything. That women didnt have to
"I'm a child of the Women's Movement. I always believed that I could do anything. That women didn't have to be limited in any way"
Small: I am racing to the studio the moment that God affords me the opportunity to hear again
"I am racing to the studio the moment that God affords me the opportunity to hear again"
Small: All my friends were in the park smoking weed and getting pregnant. I didnt want to be the young black g
"All my friends were in the park smoking weed and getting pregnant. I didn't want to be the young black girl having a baby, a baby's father, being on welfare. That wasn't going to be my story"
Small: It feels so good to tell the truth
"It feels so good to tell the truth"
Small: Im not at every party Im not seen everywhere. Thats why people still care about my brand
"I'm not at every party; I'm not seen everywhere. That's why people still care about my brand"
Small: I was falsely arrested twice, slandered and defamed
"I was falsely arrested twice, slandered and defamed"
Small: To find a prince, you gotta kiss some toads
"To find a prince, you gotta kiss some toads"
Small: Put out great music, and thats that
"Put out great music, and that's that"