Celebrity Biographies
Foxy Brown Biography, Age, Family, Husband, Afro, Ethnicity, Net Worth, Albums
BIOGRAPHY OF FOXY BROWN
Foxy Brown is an American rapper best known for her debut album, Ill Na Na, which was released in 1996 and sold over 109,000 copies in its first week, and debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
While still a teenager, Brown won a talent contest in Brooklyn, New York’s Park Slope neighborhood. That evening, members of the Trackmasters production team who were working on Mr. Smith’s LL Cool J album were in attendance and were inspired enough to invite Brown to rap over “I Shot Ya.”
She was an overnight sensation at such a young age, as she was very talented and a provocative rapper. The immediate success culminated in a label bidding war in early 1996, and Def Jam Records won and added the then 17-year-old rapper to their roster in March. She followed this breakthrough with appearances by other artists on numerous RIAA platinum and gold singles, including remixes of Toni Braxton’s song, ‘You’re Makin’ Me High’. Brown was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1996 film The Nutty Professor, on the songs “Touch Me Tease Me” by Case and “Ain’t No Nigga” b
Her second album, Chyna Doll, was released in 1999, and her third album, Grammy-nominated Shattered Silence, was released in 2001. She has appeared on songs since 2001, but has not released any albums. She left Def Jam in 2003 and dropped out of releasing her album Ill Na Na 2, but returned in 2005 once then label president and CEO Jay-Z re-signed her to begin work on his new album Black Roses. His Brooklyn Don Diva mixtape was released in May 2008, and his visual album, King Soon Come, was supposed to be released in 2019, but was delayed indefinitely.
FOXY BROWN AGE
She was born on September 6, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She celebrates her birthday on September 6 each year.
ETHNICITY FOXY BROWN
She is of mixed Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Trinidadian and Sino-Trinidadian descent.
FOXY BROWN HEIGHT
She is a woman of average structure. She stands at an average height of 5′ 4″ (1.57m). She weighs 58 kg.
FOXY BROWN FAMILY
She is the daughter of Keith Stahler and Judith Marchand, an elementary school teacher. She has two brothers Anton Marchand and Pretty Boy, a musical artist. His father abandoned the family at a young age to pursue his career at ERAC records.
FOXY BROWN HUSBAND
She is engaged to Spragga Benz, a Jamaican dancehall DJ. The couple got engaged in 2001. Together they co-hosted the Urban Music Awards in New York in July 2007. She was also featured in his third album, Fully Loaded. The couple have a daughter born on January 13, 2017. She was engaged to Kurupt (born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown), an American rapper who came into the public eye with Death Row Records in the early 1990s. in 2000.
FOXY BROWN BODY FACTS AND MEASUREMENTS
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Brown.
- Full name : Inga DeCarlo Fung Merchant
- Also known as : Brown Foxy
- Age / How old? : 41 years old (2019)
- Date of birth : September 6, 1978
- Place of birth : Brooklyn, New York
- Birthday date : September 6
- Nationality : American
- Education : Brooklyn College Academy
- Father’s name : Keith Stahler
- Mother’s name : Judith Marchand
- Siblings : two
- Spouse? : Spragga Benz (boyfriend)
- Children / children : 1
- Height / what size? : 5 ft 4 in (1.57 m)
- Weight : 58 kilograms
- Profession : Rapper, model, actress, songwriter
- Employer : Black Rose, Bad, Boy, Koch, S. Carter, Rush, Def Jam, Violator
- Net worth : $1.8 million
BROWN FOXY NET WORTH
She has had a long career in the entertainment industry that spans almost three decades. Thanks to the profits from her work as a rapper, model, actress, songwriter, she was able to accumulate a huge fortune. She is estimated to have a net worth of around $1.8 million.
FOXY BROWN ALBUMS
studio albums
- Ill Na Na (1996)
- Chyna Doll (1999)
- Broken Silence (2001)
- King Soon Come (TBA)
Mixtapes
- Brooklyn’s Don Diva (2008)
Collaborative Albums
- The Album (with The Firm) (1997)
FOXY BROWN I WILL BE
His song I’ll Be is for his 1996 debut studio album Ill Na Na. It was released by Violator and Def Jam Recordings as the album’s second single on March 4, 1997, featuring American rapper Jay-Z. The song was written with Trackmasters production of Shawn Carter, Jean-Claude Olivier, Samuel Barnes, Angela Winbush, Rene Moore, Bobby Watson and Bruce Swedien, and samples from Rene & Angela’s 1985 hit ‘I’ll be fine’ It was recorded at Chung King Studios in New York, while mixing of the track was completed at The Hit Factory. “I’ll Be” is a hip-hop and R&B song with explicit lyrics revolving around money and sex.
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BROWN FOXY ILL NA NA
Her debut studio album Ill Na Na was released by Def Jam Recordings on November 19, 1996. It was re-released in the UK on September 29, 1997 with an addition to the song “Big Bad Mamma”. Brown began working on the album after being discovered by the production team at Trackmasters and other musicians, such as LL Cool J, Case and Jay Z, appeared on a variety of singles.
The single’s subsequent success led to a bidding war in early 1996, and Def Jam Recordings prevailed and signed the then 17-year-old artist to the label in March. Ill Na Na, primarily produced by Trackmasters, features guest appearances from Blackstreet, Havoc, Method Guy, Kid Capri and Jay Z. Lyrically, the album focuses primarily on fashion, sex and the mob.
FOXY BROWN OH YEAH
His song Oh Yeah is the first single from the third album Broken Silence. It was officially released on May 4, 2001 in the United States. It was first released in late 2000 via the mixtape circuit with alternate lyrics, most notably on Foxy Brown’s Best Of Foxy Brown mixtape hosted by DJ Envy in 2000.
The single flopped, receiving little airtime on urban radio stations (although popular in New York City and upper East Coast urban stations) and little video rotation on MTV, although on BET it got been slightly more successful. The Billboard Hot 100 was absent and reached #63 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Album Chart.
WHO IS FOXY BROWN?
Brown, is an American rapper best known for her debut album, Ill Na Na, which was released in 1996 and sold over 109,000 copies in its first week, and debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
HOW OLD IS FOXY BROWN?
She is 41 years old in 2019. She was born on September 6, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
HOW TALL IS FOXY BROWN?
She stands at a height of 5′ 4″ (1.57m).
IS FOXY BROWN MARRIED?
She is engaged to Spragga Benz, a Jamaican dancehall DJ. The couple got engaged in 2001. They co-hosted the Urban Music Awards in New York in July 2007.
HOW MUCH IS FOXY BROWN WORTH?
She has an approximate net worth of $1.8 million. This amount comes from his prominent roles in the entertainment industry.
HOW MUCH DOES FOXY BROWN EARN?
His salary is still under review.
WHERE DOES FOXY BROWN LIVE?
For security reasons, she did not communicate her precise place of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and pictures of his house.
IS FOXY BROWN DEAD OR ALIVE?
She is alive and healthy. There were no reports that she was sick or had any health issues.