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Rapper geeks, start your iPods
Original at Monterey County Herald
• Sun, May 24
CA 1 seeds) and some not so greats (Foxy Brown, Bow Wow and the aformentioned Hammer somehow made the cut). Vibe.com did a similar contest last year to determine the greatest living rapper. Fans went online and, using a similar NCAA basketball ...
Jay-Z confirms departure from Def Jam
Original at CBC.ca
• Fri, May 22
Canada Its roster included LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, Foxy Brown and Jazzy Jeff. In December 2004, Def Jam bought Roc-A-Fella, the company Jay-Z founded in 1995, and named the rapper its new president and CEO. Under his leadership, the company signed ...
Female rappers push limits in conservative Morocco
Original at Reuters
• Wed, May 20
Tigresse Flow's lyrics contain none of the swearing, sexual references and "bling" attitude of many US rappers. They claim US rappers Tupac Shakur, Foxy Brown and Lil Kim as inspirations yet their style is closer to French rap with its sparse drumbeats ...
Female rappers push limits in conservative Morocco
Original at Nanyang100
• Wed, May 20
Singapore Tigresse Flow's lyrics contain none of the swearing, sexual references and "bling" attitude of many US rappers. They claim US rappers Tupac Shakur, Foxy Brown and Lil Kim as inspirations yet their style is closer to French rap with its sparse drumbeats ...
Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap
Original at TheCelebrityCafe.com
• Sun, May 17
NY Ross is suave on the Foxy Brown-featured “Murder Mami.” He keeps up with Foxy and the fast-paced beat. Ross boasts, “Smellin' like money/My body tatted with hundreds/'09 Bonnie Clyde/Delivered like I promised.” On “Yacht Club,” Ross takes the listener ...
Secret Wars: Eric B. & Rakim -vs- EPMD
Original at AllHipHop
• Fri, May 15
Secret Wars: Eric B. & Rakim -vs- EPMD Their song "It's My Thing"7 Minutes of Funk" was done over the then classic break-beat " by Whole Darn Family, (later used again by Jay Z and Foxy Brown on the song "Ain't No Nigga"). Both E and PMD went back and forth over the beat and some noticed ...
FOXY BROWN - FOXY CELEBRATES A YEAR OF FREEDOM BY THANKING PRISON ...
Original at Contactmusic.com
• Wed, May 13
• 9 related articles
UK Caption: Foxy Brown Picture JAILED Troubled rapper FOXY BROWN has been ordered to jail by a New York City judge after violating her probation. Earlier this week (ends24Aug07), the star - real name Inga Marchand .... Rapper FOXY BROWN celebrated a year ...
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Foxy Brown outfoxes neighbor in lawsuit
Original at Frost Illustrated
• Tue, May 12
• 12 related articles
IN By Antracia Merrill-Moorings Tossed Out:A lawsuit filed against Foxy Brown—stemming from her 2007 assault case to which she pleaded guilty nearly a year ago— was dismissed recently in Brooklyn, according to the New York Post. ...
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Crush of the Week: Lady Sovereign
Original at Feministing
• Fri, May 8
NY After decades past of strong rappers like MC Lyte, Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill, I felt like the last 10 years hasn't had much new talent to offer to the genre - well, with the exception of Missy Elliot of course. (Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown made it big ...
Shawnna Battles Swine Flu and The Sexes
Original at AllHipHop
• Thu, May 7
We always thought Foxy [Brown] and Jay-Z would come out with an album after 'Ain't No N***a.' Why wait for somebody else to do it?” Ludacris concurred, telling AllHipHop.com, “We're giving that male vs. female perspective not yet done on one Hip-Hop ...
Early Addition
Original at Gothamist
• Tue, Apr 21
By Jen Chung Photograph of a gecko by istolethetv on Flickr From the Gothamist Newsmap: A pedestrian struck on Coney Island Ave in Brooklyn, a hanging on Lurting Ave in the Bronx and a hazmat at W 40 St in Manhattan. Police were fired upon when they responded to calls of a dispute in Queens. WABC 7 reports th...
Rick Ross Slams 50 Cent, Says Eminem's ”Swag Ain't The Same”
Original at HipHopRX
• Tue, Apr 21
Then the rapper spoke on Trick Daddy, rumors of Foxy Brown and others. The rapper hints that the Trick Daddy thing is not over and claims even if the rumor of Foxy Brown getting signed to Maybach was a rumor, he'll still do it. The rapper ends with ...
Monserrate Hires Tacopina As New Attorney
Original at NY1
• Tue, Apr 21
NY Tacopina's recent clients include actor Lillo Brancato and rapper Foxy Brown. Tacopina also defended disgraced Queens Councilman Dennis Gallagher on rape charges. Monserrate is accused of slashing girlfriend Kara Giraldo with a glass during a fight ...
3 Years Probation For Hip Hop Artist Foxy Brown
Original at CDInsight
• Mon, Apr 13
NY Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, claims she was recovering from a tooth extraction, must now submit a sample of her DNA, undergo periodic drug testing, and was ordered to stay away from the manicurists for the next five years. ...
News: Foxy Brown Talks Rikers Lockdown & Early Relationship W/ Jay ...
Original at SOHH
• Thu, Mar 26
Rapper Foxy Brown recently posted a blog entry speaking on her early days in hip-hop with Jay-Z and her experiences being locked up at Ricker's Island prison last year. "15 years old," she wrote. "Brooklyn...So, young Inga, young Shawn, ...
Rapper TI preparing for jail after Friday sentencing on gun charges
Original at google.com
• Wed, Mar 25
ATLANTA TI, rap's self-proclaimed "King of the South," joins a group of high-profile rappers who have spent substantial time locked up behind bars, from Tupac Shakur to Lil' Kim, Beanie Sigel and Foxy Brown. Other notable rappers still incarcerated are ...
Easy to Catalog, Hard to Love
Original at Chicago Reader
• Wed, Feb 25
Waddell has a bit more success reclaiming blaxploitation efforts like Coffy and Foxy Brown, both of which feature Pam Grier on a vendetta against assorted scumbags. These movies at least showcase a black woman kicking white-boy butt, and so can be seen ...
Oh, it's on!: War breaks out on 'The L Word'
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Mon, Jan 19
- If you don't believe me, watch "Foxy Brown", a total classic. If you want something more recent, check out "Jackie Brown", probably her best performance ...
Nas vs Kurupt in his prime
Original at AllHipHop
• Mon, Jan 12
- Back when Kurupt was dating Foxy Brown Nas made a remark basically saying he didn't like him. Then on pulling everybody cards (a diss song going at DMX) ...
Trina preps new album 'Still Da Baddest' | Releases new single 'I Gotta Thing For You' Featuring Keyshia Cole
Original at Blastro Music
• Mon, Dec 15
By Kristilee Miami native Katrina Taylor better known as Trina debuted in 1998 on Slip-N-Slide label mate Trick Daddy's "Nann," and quickly became a household name in Hip-Hop. With female rappers from the South not making much noise back then, Trina earned national attention. Adding a Southern twist...
Revisiting the Marbury-Fabolous Tete-a-Tete
Original at The Big Lead
• Wed, Dec 10
By TheBigLead Telfair vs. Fabolous, Revisited: The story (Telfair got robbed in the street and seemed to know his assailants; 30 minutes later, rapper Fabulous was shot) is a couple years old, but we seem to have missed this nugget. ” … he explained that Fabolous grew up in Brooklyn’s Brevoort projects, h...
Bossip » Archive » Chris Brown Wins Big at AMA’s
Original at Bossip
• Mon, Nov 24
Forest Whitaker · Foxy Brown · G-Unit · Gabrielle Union · Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon · Halle Berry · Ice Cube · Ice-T · Idris Elba · Iman · Isaiah Washington · J Lo · Ja Rule · Jada Pinkett-Smith · Jamie Foxx · Janet Jackson · Jay-Z ...
Foxy Brown featuring Blackstreet "Get Me Home"Original at 90's R&B Junkie
• Fri, Aug 22
By noreply@blogger.com (David Allun Jones) Given how sample-happy hip hop is, it was only a matter of time before somebody "borrowed" the Eugene Wilde track for themselves. That person became Foxy Brown, who revamped the record (with Blackstreet on the hook) as the first track from her 1996 intro LP, Ill Na Na.
Foxy Brown Lashes Back At Book Publisher Over Lawsuit
Original at iCelebZ
• Wed, Jul 30
• 1 related articles
Foxy Brown has responded to the lawsuit filed by book publisher Simon and Schuster for not finishing her memoir, saying they're the one who halted the project. The rapper, whose real name is Inga Marchand, was recently sued by the publishing company to recover the $7
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Original at Concord Monitor
• Mon, Jul 28
• 12 related articles
NH - A New York publisher is suing Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim, saying they were paid advances for books they never delivered. Simon & Schuster Inc. says Brown was ...
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Every Popular Musician Will Show Up In Some Courtroom Somewhere Someday
Original at Idolator
• Fri, Jul 25
By Maura Johnston • Simon & Schuster has sued both Foxy Brown and Lil Kim for not coming through on books, despite being paid advances. In 2006, Foxy was paid $75,000 in hopes that she'd write an autobiography, while Kim was given $40,000 in 2004 for a novel. (Fiction still gets no respect, even when it's pe...
Foxy Brown's Former Manager Explains "Warning"
Original at Blastro Music
• Fri, May 23
By yoraps.com During the interview with the show's hosts Angela Yee and Leah Rose, Williams fired back in at Fox jokingly saying, "It's really my fault. I picked the tracks, I wrote the record, and I recorded it so you can blame me. I was in the booth." He then issued the now well-know "warning" to the Brooklyn...
Foxy Brown's Former Manager Airs Out His Side Of The Story
Original at Blastro Music
• Thu, May 22
By yoraps.com As previously reported, Brooklyn born rapper Foxy Brown, has been quite vocal in voicing her negative opinions about her newly released " Brooklyn 's Don Diva." Referring to the album as, "carelessly orchestrated," Brown also said, "I heard this CD in its entirety for the first time just...
Foxy Brown Upset Over Release Of "Brooklyn's Don Diva"
Original at Blastro Music
• Wed, May 21
By yoraps.com Eager to "make it up" to her fans, Brown met with Bob Frank, the president of Koch Records and will be re-releasing the album next month with 5 new tracks and videos. She will follow up the re-release with a marketing and publicity campaign.
Foxy Brown:
Original at www.gabbybabble.com
• Sun, Apr 20
By gdaysunshine Sunday, April 20, 2008 Foxy Brown: "I Did Not Deserve a Sentence THAT Harsh" photo courtesy of PR Photos/www.prphotos.com Foxy Brown has reportedly insists that her year-long prison sentence was totally unjust because the punishment didn't match the crime. However, now that Inga Marcha...
Foxy Brown Home Next Week; Preps New Album
Original at Blastro Music
• Thu, Apr 10
By yoraps.com Foxy will be back to business after her release. She will be focusing on her fourth studio album "Brooklyn's Don Diva". It will be her first album released under her new imprint Black Rose Entertainment/Koch Records and is scheduled to be released on May 13th, 2008.
Usher's Father Passes Away; Plus Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Foxy Brown, Amy Winehouse, Paramore & More, In For The Record
Original at mtv.com
• Mon, Jan 21
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. — the site of a recent bid by talk-show host Stephen Colbert to have his portrait enshrined alongside some of America's legendary presidents — is about to unveil an exhibition honoring hip-hop. "Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portra...
Judge gives Foxy Brown 'earful'
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Thu, Jan 17
A judge says she wants more information before she decides whether to let rapper Foxy Brown get out of jail and go to California for repair of an electronic ear implant. Acting state Supreme Court Justice Melissa Jackson said Thursday ...
Music DVD Review Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt - Blogcritics.org
Original at blogcritics.org
• Thu, Dec 20
Music DVD Review Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt Blogcritics.org, OH - Dec 20, 2007 Mary J. Blige and a sixteen year old Foxy Brown contributed vocals to the album, as well. Kanye West is also featured in concert snippets and interview ...
FOXY BROWN BACK IN GEN-POP: 'Punitive segregation' ends early for rapper due to good behavior.
Original at Eurweb.com
• Wed, Nov 28
She may still be in prison, but Foxy Brown is back among the general population at Rikers Island after officials there ended her "punitive segregation" stay early.
Foxy Brown Got Out Early for Good Behavior?
Original at www.gabbybabble.com
• Mon, Nov 26
By gdaysunshine Monday, November 26, 2007 Foxy Brown Got Out Early for Good Behavior? photo courtesy of PR Photos/www.prphotos.com According to TMZ, rapper Foxy Brown has been let of the hole for good behavior. Although she was supposed to serve 76 days, she only had to serve 40. Apparently Foxy was thrown in...
Preview Foxy Brown’s Fierce “Brooklyn’s Don Diva”: “The Biggest Comeback Since Mimi”
Original at Rolling Stone
• Tue, Nov 13
By Laura Checkoway Foxy Brown is in solitary confinement at Rikers Island, but her husky voice took over Chung King Studios in downtown Manhattan last night: “I still make the front-page news if I just sneeze!” Foxy, who’s serving a year in prison for violating her probation (with seventy-six days in solit...
Sixshot Bits: Brief News On Chingy, Disturbing The Peace and Dipset’s Jha Jha
Original at Sixshot.com
• Tue, Oct 30
By Sixshot.com info@sixshot.com Chingy, who returned back to Ludacris’ Disturbing The Peace label earlier this year, will be releasing his new album Hate It Or Love It via the label on December 11th. According to Billboard, the album will feature appearances form Ludacris, Bobby Valentino, Anthony Hamilton, Rick Ross...
Footage Of Foxy Brown In New York Altercation Surfaces - Sixshot.com
Original at Sixshot.com
• Thu, Oct 11
Footage Of Foxy Brown In New York Altercation Surfaces Switzerland - The following clip shows Foxy Brown in a confrontation with a man during the New York blackout in 2003. Brown is currently serving a one year sentence for ...
Jay-Z on VH1 - October 3rd!!!
Original at Beyonce Knowles Fan Site
• Tue, Oct 2
By Jeanne Okay, so I’m not the biggest Jay-Z fan but I’m interested and I know some of you might be also. Jay is going to be on VH1 on October 3rd. Here’s the announcement I read: AMERICAN GANGSTER by Jay-Z Hits Stores November 6th!!! Tags: jay-z, jay-z american gangster, jay-z vh1
Foxy Brown to Deliver New Album, Not Baby
Original at Gothamist
• Thu, Sep 13
By arts_jen Will it? Well before her sentencing last Friday she pleaded for a second chance. Apparently two weeks in jail was enough to make her strong (or test her will), as the rapper told the judge: “I’m willing to do whatever I need to do to change. I realize that’s not where I want to be. It’s humbled me in...
Why Has Foxy Brown Been Sequestered From Gen Pop? [Women In Chains]
Original at Idolator
• Wed, Aug 29
By Jess Harvell Let's start a rumor about Foxy Brown's latest prison escapades everybody! And then spread it over the Internet willy nilly! (Between the "Daily Swarm keeps flogging the MBV reunion" thing and the "Jay-Z threatens to throw Rihanna out a window" nonsense that I saw on a few of the hip-hop bl...
“Cameron Diaz and John Mayer: Get a Room ” Links
Original at Cele
• Tue, Aug 21
By Celebitchy Rihanna’s near nipple slip [Egotastic] I realize that is not John Mayer behind Cameron Diaz. There is no picture evidence of these two yet. - Cameron Diaz and John Mayer: Get a Room [Hollywood Rag] - Foxy Brown pregnant and engaged. Hopefully that pimp is not involved [DListed] - Melanie Brow...
Rocsi Diaz stealing the show at Rucker - New York Daily News
Original at nydailynews.com
• Tue, Jul 31
Rocsi Diaz stealing the show at Rucker New York Daily News, NY - During the second game, rapper Foxy Brown arrives in the first quarter and is announced as the halftime entertainment. At halftime she gets up with her ...
FOXY BROWN SUSPECT FREED AFTER RAPPER REFUSES TO COOPERATE
Original at PR Inside (Pressemitteilung)
• Fri, Jun 29
PR-inside.com) LATEST: Rapper FOXY BROWN's refusal to testify to a recent New York mugging has forced police to release their key suspect in the case without charge. Police claim Brown - real name Inga Marchand - was mugged by four thieves last Saturday (23Jun07) morning, losing $500 (£25...
Gossip Roundup: Pimps Up, Foxy Brown Down
Original at gawker.com
• Mon, Jun 25
By emily Foxy Brown found out that her boyfriend was a pimp. Then she was attacked by a hooker who pulled out chunks of her weave and stole her hearing aid. What is next for Foxy? Can it please involve 'Flavor of Love: Charm School' please please please? [NYDN]
PEOPLE FOXY BROWN
Original at msnbcmedia2.msn
• Thu, Jun 14
The case almost was settled in December when Brown, whose albums include “Ill Na Na” and “Chyna Doll,” had been expected to enter a plea. But the agreement fell apart, apparently because Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson was unsatisfied with Brown’s plea statement.
Gallery Designer Bags and Accessories for Criminal Court: Foxy Brown and her Designer Wear
Original at Vintage on Ebelle5
• Thu, Feb 22
If you care news: Rapper Foxy Brown was arrested in a Florida beauty supplies shop for causing an alleged disturbance, police said. According to NYDaily Foxy "allegedly spit, swore and sprayed glue at a South Florida shopkeeper," and later swatted an officer, which is her second legal pr...
Foxy Brown Pleads Guilty Not Guilty To Assault
Original at Blastro Music
• Wed, Aug 30
Here's my third cousin Foxy Brown to Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson on trying to take her plea back after learning Kryptonite was off limits for three years: I'm not pleading guilty. I'm innocent in this case. I was rushed into accepting the plea after racing back to New York...
Podcast: Entertainment News 8/28/2006: Foxy Brown, Janet Jackson, Master P, Survivor, Beyonce, Jay Z, and more
Original at clickcaster.com
• Tue, Aug 29
Looks like Lil’ Kim will be back in a courtroom soon due to a lawsuit filed against her by reggae artist Tanya Stephens, who claims the rapper illegally borrowed her music and lyrics for a track on her latest album, “The Naked Truth.”