Foxy Brown's Chyna Doll Album Anniversary
Released on January 26, 1999, Chyna Doll is Foxy Brown’s second studio album. It debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, making it the first solo female rap album to debut at number one on the chart and landing a spot in the Guinness World Records of 1999! It later became certified platinum. On this album she collaborated with many producers including Kanye West as well as guest appearances from Jay-Z and DMX. The album was a commercial success selling 173,000 copies its first week. Read more about Foxy Brown and her career here.
Foxy Brown's Ill Na Na Album Anniversary
Sixteen-year-old Foxy prior to Ill Na Na's release Before winning a local talent competition in 1994, Foxy had given only passing consideration to a full-fledged career in music. A subsequent invitation to freestyle on stage, however, brought young Foxy to the attention of hip-hop producers Trackmasters, who were working on LL Cool J’s Mr. Smith LP at the time. A guest appearance on “I Shot Ya,” a B-side single from that 1995 album, marks Brown’s first commercial credit. The song was a hit, and before releasing any material of her own, Foxy would appear on several other 1995-1996 platinum and gold singles, including Case’s “Touch Me, Tease Me,” Jay-Z’s “Ain’t No…,” Total’s “No One Else,” and the remix to Toni Braxton’s “You’re Makin’ Me High.”