提到女性说唱，Foxy Brown这个名字绝对是不容忽视的。被普遍昵称为骚狐狸的Foxy Brown最早成名于1996年，当时她在著名的Hip Hop唱片厂牌Def Jam旗下推出第一张大碟《Ill Na Na》，一发行就获得媒体的广泛关注，并且还频频被大牌们相中，象LL Cool J以及Toxi Braxton都曾盛情邀请她同台演出。
by John Bush
Before she had released any material at all, Foxy Brown appeared on several 1995-1996 platinum singles, including her first credit, LL Cool Js I Shot Ya, as well as Totals No One Else remix of Jay-Zs Aint No..., Toni Braxtons Youre Makin Me High remix, and Cases Touch Me, Tease Me. The incredible success led to a major-label bidding war at the beginning of 1996, and by March, Brown had signed with the Def Jam label as another in the ranks of young and hard female rappers.
The Brooklyn native — separate from a similarly named reggae artist — was born in 1979; in 1994, while still a teenager, she won a talent contest in Brooklyn, and was invited to freestyle on stage. At that time, Trackmasters were working on LL Cool Js Mr. Smith album, and they decided to let her rap over I Shot Ya. The single became a hit, prompting Browns work with Total, Braxton, and Case, as well as her induction into the Firm posse (led by Nas and also including AZ and Cormega). Browns debut album, Ill Na Na, was produced by Trackmasters, and featured appearances from Blackstreet, Method Man, and Kid Capri. It hit number seven its first week on the album charts. China Doll followed in early 1999 and the provacativity continued on 2001s Broken Silence.