Ill Na Na

Ill Na Na
Studio album by Foxy Brown
Released	November 19, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Def Jam/Violator
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Foxy Brown chronology
Ill Na Na (1996) The Firm: The Album (1997)

Ill Na Na is the debut album by American rapper Foxy Brown. It was released in the United States on November 19, 1996, and on June 1, 1998 in the United Kingdom. The album spawned Brown's first hit single, "I'll Be", featuring hip-hop artist Jay-Z. The album has sold over a million copies in the United States.

Album History

After several guest appearances on a number of albums, such as LL Cool J's "I Shot Ya (Remix)", holding her own with respected rappers such as Keith Murray, Prodigy, and Fat Joe, Case's "Touch Me, Tease Me", Jay-Z's "Ain't No Nigga", and Total's "No One Else (Remix) also featuring Da Brat and Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown went into the recording studio in 1996 to record her debut album revolving around the theme as a member of the short-lived rap supergroup The Firm featuring Nas, AZ, and Nature. The album can almost be looked at as a prelude to the supergroup's 1997 album.

The album featured guest appearances by Blackstreet, Havoc, Method Man, Kid Capri, and Jay-Z with production by the majority of the production by hip-hop producers Trackmasters. Ill Na Na produced two hit singles, "Get Me Home" featuring Blackstreet, and "I'll Be" featuring Jay-Z. "Ill Na Na" was re-released in 1997 featuring her third hit single "Big Bad Mamma" featuring Dru Hill, which originally appeared on the How to Be a Player soundtrack.

The song "I'll Be" was ranked number 52 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Rapper performed her 1996 hit "I'll Be" on VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2009. This version of song was without Jay-Z - Fabolous replaced him.

Track-Listing

1. "Intro...Chicken Coop - 3:17
2. "(Holy Matrimony) Letter to The Firm" - 3:26
3. "Foxy's Bells" - 3:20
4. "Get Me Home" (featuring Blackstreet) - 3:49
5. "The Promise" (featuring Havoc) - 4:20
6. "Interlude...The Set Up" - 1:00
7. "If I..." - 3:42
8. "The Chase" - 3:18
9. "Ill Na Na" (featuring Method Man) - 3:06
10. "No One's" - 3:32
11. "Fox Boogie" (featuring Kid Capri) - 3:06
12. "I'll Be" (featuring Jay-Z) - 2:58
13. "Outro" - 0:42

1997 re -release: 14. "Big Bad Momma" (featuring Dru Hill)

Commercial Reception

Ill Na Na was released on November 19, 1996 in the United States and debuted on the Billboard 200 charts at No. 7. The album also debuted at No. 2 position on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Charts, and was certified platinum by the RIAA within three months of its release. According to SoundScan, the album has sold 1.4 million in the United States. The single "I'll Be", featuring rap star Jay-Z, peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard singles chart.

Trivia

The first track "Intro... Chicken Coop" contained, among other tracks, "Dead Man Walkin" from Cormega's LP "The Testament", which until recently, was shelved. The track was banned from the radio as a single due to what were seen as graphically violent lyrics at the time.

Charts

References

External links

• Foxy Brown's Official MySpace Page
• Foxy Brown at the Internet Movie Database