Foxy Brown - 'Broken Silence' album

Foxy Brown has been away from the limelight and indeed from the business for over 2 years, in that time she's suffered a break-up with her long time fianc? and Dogg Pound member Kurupt, aswell as a near death car accident in New York. And her integrity had been questioned since she had not responded to the various attacks on her music and her nature.

With the release of her third album Broken Silence Foxy not only breaks her silence but also silences many of her critics in the process. Many said she couldn't make it on her own, they said that she couldn't cope without her long time rhyme-partner Jay-Z. Her response is not in words however but in deeds, neither Jay-Z nor her former Firm affiliates appears on Broken Silence, she writes every one of the 18 tracks on the album, and even co-produces it along with her two brothers.

As for the LP itself, it is typical boogie brown, she spits with the same venomous flow and seems to have even more passion than when she burst onto the Hip-Hop scene as a teenager with tracks like LL Cool J's 'I Shot Ya' remix and 'Touch Me, Tease Me' with Case.

There are many tracks on this album that are clearly taken from Foxy's recent experiences. The first single, 'Oh Yeah', is currently blowing up in every club it's played in, it has a Bob Marley style reggae beatline (it actually contains excerpts from 'Lively Up Yourself' and 'Africa Unite') which is complimented by Foxy's flow as she rhymes about all the haters who have been running their mouth about her.

Track 5, 'The Letter', is a further example of how close Foxy's lyrics are to her life now, it features Ron Isley who adds his smooth harmonious voice as he did on Nas's 'Project Windows'. The song which is a dedication to her mother and her brothers seems to be Foxy's apology to those close to her for letting the game get the better of her, however Foxy is still only 22-years-old and I doubt any of us could say we'd have handled the fame she had at such a young age much better.

With production from Neptunes ('Gangsta Boogie'), her brother Young Gavin and DJ Clue ('So Hot') this album has a multitude of tracks to suit all moods and tastes. This is relatively unusual for a Hip-Hop album, and especially from a female MC, it's normally a case of you like their style or you don't. However Foxy manages to combine varying vocal styles ranging from her own gritty style on tracks like ' 'Bout My Paper' which features Mystikal to an amazing reggae-fused rhyme on both 'Run Dem' featuring Baby Cham and again on one of my personal favourites 'Na Na Be Like'.

The next single from the album should, in my opinion, be 'Candy' which features Kelis on it's catchy chorus, the song is radio friendly without compromising Foxy's inimitable style. There are also tracks on this album with CNN ('Run Yo Shit') and a 'I Don't Care' which features a female MC named Kori who has been called the female Eminem. The title track is also her take on the sample of 'Broken Wings' used on Tupac's single 'Until The End Of Time' and rounds of this LP in style.

Although I am slightly biased with Foxy being of Trini decent as am I, this album was highly enjoyable to listen to. It amount of tracks which I liked reminds me much of how I felt when I first listened to her debut LP and Broken Silence has the ability to exceed the triple-platinum status that Ill Na Na recorded.

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Foxy Brown - - Broken Silence