Foxy Brown released her debut album Ill Na Na November 19, 1996
Written by Mister Anderson on November 19, 2022
Ill Na Na is the debut studio album by American rapper Foxy Brown, released on November 19, 1996, by Def Jam Recordings. It was reissued on September 29, 1997, in the United Kingdom with an addition of the song “Big Bad Mamma”. Brown began working on the album after being discovered by the production team Trackmasters and appearing on a number of singles by other artists, such as LL Cool J, Case, and Jay Z. The immediate success of the singles led to a bidding war at the beginning of 1996, and in March, Def Jam Recordings won and signed the then 17-year-old rapper to the label. Mostly produced by Trackmasters, Ill Na Na features guest appearances from Blackstreet, Havoc, Method Man, Kid Capri, and Jay Z. Lyrically, the album mainly focuses on themes of fashion, sex, and mafia.
Ill Na Na debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with 128,000 copies sold in its first week. It has sold over 1.4 million copies and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album also includes other certifications such as; Gold in Music Canada (MC) for selling over 40,000 and Silver in British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling over 60,000.
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