Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978), better known by her st… Read Full Bio ↴Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978), better known by her stage name Foxy Brown, is an American rapper. She is known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations and a brief stint as part of hip-hop supergroup The Firm. Brown has faced many obstacles during her rise to fame, including feuds with other rappers, personal tragedy and run-ins with the law, thus being labeled as one of the more controversial female rappers. She has released four solo albums: 1996's Ill Na Na, 1999's Chyna Doll, 2001's Broken Silence, 2003's Ill Na Na 2: The Fever and 2008's Brooklyn's Don Diva. After a bitter split with her record label Def Jam in 2003, Brown ended up in label limbo. In 2004, childhood friend and collaborator Jay-Z resigned Brown to Def Jam and his Rocafella Records label, when he became the President of Def Jam Records. Foxy later split with Def Jam once again to go independent with Black Hand Management.

In 1999, Foxy Brown made history as the first female rapper to have a number 1 album with Chyna Doll selling over 173,000 copies in the first week.

In 2005, while in the midst of recording her studio album Black Roses, Brown faced another hardship when she was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss. The hearing impairment took 100% of Brown's hearing, but 20% was restored after an operation to repair it. After her fifth surgery Foxy regained 99.9% of her hearing.

Following a relatively quiet career period which coincided with an eight month jail sentence in 2008, Foxy continued to record the long in-progress Black Roses with a projected release date of late 2010. Ultimately, Black Roses was never released.

In 2018, after years of hiatus, Brown was a featured artist on Nicki Minaj's fourth studio album Queen on the track "Coco Chanel".

Foxy's bell
Foxy Brown Lyrics

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Fox Boogie Brown is bad as hell
Battle anybody I don't care if you tell
I excel, they all fell
Suited in Chanel, Fox Brown will rock the bells

C'mon, uhh, rock bells, ill
The Firm, c'mon, ride along baby
Whattup Da Da, yo!

Me and my Firm benos, rhyme to the death
The mahogany Mami, and shine like Pledge
Wouldn't suggest you try me, verses like Guillani
What?I hurt it on purpose like Bonnie
From the bottom to the T-O, P we flow
C.O.D., Cash On Delivery
Foxy ery-body watch me now
Got these rap cats mad can't stop me now
See the slanted eyes rise when I knock thee down
I got one question for y'all, haha, Papi how?
We don't playa hate we regulate in this camp
Y'all do whatcha can, we do what y'all can't
Amazing like Luther once the beat's looped up
Rock the bi-dells and tore your whole group up
It's Ill like Na Na when it feel like drama
boy, me and the click roll tight like ganja
See me Primadonna, breakin the nails
Here come the game of game, to get the cake and we bail
Know you tryin to get the picture but the frame is frail
We gettin richer, you wish you ran game this well
Rock the bells, uhh

Some players like it, and some of them don't
Cause I make a lot of cash and they girlfriends won't
Fox brawl swing in Hell gonna rock the bells
All you other MC's can't do this well, rock the bells
Rock the bells, uhh

From the, true borough, the B-K too thorough
Down in D.C., Touch Me Tease Me baby
C'mon, you know the tracks I get dumb on
Can't front on me, playa haters the Sun on
I regulate, Dan-non, down to Ra-mon
I swung on hits y'all couldn't get run on
Brown baby uhh, I been chromed out
This ain't nuttin new parked Benz on out
And I flows like, CK One
Somethin in they hoes like, she fakes none, aight
I'm the quintessential, mistress of the instrumental
Y'all could Wait to Exhale, I'ma vent a little
Set It Off like Jada, robbin the bank
I got this money thing covered, from the dollar to the franc
The pounds to the pence, it's like hustlin backwards
Nuttin y'all said made a ounce of sense
My moves be calculated, documented
No matter what you sell, I got you in a minute
Take a lot at your charts, watch me climb
Turn it upside down, six digits to nine
Inside out got reversable rhymes
We could go pop widdit or run the block widdit
Never before done til The Firm did it
If it ain't for the paper then nah we not with it
Got to stay driven so we can stay drivin
Boom to my whole crew, gotta pull a diamond
See me lookin hot in the crop Tercel
Gettin richer, you wish you ran game this well
Rock the bells
Uhh, is it raw
Uhh, uh-huh, to the core, uhh
I'ma give it to ya raw, give your more, uhh
Uh-huh, like that, yeah, c'mon, rock the bells
Rock the bells

Rock the bells
Rock the bells

Overall Meaning

In “Foxy’s Bells,” Foxy Brown boasts about her skills as a rapper and her luxurious lifestyle. She starts with a confident statement, claiming that she’s “bad as hell” and that she’s willing to battle anyone. She then boasts about her success, rapping that she’s “suited in Chanel” and that she “excel[s]” while others “fell.” The phrase “rock the bells” is a reference to the term “ring the bells,” which means to be successful or triumphant. Foxy uses this phrase to describe her own success and to challenge others to try and compete with her. Throughout the song, she references different locations and notable figures, such as Rudy Giuliani and Luther Vandross, to emphasize her status as a powerful and influential rapper.

In addition to its lyrical content, “Foxy’s Bells” is also notable for its production. The song features a sample from LL Cool J’s “Rock the Bells,” which gives it a classic hip-hop feel. The song was released as a single in 1997 and was a minor hit on the charts. It was also included on Foxy’s album “The Firm: The Album,” which was a collaboration between Foxy, Nas, AZ, and Nature.

Line by Line Meaning

Fox Boogie Brown is bad as hell
Foxy Brown is a skilled rapper and is not to be messed with

Battle anybody I don't care if you tell
Foxy Brown is willing to rap battle anyone who challenges her, regardless of who else is watching or knows about it

I excel, they all fell
Foxy Brown is a superior rapper, and her opponents have all lost to her

Suited in Chanel, Fox Brown will rock the bells
Foxy Brown is stylishly dressed and ready to perform

From the, true borough, the B-K too thorough
Foxy Brown is from Brooklyn, and it shows in her toughness and street smarts

All you other MC’s can’t do this well, rock the bells
Other rappers are not as skilled as Foxy Brown, especially when it comes to performing

We don’t playa hate we regulate in this camp
Foxy Brown and her crew do not engage in jealousy or negativity and instead maintain control and professionalism

Got these rap cats mad can’t stop me now
Foxy Brown's success is making other rappers envious and they cannot stop her progress

Here come the game of game, to get the cake and we bail
Foxy Brown is all about making money and achieving success, and once they do, they leave the situation

Turn it upside down, six digits to nine
Foxy Brown is able to take a situation or thing that is already good and make it even better, increasing her profits and success

If it ain’t for the paper then nah we not with it
Foxy Brown and her crew are always focused on making money, and if there is no opportunity for profit, they are not interested

Rock the bells
A call to action to perform, entertain, and show off her skills on the mic

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