Jennifer Esmerelda Hylton, known professionally as Foxy Brown, is a Jamaican

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

singer. Her first introduction to the

charts was via the

Steely & Clevie Steely & Clevie was a Jamaican dancehall reggae production duo that was composed of members Wycliffe Johnson and Cleveland Browne. The duo worked with artists such as the Specials, Gregory Peck ("Poco Man Jam," 1990), Bounty Killer, Elephant Man ...

-produced versions of

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's "(Sorry) Baby, Can I Hold You Tonight" and "Fast Car," the former even entering ''

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.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 42 These led to her being regarded as Jamaica's Tracy Chapman. She released her debut album ''Foxy'', in 1989, which showcased her original songwriting. In 1990 she had a hit with the

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single "Always For Me", and a second album, ''My Kind of Girl'', followed in the same year. She also had a hit with Johnny P called "If you Love Me"."Foxy Brown."
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Discography

*''Foxy'' (1989),

RAS Ras or RAS may refer to: Arts and media * RAS Records Real Authentic Sound, a reggae record label * Rundfunk Anstalt Südtirol, a south Tyrolese public broadcasting service * Rás 1, an Icelandic radio station * Rás 2, an Icelandic radio stati ...

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*''My Kind of Girl'' (1990),

*''Whip Appeal'' (1992), VP *''Reggae Gangs'' (2008), VP

References

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