It was nearly two decades ago when Jay Z released his Foxy Brown-assisted single “Ain’t No Nigga,” and according to the Brooklyn rapstress, that particular Reasonable Doubt record is the song that made Jay Z.
Foxy shared her thoughts on the record during an interview with Shade 45’s DJ Superstar Jay and also spoke on her relationship with both Jay Z and his former rival, Nas. Foxy compared her relationship with the two emcees to that of a woman with a husband and a side jump-off, but refused to reveal which rapper fits each title.
“Jay knows that that’s the record that made him,” she said. “Serious, we all know that. And that’s a huge and iconic record for him, but he kept it going. He kept busting his guns…It’s so much the people don’t even know. It’s like having a husband and a side jump-off and they both know it about each other. You just have to finagle the whole situation.”
While working with Jay Z on “Ain’t No Nigga,” Foxy says she was only 16-years-old and was therefore juggling her high school career with the extensive hours she spent in the recording studio.
“And at the same time I was really 16 with brothers, I don’t have sisters, I have older brothers. My mom is a school teacher from Trinidad who was a stickler for education,” said Foxy. “So, I was [raised] in the studio. Putting 14 hours in the studio and going straight—jumping on the train to high school. Taking accelerated and [correspondence] courses to graduate early. Like, it was real.”
After being diagnosed with severe sensorineural hearing loss in 2005, Foxy was forced to stop touring and slow down somewhat on her music career. The rapper revealed that at the time of her diagnosis there were others who were more worried than she was.
Now that over eight years have passed since Foxy revealed the news of her hearing loss, she says she was surprised at the current state of Hip Hop upon returning to music.
“Everybody was so—they were more worried than I was,” she said. “I knew I was gonna pick that mic up again. But I didn’t know this time when I picked it up—I mean, it’s so much bullshit out here. Like, I’m just so no impressed. I’m not. If I see another Louboutin—I’m so like, ‘Come on. Y’all are killing me.’ It’s crazy.”
Earlier this year, both Foxy Brown and Lil Kim again found themselves in the spotlight due to their ongoing feud, when rumors of a reunion between the two rappers at this year’s Summer Jam festival began to circulate. During an appearance on MTV’s “Rap Fix Live,” Foxy clarified the rumors and revealed that she was approached by Fabolous about a reunion, but says the reunion wouldn’t have been “real.”
“It’s a touchy situation because I have a lot of respect for Fab,” said Foxy. “My brother and Fab are like brothers. And we’re all from Brooklyn. So, I don’t want to really go there, but let’s just say that it wasn’t orchestrated properly and when you have something of that magnitude. I understand. I have a brand. I’m an intelligent girl. I understand the epicness of those two huge—the biggest female rappers in the game, to change the game, come together and touch mics. It’s phenomenal. But somewhere along the way some part of that has to feel real. It has to be real.”
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Okay Aint No Nigga made JayZ but Jiggaman wrote your lyrics dumb bitch just like every other hitsingle your had.
and he found the sample
Actually was Jaz O found the sample for this song, just like when EPMD and the Alkaholics found it.
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Nas and Jay-Z wrote all this bitches rhymes.
Thanks for dropping knowledge that NO ONE in the world knew. This should be front page news.
Seriously, in 2013 saying some bullshit like this. Foxy was dope, made some great records, had some great records and
who gives a fuck who wrote her rhymes.
She’s 100% right that the song made Jay. She’s also right that Jay went beyond that song and established his own career. She’s not taking credit for his success, but she was an important part of his early career and that song was the one that popped for Jay, in large part due to Foxy.
She’s not poppin now and she’s a little crazy, but give her her due. She earned her spot.
She’s written some, Lil Kim didn’t write any of hers. she swallowed too much to be spittin.
^^ What do you mean who gives a fuck? You get no respect in the hiphop community for using ghostwriters. Especially when you lie about it like she’s doing in this interview.
And this song didn’t “make” Jay. It’s a known fact that Jay-Z blew up after that Hard Knock Life song with Annie on the hook. This bitch didn’t do shit but fuck popular rappers. You give her way too much credit.
If anybody thinks that Hard Knock life made Jay-Z you don’t even need to comment on this subject. Ain’t No Nigga was Jay_Z’s first crossover hit. I don’t have a problem with her saying that. That’s nit saying that he wasn’t dope before that but the casual rap listener was not checking for Jay before that.
DEAD PRESIDENTS GOT HOV HIS 1ST HIT!
BEING THE FIRST HIT AND BEING THE HIT THAT MADE HIM ARE 2 DIFFERENT THINGS… THERE’S MAD ONE HIT WONDERS THAT DIDN’T MAKE IT
jay didn’t blow up until and Hard Knock Life and Vol. 2.
Reasonable Doubt and Vol. 1 weren’t even platinum before that album came out. Ain’t No Nigga was a minor hit, but it didn’t make jay.
I’d pay a million dollars just for her to slip one of those huge chocolate melons into my mouth.
fuck this beyatch!
Don’t know, don’t care. I’m more interested in with whether she’s into white guys or not. One day, I’m goin’ to tap that so hard every hump will show up on the richter scale and they’ll assume Brooklyn’s been decimated.
Thanks White guy for taking the Black trash out. I salute you!!!
I am wack
why she dont never talk about kurupt?
“You wack, you’re twisted, your girl’s a ho
You’re broke, the kid ain’t yours, and e’rybody know
Your old man say you stupid, you be like, So?
I love my baby mother, I never let her go” – DMX
HARD KNOCK LIFE MADE JAY-Z AND IT’S STILL (ARGUABLY) HIS BEST SONG
Dead Presidents made Jay-Z. All real hip hop heads no this. However, Hard Knock Life made him internationally known. So I guess you’re right.
foxy saying.nigga jay z wasent shit before she was on his album haaaaa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX_b8v4hywk
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bitch can’t hear and is retarded on top of that….get the fuck out of here black ass helen keller
Well, if you listened to Ether you should know who the husband was and who the jump off was.
“Foxy kept you hot, cuz you kept your face in her puss. What you think you gettin girls now cuz of yo looks? Negro please!” – in other words Nas was clownin Jay-Z for thinkin he bagged Foxy and he was probably hittin it on the side
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Y’all crazy I wasn’t a hip hop head til like 96 when 7day theory dropped. Never even listened to Jayz til hard knock life. My little bro had the album