Broken Silence (album) explained

Broken Silence
Type:studio
Artist:Foxy Brown
Cover:Brokensilence.jpg
Released:June 5, 2001
Recorded:2000–2001
Genre:
Length:72:15
Prev Title:Chyna Doll
Prev Year:1999
Next Year:shelved

Broken Silence is the third studio album by American rapper Foxy Brown, released on June 5, 2001, by Violator and Ill Na Na Entertainment; distributed under Def Jam Recordings. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 131,000 copies. It has been certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States. This is Foxy's only album to be released in the 2000s, and remains her most recent release.

Background

Foxy Brown began recording a more street-oriented album, much different from her mainstream image with Chyna Doll. It was rumoured to have many features including, Nas, Ice Cube, AZ, Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton, Haifa Wehbe and Amr Diab.

The song "Na Na Be Like" was nominated for a Grammy in 2003, two years after its release.[1]

Legacy

Rapper Nicki Minaj has stated that this album was a huge influence to her as a young girl.[2]

Singles

"Oh Yeah" is the first single from Trinidadian American female hip-hop artist Foxy Brown's third album Broken Silence. The music video was shot in Jamaica in the middle of 2001. It starts with Foxy Brown rapping in a forest near the river and later with her then boyfriend and the track's featuring artist Spragga Benz.

"BK Anthem", a song that was originally recorded and released as a street single in late 2000 was released as a B-side to the "Oh Yeah"s single. The music video was shot with a camcorder style. The song peaked at number 82 on the U.S. Billboard R&B charts and failed to make the Billboard Hot 100

"Candy" was never officially released, only as a vinyl release.[3] The song had no official video, and Brown refused to concede to Def Jams wishes to release the song, based on its huge popularity, instead, preferring to release "Tables Will Turn". Despite this, and the fact it had little to no official promotion, no music video, it was hugely successful on the radio; it managed to chart at 48 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Track Chart and number 10 on the Rap charts. "Candy" is the highest charted song from the album. The song was also featured on many soundtracks, noticeably, the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Dark Angel Sound track [4] and Friday After Next.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 22
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 11
European Albums (Music & Media)[7] 77

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)! scope="col"
Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 66
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 32
US Billboard 200[10] 188
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 63

Notes and References

  1. https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/foxy-brown
  2. Web site: Nicki Minaj: Foxy Brown's Broken Silence LP "Changed My Life" . 2022-06-11 . www.vladtv.com . en.
  3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005NQIZ Foxy Brown – Candy [Vinyl&#93; – Amazon.com Music<!-- Bot generated title -->]
  4. https://www.allmusic.com/album/dark-angel-mw0000216856 Dark Angel – Original TV Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
  5. Web site: Albums : Top 100. Jam!. August 3, 2001. April 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20041125104201/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_080201_ALBUMS.html. November 25, 2004.
  6. Web site: R&B : Top 50. Jam!. August 3, 2001. April 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20010805070400/http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. August 5, 2001.
  7. European Top 100 Albums . . 19 . 33 . August 11, 2001 . 8 . 29800226 . World Radio History.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000500/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b.html. January 8, 2002. November 22, 2002. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001. Jam!. January 22, 2023.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000815/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_rap.html. January 8, 2002. November 22, 2002. Top 100 rap albums of 2001 in Canada. Jam!. January 26, 2023.
  10. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. August 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918211516/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums. September 18, 2020.
  11. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. August 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916013038/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums. September 16, 2020.