Fox Of M.O.P. Fame Working On Solo Album
By Jayson Rodriguez and Jigsaw
Date: 7/8/2004 3:45 pm
Though she’s known more for inciting crowds rather than rocking them, M.O.P. affiliate Fox has ventured from the mosh pit to the recording booth as she begins work on a solo album.
The hype (wo)man/ road manager of the Mash Out Posse revealed it was group member Lil Fame who insisted she make the transition. Fox also admitted fans played a role, too.
“Fame brought me to the mic,” she told AllHipHop.com. “We always play around, we be on the bus and touring and stuff like that. Fame was like, ‘You got skills, you need to do something.’ And then the fans, they see me hyping, and they like, ‘When you going to go do something?’”
Since Fame and Billy Danze both handle production duties for M.O.P., Fox felt is was an easy evolution for her to make. It was just a matter of listening to their music and putting pen to paper.
“My boys do the beats [and] them sh*ts is hot,” she said. “You can’t help it but write some dope sh*t behind them.”
And music industry insiders are taking notice, according to Fox.
“I got Puffy interested, he took one of the joints that we had on the M.O.P. album [Wanna Be G’s] and put it on the Bad Boys II Soundtrack,” she said. “And Dame just started hearing my music, he like it, [too].”
But as the case with anything M.O.P does, it’s all about the First Family. And with Danze serving as her vocal coach and manager, Fox had to impress him first.
“She hitting it,” Danze exclaimed. “She’s keeping it calm and simple and still being Fox. Not changing her game or nothing.”
In addition to M.O.P., Fox said Heather B. and Sparky D influenced her as artists. Today, Remy Martin and Babs of Da Band serve as inspiration to her and she hopes to collaborate with both of them soon. But don’t expect the novice rapper to be chummy with the competition and share the mic time with just anyone.
“Most chicks, I ain’t even really f**king with, don’t even ask me,” said Fox. “I ain’t trying to be on your s**t. I’m just like M.O.P., I’mma do an album with me on it and whoever wants to get on it can get on it—that’s how it is.”