Ill Na Na 2: The Fever is an unreleased studio album by American rapper Foxy Brown, originally meant to be her fourth album. The album was scheduled to be released on May 6, 2003, by Ill Na Na Entertainment, Bad Boy Records, and Def Jam Recordings. However, the album was canceled as a result of disagreements between Foxy Brown and executive producer Sean Combs.
History Brown began recording the follow-up album to her previous release, Broken Silence, in the summer of 2001. Early in April 2002, she decided to title it Ill Na Na 2: The Fever. Amid rumors that Brown wanted to leave Def Jam, the album was initially to be released on July 2, 2002. In the middle of that month, Sean Combs offered to be co-executive producer. With a tentative release date of November 19, the first single would be the remix of "Stylin'", featuring Loon, Birdman, N.O.R.E., and Brown's brother Gavin. With a delayed release to May 2003 and plans to produce the album more like her latest (Broken Silence) rather than her original Ill Na Na, Brown started working with R&B singers Anita Baker and Lauryn Hill on the album in early 2003, and "I Need A Man" became the lead single. On April 16, 2003, Brown announced in an interview on The Wendy Williams Show on New York City radio station WBLS that she decided to terminate work on the album; the album would have been released on May 6. It was confirmed by MTV that the album would contain collaborations with Lauryn Hill, Anita Baker, Luther Vandross, Spragga Benz, Shabba Ranks, P. Diddy, Capone-N-Noreaga, Fox 5, Kori, and Ludacris.
On February 26, 2020, the album was leaked on iTunes and Apple Music. Foxy responded on Instagram by threatening to sue whoever leaked the shelved album. She deleted the post shortly after. In 2026, an enhanced version in stereo format was submitted on Archive.org and Audiomack.
Recorded Tracks Fever (featuring Anita Baker or Anita Baker sample) The Storm The Letter pt. 2 (featuring Luther Vandross) Open Book We Makin It (featuring Young Gavin & Red Handed) Ménage-á-Trois (featuring Ludacris) Superfreak Nasty (featuring P. Diddy) How U Want It (featuring Benzino & Mousey Baby) Magnetic (featuring Pharrell Williams) Jumpin' (featuring Fox-5) Stylin' Stylin' (Remix (featuring Baby, Loon, N.O.R.E. and Young Gavin) Why, Why, Why The Original (reworked as The Don Of Dons (Put De Ting Pon Dem) by Super Cat featuring Jadakiss for The Neptunes Presents… Clones) Rap's Bible Streets Love Me (featuring Baby Cham) - this was later reworked as "The Quan" featuring Lady Saw for Black Roses, then Brooklyn's Don Diva Ice (featuring Nelly Furtado) Get Off Me Black Girl Lost (produced by DJ Clark Kent) Watcha Gonna Do Cruel Summer Everyday People (featuring Lauryn Hill) Memory Lane Fan Love I Need a Man (featuring The Letter M aka Celeste Stoney, née Scalone) Cradle 2 The Grave (featuring Althea Heart)
2021 Leak:
Open Book We Makin’ It How You Want It Magnetic The Original Superfreak Memory Lane Why Jumpin’ Black Girl Lost Rap’s Bible Fan Love Stylin’
2026 Leak:
Misunderstood (Intro) Open Book We Makin’ It The Don of Dons (Put The Ting Pon Dem) Stylin' Cruel Summer Magnetic Jumpin' Memory Lane The Quan Superfreak Why I Need A Man Black Girl Lost Rap’s Bible Fan Love
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