Bad News Brown (musician)
Paul Frappier , better known by his stage name Bad News Brown , was a Montrealbased Canadian entertainer, musician, and hip hop MC of Haitian origin. He was well known for pairing the sound of his chief instrument, the harmonica, with hiphop beats and rhymes. Frappier started busking in Montreal taking his signature sound as a teenager to the streets and subway stations of Montreal. He later toured and opened for many wellknown hip hop acts or as background musician. He also appeared as an impromptu host in Music for a Blue Train, the 2003 documentary about busker musicians in the Montreal Metro subway train system. In 2004, he signed a management deal with EStunt Entertainment Group. In 2009, he established his own record label Trilateral Entertainment Inc and released his debut studio album BornSin. He was murdered in Montreal, Canada, and his body was found there on February 12, 2011. The long feature film BumRush featuring him in a leading role premiered on April 1, 2011.
Browns debut album, BornSin, released in September 2009 on his own indie label Trilateral Entertainment Inc is difficult to categorize due to the different styles employed, but Brown termed it... Harmonic HipHop or Electronic Triptronic Melodic Harmonics. Intelligence is a classic HipHop track featuring beats, scratching, and a cinematic production sound, while Back on It possesses a sexy and laidback vibe. The title track BornSin is a fusion of hiphop and soul.
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