Foxy Brown - Tables Will Turn ⧸ Candy ft. Baby Cham

2001

Foxy Brown - Tables Will Turn ⧸ Candy ft. Baby Cham (2001) Director: Zodiac Fishgrease Era: Hip-Hop/Dancehall Crossover Era (2001) - Peak of the early-2000s NYC hip-hop and Jamaican dancehall fusion, anchored by Def Jam's Broken Silence campaign High curatorial value as a documented early example of the hip-hop/dancehall crossover that would define mid-2000s mainstream rap. The video's dual-song format, confirmed director credit, and position within Foxy Brown's career arc at Def Jam make it an essential preservation target. Represents a transitional moment between late-1990s East Coast hip-hop visual grammar and the warmer, more globally-inflected aesthetics of the early 2000s. Context: Released in 2001 as part of Foxy Brown's third album Broken Silence (Def Jam/Violator), 'Tables Will Turn' featuring Baby Cham represents a pivotal moment in the early mainstreaming of hip-hop and Jamaican dancehall fusion, what Brown herself termed 'Yard Hip-Hop.' Produced by Dave Kelly, a prolific Jamaican producer, the track predates the Sean Paul-era dancehall crossover explosion and positions Foxy Brown's Trinidadian heritage as a central artistic identity. The combined video format with 'Candy' (Neptunes-produced, featuring Kelis) further situates the release within the 2001 Def Jam marketing strategy that saw The Neptunes dominating R&B/hip-hop that summer. Broken Silence debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 with 131,000 first-week sales. Director notes: Director credit confirmed via Dailymotion video metadata, which lists 'Film Director: Zodiac Fishgrease' alongside composer/lyricist credits for Dave Kelley, Damian Beckett, and Inga D. Marchand, under the copyright of The Island Def Jam Music Group. The video is notable as a dual-song presentation: 'Tables Will Turn' carries the primary visual narrative, while a segment of 'Candy' (which received no standalone official music video) is embedded within the same clip, as documented by Wikipedia's entry for the 'Candy' single.