Bad News Brown | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:BAD_NEWS_NAKED_EYE.jpg) Bad News Brown in Montreal, 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul Frappier |
| Also known as | Briz Brown |
| Born | May 8, 1977 Haiti |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | February 11, 2011 (aged 33) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Hip hop, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, harmonica player |
| Instruments | Vocals, harmonica |
| Years active | 2001–2011 |
| Labels | Trilateral Entertainment Inc. |
| Website | badnewsbrown |
Paul Frappier (May 8, 1977 – February 11, 2011),[1][2] better known by his stage name Bad News Brown (at times, also as BNB and Briz Brown), was a Montreal-based Canadian entertainer, musician, and hip hop MC of Haitian origin. He was known for pairing the sound of his chief instrument, the harmonica, with hip-hop beats and rhymes. Frappier started out busking in Montreal in streets and subway stations. He later toured and opened for many well-known 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 E-Stunt Entertainment Group. In 2009, he established his own record label, Trilateral Entertainment Inc., and released his debut album Born 2 Sin. Brown was found murdered in an alley near the Lachine Canal in Montreal on February 11, 2011. The feature film BumRush, featuring Brown in a leading role, premiered posthumously on April 1, 2011.
- ^ La Presse Canadienne: Michel Jetté ébranlé par la mort de Bad News Brown Archived February 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ La Presse: Le rappeur Bad News Brown tué à Montréal (in French)