Bad News Brown

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       Paul Frappier (May 8, 1977-Febuary 11, 2011), 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 well known for pairing the sound of his chief instrument, the harmonica, with hip-hop 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 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.





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Bad New's Brown's Film Career

Music for a Blue Train(2003)
Brown's reputation as Montreal's best street performer even led him to be chosen as the host for the 2003 documentary film Music for a Blue Train, a bluesy portrait of the musicians who busk in Montreal’s metro. The documentary was written and directed by Mila Aung-Thwin of EyeSteelFilm and produced by Germaine Ying Gee Wong for the National Film Board of Canada.
BumRush(2011)
At the time of his murder, Brown was acting in an upcoming film about Montreal street gangs. The film entitled BumRush was being directed by Québécois film director Michel Jetté and portrays Frappier in a leading role as "Loosecanon", a high ranking violent gang leader on a fictional "Rue I.B. 11." in Montreal[7] Brown was partly producing the film and was involved in casting. Some of his original works from his album Born 2 Sin was planned to be incorporated in the soundtrack of the film. The film was scheduled to premiere in April 1, 2011 in Canadian movie theaters and Jetté announced that it would also serve as a tribute to the slain artist.










Brown's Record Label

       In 2009, he established his own record label Trilateral Entertainment Inc and released his debut studio album Born 2 Sin. 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 1 April 2011. Brown developed his sound by playing in the streets, combining his skill as a blues/jazz harmonica player with his love of hip-hop. He adopted his stage name from the suggestion of fellow Montreal rapper, Misery, which coincidentally was the name of his childhood favourite WWF wrestler, Allen Coage (nicknamed Bad News Brown).










Brown's Debut Album, Born 2 Sin

        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 Hip-Hop or Electronic Triptronic Melodic Harmonics. Intelligence is a classic Hip-Hop track featuring beats, scratching, and a cinematic production sound, while Back On It possesses a sexy and laidback vibe. The title track Born 2 Sin is a fusion of hip-hop and soul.










Untimely Death

       Brown's corpse was found in an alley on February 11, 2011. Police said there was evidence of violence at the scene. His body was found in an industrial area near the Lachine Canal in Montreal. He was reportedly preparing for a show in Quebec City that was to be held a day later.















References
  1. La Presse Canadienne: Michel Jetté ébranlé par la mort de Bad News Brown (in French)
  2. a b La Presse: Le rappeur Bad News Brown tué à Montréal (in French)
  3. CTV Montreal: Hip hop artist's body found in Little Burgundy
  4. a b "Biography on Official Briz Brown MySpace Page".
  5. Montreal Mirror: Disc of the week
  6. a b "Naked Eye magazine: Bad News Brown- Hip-hop blues may be Montreal's next big thing".
  7. a b Canoe: Un film dédié à Bad News Brown (in French)
  8. "Montreal rapper Bad News Brown murdered - Police".Toronto Sun, 12 February 2011
  9. "Montreal rapper Bad News Brown opened for hip-hop stars Kanye West, Snoop Dogg".Montreal Gazette, 12 February 2011














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