14 Facts About Ron Browz

Ron Browz gained major recognition for his production work on fellow New York rapper Nas' 2001 diss track, "Ether".

Ron Browz then parted ways with the label to independently release his debut studio album, Etherlibrium, which was further panned by critics.

Ron Browz began producing professionally after being brought on by Harlem-based rapper Big L, whom he met in 1992.

Ron Browz then played the rapper "some beats he'd been working on".

Ron Browz gained fame in 2001 after producing Nas' critically acclaimed song "Ether", which was used at that time to diss fellow rapper Jay-Z.

The manner in which Nas decided to use Ron Browz's beat was unusual - Browz's manager "bumped into [Nas's] travel agent" inside the Def Jam building, and "begged her to give the beat to Nas", which she did.

Ron Browz was unaware that his beat was used to make a scathing diss track until he heard the assembled song in the studio.

Ron Browz later said in an interview that because his name was never said on the song, he did not receive recognition for the effort, so he began singing "Ether Boy" as a producer tag on songs to make his presence clearer.

In 2008, Ron Browz released the compilation album The Wonder Years, which had features from Jadakiss, Jae Millz and Papoose.

Ron Browz began working on his solo album Etherboy after signing with the label Universal Motown in September 2008.

Ron Browz retrospectively recounted that around this time, he was "running low on money" and unsure of his future in music.

Ron Browz was featured on Busta Rhymes' single "Arab Money", which was produced by Ron Browz and featured more of his characteristic Auto-Tune.

The Etherboy album was never released, and Ron Browz parted ways with Universal Motown in October 2009 due to business and creative differences.

Ron Browz began releasing projects independently through his label Ether Boy Records.