Brooklyn's Don Diva

2008 mixtape by Foxy Brown
Brooklyn's Don Diva
Mixtape by
Foxy Brown
ReleasedMay 13, 2008 (2008-05-13) (US)
June 2, 2008 (2008-06-02) (UK)
July 16, 2008 (2008-07-16) (JP)
RecordedChung King Studios, New York; 2007
GenreHip hop
Label
  • Black Rose
  • Koch
Producer
  • Street Radio
  • Matheo
  • Jamal Doctor
  • Arnold Mischkulning
  • John 'Jayd' Daniels
  • Fizzy Womack
  • Stereotype
  • Young Gavin
Foxy Brown chronology
Ill Na Na 2: The Fever
(Unreleased) 		Brooklyn's Don Diva
(2008)
Singles from Brooklyn's Don Diva
  1. "We Don't Surrender"
    Released: September 25, 2007
  2. "When the Lights Go Out"
    Released: November 13, 2007
  3. "Star Cry"
    Released: February 12, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic47/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
AllMusic[3]
DJBooth.net[4]
Okayplayer36/100[5]
Robert Christgau(dud)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
RapReviews.com7.0/10[8]
Spin[9]

Brooklyn's Don Diva is the first mixtape by American rapper Foxy Brown.[10] Released on May 13, 2008,[11] it was intended to be the follow-up to 2001's Broken Silence. According to Rolling Stone magazine, the album would be released prior to Black Roses, the album that she has been working on since 2004 and was recorded in Chung King Studios in New York City. Several tracks ("When the Lights Go Out", "We Don't Surrender", "Star Cry") have been released to iTunes, as intended singles to promote the album. Three of the albums tracks were produced by Polish beatmaker Matheo.[12]

The album's release had been delayed multiple times, primarily due to Foxy Brown's jail sentence.[13] It sold only about 30,000 copies in the US.[14]

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 83 on the Billboard 200 chart, No. 8 on the Independent Albums chart, and No. 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Track listing

  1. "Brooklyn's Don Diva" – 2:36
  2. "We Don't Surrender" (featuring Grafh) – 4:06
  3. "We're On Fire" (featuring Mavado) – 4:23
  4. "Dreams of Fucking a D-Boy" (featuring Jay Rush) – 3:09
  5. "When the Lights Go Out" (featuring Kira) – 3:35
  6. "Never Heard This Before" (featuring Dwele) – 4:12
  7. "Too Real" (featuring AZ) – 2:54
  8. "Star Cry" – 4:30
  9. "Why"[a] – 4:12
  10. "She Wanna Rude Bwoy" (featuring Demarco) – 3:30
  11. "The Quan" (featuring Lady Saw)[a] – 3:47
  12. "Bulletproof Love/One Love" (featuring Lil' Mo) – 3:49
  13. "How We Get Down" (featuring Grafh and Prinz) – 4:30
  14. "We Set the Pace" (featuring Morgan Heritage and Spragga Benz) – 4:25
  15. "The Quan" (Bonus Track) (featuring Lady Saw) (Hip Hop Mix) – 3:45

Notes

  • ^[a] – Originally set to be on her shelved studio album, Ill Na Na 2: The Fever[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brooklyn's Don Diva by Foxy Brown". metacritic.com.
  2. ^ "link". about.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. ^ AllMusic Review
  4. ^ "Foxy Brown - Brooklyn's Don Diva - Album Review, Stream - Hip Hop Albums - DJBooth". DJBooth. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  5. ^ "- Foxy Brown - Okayplayer". 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (n.d.). "CG: Foxy Brown". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
  8. ^ "Foxy Brown :: Brooklyn's Don Diva :: Black Roses/Koch Records". www.rapreviews.com.
  9. ^ Golianopoulos, Thomas (March 2008). "Reviews - Foxy Brown: Brooklyn's Don Diva". Spin. p. 98. Retrieved March 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ NicoDaFlagburna (2008-05-13). "Brooklyn's Don Diva Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  11. ^ "Brooklyn's Don Diva". MTV. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  12. ^ "Brooklyn's Don Diva by Foxy Brown".
  13. ^ Roberts, Anthony (2008-02-01). "Foxy Brown Delays Album, "BK Don Diva" Awaits Release From Jail". SOHH.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  14. ^ "What will happen to T.I.'s career? - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  15. ^ Checkoway, Laura (2007-11-13). "Preview Foxy Brown's Fierce "Brooklyn's Don Diva": "The Biggest Comeback Since Mimi"". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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Foxy Brown
Studio albums
  • Ill Na Na (1996)
  • Chyna Doll (1999)
  • Broken Silence (2001)
Other albums
  • The Album (with Nas, AZ and Nature) (1997)
  • Ill Na Na 2: The Fever (shelved)
  • Brooklyn's Don Diva (2008)
  • Black Roses (2014)
Singles
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