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Classic Album Review: Foxy Brown | Chyna Doll

If I say it's the finest hip-hop album ever, do you promise not to hurt me, Ms. Brown?

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Since Foxy Brown has a reputation for … well, physically responding to those who criticize her, I’d like to make it crystal clear that her sophomore CD Chyna Doll is the finest hip-hop album ever recorded.

The beats never sound like knockoffs of last year’s Timbaland tracks. Her foul-mouthed raps are anything but uninspired. Her voice is the polar opposite of weak and thin. Furthermore, 14 guest rappers on a 17-song CD isn’t nearly too many. And absolutely none of these tunes are half-baked, dirty-joke ditties. Oh, and that purple feather bikini-thing she’s wearing on the cover? The very definition of taste. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to enrol in the Music Critic Protection Program.