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Brooklyn's Don Diva is the first mixtape by American rapper Foxy Brown.[10] Released in the US on May 13, 2008,[11] it was intended to be the follow-up to 2001's Broken Silence. According to Rolling Stone magazine, the mixtape 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. The mixtape was released in the UK on June 2, 2008, and in Japan on July 16, 2008. Several tracks ("When the Lights Go Out", "We Don't Surrender", "Star Cry") have been released to iTunes, as intended singles to promote the mixtape. Three of the mixtape's tracks were produced by Polish beatmaker Matheo.[12]

ReleasedMay 13, 2008 (2008-05-13) (US)
RecordedChung King Studios, New York; 2007
GenreHip hop
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Brooklyn's Don Diva
Mixtape by
Foxy Brown
ReleasedMay 13, 2008 (2008-05-13) (US)
RecordedChung King Studios, New York; 2007
GenreHip hop
Labels
Producers
  • 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
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Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic47/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.comStarStarStar[2]
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[3]
DJBooth.netStarStarStar[4]
Okayplayer36/100[5]
Robert Christgau(dud)[6]
Rolling StoneStarStarHalf star[7]
RapReviews.com7.0/10[8]
SpinStarStar[9]
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The mixtape'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 mixtape 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]

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