Brooklyn's Don Diva

• Artist: Foxy Brown
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• Release Date: May 13, 2008
• Type: Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

You'd think seven years -- turbulent years that involved a bout with near-total deafness and in-public temper issues that led to some time behind bars -- would allow Foxy Brown more than enough time and experiences to make Brooklyn's Don Diva anything but a reheated version of 2001's Broken Silence, but that is what it most resembles, as opposed to a bold step forward or a reclamation of her power. A couple tracks and a few stray lines aside, these verses could have been dashed off by the MC at just about any earlier point in her career -- a shame since the hypnotizing likes of "Too Real," featuring snaking and skanking production from Statik Selektah (and a verse from AZ), and "Star Cry" hint at how potent the album could've been, given the soul-searching tension between anger, sadness, and swaggering combativeness. During the latter, she temporarily rejects her possessions and fame, fights back tears through "I'm just like y'all, but I probably hurt more/After 13 years I feel I deserve more." But these moments are few and far between, moderately satisfying only for those who have been eager to get their hands on a new Foxy Brown album since the 2005 single "Come Fly with Me" (unfortunately not included here). Retraced steps, backed by an assembly line of knockoff production work, are the rule. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Brooklyn's Don Diva	K. Smith	Foxy Brown	(2:35)
We Don't Surrender		Foxy Brown, Grafh	(4:05)
We're on Fire (Lyrics)		Foxy Brown	(4:23)
Dreams of F****** a D-Boy		Foxy Brown, Jay Rush	(3:09)
When the Lights Go Out (Lyrics)		Foxy Brown, Kira	(3:34)
Never Heard This Before		Foxy Brown, Dwele	(4:11)
Too Real		AZ, Foxy Brown	(2:53)
Star Cry		Foxy Brown	(4:30)
Why		Foxy Brown	(4:11)
She Wanna Rude Bwoy		Foxy Brown, DeMarco	(3:30)
The Quan		Foxy Brown, Lady Saw	(3:46)
Bulletproof Love/One Love		Foxy Brown, Lil' Mo	(3:48)
How We Get Down		Foxy Brown, Grafh, Prinz	(4:29)
We Set the Pace		Foxy Brown, Morgan Heritage, Spragga Benz	(4:24)
The Quan [Hip Hop Mix][*][Version]		Foxy Brown, Lady Saw	(3:44)

Credits

Shaun Darson (Drums), Arnold Mischkulnig (Producer), Andrew Kelley (Design), Arnold Mischkulnig (Programming), Bob Perry (Producer), Glen Browne (Bass), Kevin Candela (Design), Arnold Mischkulnig (Mixing), Arnold Mischkulnig (Keyboards), Willie Fulton (Producer), Wes Mingus (Bass), Arnold Mischkulnig (Mastering), Gintas Janusonis (Drums)