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| name = Brooklyn's Don Diva
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| Name = Brooklyn's Don Diva
| type = mixtape
| Cover = Foxy-B.jpg
| artist = [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]]
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| Artist = [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]]
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| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
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*Fizzy Womack
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| Last album = ''[[Ill Na Na 2: The Fever]]''<br />(shelved)
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| name = Brooklyn's Don Diva
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| MC = 47/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/brooklyns-don-diva/foxy-brown|title=Brooklyn's Don Diva by Foxy Brown|website=metacritic.com}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[About.com]]
| single1 = We Don't Surrender
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| single1date = September 25, 2007
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rap.about.com/od/reviews/gr/BrooklynDonDiva.htm|title=link|website=about.com}}</ref>
| single2 = When the Lights Go Out
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|rev2=[[AllMusic]]|rev2Score= {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1239535|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review]</ref>
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| single2date = November 13, 2007
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|rev3=[[DJBooth.net]]|rev3Score= {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/foxy-brown-brooklyns-don-diva-0516081/|title=Foxy Brown - Brooklyn’s Don Diva - Album Review, Stream - Hip Hop Albums - DJBooth|website=DJBooth}}</ref>
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| single3 = Star Cry
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|rev4=[[Okayplayer]]|rev4Score= 36/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517104641/http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5705/86/|title=- Foxy Brown - Okayplayer|date=17 May 2008|website=archive.org}}</ref>
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| single3date = February 12, 2008
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|rev5=''[[Rolling Stone]]''|rev5Score= {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20760065/review/20777340/brooklyns_don_diva|title=Album Reviews|website=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
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|rev6=RapReviews.com |rev6Score=7.0/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2008_05_dondiva.html|title=Foxy Brown :: Brooklyn's Don Diva :: Black Roses/Koch Records|website=www.rapreviews.com}}</ref>
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|rev7=''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' |rev7Score={{Rating|2|5}}
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|Name = Brooklyn's Don Diva
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|single 1 = We Don't Surrender {{small|(feat. [[Grafh]])}}
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|single 1 date = September 25, 2007
|single 2 = When the Lights Go Out {{small|(feat. [[Kira (American singer)|Kira]])}}
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|single 2 date = November 13, 2007
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|single 3 = Star Cry
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|single 3 date = February 12, 2008
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| MC = 47/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/brooklyns-don-diva/foxy-brown|title=Brooklyn's Don Diva by Foxy Brown|website=metacritic.com}}</ref>
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| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/foxy-brown-brooklyns-don-diva-0516081/|title=Foxy Brown - Brooklyn's Don Diva - Album Review, Stream - Hip Hop Albums - DJBooth|website=DJBooth|access-date=2008-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517095051/http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/foxy-brown-brooklyns-don-diva-0516081/|archive-date=2008-05-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| rev4Score = 36/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5705/86/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517104641/http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5705/86/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2008|title=- Foxy Brown - Okayplayer|date=17 May 2008}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev5Score = {{Rating-Christgau|dud}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=n.d.|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Foxy+Brown|title=CG: Foxy Brown|website=robertchristgau.com|accessdate=March 8, 2020}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
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| rev6Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20760065/review/20777340/brooklyns_don_diva|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514224627/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20760065/review/20777340/brooklyns_don_diva|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2008|title=Album Reviews|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
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| rev7score = 7.0/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2008_05_dondiva.html|title=Foxy Brown :: Brooklyn's Don Diva :: Black Roses/Koch Records|website=www.rapreviews.com}}</ref>
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| rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
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'''''Brooklyn's Don Diva''''' is the debut mixtape by [[United States|American]] rapper [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]].<ref>{{cite web|author=NicoDaFlagburna |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/foxybrown/brooklynsdondiva |title=Brooklyn's Don Diva Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=2008-05-13 |accessdate=2012-02-08}}</ref> Released on May 13, 2008,<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn's Don Diva|url=http://shop.mtv.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=23377745|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref> it was intended to be the follow-up to 2001's ''[[Broken Silence (Foxy Brown album)|Broken Silence]]''. According to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, the album would be released prior to ''[[Black Roses (Foxy Brown album)|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 street album. A couple of beats were produced by [[Poles|Polish]] beatmaker Matheo.
'''''Brooklyn's Don Diva''''' is the first mixtape by [[United States|American]] rapper [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]].<ref>{{cite web |author=NicoDaFlagburna |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/foxybrown/brooklynsdondiva |title=Brooklyn's Don Diva Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=2008-05-13 |accessdate=2012-02-08 |archive-date=2010-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218061727/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/foxybrown/brooklynsdondiva |url-status=dead }}</ref> Released in the US on May 13, 2008,<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn's Don Diva|url=http://shop.mtv.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=23377745|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727135358/http://shop.mtv.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=23377745|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 27, 2011|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref> it was intended to be the follow-up to 2001's ''[[Broken Silence (Foxy Brown album)|Broken Silence]]''. According to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, the album would be released prior to ''[[Black Roses (Foxy Brown album)|Black Roses]]'', the album that she has been working on since 2004 and was recorded in [[Chung King Studios]] in New York City. The album 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 album. Three of the albums tracks were produced by [[Polish people|Polish]] beatmaker Matheo.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://genius.com/albums/Foxy-brown/Brooklyn-s-don-diva | title=Brooklyn's Don Diva by Foxy Brown }}</ref>


The album's release had been delayed multiple times, primarily due to Foxy Brown's jail sentence.<ref name="sohh">{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Anthony|title=Foxy Brown Delays Album, "BK Don Diva" Awaits Release From Jail|url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/13589|work=SOHH.com|date=2008-02-01|accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref>
The album's release had been delayed multiple times, primarily due to Foxy Brown's jail sentence.<ref name="sohh">{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Anthony|title=Foxy Brown Delays Album, "BK Don Diva" Awaits Release From Jail|url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/13589|work=SOHH.com|date=2008-02-01|accessdate=2008-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310002156/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/13589|archive-date=2008-03-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> It sold only about 30,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What will happen to T.I.'s career? - CNN.com|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/30/ti.future.career/index.html|access-date=2021-10-04|website=edition.cnn.com}}</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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#"We're On Fire" (featuring [[Mavado (singer)|Mavado]]) – 4:23
#"We're On Fire" (featuring [[Mavado (singer)|Mavado]]) – 4:23
#"Dreams of Fucking a D-Boy" (featuring Jay Rush) – 3:09
#"Dreams of Fucking a D-Boy" (featuring Jay Rush) – 3:09
#"When the Lights Go Out" (featuring [[Kira (American singer)|Kira]]) – 3:35
#"When the Lights Go Out" (featuring Kira) – 3:35
#"Never Heard This Before" (featuring [[Dwele]]) – 4:12
#"Never Heard This Before" (featuring [[Dwele]]) – 4:12
#"Too Real" (featuring [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]]) – 2:54
#"Too Real" (featuring [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]]) – 2:54
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'''Notes'''
'''Notes'''
*{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} – Originally set to be on her shelved studio album, ''Ill Na Na 2: The Fever''<ref name="rolling stone">{{cite web|last=Checkoway|first=Laura|title=Preview Foxy Brown's Fierce "Brooklyn's Don Diva": "The Biggest Comeback Since Mimi" |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/11/13/preview-foxy-browns-fierce-brooklyns-don-diva-the-biggest-comeback-since-mimi/|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2007-11-13|accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref>
*{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} – Originally set to be on her shelved studio album, ''Ill Na Na 2: The Fever''<ref name="rolling stone">{{cite magazine|last=Checkoway|first=Laura|title=Preview Foxy Brown's Fierce "Brooklyn's Don Diva": "The Biggest Comeback Since Mimi" |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/11/13/preview-foxy-browns-fierce-brooklyns-don-diva-the-biggest-comeback-since-mimi/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114105738/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/11/13/preview-foxy-browns-fierce-brooklyns-don-diva-the-biggest-comeback-since-mimi/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2007|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2007-11-13|accessdate=2008-03-04}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 22:53, 3 September 2024

Brooklyn's Don Diva
Mixtape by
Foxy Brown
ReleasedMay 13, 2008 (2008-05-13) (US)
RecordedChung King Studios, New York; 2007
GenreHip hop
Label
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 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 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. The album 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 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

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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

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  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

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  11. ^ "Brooklyn's Don Diva". MTV. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. 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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