Brooklyn's Don Diva

Infobox Album |
Name = Brooklyn's Don Diva


Type = Album
Artist = Foxy Brown
Released = flagicon|US May 13, 2008
flagicon|UK June 2, 2008
flagicon|Japan July 16, 2008
Recorded = Chung King Studios, New York; 2007 - 2008
Genre = Hip hop
Label = Black Rose/Koch
Producers = Foxy Brown,Matheo
Reviews= *"About.com" Rating|3|5 [http://rap.about.com/od/reviews/gr/BrooklynDonDiva.htm link]
*"Allmusic" Rating|2.5|5 [http://wm11.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jzfexz8hldae link]
*"DJBooth.net Rating|3|5 [http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/foxy-brown-brooklyns-don-diva-0516081/ link]
*Okayplayer (36/100) [http://www.okayplayer.com/content/view/5705/86/ link]
*"Rolling Stone Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20760065/review/20777340/brooklyns_don_diva link]
*RapReviews.com (7.0/10) [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2008_05_dondiva.html 2008]
*"Spin" Rating|2|5
Last album = "Broken Silence"
(2001)
This album = "Brooklyn's Don Diva"
(2008)
Next album = "Black Roses"
(2008)

"Brooklyn's Don Diva" is an album from American hip-hop artist Foxy Brown. The album, released on May 13 2008, [cite web|title=Brooklyn's Don Diva|url=http://shop.mtv.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=23377745|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-03-04] is intended as 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. Brown has claimed that the album is not her fourth studio album, but rather a mixtape release. 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. Several beats were produced by Polish beatmaker Mateo.

Tracklisting

#Brooklyn's Don Diva
#We Don't Surrender (ft. Grafh)
#We're On Fire (ft. Mavado)
#Dreams of F***** a D-Boy (ft. Jay Rush)
#When the Lights Go Out (ft. Kira)
#Never Heard This Before (ft. Dwele)
#Too Real (ft. AZ)
#Star Cry
#Why¹
#She Wanna Rude Bwoy (ft. DeMarco)
#The Quan (ft. Lady Saw)
#Bulletproof Love/One Love (ft. Lil' Mo)
#How We Get Down (ft. Grafh & Prinz)
#We Set the Pace
#The Quan (Bonus Track) (ft. Lady Saw) (Hip Hop Mix)

Notes
¹ Originally set to be on her shelved studio album, "Ill Na Na 2: The Fever"

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] The album's release has been delayed multiple times, primarily due to Foxy Brown's jail sentence.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]

ee also

*2008 in hip hop

References

[http://smokingsection.rawkus.com/TSS/?p=4327 “The Quan” - Review Of Foxy Brown’s Brooklyn Don Diva]