AMG Review of Chyna Doll [Clean]

Jose F. Promis
All Music Guide

Foxy Brown's sophomore outing, Chyna Doll, entered the U.S. album charts at number one. The album opens with an introduction consisting of Brown's mama giving birth to li'l Foxy, all the while yelling obscenities and "I own the hookers, I own the pimps," then giving what she owns to her baby. Lovely indeed. Brown's reputation as a hoodish sex kitten is played to the hilt on this album, as evident on the track "Dog and a Fox" (with DMX). Other tracks, such as "Job," which features Mya and samples Gwen Guthrie's "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent," and "I Can't," which features Total and samples Wham!'s "Everything She Wants," aren't quite as catchy, although they feature well-known hooks and R&B singers. There are a couple of interesting tracks, such as lead single "Hot Spot," "Can U Feel Me Baby," and the early rap retro-sounding "Tramp." [Chyna Doll was also released in a "clean" edition, containing no profanities or vulgarities.]