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19 years ago today, rapper Foxy Brown released her second studio album ‘Chyna Doll’ on Violator Records and Def Jam Recordings.
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With the success of her debut album, ‘Ill Na Na’, Brown went to work on her second album, making sure that she was an executive producer to ensure creative control over the album.
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With collaborations from heavy hitter producers such as Irv Gotti and Swizz Beatz, ‘Chyna Doll’ debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album broke records making it the second rap album by a female artist to ever debut at number one on the chart, right behind Lauryn Hill’s ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’.
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The album also received pretty well reviews from major publications such as a B+ from Entertainment Weekly and 3.5 stars from The Source.
Baller Alert’s Today in Hip-Hop: Foxy Brown Released ‘Chyna Doll’
