Chyna Doll (album)

Chyna Doll is the second studio album by American rapper Foxy Brown. It was released on January 26, 1999, by Ill Na Na Entertainment, Violator Records and Def Jam Recordings. After the commercial success of her debut album, Ill Na Na (1996), Brown began working on her second album. This time, she insisted on being the executive producer to have a creative control over the album. She collaborated with a number of producers, such as Kanye West, D-Dot, Irv Gotti, Lil Rob, Swizz Beatz and Tyrone Fyffe, among others.

Chyna Doll
Studio album by
Foxy Brown
ReleasedJanuary 26, 1999 (1999-01-26)
Recorded1998
StudioElectric Lady Studios
The Hit Factory
(New York, New York)
GenreHip hop
Length61:30
Label
Producer
Foxy Brown chronology
The Firm: The Album
(1997)		 Chyna Doll
(1999)		 Broken Silence
(2001)
Singles from Chyna Doll
  1. "Hot Spot"
    Released: October 26, 1998
  2. "I Can't"
    Released: March 2, 1999
  3. "J.O.B."
    Released: July 2, 1999

Upon its release, Chyna Doll received mixed reviews from music critics. It debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, making it the first full-rap album by a woman rapper to debut at number-one on the chart, and the second by a woman in hip-hop following The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill. The album was a commercial success. Selling 173,000 copies in its first week, it was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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