Hood Hottest Princess
A photo of Sexyy Red kneeling and grabbing her breasts
Mixtape by
ReleasedJune 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)
GenreHip hop
Length30:19
LabelOpen Shift
Producer
  • Don Alfonso
  • ATL Jacob
  • BanBwoi
  • MacFly Beatz
  • Captain Curt
  • DJ Meech
  • DJ Paul
  • Shawn Ferrari
  • Omar Guetfa
  • Juicy J
  • Jupyter
  • Tay Keith
  • Melz
  • menace
  • NoahInHisBag
  • Okazaki
  • TheRechordz
  • ToddGleeFul
  • Truebeatzz
  • YakBeats
Sexyy Red chronology
Pound Town
(2023)
Hood Hottest Princess
(2023)
Singles from Hood Hottest Princess
  1. "Born By the River"
    Released: August 9, 2022
  2. "Female Gucci Mane"
    Released: April 21, 2023
  3. "Pound Town 2"
    Released: May 26, 2023
  4. "SkeeYee"
    Released: June 9, 2023
  5. "Hellcats SRTs"
    Released: September 15, 2023

Hood Hottest Princess is the second mixtape by American rapper Sexyy Red. Released on June 9, 2023 via Open Shift, the mixtape was supported by the singles "Born By the River", "Female Gucci Mane", "Pound Town 2", "SkeeYee" and "Hellcats SRTs",[1] and has received positive reception from critics.[2] The mixtape contains guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Juicy J, ATL Jacob, and Sukihana. A deluxe edition was released on December 1, 2023 and featured additional guest appearances from Chief Keef, 42 Dugg, G Herbo and Summer Walker.

Reception

Critical reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 2.5 out of 5 stars, with a staff review writing that the album has "brazen yet humorous lyrics and simple, gleeful hooks".[3] Jude Noel of HipHopDX rated this release a 3.9 out of 5, comparing the work to Three 6 Mafia and continuing that it "is packed back to front with hard-hitting nu-crunk energy and pornographic quotables".[4] The staff of Okayplayer published individual picks for the year on July 12 and editorial director Dimas Sanfiorenzo chose this as his top album and it placed third for culture and news editor Elijah Watson, Sr.[5] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork scored Hood Hottest Princess an 8.0 out of 10, noting that you could play the album "at a party or club without killing the vibe; it's 30 minutes of straight-up standing-on-the-table raps".[6]

Walden Green of The Fader reviewed "SkeeYee" and called it the "song you need in your life today", for Sexyy Red's vocals and Tay Keith's instrumentation.[1]

Hood Hottest Princess in best-of lists
Outlet Listing Rank
BrooklynVegan[7] BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2023
The Fader[8] The 50 Best albums of 2023 13
NPR Music[9] The 50 Best Albums of 2023
Pitchfork[10] The 50 Best Albums of 2023 41
Slate[11] The best albums of 2023. Runner-up
Stereogum[12] The 50 Best Albums of 2023 46

Track listing

Hood Hottest Princess track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm the Shit"
Mac Fly2:32
2."SkeeYee"
2:37
3."Hellcats SRTs"
  • Wherry
  • Ernest Day Jr.
Shawn Ferrari2:24
4."Pound Town 2" (with Tay Keith and Nicki Minaj)
Tay Keith3:14
5."Looking for the Hoes (Ain't My Fault)"
  • Don Alfonso
  • Melz
  • Truebeatzz
  • Menace
2:11
6."Sexyy Walk"2:34
7."Strictly for the Strippers" (with Juicy J and ATL Jacob)
4:02
8."Nachos"
  • Wherry
  • OKAZAKI
  • NOAHINHISBAG
  • OKAZAKI
  • NOAHINHISBAG
2:51
9."Mad at Me"
  • Wherry
  • Chambers
  • Ayatullah Muhammad
  • Elon Brown
  • Juan Madrid
  • Donny Flores
  • Antoine Edwards
  • Christopher Lee
  • Tay Keith
  • TheRechordz
  • Jupyter
2:39
10."Born by the River" (with Sukihana)
  • Yak Beats
  • Captain Curt
2:35
11."Female Gucci Mane"
  • Wherry
  • Day Jr.
  • Todd Gleeful
  • Shawn Ferrari
  • ToddGleeFul
2:30
Total length:30:19
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Sexyy Red for President"
D.A. Got That Dope2:21
13."Bow Bow Bow (F My Baby Dad)"
  • Wherry
  • Chambers
  • Moore
  • Tay Keith
  • DJ Meech
2:20
14."Ghetto Princess" (with Chief Keef)
3:38
15."Sexyy Please"
  • Wherry
  • Williams
Mac Fly2:58
16."Hold on Yeah"
  • Wherry
  • Eddie Espinal
  • Zavion Storey
  • Eli Haire
  • prodandree
  • Clipzy Beats
  • RichZay
  • Uno Reyes
  • prodandree
2:26
17."Shake Yo Dreads"
  • Wherry
  • Murphy McCleery
  • AyoCBass
  • Kat Lightning
  • AyoCBass
2:58
18."Perfect Match" (with 42 Dugg and G Herbo)Mike Will Made It3:40
19."Free My Nigga"
2:09
20."I Might" (with Summer Walker)2:56
21."I Don't Wanna Be Saved" (with Tay Keith)
  • Tay Keith
  • Jake Fridkis
2:38
22."Hood Rats" (with Sukihana)
  • Wherry
  • Henderson
  • Chambers
  • Moore
  • Tay Keith
  • DJ Meech
2:55
Total length:61:18

Personnel

  • Sexyy Red rapping, vocals
  • 42 Dugg – rapping on "Perfect Match"
  • Don Alfonso – production on "Looking for the Hoes (Ain't My Fault)"
  • ATL Jacob – vocals on "Strictly for the Strippers"
  • BanBwoi – production on "SkeeYee"
  • MacFly Beatz – production on "I'm the Shit"
  • Captain Curt – production on "Born by the River"
  • Chief Keef – rapping on "Ghetto Princess" featuring
  • DJ Meech – production on "SkeeYee"
  • DJ Paul – production on "Sexyy Walk"
  • Shawn Ferrari – production on "Hellcats SRTs" and "Female Gucci Mane"
  • G Herbo – rapping on "Perfect Match"
  • Juicy J – vocals on "Strictly for the Strippers", production on "Sexyy Walk"
  • Jupyter – production on "Mad at Me"
  • Tay Keith – piano on "Pound Town 2"; Roland 808 on "Pound Town 2";[1] performance on "I Don't Wanna Be Saved", production on "SkeeYee", "Pound Town 2", and "Mad at Me"
  • Melz – production on "Looking for the Hoes (Ain't My Fault)"
  • menace – production on "Looking for the Hoes (Ain't My Fault)"
  • Nicki Minaj – vocals on "Pound Town 2"
  • NoahInHisBag – production on "Nachos"
  • Okazaki – production on "Nachos"
  • TheRechordz – production on "Mad at Me"
  • Sukihana – vocals on "Born by the River" and "Hoodrats"
  • ToddGleeful – production on "Female Gucci Mane"
  • Truebeatzz – production on "Looking for the Hoes (Ain't My Fault)"
  • Summer Walker – vocals on "I Might"
  • YakBeatz – production on "Born by the River"

Chart performance

Chart (2023) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 62

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Green, Walden (June 16, 2023). "Song You Need: Sexyy Red's hi-fi horny raps". Music / Hip-Hop News. The Fader. ISSN 1533-5194. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. Grant, Shawn (July 8, 2023). "Sexyy Red Announces 'Hood Hottest Princess' Album for Friday". Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories. The Source. ISSN 1063-2085. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  3. "Sexyy Red – Hood Hottest Princess". AllMusic. RhythmOne. n.d. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  4. Noel, Jude (June 26, 2023). "Sexxy Red | Hood Hottest Princess Album Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  5. "Okayplayer Staff Picks: Best Albums of 2023 So Far". Okayplayer. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  6. Pierre, Alphonse (June 15, 2023). "Sexyy Red: Hood Hottest Princess Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  7. "BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2023". BrooklynVegan. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. "The 50 best albums of 2023". The Fader. December 12, 2023. ISSN 1533-5194. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  9. "The 50 Best Albums of 2023". NPR Music. NPR. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  10. "The 50 Best Albums of 2023". Lists & Guides. Pitchfork. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  11. Wilson, Carl (December 11, 2023). "The best albums of 2023". Music. Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. OCLC 728292344. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  12. "The 50 Best Albums Of 2023". 2023 in Review. Stereogum. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  13. "Billboard 200: Week of September 30, 2023". Billboard. September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
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