Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork said you could play Sexyy Red’s “Hood Hottest Princess” “at a party or club without killing the vibe.” He gave it an 8.0 out of 10 and called it “30 minutes of straight-up standing-on-the-table raps.”
The St. Louis rapper put out the mixtape, her second, on June 9, 2023, through Open Shift. Five singles led the way: “Born By the River,” “Female Gucci Mane,” “Pound Town 2,” “SkeeYee” and “Hellcats SRTs.”
The guests
Nicki Minaj, Juicy J, ATL Jacob and Sukihana all appear. Juicy J sings on “Strictly for the Strippers” and produced “Sexyy Walk.” ATL Jacob is on the same song. Sukihana takes vocals on “Born by the River” and “Hoodrats.”
Behind the board, Tay Keith produced “SkeeYee,” “Pound Town 2” and “Mad at Me.” He also played piano and Roland 808 on “Pound Town 2.” Writing about “SkeeYee,” Walden Green of The Fader called it the “song you need in your life today,” crediting Sexyy Red’s vocals and Tay Keith’s instrumentation.
What critics said
Reviews were positive. Jude Noel of HipHopDX scored it 3.9 out of 5 and compared it to Three 6 Mafia. In his words, the tape “is packed back to front with hard-hitting nu-crunk energy and pornographic quotables.” AllMusic’s editors were cooler, giving it 2.5 out of 5 but praising “brazen yet humorous lyrics and simple, gleeful hooks.”
On July 12, Okayplayer published its staff picks for the year so far. Editorial director Dimas Sanfiorenzo chose the mixtape as his top album, and it placed third for culture and news editor Elijah Watson.
A deluxe edition followed on December 1, 2023, adding guest spots from Chief Keef, 42 Dugg, G Herbo and Summer Walker.
