Hood Hottest Princess
Hood Hottest Princess is the second mixtape by American rapper and singer-songwriter 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", and has received positive reception from critics. 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". 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". 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. 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".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.
| Outlet | Listing | Rank |
| BrooklynVegan | BrooklynVegans Top 55 Albums of 2023 | |
| The Fader | The 50 Best albums of 2023 | 13 |
| NPR Music | The 50 Best Albums of 2023 | |
| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2023 | 41 |
| Slate | The best albums of 2023. | Runner-up |
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2023 | 46 |
Track listing
- "I'm the Shit" – 2:31
- "SkeeYee" – 2:37
- "Hellcats SRTs" – 2:33
- "Pound Town 2" – 3:14
- "Looking for the Hoes " – 2:10
- "Sexyy Walk" – 2:33
- "Strictly for the Strippers" – 4:02
- "Nachos" – 2:50
- "Mad at Me" – 2:39
- "Born by the River" – 2:35
- "Female Gucci Mane" – 2:29
Personnel
- Sexyy Red – rapping, vocals
- 42 Dugg – rapping on "Perfect Match"
- Don Alfonso – production on "Looking for the Hoes "
- 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"; 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 "
- menace – production on "Looking for the Hoes "
- 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 "
- Summer Walker – vocals on "I Might"
- YakBeatz – production on "Born by the River"
Charts