'Broken Silence' chronicles the palaver of Foxy Brown's last two years, with subject matter revolving around the traditional guns, drugs, designer names and the painful fact that arch nemesis Lil' Kim is still alive. All served up with a healthy dose of swearing.
Things are more subdued on this follow-up to 1999's 'Chyna Doll', kicking off with a radio intro consisting of our hero being under the influence of pills whilst driving, being wanted for arrest etc, and it's clear that few laughs are in store. 'Run Yo Shit' consists chiefly of random moog splurts - not unlike some under fives having a go at being Gary Numan.
Bad-synth Dynasty strings populate tracks that require drama (ie: most of them), '7:30' appears to have Rick Wakeman giving it some prog rock on keyboards and the title track rehabilitates Mr Mister's 'Broken Wings' (yet again, hip hop is still clearly oblivious to the fact that it's one of the worst records ever) and as an album closer leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
Of the few highlights available, the Neptunes-produced Kelis team-up 'Candy' (essentially a vague cousin of 'Good Stuff') with la Fox going on about being an air stewardess (don't ask), the reggae-up of 'Oh Yeah' and the blubsome 'A Letter' (featuring Ron Isley) is about as good as it gets.
At 72 minutes, 'Broken Silence' is a long haul with very little going for it, but as Foxy is so fond of reminding us, she doesn't give a f**k. Well, maybe on this occasion we shouldn't either.
