BB Queen

BB Queen is the sophomore album by Philadelphia-based hip-hop artist, Bahamadia. BB Queen was released on July 25, 2000 through Good Vibe Recordings. BB Queen was Bahamadia's first release in four years, since her debut album, Kollage, which was released in 1996.[1] The album peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart.[2]

BB Queen
EP by
Bahamadia
ReleasedJuly 25, 2000 (2000-07-25)
GenreHip hop, Conscious rap
Length25:14
LabelGood Vibe Recordings
Bahamadia chronology
Kollage
(1996)		 BB Queen
(2000)		 Good Rap Music
(2006)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. Club(favorable)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Exclaim!(favorable)[6]
RapReviews8/10[7]
Urbansmarts75/100[8]
Village Voice[9]

Matt Conaway of AllMusic gave the EP 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "..the hypnotic lounge music of Jay Dee's soulful apprentices Dwele and EQ enables Bahamadia's subtle flow more of an opportunity to truly flourish [than on Kollage]."[3]

Track listing
  1. BB Queen's Intro (feat. DJ Revolution)
  2. Special Forces (feat. Planet Asia, Rasco, Chops & DJ Revolution)
  3. Commonwealth (Cheap Chicks)
  4. One-4-Teen (Funky For You) (feat. Slum Village)
  5. Philadelphia (feat. Dwele)
  6. Beautiful Things (feat. Dwele)
  7. Pep Talk

Personnel
  • Bahamadia – engineer, liner notes, mixing, primary artist, producer
  • Chops – engineer, mixing, producer, vocals
  • DJ Drez – engineer, producer
  • DJ Revolution – engineer, guest artist, mixing, scratching
  • Planet Asia – guest artist, vocals
  • Rasco – guest artist, vocals
  • Slum Village – guest artist, vocals
  • Dwele - guest artist, vocals, producer

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 25
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 69
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 35

References
  1. Galloway, Matt (29 June 2000). "Indie rap strikes back". Now. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. "Bahamdia Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. Conaway, Matt. "BB Queen". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. Rabin, Nathan (29 March 2002). "Bahamadia: BB Queen EP". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. Tyrangiel, Josh (28 July 2000). "BB Queen". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. Cowie, Del F. (2 August 2000). "BB Queen". Exclaim!. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. Juon, Steve (25 August 2000). "Bahamadia :: BB Queen :: Goodvibe/Atomic Pop". RapReviews. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  8. tadah the byk. "BB Queen Review". Urbansmarts.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  9. Christgau, Robert (23 January 2001). "Dub for Dummies". Village Voice. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. "Bahamadia Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  11. "Bahamadia Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  12. "Bahamadia Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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