She collaborated with a number of producers, such as Kanye West, D-Dot, Irv Gotti, Lil Rob, Swizz Beatz and Tyrone Fyffe, among others.

The album features guest appearances by DMX, Mýa, Total, Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Eightball & MJG, Juvenile, Too Short, Pretty Boy (Gavin Marchand, also known as Young Gavin and Nino Brown), Mia X, Tha Dogg Pound, Gangsta Boo, and Noreaga.

It also features a special appearance by Pam Grier, the actress who played the original Foxy Brown in the 1974 blaxploitation film.

's "Real Niggaz Don't Die", calling it "Bitches with Attitude" featuring Southern female rappers Mia X and Gangsta Boo.

He cites, "...for the most part, this album is full of unappealing, pornographic raps, lame beats, and pathetic gangster posturing.

[1] Amazon journalist Oliver Wang states, "Chyna Doll just sounds like any number of New York-based rap albums, especially with its commercial formula of shuffling high hats, catchy hooks, and recycled funk loops.

[8] In a review for Rolling Stone, Kathryn Farr praised a "strong cast of featured guests and an impeccable collection of begging-for-airplay beats", along with Foxy Brown's vocal performance, criticizing her for "[going] overboard disrespecting her fellow females".

[10] Akiba Solomon of The Source called Chyna Doll "a roadmap through the mind of a Black girl whose self-esteem seems to lie largely in money".

[12] Soren Baker, in a negative review for Los Angeles Times, described the lyrical content of the album as "whiny and uninspired raps".

The critic believed that on this album Foxy Brown sounds "remarkably similar" to Lil Kim, while her "hedonistic content pales in comparison to that of such female rappers as MC Lyte and Lauryn Hill".