New Erykah Badu: OUT NOW!!!

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New Erykah Badu release: NEW AMERYKAH (Part One) out now!

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Review: Erykah Badu's `New Amerykah'

By BRETT JOHNSON, For The Associated Press

Monday, February 25, 2008
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(02-25) 09:28 PST , (AP) --

Erykah Badu, "New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)" (Universal/Motown)

On her fourth studio album, "New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)," Erykah Badu moves even further away from the neo-soul conventions she helped usher in more than a decade ago.

Instead of re-treading the simple melodies and succinct, pop song structures from her 1997 debut, "Baduizm," she has mined an increasingly looser approach with each subsequent release. "Mama's Gun" (2000) ends with a 10-minute suite, and "Worldwide Underground" (2003) is a moody, 50-minute EP full of rambling grooves and hazy lyrics.

More than ever though, Badu challenges fans to keep up with her creative impulses. Those who do will be richly rewarded for their effort. The CD is more daring than the album's current single, "Honey." Hidden as the disc's closing bonus track, it's almost an anomaly given the preceding material.

Dark, mesmerizing head-nodders largely produced by hip-hop eccentrics Madlib and Shafiq Husayn and Taz Arnold of Sa-Ra Creative Partners dominate "New Amerykah." Incantatory chants, esoteric spoken-word rants and Badu's quirky vocals — whether achy blues or mumbled coos — add to the funky jumble.

Indeed, it's a brilliant mess where songs often switch tempo midstream then settle back on-track. Yet the disc is also where Badu's lefty socio-politics ("The Cell"), messages of self-acceptance ("Me") and the power of perseverance ("Soldier") reveal an artist willing to share herself as the unfinished article. On the hypnotic "Master Teacher," she confesses: "See, I've been in search of myself/ for it's just too hard for me to find ... cause I'm in the search of something new." This effort is certainly a huge step in the right direction.

[jamesbarber4]

Getting my copy 2morrow,

'Telephone' sounds amazing, apparently its about ODB,

Real black music is coming back, all I need is Lauryn's new album and thats me for the year!

[aaktt]

I've already purchased the CD
It's truely awesome! It's probably one of the best albums of Badu. The lyrics are simply great and deep. It pertains to really important issues. The album is kinda dark - it reminds me about music of early OutKast or The Roots sometimes.

[Moderator]

I'm excited for this one...it should be awesome.

[citrus]

Yeah JB Hifi said this Sat, for the aussies

[Moderator]

citrus said:

Yeah JB Hifi said this Sat, for the aussies

excellent!

[citrus]

ok yeah loving this record. Soldier is dope.

[Cierra]

Ahhh
im sooooo glad Ms. Bada's back
her ish is amazing
PEACEEE

[babyjun]

I like "the healer". the beats on this album are bananas!!

[Cierra]

the healer, soldier, me, telephone my fav mos def.

[fugees-online]

ERYKAH BADU
New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh

Scheduled for Feb, 23rd 2010

Here’s what we know:

• Return of the Ankh is scheduled for a late February release, set for Feb. 23rd.

• 9th Wonder , James Poyser, Georgia Anne Muldrow, ?uestlove, Sa-Ra, Madlib, Karriem Riggins , and the late J Dilla assist on the production side.

• Socio-political artist, Emek, is slated to do the cover art again.

(Needless bullet point) … The album is dope …

Here’s the tracklisting:

1. 20 Feet Tall
Produced by 9th Wonder, though the piano work on the track would make you think otherwise…

2. Window Seat
The train/bus/airplane riders’ mellowed out anthem. Produced by The Randy Watson Experience (?uestlove and James Poyser.)

3. Agitation
A reincarnation of "Soldier," which is a reincarnation of "Danger," which is in reincarnation of "Other Side of the Game"… all done so splendidly.

4. Get Money
Think Junior Mafia meets Billie Holiday

5. Don’t Be Long

6. Love

7. Umm Hmm
A one-minute teaser of the “Call Tyrone” blend

8. Fall in Love
Alicia Keys ' Unbreakable loop is politely borrowed (by Karriem Riggins) and grooved out along with a classic Notorious B.I.G. couplet.

9. Incense
Don’t remember it much.

10. Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 1)
It’s the “new” "Green Eyes," movements and all.

11. Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 2)
Movement #2. Badu also has movement number #3, but she said she “had to keep something for herself.”

Leak Track: Jump In The Air and Stay There
Features vocals from Bilal and Lil' Wayne. Dope song, let's hope it's still on the album.

* There are supposedly 10... yes, 10 different versions of this song, all with different (10 different to be exact) emcees featuring on the song.

Ms. Badu’s back everyone and you can’t tell anyone else, ok? Pinky swear?

-Sidik Fofana

[petra]

this is gonna be huge. HUGE.

[Nutzz]

OMG I'm listening it right now !!! Sooooo sweet ! ;D
Pure new soul sound ! Less hip-hop than new amerykha but really well made !
Buy it !!

[IamwhatIam]

Can someone repeat what she says in the video.?
She mumbles a bit, can't hear everything she's saying....