This album is really hot!!Madlib,Roy Ayers???!!Wow!!Great cd!!That first track alone is EVERYTHING!! Are you kidding me???!!That's not Parliament??It's not "73???!!!Man,Erykah was not playing around.

badujunkie said:

wow... My People is one of my tops
takes me back to "Bump It" from WWU
love the animalistic sounds & shit

input from Bilal is heard
all throughout this album
before I read the credits & saw
that he contributed vocals...
I JUST KNEW I'd heard Bilal in spots
and I was RIGHT!

My People is that crack to me
I love the chant style stuff
that she does... LOVE that side of her

very Joni Mitchell/Chaka Khan
"Dreamland"ish
I love it

you'll grow into it I'm sure
how do you like Telephone?

rockwilder said:

if i never knew what this was i wudda thought it was made in 1977

rockwilder said:

if i never knew what this was i wudda thought it was made in 1977

DO PEOPLE THINK OR DO ANY RESEARCH BEFORE POSTING NONSENSE...?
RAMP



One of the greatest albums of all time -- a masterpiece of moody soul, spacey vocals, and jazzy vibes -- all produced by the legendary Roy Ayers! Ramp take their name from the anagram Roy Ayers Musical Productions -- and in a way, the group's the summation of all the genius that Roy had been cooking up on his own albums of the 70s -- served up at an even higher level than before! The group boasts a unique two-female vocal style -- sung together in a mode that had been used on Roy's own albums, but never this fully -- all supported by some complex jazzy instrumentation, very heavy on the vibes and keyboards! Nearly every cut is fantastic -- and the album has a strange off-kilter vibe that's totally amazing, and which has captivated soul fans for years -- a blend of mellow and upbeat, complicated and straightforward that's totally great. Titles include the massive cut "Daylight", sampled famously over the years, plus "American Promise", "Come Into Knowledge", "I Just Love You", and the band's great cover of "Everybody Loves the Sunshine", done in a way that's strangely both similar and different than Roy's own version!

paisleypark4 said:

How we supposed to know if it's not on the credits? I have to get this album since I cant seem to not see this album on prince.org in the last year just like the Rotary Connection. So what is the name of the song they sampled?

L4OATheOriginal said:

Mmmmm I think I smell one too!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

sorry to hear that SupaFunky

my thoughts on "That Hump"
now known as the thread entitled
SORRY FANS... don't buy Earcandy
was edited because I think I shared too much
but in short... I cried uncontrollably
the first time I heard that song
I'm >>>>><<<<< with that song
the "dope" meaning other things as well
as bad habits I partake of...

like she said "I ain't never done dope to cope"
but these days, what was once done
for pleasure feels like a crutch...
or helium to keep me afloat...
(I been through a tremendous amount of
shit the past 2 months of my life)
deep ass song... "what if it was you"

I LOVE HER
[Edited 2/26/08 19:45pm]

DirtyChris said:

OK....That Hump. Since my cousin was killed, there have only been a few songs that have moved the fuck out of me in relation to that event. The very first song I heard after hearing the news that my family had pulled the plug on the life support was Bilal's "Sometimes" I only got through 20 seconds before feeling as if I was going to lose my absolute mind. Me'Shell's "Jabril" spoke to me in the same way because that song is a tribute to those who'se names we shall not speak and my cousin was one of those people that society points at and blames for all its problems. That Hump has sufficently destroyed me.

I wrote 2 articles that I feel I must share with this audience. The first article is about my own experience with domestic abuse:

http://prince.org/msg/100/114206

The second is about my cousin's death and the lessons that I learned after that first year. Without a doubt it is the most profound event of my entire life. that article is here:

http://prince.org/msg/100/220882

While totally destroying me, Erykah STILL brought the healing..... The song transitions and she talks about her experience and she implores all of us to think about this one thing:

"What if it was you".....

That was the motivation for both those threads, to get people to understand the bad choices that people make and WHY they make them. I wanted people to understand the whole story so that the next time they pointed their finger at the weak and wicked, they might understand why they are weak in the first place and sometimes unable to make righteous decisions. When you don't love yourself, you never seek or expect others to love you. If you don't even think you yourself are worthy to be loved, you defintitely don't think you deserve that from anybody else.

What if it was you? What if? Life is ALWAYS 2 choices. Life is forks in the road. People only know what they know and how can they recognize the beauty of one side of that fork when they have never ever seen it before? Can you blame someone for choosing what they know?

Through a series of events that I know as confirmation, I became connected to a group called Heart Centered Speakers and I did my first presentation on 2/13 using both of these articles and I spoke about the power of forgiveness. I made a promise to my cousin that I would live the rest of my life honoring her memory and bringing hope, peace and healing to those in need and being a part of this group is a way for me to fullfill that promise. This song rips my fucking heart out and puts it back stronger and with a divine purpose. I am extremely proud for this to be the official thread where this announcement of my place in this group is made.

Sorry that you folks had to wait so long for the next Badu album but she released this shit on MY timetable for obvious reasons

And with that my signature has changed to recognize this next phase of mine.....

.
[Edited 2/27/08 21:08pm]

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Damn Richard, your growth these past years gives me the goose bumps. You're so awesome! I love you!

This quote choked me up:

"When you don't love yourself, you never seek or expect others to love you. If you don't even think you yourself are worthy to be loved, you defintitely don't think you deserve that from anybody else."

The quote above is very important to me, you nailed it. Although I did not go through the hell your cousin went through. I too have felt unworthy of love because of the lack of self love and self respect. And this - this lack of selfish self love, lack of rational self-interest - has been that fatal flaw in my life. I was brought up with so much cold indifference towards who I was, that I can still feel the chill, after all these years. I was never taught to love and respect myself and subconsciously I placed my self in situations and relationships were I could repeat the cycle of self-loathing over and cover, the dreaded cycle of samsara and so forth. But, it was literature and music that really gave me hope and gave me the courage to actually see that I had value and worthy of love. In time's of struggle I turn to the literature and the music, my life lines. It's weird, but Mama's Gun was such a definitive record for me, I really can't explain it. It's like she was singing to ME. And every single time I've seen her live it's been like a celebration of that initial experience when I realized the beauty of Mama's Gun. And now we have this new record some five years later. And again, she's speaking to me. It's creepy in way. Maybe it's the Texan in the two of us. Who knows. I'm different. I've changed. non sum qualis eram and all that...there's always hope when you realize you can change.

thanks paisley i think i just might listen 2 those tracks instead of any other that has JD on it lol

DirtyChris said:

OK....That Hump. Since my cousin was killed, there have only been a few songs that have moved the fuck out of me in relation to that event. The very first song I heard after hearing the news that my family had pulled the plug on the life support was Bilal's "Sometimes" I only got through 20 seconds before feeling as if I was going to lose my absolute mind. Me'Shell's "Jabril" spoke to me in the same way because that song is a tribute to those who'se names we shall not speak and my cousin was one of those people that society points at and blames for all its problems. That Hump has sufficently destroyed me.

I wrote 2 articles that I feel I must share with this audience. The first article is about my own experience with domestic abuse:

http://prince.org/msg/100/114206

The second is about my cousin's death and the lessons that I learned after that first year. Without a doubt it is the most profound event of my entire life. that article is here:

http://prince.org/msg/100/220882

While totally destroying me, Erykah STILL brought the healing..... The song transitions and she talks about her experience and she implores all of us to think about this one thing:

"What if it was you".....

That was the motivation for both those threads, to get people to understand the bad choices that people make and WHY they make them. I wanted people to understand the whole story so that the next time they pointed their finger at the weak and wicked, they might understand why they are weak in the first place and sometimes unable to make righteous decisions. When you don't love yourself, you never seek or expect others to love you. If you don't even think you yourself are worthy to be loved, you defintitely don't think you deserve that from anybody else.

What if it was you? What if? Life is ALWAYS 2 choices. Life is forks in the road. People only know what they know and how can they recognize the beauty of one side of that fork when they have never ever seen it before? Can you blame someone for choosing what they know?

Through a series of events that I know as confirmation, I became connected to a group called Heart Centered Speakers and I did my first presentation on 2/13 using both of these articles and I spoke about the power of forgiveness. I made a promise to my cousin that I would live the rest of my life honoring her memory and bringing hope, peace and healing to those in need and being a part of this group is a way for me to fullfill that promise. This song rips my fucking heart out and puts it back stronger and with a divine purpose. I am extremely proud for this to be the official thread where this announcement of my place in this group is made.

Sorry that you folks had to wait so long for the next Badu album but she released this shit on MY timetable for obvious reasons

And with that my signature has changed to recognize this next phase of mine.....

.
[Edited 2/27/08 21:08pm]

DO PEOPLE THINK OR DO ANY RESEARCH BEFORE POSTING NONSENSE...?
RAMP



One of the greatest albums of all time -- a masterpiece of moody soul, spacey vocals, and jazzy vibes -- all produced by the legendary Roy Ayers! Ramp take their name from the anagram Roy Ayers Musical Productions -- and in a way, the group's the summation of all the genius that Roy had been cooking up on his own albums of the 70s -- served up at an even higher level than before! The group boasts a unique two-female vocal style -- sung together in a mode that had been used on Roy's own albums, but never this fully -- all supported by some complex jazzy instrumentation, very heavy on the vibes and keyboards! Nearly every cut is fantastic -- and the album has a strange off-kilter vibe that's totally amazing, and which has captivated soul fans for years -- a blend of mellow and upbeat, complicated and straightforward that's totally great. Titles include the massive cut "Daylight", sampled famously over the years, plus "American Promise", "Come Into Knowledge", "I Just Love You", and the band's great cover of "Everybody Loves the Sunshine", done in a way that's strangely both similar and different than Roy's own version!

paisleypark4 said:

is honey a hidden track on the cd or is it just not on the best buy version?

sassybritches said:

What up freak?! It's hidden I got mine at best buy and it's not listed on the CD cover but inside it's listed and it's definitely on there

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

what's up, supa! thanks for the heads up!

Ok..how is this album depressing and dark?

FOR SUPA!!

Is it pretty much safe to assume that Granny and Loretta Brown will be on the Return of the Ankh?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

i'm hopin'.


i'm so addicted to this woman...lawd.


We need to find a show and meet up!!!

sassybritches said:

What up freak?! It's hidden I got mine at best buy and it's not listed on the CD cover but inside it's listed and it's definitely on there

Rhondab said:

oh Is that Millie Jackson's daughter singing backup!?!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

yup... that's Keisha

DirtyChris said:

She looks so much like Millie that when I saw her last year at a street fair here in LA I went Damn, she held up well!