JackieBlue said:

yes it has DEPTH that is needed today in alot of songs.

i was just watching my girl on 106 and park and . she looked as usual. only thing is she looked a bit tired, but i suppose that is to be expected with her new album and all. the strangest/ est/ est part was her holding a cup of green juice in her hand the whole interview. she spilled some, i guess, on the couch they were sitting on. which, i think, got them a bit . the female co-host went to put her green juice on the floor and badu was like , said "gimme my juice" and took it back to her side. at the end, the girl invited her back and badu was like "do you mean that?". she said "as long as you have a top for your juice". i love her, she's so hood ! can't wait for the new album on tuesday. haven't bought a cd in a minute. hope it's worth it, sure it will be .
[Edited 2/21/08 16:30pm]

The album has leaked.

this is the best album i've heard in x number of years... erykah did a fantastic job on it.. if your a music lover go buy it when its out
[Edited 2/21/08 21:04pm]

ok somebody is going to have to hit my inbox with this!

I'm trying not to buy a lot of albums, but I'm pretty sure I will pick up this new one with "Discipline".

The best this year so far. Wow!

"I'm a human being dammit! My life has value!"

forkupine said:

YBF Early Review: Erykah Badu’s New AmErykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War

Erykah’s 4th World War is a funkadelic, journey through the world as Erykah sees it, lives it, and wishes it to be. She speaks her truth on the album whether describing the loss of her friend J Dilla on “Telephone”, uncovering the layers of herself and revealing the place she is in on “Me”, or calling out to the brothas and sisters on “Soldier” to wake up. There are french horns, flutes, drums, and synthesizers galore. One track even sounds as if it’s played backwards; it was like she is subliminaly trying to tell us something. While the music played we watched a film of sped up and slowed down images that looked like millions of people going up escalators in Grand Central NY, or like assembly lines for Twinkies, hot dogs, cars, and just about anything else you can imagine. It’s like she is taking a stand against mass marketed media crazed packaging and confirming to societal ideas. She wants something fresh and new. She is ready for change.

There are songs where the bass reverberates strong and deep. Badu’s voice was layered in almost like an afterthought. But don’t be fooled. Take a peek at the liner notes and the lyrics and whatever you didn’t understand will quickly make sense and speak volumes to Badu’s ability to take simple words to create an assault on your senses. I swear one track had me feeling like if I’d ever thought about smoking weed for the first time - this would be my theme music! Low and behold at the end of the song she was talking about an addict and the need for a “vaccine” to cure the feins of the world. Erykah is no joke.

On other songs, like “Telephone”, “Master Teachers”, and “That Hump” - her voice is clear, like dripping sugar over tracks, reminiscent of a new age Baduizm. You quickly know the words and will be singing along by the time the song ends. Of course the ethereal side of Erykah was revealed during a Q&A session after the listening session. She mentioned that the album is released on her birthday, Feb 26th, which also happens to be Saviors’ Day. The listening party was held during the last lunar eclipse until 2010-of course she wanted to take advantage of the energy and timing. She actually went to the roof of the building to watch before coming down to start the listening party.

She also told a poignant story of J Dilla’smemorial service in which 2 heart clouds appeared in the sky. She said that his mother recounted a story of J Dilla’s painful battle with Lupus, which would subsequently take his life. She remembered that on bad days, he would become incoherent and would have conversations with people that he said were in the room with him. She said she would always ask who he was talking to, and he would say ODB, as in Old Dirty Bastard. He told her that ODB would call him on the phone and would tell him that when he crossed over to “take the white bus, not the red bus”. ODB told Dilla that the red bus would be enticing and look like a good thing, but to wait on the white bus, and it would bring him to heaven.

After hearing that story, Erykah wrote “Telephone” which features Quest Love. It’s a beautiful song and one of two that got claps in the audience after being played. The other is “Soldier” - which is scheduled to be her next single.

This album may not be as commercially successful as her earlier works, but that’s okay - she recorded over 50 songs just using her computer after her son showed her how to use Garageband on a new laptop. So she has another album (Part Two) which is going to be released in July. Also, one new track will be released every month on the 26th until the end of the year.

Badu has a LOT going on and she remarked that she finally made the music she’s been wanting to make all her life. And it shows.



:http://theybf.com/2008/02/21/ybf-early-review-erykah-badus-new-amerykah-pt-1-4th-world-war/#more-1836

purplepolitician said:

Damn, the one time I guess I needed to watch 106 & Park, huh? I wish I could have seen that.

Okay, you guys are really making me want to listen to the leak after I thought I would wait until Tuesday. But what the hell, I need a little nourishment this morning so Ima go for it. Still copping it on Tuesday tho.

JackieBlue said:

Peer pressure is a ruthless bitch beside, I can't cope with the torture of waiting for the album to come out.

Telephone is THEE FIX

Make no mistake, I'll buy the album. I just can't wait till I get my hands on the studio version of "Annie Don't Wear No Panties"

Wow. Did anyone else get emotional listening to this album?

does the vinyl come out on the 26th too?

forkupine said:

Better than Meshell's?

You guys are going to think I'm way off base or trying to make a comment.

But for those of you who liked "The Healer" by Erykah Badu, and feel that style of singing over the beat that Madlib gave her...

did you check out, or maybe you should check out

Dudley Perkins' album from 2005



I know it's a long shot, but I honestly think someone here might appreciate it.

Too bad the first single is a snooze fest.

2freaky4church1 said:

are you mental?????

Soldier is my jam. I love it. The beat is great. Love the lyrics. This song won me over.

The entire album is great. The first track Amerykahn Promise is the best P-Funk track that P-Funk never did!

thanx for that Cinnie
I will check the dude out

and ERYKAH's album is MORE THAN I EXPECTED
OMG... I'm in musical bliss right now

"THAT HUMP" is my everything
I feel you Erykah

the whole album is crack

am i the ONLY one who hasn't heard this yet?

Actually Honey acts as a nice pick-me-up closeout track because the album is DEEP.

I totally love it. New Amerykah: Return of the Ankh. I.can't.wait.

badujunkie said:

Nope!! I'm trying to resist temptation but it's getting harder with each passing minute! Every where I go online, they're talking about how hot this cd is!!!

If I'm going to make it until Tuesday, I'm going to have to ban myself from the internet! Yeah, like that'll happen! I'll crack before sundown tomorrow!

Oh and this thread is a sticky again! Go Team Badu!

Thanks Mods for showing love for music with substance!

SexyBeautifulOne said:

nothing to do with substance and everything to do with too many damn badu threads popping up.

Graycap23 said:

Meshell's was one of the best last year. It's an accomplishment that was difficult to match by anybody in the soul/r&b camp.

But Erykah's new one does the feat.

Winehouse who?

Hey,

[no asking for boots on the boards...-sos]

x

sosgemini said:

Whatever works!

Hope she gains some weight.