butterfli25 said:

WTF y'all

All the stores told me that it was pushed back to NEXT Tuesday?????

This is definitely her darkest album but I do not fear emotion so all is good Is the tracklist 10 songs? It seemed to me that there were like a million tracks for this Does anyone know the vibe for part 2? I think it's going to be more spiritual ala mama's gun as opposed to hardcore social commentary.

Also, it's obvious that Erykah is on a path but has she ever wrote about it or does she put her vibe out there regarding her spirit and how she feeds it? Was reading through the booklet and would love to hear her thoughts outside of a musical context

"it's the AmERYKAHn Dream... EVERYONE has it... GET ONE!!!"

DirtyChris said:

Where in the hell are they selling those shirts!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

ciruit city... I think I might go
and try & cop another before they close...
they weren't selling... (which I knew that though)
my girl that work there said she sold six...
the ad said the first ten copies would
include the white tee... but sheeeeeiit...
I looked in that box she got it out of
looked like about 20 shirts roughly...
i might see if they'd just sell me the rest
of the shirts... ::calls CC::

Just copped it today. Classic in my opinion. Production is fresh and I love the flow of the album.

komputerbleu said:

Love how throwback it is without being a total ripoff

OK, I have been extremely scattered in my musical life but this year I made myself a promise to grab new releases when they come out instead of allowing bullshit to get in my way so..... Is there a single(s) for this and are there B-Sides floating around?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

HONEY... no bside
just acapella & inst.

scoop this one up if you see it

from Wu-Tang new shit
[Edited 2/26/08 18:39pm]

DirtyChris said:

This album is deep stuff! I can't even begin to explain what kind of things Badu is doing on this CD. One minute it plays like a social political record and the next minute, it seems like a spiritual meditation. It might not be the most typical or best thing she's made, but it sure is the deepest and darkest one she's done. I'm sorry uncool folks, but this gets my vote as the best soul release of 2008 (that is if you enjoy that free, thought-provoking music). Everything else, better come correct or else, they're staying on the shelf. I gotta give my humble props to Ms. Badu for this one!

Now can the summer of 2008 come faster so we can get Part 2!

The Cell is getting a freakin' lot of spins as of right now...
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silverchild said:

Mama's gun holds such a fierce part of my heart because it is just straight healing all the way through but this album feels like she is draining a wound. Still with the purpose of healing That cover is just perfect for what is really goin on in there This is some extremely deep shit and I'm proud of her for going there

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[Edited 2/26/08 19:04pm]

silverchild said:

"Brenda done died with no name
nickel bag coke to the brain
will they ever find the vaccine?
shitty-damn-damn-baby-bang
rich man got the double barrell
po man got his back to the door
code white stands for trouble
shots from the po-po *pat-pat*"

before I got the album booklet
I thought she was saying
"dooma deem dime a noo nay
nickel bag coke to the brain...
will they ever find the vaccine
sugah dime dime baby bang..."



but hey, I was close on the 2nd part tho
ROTFL

THE CELL is everything...

OMG... and TWINKLE

"seen some Virgin Virgos
hangin out with Venus bitches"

I ain't gon even say what
I thought she was saying

DirtyChris said:

That Hump had me bawling my eyes out cuz my cousin was off an on a hype and she's now dead and I know at her heart and core she really did want to do what is best. She just didn't know how

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Man you are so right! The main reason why Mama's Gun is still her best record is simple: this was Badu unmasked, with excessive pain, guilt, and wounds. She never sounded so honest and free before. Baduizm, as revolutionary as it was, didn't quite showcase that. With New AMERYKAH, you can hear her pouring out the pain and she also heals at the same time, but she still has some trouble not only in her personal life, but with the state of mind this world is in now. New AMERYKAH shows Erykah getting fed up with the bullcrap and getting all the anger and frustration out. I too, am glad she lets us get a peek of her emotions and healing pains here. I guess that's the reason why the new record is so deep, dark, and personal.

DirtyChris said:

That's what got me about many of the lyrics of some of these cyptic, yet thought-provoking songs. You actually can't uncover what they are, until you read the lyrics from the liner booklet. Wow, Badu really upped the ante the time 'round, huh?

silverchild said:

Thrilled the lyrics are included. This will go down as one of the best albums of this decade.

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]

silverchild said:

yeah she really did...
I'm so pleased... so proud
this was beyond my greatest expectations
that's why it's never good to expect
and my hat off to Badu for tagging "Honey"
onto the end as a bonus track
"the track the record label chose for 1st single"
a big FUCK YOU to her label...
I LOVE IT!

I believe this fact has been
discussed here also...
it doesn't fit in with the album
even though it's the most radio friendly
and the one people want the album for
with it being at the end
it kinda FORCES you to listen
(ala "Be Happy" of Mary's MY LIFE album)

also... no "Annie Don't Wear No Panties"
(hopefully it will appear on Part Two)
it's alot of trickery going on...
and I love every loon boon second of it

DirtyChris said:

Yeah, she coulda done shit like Booty, while fun and funky not earth shattering. This shit is going to split many hearts, minds and souls in two

Also glad Honey was the bonus. IT wouldn't have fit in anywhere else on the album.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

love that pic of Yvette in your avy too

my three elite...
Chaka, Badu, MJB

DirtyChris said:

!!!!!

Chaka is my all time favorite!!

And Mary aint the greatest singer out there BUT from day one she has always brought it for real and I love that her albums are the soundtrack of her life and that she sings so openly and honestly about all her pain. LOVE HER for that

DirtyChris said:

Thanks Chris

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Now multiply that by all the images on that cover. You can connect many of them to the continued effect of racism on the black community in this country but none of them more vivid, powerful and visible than the person standing on their house.....KATRINA. You know if Salt Lake City was hit by a flood like that the government would never let those people languish for 4 days. Hell we were over the ocean helping Tsunami victims in 25 hours. That is a living illustration of just how hard this country has failed the black race. This album conveys the depth of the wound, bitterness, anger, humiliation, scorn and hurt.

I can't even imagine the places this album is going to take me and thank God that Miss Badu took her time in order to drop something so principled and deep into our lives. Thank you God

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

yeah... that album cover is deep
and yeah on the Katrina thing too

this era reminds me so much of
when Mama's Gun had come out...
I can remember hoping the Cheebah Sac Mix
of "Bag Lady" would appear on the album
(which I'd had it already from the CD single anyway)

this time around I'd already had the
12" for "Honey"... which I really like I said
I expected her to be next level & raw & gritty...
but I never expected it to be this great
it's never good to have expectations

cuz when i got into Mama's Gun
things struck chords in me

"I remember when I went with
mama to the washateria..."

I remember dat shit man!!!
THAT LINE forced me to listen to
what she was saying & where she
was coming from... as a beat junkie
I always get into the music first
lyrics later...

the washateria line is so funny to me though
cuz in fact! I can remember one time going
to the washateria with my mama
and I'd always play the jukebox
so she watched TV... and I begged for quarters
to play tunes...
I saw a new tune this particular day
"Mountains"//Prince & The Revolution
that is when I fell in love with that song
I'd seen the video... but it was something
about puttin my quarter in the slot
hearing it drop... punching in my selection
and the drums thumping in

I think I plopped right down on that nasty ass floor LOL
indian style... right there in front of the jukebox
it was musical bliss... which is what
I'm experiencing right now with New AmErykah Pt I

::curtains::

I MEAN...did ahear the FIRST SONG!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Are you MAD for not talking about this track!?!?!?!?

Man this was some of the most intriguing thought provoking Funkadelic music I heard in a long time. Edwin Birdsong co-produced this song...it sound like it came from some low bdget blacksploitation movie!

Ok..how is this album depressing and dark?

It is Freakquency.

This was the album Worldwide Underground was making the prelude to.

I love it.

It is definitley a headphone banger just to get all the sounds and take everything in. Cant really listen to it on the speakers away washing the dishes, no this is not for that..this is brain and soul food.

Im up to Twinkle and havent got anything that even closely resembles Voodoo as someone compared it to on amazon.com

It is upbeat and trippy. Erykah is refining what R&B is and has the authority to do that at this moment. However be it not exactly there are no catchy songs other than Honey, but this is one album that will stand the test and one that will definitley be remembered of her collection.

This is the album Meshell Ndegeochello should have done after "Cookie The Anthroprological Mixtape" which could have been a testament to the creation of Worldwide and this album.

MAN THIS ALBUM IS BBBAANGIN.. Master Teacher just came on...I am bobbin my head hard!!! Oh my god The Hump came on..and I am just.....ok I lost it!! LAWD I LOST IT!!!!

The sad thing i havent even listened to Janets album yet!
[Edited 2/26/08 22:43pm]

paisleypark4 said:

If this album is one tenth as good as Voodoo, I will love it!

I'm buying it from the iTunes store because there's a bonus track, "The Real Thang (Rashad "Ringo" Smith Tumbling Dice Remix)." I may go to CC to get that T-shirt, though...

paisleypark4 said:

Janet who? Janet what? After that sorry GMA performance with that twisted wig Janet can take a long walk.

I’ve uploaded New Amerykah to all my iPods and got the CD in the car. Yesterday, I just parked on a random street, tilted back my seat and just listened to it some more.

I love all the changes it goes through and can’t wait till I know it like the back of my hand. Thank goodness for lyrics in the booklet ‘cause I had no clue in many instances.

The more I listen to Telephone the more I love it. That’s gonna be a classic.

Damn Erykah!




[Edited 2/27/08 7:07am]

JackieBlue said:

this is what happens when u think ur bold enough 2 step outside those that helped u 2 the status that she achieved (jimmy and terry) and get with a gremlin (JD)..i still haven't listend 2 20 y.o. after the 1st 3 tracks ...i stopped it but it back in2 the cd cover and left it where it's been since that day...

erykah hit it out the park and writes and sings about things that r of a mature and social conscience of the world

I gotta say, I'm halfway through the CD now and all i can say with what I've heard so far (I'm about to go into track 7, I left the CD book at home ) is this and it's from the words of Prince cause it fits perfectly:

This isn't music, this is a trip!

It's weird, it's strange but it's so funky it's scary. I haven't looked at the CD book yet, shame on me, but I hope it has the lyrics cause she's saying some really deep stuff in there. So far. this is an excellent CD. I can only imagine what is left for me to listen to.
[Edited 2/27/08 7:35am]