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January 2010 Rap-Up takes a track-by-track look at Erykah’s new and improved Amerykah: 1. “20 Feet Tall” When Badu asks, “What did I do to make you fall so far from me?” she sorrowfully wonders what she did to push herself away from the one that she holds dear. She uses the analogy that she feels “20 Feet Tall” over keyboard riffs courtesy of 9th Wonder. 2. “Window Seat” “I don’t want to time travel anymore. I want to be right now, right here,” Badu states while The Roots’ ?uestlove plays the drums and James Poyser strokes the keys. Being in the moment is one challenge of the song, on which she wishes for “a window seat for a ticket out of town to look around.” It also seems that the “Tyrone” hitmaker is looking for an escape, “a chance to fly, a chance to cry.” 3. “Agitation” “What a day, what a day,” Badu laments on the track, which will remind listeners of the first verse from her 1997 Baduizm hit “On and On.” But this time she is fed up and wants to “pull his thing out, but it’s against the law.” 4. “Get Money” Some may say a hip-hop album isn’t complete without a Biggie reference, but Badu extends the unspoken rule to soul. Over Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s “Get Money,” she uses money as a metaphor for love, time, affection, laughter, and all the good parts of her lover. “I look like a model/ I’ll do what I got to to stay in the running/ ’Cause I want your money,” she boasts. But what she longs for, above all, is control. “Let me drive your car because honey I want you bad!” she sings. 5. “Don’t Be Long” The sweet sounds of Badu’s voice and a banjo blast through the speakers as she celebrates the simplicity of a single thought—the pain of waiting. “I can’t wait to see how you move/ I can’t wait to see what you do, so don’t be long,” she tells her lover. 6. “Love” Before this song is played, a sound similar to that of the Emergency Broadcast System completely shocks the crowd. Badu uses the 30 seconds to describe the difference between the frequencies of fear and love, stating that fear has a low frequency and moves slow and love has a high frequency and moves fast. After that interruption, we return to our regularly scheduled program, and “Love” takes us back, way back, to the days of feel-good music. “I love how you make me feel,” she professes to the male in question, thereby creating a high frequency. 7. “Umm Hmm” This is one of the songs on the album in which Badu’s voice can be heard joking in the background. While her man is loving her, she is cheating on him with his friends and can’t help but laugh. “You loving me and I’m driving your Benz, and I’m fucking your friends.” 8. “Fall in Love” Using a sample from Eddie Kendrinks’ “Intimate Friends” (also used by Alicia Keys on “Unbreakable”), she warns her suitor over and over, “You don’t want to fall in love with me.” She also demands that if she stays, he should prepare to have his stuff rearranged. If that’s a threat, taking heed would be the best thing to do. 9. “Incense” This is quite a celestial interlude, and sounds like someone used the studio board as a playground for different sounds. The experimental quality of the track makes it one to remember. 10. “Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 1) (Undercover Over-Lover)” “I’m a recovering undercover over-lover recovering from a love I can’t get over!” Try saying that 10 times fast. In this tongue twister, Badu recoups from giving her man more than she gives herself in the relationship. But of course, time heals the wounds. Before she leaves, she presses upon her mate and tells him how far she would go for his love. 11. “Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 2)” This song is quite psychedelic. It sounds like two songs mixed over each other to create the effect of having two beats. Badu expresses that she “built a wall like 10 feet tall” and in the end, she’s out her mind just in time. The album ends with one simple cheer of children, a confirmation that her thoughts and views are heard, understood, and validated. –Tanya Remekie I only got 1 question for Erica: "is the album gonna be FUNKY?" | |
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Timmy84 said: Identity said:
January 2010 Rap-Up takes a track-by-track look at Erykah’s new and improved Amerykah: 1. “20 Feet Tall” When Badu asks, “What did I do to make you fall so far from me?” she sorrowfully wonders what she did to push herself away from the one that she holds dear. She uses the analogy that she feels “20 Feet Tall” over keyboard riffs courtesy of 9th Wonder. 2. “Window Seat” “I don’t want to time travel anymore. I want to be right now, right here,” Badu states while The Roots’ ?uestlove plays the drums and James Poyser strokes the keys. Being in the moment is one challenge of the song, on which she wishes for “a window seat for a ticket out of town to look around.” It also seems that the “Tyrone” hitmaker is looking for an escape, “a chance to fly, a chance to cry.” 3. “Agitation” “What a day, what a day,” Badu laments on the track, which will remind listeners of the first verse from her 1997 Baduizm hit “On and On.” But this time she is fed up and wants to “pull his thing out, but it’s against the law.” 4. “Get Money” Some may say a hip-hop album isn’t complete without a Biggie reference, but Badu extends the unspoken rule to soul. Over Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s “Get Money,” she uses money as a metaphor for love, time, affection, laughter, and all the good parts of her lover. “I look like a model/ I’ll do what I got to to stay in the running/ ’Cause I want your money,” she boasts. But what she longs for, above all, is control. “Let me drive your car because honey I want you bad!” she sings. 5. “Don’t Be Long” The sweet sounds of Badu’s voice and a banjo blast through the speakers as she celebrates the simplicity of a single thought—the pain of waiting. “I can’t wait to see how you move/ I can’t wait to see what you do, so don’t be long,” she tells her lover. 6. “Love” Before this song is played, a sound similar to that of the Emergency Broadcast System completely shocks the crowd. Badu uses the 30 seconds to describe the difference between the frequencies of fear and love, stating that fear has a low frequency and moves slow and love has a high frequency and moves fast. After that interruption, we return to our regularly scheduled program, and “Love” takes us back, way back, to the days of feel-good music. “I love how you make me feel,” she professes to the male in question, thereby creating a high frequency. 7. “Umm Hmm” This is one of the songs on the album in which Badu’s voice can be heard joking in the background. While her man is loving her, she is cheating on him with his friends and can’t help but laugh. “You loving me and I’m driving your Benz, and I’m fucking your friends.” 8. “Fall in Love” Using a sample from Eddie Kendrinks’ “Intimate Friends” (also used by Alicia Keys on “Unbreakable”), she warns her suitor over and over, “You don’t want to fall in love with me.” She also demands that if she stays, he should prepare to have his stuff rearranged. If that’s a threat, taking heed would be the best thing to do. 9. “Incense” This is quite a celestial interlude, and sounds like someone used the studio board as a playground for different sounds. The experimental quality of the track makes it one to remember. 10. “Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 1) (Undercover Over-Lover)” “I’m a recovering undercover over-lover recovering from a love I can’t get over!” Try saying that 10 times fast. In this tongue twister, Badu recoups from giving her man more than she gives herself in the relationship. But of course, time heals the wounds. Before she leaves, she presses upon her mate and tells him how far she would go for his love. 11. “Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 2)” This song is quite psychedelic. It sounds like two songs mixed over each other to create the effect of having two beats. Badu expresses that she “built a wall like 10 feet tall” and in the end, she’s out her mind just in time. The album ends with one simple cheer of children, a confirmation that her thoughts and views are heard, understood, and validated. –Tanya Remekie I only got 1 question for Erica: "is the album gonna be FUNKY?" it LOOKS fucking weird is what it does  . i'm all excited and scared at the same time and shit .For all time I am with you, you are with me. | |
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Identity said:
January 2010 Rap-Up takes a track-by-track look at Erykah’s new and improved Amerykah: that's a nice pic, I like the soung with Lil Wayne & I can't wait, i need this album right now | |
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This just in:
It has been confirmed that 'New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh' release date has been pushed to March 16 .  | |
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Identity said: This just in:
It has been confirmed that 'New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh' release date has been pushed to March 16 . 2011? | |
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Graycap23 said: Identity said: This just in:
It has been confirmed that 'New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh' release date has been pushed to March 16 . 2011?
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Erykah Badu Formally Announces Album Details January 21, 2010 The formal press announcement concerning Erykah Badu's upcoming New Amerykah, Pt. II: Return of the Ankh release just came through the inbox and, well, some bad news: The disc, originally slated for a February 23 release, has had its date pushed back a month to a March 30 date. Those in the Twittersphere know have already been hip to this news for a whole 11 hours, though: Badu announced the news via her Twitter account late last night, live from her studio/"Badudio." Regardless, expect a classic hip-hop feel from the new release: The disc includes beats from hip-hop head favorites 9th Wonder and the late, great, J. Dillla. No word yet on an area release show for the disc--we'll, of course, let you know as soon as we hear anything. In the meantime, check the full announcement below: _____ ERYKAH BADU ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASE DATE FOR NEW AMERYKAH, PART II: RETURN OF THE ANKH IN STORES MARCH 30, 2010 (January 21, 2010, New York, NY) - Universal Motown Records multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter-actress ERYKAH BADU announced via Twitter that she will release her fifth studio album, New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh, on March 30, 2010. The new album is the singer's hotly anticipated follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2008 disc, New Amerykah, Part I: 4th World War. In contrast to New Amerykah, Part I: 4th World War, which was digitally produced and political in tone, New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu's emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships. "With Part I, I was standing at an apex, looking at what was going on around me politically, socially, and economically," Badu explained. "With Part II, I'm hovering over me, looking at what's going on inside of me." New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh features contributions from some of the most talented, groundbreaking, underground producers and engineers in the hip-hop game, including Grammy winners 9th Wonder and James Poyser, eclectic soul singer Bilal, and the late J Dilla. "We used a lot of analog instruments--harps, strings, drums, piano, and even a Theremin--to give the album that sonic feel," said Badu. "There's a strong undercurrent of bottom, a rumbling to these songs that feels good to me. It feels like a hug." The press is already raving about New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh, one of the most anticipated albums of 2010. The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog calls it "a throwback to her 1997 debut, 'Baduizm,' with a more acoustic feel" while Vibe.com says, "Badu delivers an album that offers the emotional highs, lows and maddening complexities of being involved in a romantic relationship." Additionally, Okayplayer.com writes, "The album is dope," and Suite903.com declares, "The new album is beyond amazing." ERYKAH BADU, a Dallas native, emerged in 1997 with her masterpiece debut album, Baduizm, as a primal force of nature connecting old school soul with contemporary R&B. The album garnered her numerous award nominations, including two Grammys (Best Female R&B Vocal, Best R&B Album) and multiple top spots on critics' Best-Of-The-Year Lists. In 2000, she followed up with the critically acclaimed platinum-selling album, Mama's Gun. In 2003, the EP World Wide Underground was awarded Gold certification. Track Listing for New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh: 1. "20 Feet Tall" Produced by Erykah Badu and 9th Wonder. 2. "Window Seat" Produced by Erykah Badu and James Poyser. Featuring Ahmir "?uestove" Thompson (drums), Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner (bass), James Poyser (keys), Kirsten Agnesta (harp). 3. "Agitation" Produced by Erykah Badu and Shafiq Husayn of SA-RA Creative Partners. 4. "Get Money" Produced by Erykah Badu and Karieem Riggins (drums), Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner (bass), James Poyser (keys), Tommy Trajlio (guitar), Mike "Chav" Chavarria (mooger fooger). Contains an interpolation of "Can't Turn Me Away," by Sylvia Strippling. 5. "Don't Be Long" Produced by Erykah Badu and Taarak. 6. "Love" Produced by Erykah Badu and J Dilla. 7. "Umm Hmm" Produced by Erykah Badu and Madlib. 8. "Fall in Love" Produced by Erykah Badu and Karieem Riggins. Contains a sample of "Intimate Friends" by Eddie Kendricks. 9. "Incense" (Instrumental) Produced by Erykah Badu and Madlib featuring Kirsten Agnesta (harp). 10. "Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 1) (Undercover Over-Lover)" Produced by Erykah Badu featuring James Poyser (keys). 11. "Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 2)" Produced by Erykah Badu and Georgia Ann Muldrow. · Bonus Web-Only Track: "Jump In The Air," featuring Lil Wayne and Bilal Produced by Erykah Badu, RC Williams and Jahborn. Contains an interpolation of "Hydraulic Pump" by Parliament Funkadelic. http://blogs.dallasobserv...ounces.php | |
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Cinnie said: One year ago, I was expecting this to drop FOR SURE in 2009.
 i know. she's such an asshole. I'll leave it alone babe...just be me | |
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Graycap23 said: Identity said: This just in:
It has been confirmed that 'New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh' release date has been pushed to March 16 . 2011? ! | |
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March 30th release just gives me more time to listen to Sade and Corinne before she drops. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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Erykah Badu To Leak New Album Today January 29, 2010 Erykah Badu Plans on Leaking Album Today Mariel Concepcion, N.Y. Erykah Badu's album, "New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh," will be physically released on March 30th according to a tweet she posted on Jan. 21. But yesterday (Jan. 28), the R&B singer tweeted that she will be leaking the entire set on her official site, erykahbadu.com. "At 3:33 pm Tomorrow . Friday . The official leak ... erykahbadu.com," read the post by fatbellybella -- Badu's Twitter name. Her personal publicist has confirmed. "Return of the Ankh," which will be released through Universal Motown, features production from 9th Wonder, James Poyser, J Dilla and Madlib, among others. Bilal and Lil Wayne appear on the bonus web-only track, "Jump In The Air," which was scrapped from the physical tracklist after parts of it leaked on the internet in December. | |
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I wonder why after she spoke out against not wanting it leaked? Maybe she realizes it's inevitable and she'd rather put it out there on her terms? I'm about to get the whole Sade album but I'll certainly be supporting her and Erykah by purchasing physical copies when they're released.
Her website is not even updated.... [Edited 1/29/10 12:28pm] Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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This move surprises me too. She's been so vocal against online piracy.
I'm of the opinion that free digital downloads, especially entire albums, does not encourage old or prospective fans to invest in your latest offering. But of course good word of mouth is an invaluable form of advertising. | |
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NOTHING, not even free music will ever deter me from buying her albums. 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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3:40 and all I hear are crickets. She is sooo inconsistent. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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JackieBlue said: 3:40 and all I hear are crickets. She is sooo inconsistent.
She's a Pisces. I get it It's not malicious though, we get lost in our clouds 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Also, it's 12:45 Pacific time so she might still make the deadline  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Also, it's 12:45 Pacific time so she might still make the deadline
True! I didn't see an EST but was thinking she was somewhere on the East coast but I think I read she's in San Fran. Okay, I'll keep hope alive.  Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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sounds like someone told a little fib
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I'm going to give her the benefit of a doubt because it's not 1:00PM yet Pacific Standard Time. | |
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Free digital downloads? Well, no...
A new video "Jump Up in The Air"? Well, um..
http://www.erykahbadu.com/ | |
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Identity said: Free digital downloads? Well, no...
A new video "Jump Up in The Air"? Well, um..
http://www.erykahbadu.com/ See what happens when you guys hate?!  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Thank song is bad as hell tho  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Thank song is bad as hell tho
bad as in good or bad as in bad? your clap sacrastic? can never tell! I'll leave it alone babe...just be me | |
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badujunkie said: SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Thank song is bad as hell tho
bad as in good or bad as in bad? your clap sacrastic? can never tell! Bad as in good 
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Okay, my comp is not trying to play this without stuttering. So is it only Jump Up in the Air and the shapes for a video? Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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JackieBlue said: Okay, my comp is not trying to play this without stuttering. So is it only Jump Up in the Air and the shapes for a video?
I downloaded 3 discs. 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Yes, it's a viral video for "Jump in The Air" and little else. Damn, what a tease. | |
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