bboy87 said:

i hope not cuz that's kinda whack if you ask me

^
Let's hope it's not the label-approved album art; it's reminiscent of the awful covers produced by Prince's former in-house artist Steve Parke.

Window Seat teaser clip:


http://www.blip.tv/file/3326845/

banks said:

She's a mama of three liittle chirruns now, those hips have spreeeeeaaaad, Honey

Ottensen said:

....in all the RIGHT places.

Album cover teaser.

i don't like it lol

AAAHHHHH!!!!!

Identity said:

Very good cover!

Larger image of album cover.

Strawberry Incense: http://www.undergroundcha...-prod.html

And the album sample: http://www.amazon.co.uk/N...642&sr=8-4

Little fucking Wayne?!!!!!

When I listen to Badu I do not expect that kind of additive.

If I want 'Lollipop' when drunk or thinking-soley-with-my-penis horny, I'll listen to it.

OperatingThetan said:

But I KNOW you want to jump in the air n stay theyre

OMG, I sooo need this album. I'm loving all the clips and full tracks so far. I'm missing Up in the Air. Isn't there any download of it available?

Ok, I never saw this video for Honey. BRILLIANT!

JackieBlue said:

3/30 can't get here soon enough!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

love it!

I love these Lil Wayne haters

Cinnie said:

I'm appalled by him but he doesn't ruin the song because Erykah is TOO. ON. POINT. for him to do so

Cinnie said:

FUCK Lil'Creature

there was a time when i would immediatly buy erykah straight away

same ass jill scott

but to be honest i was realy dissapointed by the last cd(cept honey)

sometimes it seems certain artists try to be weird/avant garde whatever and as a result seems incapable of writing an actual song or melody that sticks around....

after having the last cd for almost 2 years now i cant recall a damn tune off it cept the intro which is not even a sample it is just RAMPS sublime american promise

so erykah-gimme some songs and melodies on this joint or you aint getting my $

fair?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Gone Baby Don't Be Long is amazing! Have you heard???

I want Up in the Air too, damn it. The cd should come with the video and the song.

Also - I assume you guys heard "incense" - stunning! this album feels like this era is gonna be bigger than the last 2, when I became a fan. lets hope!

jonylawson said:

Don't play fair Erykah! DO. WHAT. YOU. WANT! But you'll be happy with this release. Doesn't sound like an acid trip so far

badujunkie said:

I've only heard up in the air, window seat and the clip of strawberry.

So far, this project is LIGHT years ahead of Part I.

Graycap23 said:

2 fish baby. People are bound to misunderstand at least one of them

An Analysis of The Album Cover Art

The cover art is a collaboration between Erykah Badu and famed artist and poster designer Emek, who also designed the inspired packaging for 2008’s New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War.

The new album cover depicts an underwater image of Badu wearing a suit of armor that symbolizes the tough exterior she developed to protect herself from the harsh realities of life. The armor is her old shell and now she’s liberating herself from it by climbing out of her own head so that she can be reborn. Her tuning fork is summoning the vibrations of the universe and the purple-colored tree of life and purple sky represent the 7th Chakra—the Crown Chakra right above her third eye shield, which represents peace, wisdom, and spirituality.

The numerical theme of three is symbolized by three moons, three hidden babies, three trees, and three ankhs. Closer inspection reveals that Badu’s shoulders are surrounded by many of the same objects that filled her abstract afro on the cover of New Amerykah Part One, including handcuffs, a foreclosed home, fast food, cigarettes, broken chains, and a military tank. Here, those items represent refuse and rubble from which new life grows into a vibrant garden of colorful flowers blossoming all around her.

“Working with Erykah always brings out the best in me,” says EMEK. “I have worked with hundreds of bands and I have to say that she is pretty unique. The amount of time and energy she spends on all aspects of her life. She is very creative and hands-on, but she also respects and encourages the creativity in others.”

In keeping with the concept of the cover art, New Amerykah Part Two: Return of The Ankhg taps into Badu’s emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships. “With Part One, I was standing at an apex, looking at what was going on around me politically, socially, and economically,” Badu explains. “With Part Two, I’m hovering over me, looking at what’s going on inside of me.”


http://musicremedy.com/e/...-6939.html

Identity said:

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!

I see the ripple above the head as a shockwave the way the sky opens up when a nuclear bomb is exploded.

Live performance of "Window Seat" on the Wendy Williams Show, March 25.