Last year Mrs Badu released a hell of record with "New Amerykah Part One". I spinned this like millions of time, with great affection for the awesome track that is "The Healer". What a fucking huge tune is this, don't get me started. Since good things don't come in singles, but only in couples, here you go: New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh) is here, storming through your stereo.Part One was all about the world and the politics and the "wake up people". Part Two is all about the love, the romance, the tender touch of music. Smooth as r'n'b can get, wisely and freshly produced by heavyweights like Dilla, Questlove, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Sa-Ra, Georgeia Anne Muldrow, the album circles around sampling (as always): so this time around, you get Wings, Wood Brass & Steel, David Sancious, Sylvia Striplin, Fabulous Souls, The P-Funk All Stars and so forth. As always, Erykah's voice is imposing on all things with just being there.
If you think r'n'b is boring, this here is not. Great album, singer ladies take notes, producers prepare your recording devices. Money well spent.
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