Our work is never over.
01/Erykah Badu/New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War
I speak on it cause it needs to be said.
I speak on it cause it needs to be heard.
-Cause our work is never over-
And a beautiful world is what I am trying to find.
I speak on it cause that’s just me,
trying to make it over that hump and succumb to that twinkle in my eye I overlook.
"It’s bigger than my nigga,
it’s bigger than religion."
And that is why I speak on it. That is why we speak on it;
That is why she speaks on it,
Ms. Badu,
with her
New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War.
This album is a revelation. A straight up start to finish, top notch LP drenched in reality, drenched in soul. From the opener Amerykahn Promise -a Blaxpoitation Grindhouse theater trailer without the visuals -right on down to the bonus track [that's right bonus track] and "safe" first single Honey, Badu opens her mouth, raises a fist, and tells it like it is, in whatever way she deems fit. [Stick around for the end of Me. Some might find the vocal play weird and out of control, but I think it's clever, nicely unexpected and inspired.] It’s an ambitious, soul stirring effort, music for fans of good music, soul music; you know, that real good shit. You ain't gotta be a fan of just soul, hip-hop, and/or R&B to buy what's she's selling, trust me. It’s bigger than "my nigga", this one is the healer.
KEY TRACKS: The Healer(Hip-Hop)/Soldier/That Hump
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