Name: New Amerykah Part One
Brand: Erykah Badu

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

3828347

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Purple

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format: Yes

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-31

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Universal

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Standard:20

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0602438283477

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Purple LPx2

Artist

Erykah Badu

Genre GB

R&B / Neo-Soul

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Motown

Erykah Badu is a Grammy-winning artist known for her soulful and eclectic music. Born in Dallas, Texas, she began her career as a singer-songwriter in the late 1990s. With her unique blend of R&B, hip-hop, jazz, and funk influences, Badu has created a distinct sound that has resonated with audiences worldwide.
Her debut album "Baduizm" was released in 1997 and quickly became a critical and commercial success. Since then, she has released several more albums including "Mama's Gun," "Worldwide Underground," and "New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)." Each album showcases Badu's incredible vocal range and thought-provoking lyrics.
In addition to her musical talents, Badu is also an actress and activist. She has appeared in films such as "The Cider House Rules" and "Blues Brothers 2000." As an activist, she uses her platform to raise awareness about social issues such as police brutality and racial inequality.

The legendary Motown label was founded on January 12, 1959 and incorporated as Motown Recording Corporation on April 14, 1960 by Berry Gordy, Jr., who merged his two successful imprints, Tamla and Motown. It was one of the most successful independent record companies in history. Its stable of hit-making artists such as The Miracles, The Supremes, The Temptations and many others, along with a talented staff of musicians and songwriters, collectively created the "Motown Sound," a world famous hybrid of soul, doo-wop, rhythm & blues and pop. Its motto was "The Sound of Young America".

Motown remained independent until 1988 when MCA Records and private equity firm Boston Ventures teamed up to buy the label from Gordy for $61 million. It was bought again by PolyGram in 1993, becoming a part of the Universal Music Group after it purchased PolyGram in 1999. Within Universal, Motown was incorporated into various other subsidiaries including Universal Motown Records Group from 2000 to 2011 and later moved to Island Def Jam Music Group until both label groups were disbanded by UMG in 2014.

In January 2023 under Chivon Dean's new leadership as president and CEO, Motown has been divested from the Capitol Music Group while remaining under the Universal Music Group. Over its history, the Motown

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Back in stock. Subtitled 4th World War, New Amerykah Part One is the first release in five years from the woman born Erica Wright. The wait was worthwhile though, as this smart, eclectic set, her fourth, adds to the grand tradition of socially conscious soul music. Literally so in the case of opener Amerykahn Promise, spun by Badu straight over an obscure seventies funk track by Roy Ayers's protégés Ramp. The Healer is effectively a tribute to the power of hip hop to ground otherwise lost lives, while the deeply felt Telephone commemorates her friend, the late producer J Dilla (and was in fact written the day after his funeral). The Healer and That Hump deal with the damage caused by drug dependency and Soldier is a hard-hitting analysis of the state of Black America. None of which would count for much if the music didn't connect. Though Badu's quirks remain intact - the vocal / saxophone duet at the conclusion of the otherwise ice-cool Me (what else) is easily resisted - a terrific team of collaborators including idiosyncratic producers Madlib, 9th Wonder and the three man unit Sa-Ra keep New Amerykah Part One endlessly imaginative, tough, twisted beats sitting alongside softer jazz-funk grooves. The US public certainly assented, sending New Amerykah towards the top of the album charts.

New Amerykah Part One

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