Damn Erykah. After 5 years this is what you give us? W.T.F.? Man, I was so hyped when “Honey” hit the internets. Now I’ve come to find out that much like a crappy movie, the best parts of Amerykah was in the preview. I dunno, maybe I just don’t get it. If I had to describe Amerykah in a single word it would be boring because that’s what I’m getting everytime I spin this cd. It’s like a sonic meditation for the stoned or something. Maybe that’s what it takes…maybe you have to be so stoned you can’t even fathom the notion of leaning up, grabbing the remote and pressing the skip cd button. I’ll still check out pt. 2 later this year but probably not without a try before buy listen first…this effort was so poor my Erykah confidence has been shaken.

Erykah Badu - Honey

Erykah Badu’s Official Site, Buy Amerykah

Going off on the Outkast tangent the other day has resulted in my starting to look into some other artists that have seemingly been too quiet for too long…..artists such as Ms. Erykah Badu. Having gone into hiding after the birth of her daughter in 2004 it seems as though Erykah is prepared to take the music world by storm over the next 2 years or so.Serving as a warning shot Erykah reissued her 1997 debut cd, Baduizm, earlier this year with an added remix disc. Then, earlier this month, Honey, the lead single from her upcoming cd, The Kabah, leaked to the internet. The Kabah is scheduled to be released on February 28, 2008 with two more albums rumored to follow it in 6 month intervals. More Badu is a good thing as far as I’m concerned.

Erykah Badu - Honey (new single)

from Baduizm reissue:

Erykah Badu - Appletree (Live @ The Jazz Cafè)
Erykah Badu - Next Lifetime (Linslee Remix)
Erykah Badu - A Child With The Blues (Feat. Terence Blanchard)

Outkast - Humble Mumble (featuring Erykah Badu)