Stan4Jan
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Post by Stan4Jan on Feb 2, 2009 13:59:06 GMT -5
why does she have to be weird even when naming the baby? her music being 'unconventional' at least doesn't affect anyone's childhood lol
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2009 14:06:47 GMT -5
I think she must be joking about Twitty Milk. I mean, take the W out of Twitty and look what you've got. Titty Milk. No one, even someone this eccentric, would do that to a kid.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2009 16:13:04 GMT -5
Yeah I'm pretty sure she is mocking her own eccentricity.
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 3, 2009 3:26:14 GMT -5
I kinda thought Twitty Milk was a play off of Twitter. lol
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Post by sdot23 on Feb 4, 2009 10:37:26 GMT -5
Erykah's new daughter born on Sunday, February 1st is named Mars Merkaba.
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Post by SHOOTER on Feb 4, 2009 11:57:48 GMT -5
Seven. Puma. Mars.
Only Erykah.
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Post by Nevermind on Feb 4, 2009 14:31:22 GMT -5
Mars seems too masculine. Venus would be better, but I guess even that isn't quirky enough.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2009 14:36:59 GMT -5
Mars seems too masculine. Venus would be better, but I guess even that isn't quirky enough. My mom and stepdad have cats named Venus and Mars, both females, and I thought the same thing when I heard they'd named her Mars. After all, that's the God of War.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2009 11:24:32 GMT -5
Erykah turns 38 today.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2009 21:06:40 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Mar 21, 2009 22:48:29 GMT -5
I got all of these updates in real time. Crazy stuff.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Mar 22, 2009 8:37:42 GMT -5
Ugh @ this being delayed. Watch this never come out.
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Post by busyboy on Apr 1, 2009 13:15:43 GMT -5
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Post by Night Senses on Apr 2, 2009 20:49:30 GMT -5
I didn't know she tweeted. I must follow her now.
I'm loving the live album lately. Anyone else think it's just spectacular? I can't stop playing it. It's like it just came out for me.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2009 16:05:11 GMT -5
Erykah is releasing another live album in the UK on Monday.
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Post by busyboy on May 2, 2009 16:46:12 GMT -5
Erykah is releasing another live album in the UK on Monday. Track listing: 01. Performing (Creating A Moment) 02. Badu 03. Annie 04. Me 05. Soldier 06. Didn't Cha Know 07. Other Side Of The Game 08. Honey 09. The Healer 10. Searching 11. Stay (with Chaka Khan) 12. Love Hangover ( :o ) 13. Your Mind 14. A Cipher 15. Ye Yo 16. Next Lifetime And, in case you feel like laughing: New AmErykah Part Two is scheduled for UK release on June 29, according to HMV.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2009 15:04:25 GMT -5
Erykah said it's a bootleg.
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Post by SHOOTER on May 4, 2009 22:22:41 GMT -5
Erykah said it's a bootleg. fatbellybella By the way . i DID NOT put out a NEW LIVE CD. its a bootleg company . i would never have art work like that , trust. Under investigation 12 hours ago from web *bold mine. She made me LOL with that one.
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Post by Kishi KCM on May 5, 2009 22:27:03 GMT -5
Videos I took from Jazz In The Gardens back in March. #1 #2 #3 #4
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2009 9:25:38 GMT -5
The album is due out August 18.
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Post by marcjm on May 9, 2009 20:12:51 GMT -5
I am glad there is more confirmation swirling the next release. I hope the record label works this better than her CD last year.
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Post by busyboy on Jul 9, 2009 15:57:04 GMT -5
Erykah Badu Recording 'New Amerykah: Pt. 2'Mariel Concepcion, N.Y. Just a little over a year after releasing her fourth studio album, "New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War," Erykah Badu is back with the second installment tentatively titled "New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return Of The Ankh." Although no release date has been announced yet, sources close to the singer confirm she is currently in the studio working with long-time collaborator James Poyser ("Love Of My Life," "Danger"). Additionally, Badu, who recently performed alongside The Roots on the "Jimmy Fallon Show," has embarked on an international tour which started yesterday (July 8th) in Milan and ends on Sept. 10th in Memphis, Tennessee. Stops include Stockholm, Sweden; Atlantic City, N.J.; and Detroit. Badu's "New Amerykah, Pt. 1" has sold 354,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Here are Badu's confirmed tour stops: Jul. 8: Milan (Arena Civica) Jul. 10: Paris (Zenith) Jul. 11: Rotterdam, Holland (North Sea Jazz Festival) Jul. 13: Copenhagen (Vega) Jul. 15: Oslo (Santrum Scene) Jul. 17: Pori (Pori Jazz Festival/Kirjurinluoto Arena) Jul. 19: Stockholm (Stockholm International Jazz Festival) Jul. 21: Nice (Nice Jazz Festival) Aug. 6: Atlantic City, N.J. (TBA) Aug. 7: Detroit (TBA) Sept. 10: Memphis (Orpheum Theatre) www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/erykah-badu-recording-new-amerykah-pt-2-1003992425.story-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank God it's not a trilogy!
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Post by marcjm on Jul 9, 2009 23:58:46 GMT -5
I thought this would have been out by now. She is still recording music? The way it was posed at first is that this follow-up would come right after Part I. Plus, she is not stopping in Chicago, so I am disappointed.
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Post by busyboy on Dec 11, 2009 10:28:58 GMT -5
Sneak Peek: Erykah Badu's New Amerykah, Part II (Return of the Ankh)The ambiance at Manhattan's legendary Chung King Studios Wednesday night (Dec. 9) was vintage Erykah Badu: black floor pillows, scented candles, dark lighting that induced a trippy, laidback mood. It was an intriguing setting for the 38-year-old Dallas, Texas native who was in a light-hearted and at times candid mood during a listening session for her upcoming release New Amerykah, Part II (Return of the Ankh), due out Feb. 23, 2010. As the album title suggests, Badu has taken inspiration from her classic 1997 debut Baduizm, a time when the head-wrapped, incense-waving vocalist was first critically hailed as the queen of neo soul, the burgeoning jazz-influenced, stripped-to-the-bone R&B genre that included D'Angelo, Maxwell and Jill Scott among its star headliners. But while subsequent projects found the singer distancing herself from what she saw as the musical constraints of neo soul (From the funked-out jam session vibe of 2000's Mama's Gun to 2008's politically-charged avant garde New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War), the occasionally organic live feel of New Amerykah Part II finds Badu giving an introspective nod to her past. "I feel how I felt when I released Baduizm," said the always-eccentric performer, wearing a Flashdance-era gray sweatshirt, yellow jogging pants, blue leggings and silver slippers. Over a mix of live piano, jazz guitars, dusty soul samples, driving acoustic bass, live drums, and J-Dilla-esque hip-hop sound-clashes, Badu delivers an album that offers the emotional highs, lows and maddening complexities of being involved in a romantic relationship. The project, which features contributions from The Roots drummer ?uestlove, producers Madlib and Sa-Ra, keyboardist James Poyser, 9th Wonder and late influential hip hop producer J Dilla, may be as musically accessible as Erykah Badu can get. "This is my therapy,' she continues of the album's more personal tone. "New Amerykah Pt. 1 [had a more] digital feel. This time I wanted to have more live instruments. I like how my voice sounds when I'm singing with a piano. I'm glad I don't have to use Auto-Tune. My voice is my gift." Badu then muses, "But if I had to use [Auto-Tune], I would." Highlights on New Amerykah, Part II (Return of the Ankh) include: ☥ "20 Feet Tall" Features Badu's stark vocals over a floating keyboard riff that can be described as a jazzier nod to Radiohead's "Everything in it's Right Place" (2000). ☥ "Window Seat" "I need your attention...I need you to miss me," she pleads to a lover on the throwback soul groove that's driven by a live jazz bassline (a theme throughout New Amerykah Pt. II) that could have been plucked straight off Baduizm. ☥ "Get Money" Samples the Notorious B.I.G.-led Junior Mafia classic "Get Money." A playful Badu takes on the role of a female player who is all about the green, delivering real talk lines like, "I look like a model...I want your money." ☥ "Fall In Love" A heartfelt, mid tempo slow jam that uses a chilling J Dilla-blessed Eddie Kendricks sample. Has single potential. ☥ "Incense" Breathtaking instrumental that sounds like it was produced under water. Yes, that's a harp you are hearing. "It felt like a hug," Badu says of the stunning track. ☥ "Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 1) (Undercover Over-Lover)/Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 2)" Badu calls this her second three-song suite ("You'll have to wait to hear [Part 3] when the album comes out," she says), much in the same conceptual vein featured on Mama's Gun. "Part 1" finds Badu accompanied by a stirring torch song piano pleading, "I'll lie for you, cry for you...yes I'm a fool for you..." "Part 2" is the sound of madness following heartbreak. Over a disjointed jazz-tinged groove Badu gives a haunting, schizophrenic performance. ☥ "Jump In The Air" (feat. Lil Wayne) One of 10 versions of a leaked track that will feature 10 MC's (the cut will not be featured on New Amerykah Pt. II). While the hard-charging beat is somewhat aggressive, the message of keeping an optimistic attitude in life is bolstered by the much-rumored (and lively) performance of Lil' Wayne. "There are a few surprise MC's that you will hear," Badu says. "I don't want to give it away just yet." --Keith Murphy www.vibe.com/mt/2009/12/sneak-peek-erykah-badus-new-amerykah-part-ii-return-of-the-ankh/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Considering a single has not been sent to radio nor announced yet, I doubt the 2/23 date will stick. Damn you for getting me this excited, Erykah!
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Post by Coin-Operated [Boy] on Dec 11, 2009 12:29:35 GMT -5
^ This sounds absolutely luscious; a throwback to her more organic and earthly soul roots would be incredible (Baduizm is still my favorite album of hers). Also, I love how the New Amerykahs are antithetical: The 4th World War being stern and avant-garde and Return of the Ankh being sentimental and humane.
P.S. lol at her remark regarding autotune.
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Post by SHOOTER on Dec 11, 2009 15:45:56 GMT -5
I'm excited!
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Post by tamed09 on Dec 11, 2009 17:14:25 GMT -5
Singersroom said the album is amazing
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Post by ratchet on Dec 11, 2009 17:55:36 GMT -5
cant wait
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Post by autodidact on Dec 11, 2009 22:25:12 GMT -5
Singersroom said the album is amazing Pretty much all of her albums are, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise. I'm really excited for "Fall in Love" and the new three-parter. "Green Eyes" is one of the best songs I have ever heard in any genre. If this one is one-tenth as amazing, it'll still be... well, amazing.
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Post by vinyl on Dec 11, 2009 23:01:47 GMT -5
CAN'T. WAIT.
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