Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground (SS opinion)

[faux_rillz]

The new Erykah Badu with Madlib is a terdariffic assault on the ears and even the human spirit. And I'm a little nervous about SA-RA producing most of her next album; it could be a bunch of self-indulgent artistic non-sense and could fuck up her career. I mean, Taz n 'em make some strange shit on their and her tawn bout "Jupiter on her porch" make me really think those studio session will be a powder keg of weird.

jus sayin'

Damn, starting threads about Kells and then hating on Erykah/Madlib/Sa-Ra Domestic Partners?

BRRRRRRRRRR!

WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT BOY?

 

[batmon]

What's the word Noz? Is this Badu stuff or Sparse NeoSoul?
It's Joi. It's very good and I think late period Badu owes a lot to her early work.
Ill check it. i own all 2 or 3 of Joi's catalog. She's been doin her own thing for a minute. But all of her joints are very uneven.She does reference the "FOnk". She way more "experimental" than the JillScotts/Badus/IndiaIries/guitarheadwrapinsencelivebandimrealerthantheotherR&Bdolls in the game artists.

 

[SIRUS]

new mixtape joint for the kids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AZT11WyrrU

reminds me of "danger" in that it's a bid for mainstream status. (although just off a first listen i like it better than "danger", even though it's a glorified mixtape interlude.)

and i think WWU isn't the crowning achievement of her career but isn't nearly as bad as folks
are sayin'. she did do a comeback to the alt/neo soul/ critics with the next one soooo

 

[para11ax]

I love Erykah Badu, but that "Phone Down" track is hot garbage. She is an immense talent with a subversive edge and beautifully soulful voice.

On this track, she sounds like a zombified version of herself.

 

[SIRUS]

i don't know about zombified -- she's basically just doing a riff on future/young thug/etc since that's the style that's killing the radio right now. i don't want to hear a whole album of her doing this (although if she did i'd still check cause i think she would do something with it) but for a mixtape it's fine.

 

[para11ax]

Not gonna lie, I'd still check as well because she always puts out asue: something dope.

But yeah, it looks like she's aiming for a mainstream hit with this one.