Erykah Badu Welcomes You To New Amerykah!
The wait is almost over people! After four years, your #1 soul girl
Erykah Badu is treating us with a new album entitled
New Amerykah-Part 1 (4th World War) set to be released February 26th! This day not only marks the return of one of R&B/ Soul's most talented singer/ songwriters, but it's also
Erykah's birthday, which makes it all that more special! The first single off the album is called
Honey and is produced by 9th Wonder (Jay Z, Little Brother).
Ms. Badu explains the track as being "an old school track with some funk on it", and gives the listener a truly refreshing sound amidst all the mainstream-club driven R&B tracks out there today.
The video which was directed by Chris Robinson and co-directed by
Erykah takes place in a record store in which
Erykah goes through racks of music discovering creative renditions of vinyl cover art for artists including Eric B and Rakim, Diana Ross, Grace Jones, Minnie Riperton, Chaka Khan, Nas, The Beatles, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Ohio Players and Patti Labelle with let's just say... her own
Erykah Badu flair! Hats off to Chris Robinson and
Ms. Badu for a job well done on this creative and innovative music video.
Another song to look out for on the album is 'The Healer/Hip Hop',
Erykah's dedication to the late J Dilla, produced by Madlib. Although she may have been out of the scene for a minute, one thing is for certain...
Erykah Badu is coming back to claim what's hers. Stay tuned to
UniversalUrban.com as we bring you more news on
New Amerykah-Part 1 (4th World War)!
Check out
Erykha Badu's teaser music video,
Honey.
posted Thursday, January 31, 2008