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| Artist: Erykah Badu
Label: Motown
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  156 reviews
Sales Rank: 1627
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 001080002
UPC: 602517621879
EAN: 0602517621879
ASIN: B0012K1ILW
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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Condition: Still factory-sealed, case has lots of cracks/damage; CD guaranteed
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 BRILLIANT!! February 28, 2008
steph (united kingdom)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
WOW!! This album has had so many mixed reviews, from what i've seen online. If people understand Erykah, they will know that she is NOT your everyday kinda woman! She is a deep,sacred,virtuous, unique black woman on a WHOOOOOLE other level, and she is on her journey to even higher, spiritual, creative heights, both personally and musically, and boy am i travelling with her!! lol...
I'm loving this album!! i guess being an old soul helps (i'm 25 and LOVE 70s funk, from vicki anderson to james brown, and classic soul) and i also love Madlib's beats from the albums he has out at the moment, and the work he did with Madvillan. The man's a genius! And of course i'm a huge neo-soul fan :).. I just can't wait to listen to it some more, so i can delve into the lyrics and even more of the production! I'm loving the whole album, but especially 'me', 'soldier', 'the cell' (man what a beat!), master teacher, honey and telephone..
This is MOST DEFINITELY different from her previous albums, so i wouldn't advise anyone who hasn't listened to it yet, to listen to it with her previous work in mind! If you're a commercial head, u won't like this album or 'get' it, SIMPLE lol.. You'll only like 'honey' lol, but if you're a deep neo soul/alternative/funk lover, u will luv it!.. If you're an Erykah fan and disappointed with this album, after a few more listens i think u will begin to feel it, especially if u embrace her individuality! :)..
At the end of the day, it all depends on your personal musical tastes and also by viewing Erykah for MORE than just the music, and not to 'pigeon-hole' her music, and by capturing her essence as a person and the essence of her music, and understanding and appreciating that people grow and change...
 Its Been To Long.... Welcome back!!!! February 26, 2008
Jivon Jackson (Fort Washington, Maryland USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'll say this much for E. Badu, she is not one to rest on laurels. Nu Amerykah is a truly experimental if not daring project that requires you listen to it several times over. I instantly fell in love with Baduizm and Mama's Gun (one of my favorite CD's ever), I also continue to have a deep appreciation for World Wide Underground. With all that, I was expecting the same response to her latest effort. I was drawn to parts instantly, such as Me, That Hump, Telephone, and of course Honey. The rest of the albums tracks are slowly growing on me. The concept of Amerykah is truly intriguing, and I believe that the album needs to be taken as whole to truly "get it". I am giving myself several more listens, before I make up my mind. All in All, I am just happy to have a new effort by one of my favorite artists again.
 Her Worst Effort To Date February 28, 2008
shadygrady0002 (Detroit, MI United States)
8 out of 20 found this review helpful
As someone previously stated, this CD sounds like it came from Mars. How a talented lady can output such a horrific mess is beyond me. Her first CD was a masterpiece. This, however,is very scattered, frantic and highly unlistenable. Erykah, what were you thinking?
Truly "New" Amerykah. March 8, 2008
WILLIE A YOUNG II (Houston, TX.)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the kind of work that will initially confuse and confound a lot of fans but will be hailed a masterpiece years from now. Well...I'm not waiting that long. "4th World War" is the deepest, most organically funky album Ms. Badu has produced yet and it finally does something I was beginning to lose hope of ever happening; it raises the bar! R&B is usually a big yawn to me with copycat divas, generic crooners and phony 'neo soulsters' flooding the market with a glut of pedestrian, unlistenable works, so it's extremely pleasant to hear an already established and popular artist take some risks and produce an unconventional, loosely structured, ridiculously brilliant and crafty work from deep inside her mind, by sheer will, it just works. Mind you, "4th World War" isn't just great because it's different; it's great because it covers a myriad of topics (love, hate, paranoia, depression, war, sexism, addiction, love for hip-hop, aging, maturity) at such a blinding pace and without being preachy that the happy listener feels both exhausted and exhilarated after the experience. Erykah has done it again. Don't miss this one! A Masterpiece.
 Revolutionary, Futuristic, Soulful and Creative February 28, 2008
T. Echols (Atlanta, GA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Okay people, now you know Erykah doesn't obide by the rules, she creates them on her spiritual/soulful/creative journey. I've been waiting for this CD since Worldwide Underground and I must admit, Erykah had me scratching my head so hard, that I needed dandruff shampoo ;-) Her new style kinda reminds me of "Jamiroquai", the European artist that I adore.
I knew Erykah was gonna come out with something totally different and I knew I wouldn't catch it with the first listen. As I was driving my kids to school, I was like is this what I've been waiting for because the only songs that stood out were "Telephone" and "Me" so I played them over and over until I arrived at the J-O-B!!
But "LAWD" on the way home, the light started to shine and I'm lovin' Me, Soldier, That Hump, Telephone, Twinkle and Honey. I must say, I wished she show cased her vocals a lil more, but everyone knows that E Badu can get down like James Brown with the vocal range. Like the other guy said, you can't be into mainstream music and love this CD because it will go straight over your head. E Badu is my favorite artist and you really can't compare her to anyone but herself. This is what she was born to do and how many artist can take years off and still have people biting their nails for the next CD.
Erykah, keep doin' you and whether it's good or bad you must be doing somthing right, because they can't stop talkin' about you. As long as you and Jill Scott are in the industry, I'll always have something to look forward to.
We love ya chick!
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