New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War
by Erykah Badu
- Type: Album
- Released: 26 February 2008
- Label: Universal Motown, Control Freaq
- Country: United States
- Length: 58:22
- Community rating: 3.52/5 from 9 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Erykah Badu embraces digital production and abstract hip-hop on this socially conscious album. Featuring beats from Madlib and 9th Wonder, 'New Amerykah Part One' explores poverty, race, and politics. It is a bold, futuristic soul record.
Genres
Descriptors: conscious, political, rap, experimental, soulful
Tracklist
- Amerykahn Promise (04:16)
- The Healer (03:59)
- Me (05:36)
- My People (03:24)
- Soldier (05:03)
- The Cell (04:20)
- Twinkle (06:56)
- Master Teacher Medley (06:47)
- That Hump (05:24)
- Telephone (07:17)
- Honey (05:20)
Credits
- Kay K Rosemond - a&r
- Kyledidthis - art direction, design
- Stephen Bruner - bass
- Erykah Badu - drums [talking drum]
- Jay Electronica - executive-producer [associate producer]
- Shafiq Husayn - executive-producer [associate producer]
- Mike Chav - executive-producer [co-executive producer]
- EMEK Studios - illustration
- James Poyser - keyboards
- Mike Knight - management
- Ward White IV - management
- Marc Baptiste - photography by
- Sa-Ra Creative Partners - producer
- Bilal - vocals [guest]
- Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson - written-by
- Anita Poree - written-by
- Clarence McDonald - written-by
- Curtis Mayfield - written-by
- Daniel Vangarde - written-by
- David Shields - written-by
- Edwin Birdsong - written-by
- Fritz Baskett - written-by
- Georgia Anne Muldrow - written-by
- Guus Willemse - written-by
- Hans Waterman - written-by
- Karriem Riggins - written-by
- Leonard Caston - written-by
- Madlib - written-by
- Om'Mas Keith - written-by
- Otis Jackson Jr. - written-by
- Patrick Douthit - written-by
- Roy Ayers - written-by
- Taz Arnold - written-by
- Tom Barlage - written-by
- Willem Ennes - written-by
- William Allen - written-by