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Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
She’s an adventurous soul diva who bridges r&b, jazz and hip hop. Erykah’s latest excursion may be her most daring to date, venturing off into spacey sonic orbit on songs like “Agitation,” “Incense” and “20 Feet Tall,” which all feature the otherworldly electronic sounds of the theremin. But there are plenty of funky grooves and down-to-earth vibes on “Window Seat,” about an ambivalent lover, and the melancholic “Out My Mind Just in Time,” in which Erykah sings “I am a recovering undercover over-lover.”
