Erykah's hip-hop roots & the love she showed to the genre in sporadic moments throughout her career are fully realized & wedded with her orthodox stylings via this record.
Goddamn
IN
man erykah/alc delivered on this album well worth the wait.
played it several times on my graveyard shift and a lil bit on my way back home this morning definitely wanna hear this at night in the car.
Ok this is not disappointing

Mfw it hits you the aoty really a goddang Alchemist album.
And yes that is insertcoolnamehereās way of admitting I was wrong.
damn this a long album
lets dive in
Love how you can tell Badu directed the ship in sound direction, itās joints on here that dont even sound like Alchemist beats (and the ones like No ID or Apostles are likeā¦might be some of his best)
Albums like this really hammer home how bad voir dore really was sound wise
I remember someone ITT EDIT: maybe not ITT but somewhere else going to a live/listening party and saying there were a couple of songs with Earl verses
I remember someone ITT EDIT: maybe not ITT but somewhere else going to a live/listening party and saying there were a couple of songs with Earl verses
Fwiw when I went to the live show a year ago, the only features were Joi & Creole Princess. The westside gunn adlibs existed on play a part & Iām pretty sure they were on No ID too, but I didnāt know Gunn was going to have a whole verse on it. No indications of any earl verses on any songs from the show I went to
Iād bet hard cash the No ID beat is a Mercy leftover
Not really hearing it, the first half of I Just Play A Part has strong AH vibes though
First spin