The Washington Post Review of Erykah Badu’s New Album

Let’s get past the badukadonk, as Erykah Badu’s nude derriere was termed by DGirl in our comments section (if you don’t get the joke, chances are you’re white). Let’s talk about the new album, New Amerykah, Part Two: Return of the Ankh. Because the thing is, this stunt of hers wouldn’t have caused such a ruckus if Badu weren’t an immensely talented recording artist. Chris Richards in the Washington Post starts his review by saying the album title “might sound like some C-grade mummy movie starring Brendan Fraser.” Which is pretty funny. But then he goes on to heap much praise on it. The stunt will be a minor note on the Wiki page in the years to come. The music will make a bigger impact. (Okay, just a little more badukadonk. Here’s Robert Wilonsky talking about it on NPR yesterday. Two things I enjoyed about the interview: 1) Robert said he was the first person ever to interview Badu. I don’t care whether that’s a fact or not. I just love that Robert worked it into the interview. And 2) Robert seems to be doing his impression of Eric Celeste doing his Robert Wilonsky impression. Very meta.)