Patrick, New Amerykah Part Two featured a "progressive fusion of 'Neo Soul' Badu with 'Seasoned and Savvy' Badu together at last". Badu has described its sound as "very analog". The album's style and production is characterized as being down-tempo, built around soul and jazz. "Return of the Ankh" was seen as a departure from the experimental work of New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) and a return to the musical style of Badu's earlier catalogue, particularly the jazz elements of Badu's debut, Baduizm (1997). In contrast to its predecessor New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008), which was digitally produced and political in tone, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) incorporates sampling and live instrumentation, while its more personal lyrics focus on themes of romance and relationships. There's a strong undercurrent of bottom, a rumbling to these songs that feels good to me. I got my laptop and closed the door." In an interview for Billboard, Badu explained that "we used a lot of analog instruments-harps, strings, drums, piano, and even a Theremin-to give the album that sonic feel. She told Rolling Stone that she recorded her vocals for the song " Window Seat" in her shower, stating "I wanted to sound like I was in a tunnel. And that's the process, I guess, of life-the detachment and the release of something gives you even more room to grow or be creative." Ī portion of the album was recorded at New York City's Electric Lady Studios. But just as I was accepting that, here comes this burst of light and energy and creativity. Such exchanges inspired a creative spark for Badu, which she explained in an interview for the Dallas Observer, "I started to accept that maybe it's OK for me to put out music, and it doesn't have to be something dynamic or world-changing. You got an idea - boom! Idea, boom!" Badu's iChat contacts, including hip hop producers Questlove, Madlib, 9th Wonder, and J Dilla, instant messaged her to get back into the studio and sent her tracks. She said of her productivity with her laptop, "I could be here, in my own space, with headphones on, and the kids could be doing what they doing, and I’m cooking dinner still, I’m making juices still, and it’s so easy just to sing.
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She composed more than 75 songs within the year and intended on splitting them among her planned series of New Amerykah albums. The album produced three singles, " Window Seat", "Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)", and "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long".Ī portion of the album was recorded at the Electric Lady Studios. As of 2011, it has sold around 300,000 copies in United States. It debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 110,000 copies in its first week. The album was ranked as one of the best albums of 2010 and the decade by several publications.
New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) received widespread critical acclaim from critics, who commended its soulful sound and loose structure, and viewed it as more accessible than that of its predecessor.
The production for the album was handled by several of Badu's previous collaborators, including J Dilla, Questlove, James Poyser, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Sa-Ra, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Karriem Riggins, along with appearances from Lil Wayne, Bilal, and harpist Kirsten Agresta. The album incorporates sampling and live instrumentation, while its more personal lyrics focus on themes of romance and relationships. The album was recorded primarily at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.Ĭontrasting its socially themed and complex predecessor, New Amerykah Part Two contains a prominently groove-based, analog sound. Collaborating with several hip hop producers over the Internet, Badu conceived 75 songs set to be split over three albums with New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008) being the first. New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Erykah Badu, first released on March 30, 2010, through Universal Motown.
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