New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)
by Erykah Badu
  • Record Label: Motown
  • Release Date: Feb 26, 2008
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 51
  3. Negative: 2 out of 51

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  1. ChrisW.
    Apr 2, 2008
    2
    A major disapointment! Her last album was much more focused. This is just garbage at points.
  2. Conquertheworld
    Mar 22, 2008
    3
    Creative in a bad way.

Awards & Rankings

33
#33 Best Album of 2008
100
#100 Most Discussed Album of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Billboard
    80
    Curtis Mayfield would be proud of both lyrics and her throwback sound.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    'Honey's' squiggly bass line and cute but inane sentiments (''Honey, you so sweet/Sugar got a long way to catch you'') are perhaps the safest, least interesting efforts on the album. Thankfully, Badu spent 10 other tracks showing us exactly what she can do.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    90
    Badu's spare, pointillist lyrics are almost constantly folded deep within dense, heavy arrangements
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