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New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh - Erykah Badu
New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh Image
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83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critics What's this?

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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

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  • Summary: Unlike New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War, the follow-up is the opposite of the 2008 release, with songs about relationships and love and with a more analog sound.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh's comfortable style only makes it that much easier to get pleasantly lost in.
  2. The A.V. Club
    91
    "Fall In Love" rides on a swirling, almost psychedelic Eddie Kendricks loop that connects it to Part One as confidently as much of the rest of the new material stands on its own.
  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    Badu seems so taken by hazy texture--and so determined to play the weirdo--that she's neglected to write many actual songs.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. Urghee
    10
    This is dope! And it gets better and better after each listening.
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  2. ChristopherS
    5
    More compassionate than the last album, she experiments too much w/ her 'veteran' rather than her talent.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. uptonk
    1
    Very boring. I think she's running on ganja fumes. Where are the songs? These are more like ideas unfulfilled. This is one of those projects where the performer's ego is the only thing running the show. A real snooze.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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