New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
by Erykah Badu
  • Record Label: Motown
  • Release Date: Mar 30, 2010
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 77
  3. Negative: 6 out of 77

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  1. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 29, 2021
    7
    Return of the Ankh is a relief in that Badu does not attempt to trump herself with a set that is even more intense and powerful than its predecessor.if 4th World War drank three whole jars of holy water. It doesn't sound one bit like her debut (as early reports indicated), but it does bear the mark of its creator having rolled through the full cipher.
  2. JShaw516
    May 21, 2019
    10
    It's great to hear Badu returning to her vibe from her earlier works in Mama's Gun and Baduizm.
  3. LuizCC
    Nov 15, 2011
    7
    This part two can get to be even better than the first one. But, either way, just one song stands out off the bunch: 'Window Seat'. Might be this, the record for life from Erykah. Even though, she could have not put some dongd in this CD, because it sounded a little bit too long for me.
  4. hydrawithears
    Oct 3, 2011
    8
    Sequels arenâ
  5. Urghee
    Apr 13, 2010
    10
    This is dope! And it gets better and better after each listening.
  6. uptonk
    Apr 12, 2010
    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.
  7. Dr.A
    Apr 9, 2010
    9
    Finely crafted work of soulful art. One of the better CD's in this genre I've heard in a long while.
  8. HankP
    Apr 8, 2010
    10
    Initially underwhelming, but grows on you like crazy.
  9. ChristopherS
    Apr 8, 2010
    5
    More compassionate than the last album, she experiments too much w/ her 'veteran' rather than her talent.
  10. Dr.Mabuse
    Apr 5, 2010
    2
    Some good moments, especially "Window Seat," but mostly it's a cacophonous mess.

Awards & Rankings

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#32 Best Album of 2010
90
#90 Most Discussed Album of 2010

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Return of the Ankh is a relief in that Badu does not attempt to trump herself with a set that is even more intense and powerful than its predecessor.
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  2. 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.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    80
    The freeform Return of the Ankh is what it would sound like if 4th World War drank three whole jars of holy water. It doesn't sound one bit like her debut (as early reports indicated), but it does bear the mark of its creator having rolled through the full cipher.
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