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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 77 Ratings

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  1. ChristopherS
    Apr 8, 2010
    5
    More compassionate than the last album, she experiments too much w/ her 'veteran' rather than her talent.
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83

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
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  1. 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.
  2. New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh's comfortable style only makes it that much easier to get pleasantly lost in.
  3. 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.