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. Dr.Mabuse
    Apr 5, 2010
    2
    Some good moments, especially "Window Seat," but mostly it's a cacophonous mess.
  2. 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.

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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