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Worldwide Underground
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

  • Summary: Officially an EP, this 10-track effort is actually a full 50 minutes long and contains all new material. Guests include Lenny Kravitz, Zap Mama, Queen Latifah, Angie Stone and Bahamadia.

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I Want You
I I I I I I I Want you you you you you you you Oh, I I I I I I I Want you you you you you you you So what we gon' do? What we gon' do? So what we... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Mojo
    90
    An astonishing album... a nu soul master that should ride high on any 21st century 'best of' lists. [Dec 2003, p.109]
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Most of this succeeds. [19 Sep 2003, p.86]
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  3. Village Voice
    80
    Although sometimes her reliance on mood threatens to get the better of Worldwide Underground, Badu remains faithful to the old school of flow, a blend of drums and rhythm designed to service soul's best instruments: its vocalists.
  4. AllMusic
    70
    As easy as the disc is to slide into, it's far and away the least commercial R&B release of the year.
  5. Uncut
    70
    Frequently intoxicating. [Jan 2004, p.103]
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  6. Pitchfork
    67
    Badu keeps the proceedings here buoyant and relaxed with that supple-lipped scat of hers, stretching out scant syllables at her lounging, loopy leisure.
  7. Rolling Stone
    40
    Erykah Badu still hasn't found her way through the haze.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. MichaelD
    Feb 9, 2004
    10
    Astonishing
  2. mayaNN
    Oct 20, 2003
    10
    Im freakin lovin this one- I think it has made its way to my desert island top 10- you can feel some of the chaka khan influence in some of Im freakin lovin this one- I think it has made its way to my desert island top 10- you can feel some of the chaka khan influence in some of the tracks… Expand
  4. NseE
    Oct 5, 2003
    10
    Awesome!! There are just 8 tracks on this cd but you hardly notice due to the lenght of the songs, as well as the twists and turns they take Awesome!! There are just 8 tracks on this cd but you hardly notice due to the lenght of the songs, as well as the twists and turns they take (point in case, 'I want you' with it's rock guitar finale). Standouts include 'Iwant you', 'Back in the day', 'Love of my life worldwide', 'Bump it', 'The grind', 'Danger', 'Woo', 'Think twice'.. that's the whole cd! Might not be a very commercial cd, but very very good!… Collapse
  5. ZoeshaMountain
    Oct 20, 2003
    10
    I don't care what anyone says. You shouldn't judge a CD by the review. Listen to it for yourself and let your own mind decide! The I don't care what anyone says. You shouldn't judge a CD by the review. Listen to it for yourself and let your own mind decide! The CD is the bomb… Expand
  6. DamienR
    Oct 26, 2003
    9
    Love the cd, with the exception of Love of My Life Worldwide...
  7. DuncH
    Jan 9, 2004
    9
    This is a fruity confection which has a positive summery groove. A little indulgent perhaps but so few other artists could pull this off - This is a fruity confection which has a positive summery groove. A little indulgent perhaps but so few other artists could pull this off - she has the best voice around.… Expand
  8. BrooklynBrown
    Dec 16, 2003
    6
    Once you get into a flow, the damn track KEEPS flowing...too much air space, sound like she was just trying to fill up space on the CD, at Once you get into a flow, the damn track KEEPS flowing...too much air space, sound like she was just trying to fill up space on the CD, at first I wanted my money back, but I'm kinda feeling track 3 and 4, i hate Love of my life Worldwide Underground.....Badu needs to come with sumthin much better next time, she's still my girl, just a little high on some incense...peace!!!… Expand

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