Erykah BaduBest Erykah Badu Albums Ranked
8.4
Avg Score
41
Opinions
15
Albums
15
Reviewers
Summary from 41 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Erykah Badu's catalog across 15 albums from 41 opinions, with an overall average of 8.4/10. The top-rated Erykah Badu album is Baduizm (1997) with a 9.0/10 average from 11 ratings, followed by Mama's Gun and New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh. The discography on Wavelength spans 1997 to 2015. On & On ranks as the highest-rated Erykah Badu song on Wavelength with a 9.5/10 average.
Baduizm
“Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit Erykah Badu’s 1997 debut, an existential anchor of the neo-soul movement.”
Mama's Gun
“Erykah Badu's second album is dense with ideas and sounds that draw from the past and look toward the future. Released in November 2000, it embodies the millennial tensions of that pivotal year.”
But You Caint Use My Phone (Mixtape)
“But You Caint Use My Phone is a mixtape in the true hip-hop sense, as it largely finds Erykah Badu putting her spin on other artists' songs. Created alongside a young producer and fellow Dallas denizen named Zach Witness in just 12 days, and featuring a guest spot from André 3000, the tape feels off-the-cuff, yet also steeped in history and wisdom.”
But You Caint Use My Phone
“But You Caint Use My Phone is a mixtape in the true hip-hop sense, as it largely finds Erykah Badu putting her spin on other artists' songs. Created alongside a young producer and fellow Dallas denizen named Zach Witness in just 12 days, and featuring a guest spot from André 3000, the tape feels off-the-cuff, yet also steeped in history and wisdom.”
New Amerykah, Pt. 1 (4th World War)
“The first in a series of pointedly social records from Erykah Badu, this fascinating, sonically adventurous album finds her exploring a post–Civil Rights landscape in which African-Americans have been left to sort out how to have a cultural identity as part of a nation that had, up until very recently, been a dedicated adversary. Madlib, 9th Wonder, and Shafiq Husayn are among the producers.”
Baduizm
“Perhaps the first thing you notice about Erykah Badu is her uncanny vocal similarity to Billie Holiday — from the very beginning of Baduizm, Badu’s debut, the boho chanteuse’s timbre and inflections recall Lady Day. By the end of the album, however, it’s clear that Badu is from the Diana Ross school of Billie Holiday […]”
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