You got an idea - boom! Idea, boom!" Badu's iChat contacts, including hip hop producers Questlove, Madlib, 9th Wonder, and J Dilla, instant messaged her to get back into the studio and sent her tracks. She said of her productivity with her laptop, "I could be here, in my own space, with headphones on, and the kids could be doing what they doing, and I’m cooking dinner still, I’m making juices still, and it’s so easy just to sing. She composed more than 75 songs within the year and intended on splitting them among her planned series of New Amerykah albums. Ī portion of the album was recorded at the Electric Lady Studios. Using GarageBand, she recorded demos of her vocals by singing into the computer's microphone. He taught her how to use her laptop as a mini recording studio, and she used it to construct various backing tracks for songs. Beginning in 2005, Badu worked from her home in Dallas and used the software application GarageBand as a digital audio workstation, which she was introduced to by her son, Seven.
In 2004, Badu received her first computer as a Christmas gift from drummer and producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, and began communicating with and receiving music from him and other producers such as Q-Tip and J Dilla.
The album produced three singles, " Window Seat", "Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)", and "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long". As of 2011, it has sold around 300,000 copies in United States. It debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 110,000 copies in its first week. The album was ranked as one of the best albums of 2010 and the decade by several publications. New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) received widespread critical acclaim from critics, who commended its soulful sound and loose structure, and viewed it as more accessible than that of its predecessor. The production for the album was handled by several of Badu's previous collaborators, including J Dilla, Questlove, James Poyser, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Sa-Ra, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Karriem Riggins, along with appearances from Lil Wayne, Bilal, and harpist Kirsten Agresta. The album incorporates sampling and live instrumentation, while its more personal lyrics focus on themes of romance and relationships. The album was recorded primarily at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.Ĭontrasting its socially themed and complex predecessor, New Amerykah Part Two contains a prominently groove-based, analog sound. Collaborating with several hip hop producers over the Internet, Badu conceived 75 songs set to be split over three albums with New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008) being the first. New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Erykah Badu, first released on March 30, 2010, through Universal Motown.
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