New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Donk?

"Window Seat" is a completely different song depending on whether it's the music video, or strictly audio. Erykah Badu's remarkably voluptuous rump kind of steals the spotlight from the song (which by the way is the musical embodiment of an epsom salt bath after an intense game of racquetball). To quote my boyfriend when I showed him the video: "DAAAMMMNNN!!"

Apparently this little bite-sized neosoul queen (she's 5'0") has always been stacked underneath the freespirited Baduish garb she's usually sporting. But of course, the video, the song, or the entire album for that matter -- is worth way more than a nice round donk. Though Badu is being charged with disorderly conduct for her public nudity while filming the "Window Seat" video, the positive feedback has certainly outweighed the negative press (and the shady anonymous critics who comment on news articles bashing this woman for having three children by three different fathers -- grow the fuck up).

New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh is like the fraternal twin of 2008's New Amerykah Part One: Fourth World War. Part Two does its own thing. And it is in some ways remarkably better, bringing back hints of Baduizm and Mama's Gun. It's a gem, an oh-so-sparkly gem. "Out My Mind Just in Time" takes a cue from her previous "Green Eyes," both being roughly ten minutes long and split into three separate yet complementary portions. With kids named Seven, Puma, and Mars, I can't help but feel Badu is probably the coolest mom on the planet. This bitch is crazy and I love it. Badu shows a lot of personality on this album, and I personally want to wrap her up in bacon and scarf her down for breakfast. But I settle for keeping Ms. Badu on repeat on the iPod.