Today, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist has announced that their highly anticipated joint album will be released digitally on August 28, through Control FREAQ Records / Young Recordings. The co-produced album was recorded over 18 months in Dallas and Los Angeles and is the inevitable collision of two iconoclasts: hypnotic, funny, blunt, deeply personal and impossible to categorize neatly. In the eleven years since her last project and sixteen since her last official studio album, Badu has gathered not conclusions but a series of existential insights via a whirlwind of touring, teaching, motherhood, work and the kind of deep reflection made possible by living and raising children in a rapidly changing world.
Meanwhile, The Alchemist has remained one of hip-hop’s most prolific producers; releasing multiple projects year, most recently Alfredo 2 with Freddie Gibbs, the sequel to their Grammy-nominated 2020 album, Alfredo. Erykah Badu and The Alchemist continue to tour North America, UK, and Europe over the coming months, with a recently announced tour across the US. Full tour dates are below. Head here to buy tickets.
The album follows the new single “Witch Doctor,” following the previously released single “Next To You” and Amazon Music exclusive “Echos 19 (mix 122),” which debuted during Badu Presents: Echos 19 Juneteenth concert celebration in Dallas. As a whole, the new music is wonderful by how the instrumentation shakes the background with a catchy beat, while the beautiful harmonies sizzle the air with a wonderful sound. Surely, the upcoming album will sound just as good too.
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