After her fourth album, 2003’s Wordwide Underground, Erykah Badu didn’t release another LP until 2008. But, after being schooled in the ways of Apple‘s program GarageBand by her son Seven, Badu hopes to release three separate works in 2008 alone. The Feb. 26 release of New Amerykah Part 1, 4th World War [click to read review…] saw the album sell 124,000 copies during its first week of release. Now Badu is already making plans for New Amerykah Part 2, Return of the Ankh and a third album.
“I wanted to give away my materials,”Badu tells Wired magazine. “It’s about sharing, and that’s why I like this system.”Return of the Ankh is due out in July and is expected to be accompanied by USB sticks which Badu says include extras ranging from footage of concerts, to commentary on the recording process and “me in a bathtub with Flavor Flav.”
Badu also hinted at the fall release of a “period piece” tentatively titled Lowdown Loretta Brown. While Badu has used the alias Loretta Brown during her live performances, she was rather tight-lipped about how it would be used for a full-length release saying, “I don’t want to introduce too much of that right now. I don’t want Gwen Stefani stealing my shit.”
