Erykah Badu – Honey

For those of you who don’t know, Erykah Badu will release her 4th album ‘The Kabah’ on February 26, 2008. As a big fan of Miss Badu I was ecstatic to hear the news, but a bit sceptic too. I was afraid it would be one of those things you wait for so long that in the end you get disappointed anyway.

Fortunately, today I heard something on Okayplayer that ‘eased my pain’. The first single from the Kabah called ‘Honey’ produced by 9th Wonder (you can listen to it there or find it on YouTube).

The track is everything you’d expect from Erykah. It’s fresh but still has a familiar atmosphere about it, like reminiscing on good times when you used to listen to Badu (think ‘Back in the Day’ ). It’s funky and organic (reflected by the cover art) and in my opinion a great opening for the new album.

I still can’t wait to hear the whole thing, especially the song with Bilal – that’s going to be the best collabo e.v.e.r.

Edit: Erykah Badu on ‘Honey’