“Erykah Badu’s first studio album in 16 years arrives after a cryptic, stop-start rollout, carrying a title fit for the final broadcast before civilisation loses signal. Yet ‘Before the World Blows’, her long-awaited collaboration with venerated rap auteur The Alchemist, is less interested in predicting doomsday than asking what deserves protection when everything already feels volatile. Her answe”
“Their long-promised collaboration, which is also Badu’s first proper album in 16 years, plays to both of their strengths and delivers exactly what fans have been waiting for”
“The neo-soul priestess and the New York hip-hop producer throw it back on a seductive, pleasantly rambly collaborative album that returns them both to their roots.”
“**Favorite tracks:** CROSSFADE, WITCH DOCTOR, BREEZY, TO THE MOON, THEY AIN'T YOU, BLACK BOX **Least favorite track:** NO I.D. [Watch the review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZQBR5jRBFE)”
“A truly great album that didn’t feel like copy paste Alchemist beats but ones made specifically for Erykah. Start was amazing but had a run of some good but not great songs. But redeem its self from the climax of the album. Stacked features didn’t disappoint and was the perfect selection on this kind of experimental jazzy atmosphere”
“Honestly this was very unique for R&B. Some of them were not for me but that doesn’t mean they were bad songs. Added 6/16 to my playlist. Found some of the ones that weren’t overly listened to better than the popular tracks. I just think the scratchy voice of Badu sometimes hits me the wrong way.”
