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New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
''New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)'' is the 5th studio album by American recording artist Erykah Badu, first released on March 30, 2010, through Universal Motown. It follows her 2003 album ''Worldwide Underground'' and a hiatus from recording music. Communicating with several hip hop producers over the Internet, Badu conceived seventy five songs set to be split over three albums with ''New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)'' (2008) being the first. The writing of the songs, led to the album's primary recording sessions at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
Contrasting its socially themed and complex predecessor, ''New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)'' (2008), ''New Amerykah Part Two'' contains a prominently groove-based, analog sound that takes influence from Neo soul, funk, R&B and soul. The album incorporates sampling and live instrumentation, while its more personal lyrics focus on themes of romance and relationships. Written mainly by Badu, the production for the album was handled by several of Badu's previous collaborators, including J Dilla, Questlove, James Poyser, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Sa-Ra, Georgia Anne Muldrow, and Karriem Riggins.
Upon its release, ''New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)'' received rave reviews from music critics, who commended its soulful sound and loose structure, and viewed it as more accessible than that of its predecessor. The album was ranked as one of the best album of 2010 and the decade by several publications. The album achieved moderate success, debuting at number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 110,000 copies in its first week and produced three singles, "Window Seat", "Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)", and "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long".
==Background==
Dealing with writer's block and conflicted about her mainstream success, Erykah Badu embarked on her Frustrated Artist Tour in 2003. Her increasing popularity brought upon some backlash towards her public image and expectations of her as "queen of neo soul", an honorific nickname that she found limiting.〔 Her third studio album, ''Worldwide Underground'' (2003), was released to mostly positive reviews and was certified gold,〔McCann (2010), p. 27.〕 although it was underpromoted and sold less than her previous albums. Badu herself was not satisfied with the album and felt she had nothing substantial to express with her music at the time. She took time off from her recording career to deal with her creative block and focus on caring for her children,〔 although she continued to tour in the period between albums.
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