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''Worldwide Underground'' is the third studio album by American R&B and neo soul musician Erykah Badu, released September 16, 2003, on Motown Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003, following Badu's period of writer's block and her performing on the ''Frustrated Artist Tour''.〔 Production was handled primarily by production group Freakquency, which consists of Badu, Rashad Smith, James Poyser, and RC Williams.〔 Prominently incorporating hip hop and funk elements, the album features an unconventional musical structure and minimal songwriting concerning hip hop culture, love, ghetto life, and gang culture.〔〔King, Aliya S. "(Review: ''Worldwide Underground'' )". ''Vibe'': 147. November 2003.〕〔Jones, Steve. (Review: ''Worldwide Underground'' ). ''USA Today''. Retrieved 2009-08-09.〕〔Christgau, Robert. "(Consumer Guide: ''Worldwide Underground'' )". ''The Village Voice'': October 21, 2003. Archived from (the original ) on 2009-08-09.〕〔Chauhan, Sunil. (Review: ''Worldwide Underground'' ). Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2009-11-11.〕〔Green, Thomas H. (Review: ''Worldwide Underground'' ). ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 2010-03-30.〕 The album debuted at number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 143,561 copies in its first week. It earned gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and produced three singles that achieved moderate chart success. Upon its release, ''Worldwide Underground'' received generally lukewarm reviews from critics. The album has sold 609,000 copies in the United States. ==Background== After taking some time off to raise her child, Badu returned in 2000 with ''Mama's Gun.'' The album was characterized as more organic in sound than her previous studio album, and primarily produced by the Soulquarians and noted bassist Pino Palladino. A remix of one of the album's songs, "Bag Lady", was issued as the first single and topped the R&B charts for seven weeks. The album was well-received, with the lyrical content winning notices from many publications. Reviewers found some of her lyrics hard to decipher on her initial releases.〔()〕 Despite not charting as high as her first two albums, ''Mama's Gun'' was another platinum-selling success, and "Bag Lady" was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 2001 Badu embarked on the ''Mama's Gun World Tour''. The tour started in North America on February 10 in Cleveland, Ohio at the Allen Theatre.〔(badu targets dates for mama's gun tour ).''www.billboard.com-January 25, 20001''〕 Badu will perform two nights in Washington, D.C. and Chicago.〔(Badu to make her Auditorium debut in Chicago ).www.highbeam.com〕 After the release of ''Mama's Gun'' and "Love of My Life", Badu suffered writer's block.〔() 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Worldwide Underground」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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