Erykah Badu NEW AMERYKAH PART ON Non-Music -- but there really isn't

-- but there really isn't an iota of cynicism to be found

it's a slightly veiled homage to S&M

Despite this breezy modern air

Maureen Tucker (percussion)

and it's one of their best and most satisfying albums

Erykah Badu NEW AMERYKAH PART ON Non-Music -- but there really isn'tErykah Badu's 1997 debut album BADUIZM presented a confident young R&B star in the manner of Toni Braxton or Mary J. Blige, and also connected her with underground hip hop through her use of the Roots as her backing band on much of the record. Since then, Badu has kept to an erratic release schedule: NEW AMERYKAH PART ONE (4TH WORLD WAR) is only her third full length release. (Badu refers to 2003's funk oriented experiment WORLDWIDE UNDERGROUND as an