Erykah Badu and her 11-piece producer collective The Cannabinoids (the what?) have an untitled debut album in the works (apparently unrelated to the third, possibly FlyLo-produced New Amerykah album), slated for an early 2012 release.
What? If we were living inside a graphic novel, you would see so many question marks floating around my head and an even larger number of little thought bubbles, all saying “What?” “11-piece producer collective.” Just take some time to read that over. I’m not sure how that would even work, but you know what? (“What?”) Erykah is a superhuman musical genius. She may even be a supremely intelligent and wise alien goddess from another universe. And me… well, I am but a mere music writer who happens to be realllllly good at singing shitty eighties pop songs at karaoke. (You try and sing A-Ha’s “Take on Me,” Erykah. I DEFY YOU.) So I am gonna just have to go with her on this one. 11 producers? Okay, sure. Trust the Badu.
The Dallas Observer lists the magnificent 11 as “Symbolyc One (lauded of late for his production work with Kanye West, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Picnictyme (producer of A.Dd+’s phenomenal When Pigs Fly), Badu’s longtime musical director R.C. Williams, longtime Badu producers Jah Born and Rob Free (both of whom have worked with Badu since her 1997 debut, Baduizm), DJs Big Texas and A1, and drummer Cleon Edwards.”
Erykah Badu and The Cannabinoids have a few shows lined up for December, so you can see the magic that is an “11-piece producer collective” with your very own eyes. The mini tour kicks off on December 4 with a stint at New York’s elegant and historic Best Buy® Theater.
Dates:
12.02.11 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
12.04.11 - New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
12.08.11 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
12.09.11 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
• Erykah Badu: http://www.erykah-badu.com
