Tracklisting For Erykah Badu's New Album New Amerykah Part 2

Universal Motown Records has just revealed the tracklisting for Erykah Badu's upcoming album New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh. There's no doubt in my mind that this album will be off the chain. I mean it's Erykah Badu...come on.

New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh will be released on February 23, 2010.

1. “20 Feet Tall”
Produced by Erykah Badu and 9th Wonder.

2. “Window Seat”
Produced by Erykah Badu and James Poyser. Featuring Ahmir ”?uestove” Thompson (drums), Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner (bass), James Poyser (keys), Kirsten Agnesta (harp).

3. “Agitation”
Produced by Erykah Badu and Shafiq Husayn of SA-RA Creative Partners.

4. “Get Money”
Produced by Erykah Badu and Karieem Riggins (drums), Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner (bass), James Poyser (keys), Tommy Trajlio (guitar), Mike “Chav” Chavarria (mooger fooger). Contains an interpolation of “Can’t Turn Me Away,” by Sylvia Strippling.

5. “Don’t Be Long”
Produced by Erykah Badu and Taarak.

6. “Love”
Produced by Erykah Badu and J Dilla.

7. “Umm Hmm”
Produced by Erykah Badu and Madlib.

8. “Fall in Love”
Produced by Erykah Badu and Karieem Riggins. Contains a sample of “Intimate Friends” by Eddie Kendricks.

9. “Incense” (Instrumental)
Produced by Erykah Badu and Madlib featuring Kirsten Agnesta (harp).

10. “Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 1) (Undercover Over-Lover)”
Produced by Erykah Badu featuring James Poyser (keys).

11. “Out My Mind Just in Time (Part 2)”
Produced by Erykah Badu and Georgia Ann Muldrow.

Bonus Web-Only Track: “Jump In The Air,” featuring Lil Wayne and Bilal

Produced by Erykah Badu, RC Williams and Jahborn. Contains an interpolation of “Hydraulic Pump” by Parliament Funkadelic.

What The Hell Is Wrong With Justin Timberlake?

I kinda pride myself on not being one of those gossipy blogs that criticizes artists on every little miniscule thing, BUT when I came across this picture of Justin Timberlake on MTV.com I had to say something. Gossipy, or not. He looks horrible. Had his name not been in the title I wouldn't have even known it was him :-\ For his sake I hope he was just having a bad day.

Melanie Fiona - "Monday Morning" (Video)

I can't get enough of Melanie Fiona! And I'm quite sure you all know that already lol. I spotted Melanie's latest video, for the song "Monday Morning," on All That's Fab earlier this week and of course I loved it.

Taking The Music Out Of "MTV"

Late last week, it was announced that MTV would be canceling its show "It's On With Alexa Chung" after just two seasons of the celebrity talk show. Alexa Chung's show served as the replacement to the canceled "Total Request Live" and featured a number of interviews and music performances from a range of artists. Aside from music videos that air either really late at night or super early in the morning MTV has become quite the music-less channel. With the cancellation of "It's On With Alexa Chung" being the latest blow.

"It's On With Alexa Chung" wasn't a bad show, sure a lot of people may not have been huge fans of Alexa Chung and her somewhat irritating accent and quirky personality, but it was a decent show. We got to check out sit-down interviews with artists like Kid Cudi, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Drake, and much more on top of the occasional performance. The cancellation of "It's On With Alexa Chung" is going to create a huge void for MTV. Not that they probably care or anything.

I'm not really sure what MTV plans on replacing "It's On With Alexa Chung" with, but if it's re-runs of a new reality dating show then I am through, beyond through, infinite throughness! Because if that's the case MTV really needs to think about changing its name because Music Television is hella misleading.

Brittany Bosco Performs Live At "Harts 4 The Holiday"

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to check out "Harts 4 The Holiday" at the Eyedrum Art Gallery in Atlanta. It turned out to be a great event. Attendee's donated a new toy, five bucks, or both. There was an arts and crafts section hosted by singer Janelle Monae, performances, free food, and more. Check out this video footage I got of singer Brittany Bosco rocking out during her performance at "Harts 4 The Holiday."

On A Mission...

Over the past year I've developed quite the obsession with nail polish. I'm up to about 20 polishes and I'm usually rocking a new shade every week (with touch-ups in between). Late last year, I noticed a few ladies rocking a dark grey color on their tips and I loooved it! But no matter what drug store, beauty store I went to I could never find that specific color! It was maddening. I eventually gave up.

Then today someone Tweeted about how difficult it is to find dark grey polishes and of course my interests in somehow scoring this color were reawakened. Now I'm on a mission. A pretty odd mission, but a mission nonetheless. Wish me luck!

Rich Medina In ATL

I became a fan of DJ Rich Medina after hearing him spin at Santos Party House in New York City at one of the Open! parties. I was really excited to hear that he was gonna be performing in The A a few weeks ago, but unfortunately I wasn't able to make it out. But Alas! He's coming back this week and I'm gonna try my darndest to try and check it out!

Peep the flyer for more info.

Who Got It?

I want it! Badly...(get your mind out the gutter pervs)



:-)

Rockin' Rimmel London

I'm a girl and quite frankly I love makeup. It's not so much the looking cute part that gets me, but the fun there is in discovering new lip glosses, nail polishes, etc. So of course I was extra excited when I was given the opportunity to sample a few new products from Rimmel London.

I recruited none other than my mom to help me test out Rimmel's Colour Rush Eye Shadow Trio, Lasting Finish Intense Wear Lipstick, and Stay Matte Clarifying Matte Foundation. Although I must say I had the most fun sampling Rimmel's lipsticks. I'm pretty big on lip color since that really is about the only type of makeup I wear.

Colors from top to bottom: Pink Shimmer, Balistic, Goddess, and Kasbah.


My mom rocking her favorite color, Pink Shimmer (and the Lynx eye shadow trio). Although my mom wasn't personally feeling the other three colors she did like the creamy texture of all the lipsticks.


Moi! My fav shade was Balistic, a deep red color. I tend to go a little pale :-\ during the winter so sometimes I find that certain shades of red lipstick only make me look more pale, but I think Balistic is subtle enough to have me not looking like a Twilight extra. Plus, I'm really diggin' the name!


Pricing Info:

Colour Rush Eye Shadow - $5.17
Lasting Finish Intense Wear Lipstick - $5.20
Stay Matte Clarifying Matte Foundation - $6.99

Rimmel London products can be purchased at RimmelLondon.com and also at a number of retailers including Target, Wal-Mart, and more

Love Lost For Alicia Keys

I've been a fan of Alicia Keys since she was rocking beaded up cornrows, but with new music from her surfacing this month I have yet to listen to a single song. Why? Because I find myself confused about the situation with her and Swizz Beatz. I find it hard to listen to someone sing a song about love and it turns out they were having relations with a married man (who also has children). I love Alicia Keys' music, but now it just doesn't seem genuine anymore.

When reports started surfacing on gossip sites like MediaTakeOut.com and Bossip.com about Alicia Keys and rapper/producer Swizz Beatz I rolled my eyes and thought to myself, "Damn, these gossip sites are hella desperate." There was absolutely no way the woman who sang "Superwoman" or ironically "Karma" could be having relations with a married man. No way...WAY! I believe it was Swizz Beatz who revealed that the two had actually been seeing each other in a song he released. I was pretty shocked to say the least.

I know celebrities are always told to keep their business behind closed doors, but I think it would be beneficial for AK to speak on this whole situation. Personally, I think if I knew what the situation was (even though I really have no right to know) I'd feel a little better about listening to her music.

At the end of the day it's none of our business what the relationship is between Alicia and Swizz. Just think about this though: If we don't like buying music from rappers who lie about all the women they've slept with, dope they've sold, cars they have, etc. what's gonna make us want to buy an album from a possible jezebel singing about love?

Melanie Fiona Performs "It Kills Me"

Last night, Canadian songstress Melanie Fiona appeared on "The Monique Show" for a short interview and performance. She performed her song "It Kills Me" (one of my fav's) from her debut album The Bridge. Check it out.

CunninLynguists Ticket Giveaway (NYC Only)

If you frequent this blog then you probably remember me mentioning possibly doing some kind of giveaway a few months back. Well, I'm finally doing it! Yay! I'm giving out a pair of tickets to the December 11 CunninLynguists show at the Highline Ballroom in New York City.

The normal way of giving these tickets out would probably be to ask some kind of trivia question on the CunninLynguists, right? Wrong! Here at The D Diaries we (me, Danielle) don't do "normal." That being said, pick a number one through 30. Yes, pick a number between one and 30 and e-mail it to me at Danielle@TheDDiaries.com. The person to come closest to the number I have chosen wins. Winner will be chosen on Tuesday, December 8.

Also, there will be another ticket giveaway next week (for a show at Highline Ballroom) so be on the lookout for that.

Small Eyez - From The Sol (Download)

There's been a lot of great music being released on the underground tip these days. Most recently, Atlanta rapper Small Eyez released his EP From The Sol which is a must have. The EP is only seven tracks long so it's a quick download and well worth it.

Click here to download From The Sol and check out my piece on Examiner.com on Small Eyez.

Rihanna's NYC MySpace Release Concert

I'm not a huge fan of Rihanna, but even I know that Rihanna's MySpace "The Release" concert is going to be off the chain. If I was in New York I would def try and check it out, but I'm not so I'm sharing this info with my peeps :-) Now, there's only 500 free tickets available so in order to get them you need to arrive at Hammerstein Ballroom at 9 a.m. to pick up tickets on December 3. The concert will take place later that day at 9 p.m.

For more info click here.

50 Cent, Common & More Speak On Jam Master Jay

In this exclusive clip from the new film 2 Turntables And A Microphone - The Life and Death of Jam Master Jay artists including 50 Cent, Common, Kid Rock, and more speak on the vast contributions Jam Master Jay has made in the DJ community. 2 Turntables And A Microphone is currently available in stores and online.