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- contemporarynostalgic
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Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Before the World Blows ALBUM REVIEW
The Needle Drop · Sep 2026
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Tracks
- 1Echos7:23
- 2I Just Play a Part4:23
- 3Crossfade5:33
- 4Witch Doctor6:26
- 5Valentine2:28
- 6Next 2 U2:59
- 7Love Me Not4:13
- 8Breezy3:23
- 9Abracadabra1:03
- 10To the Moon (Plan C)4:16
- 11They Ain’t You4:49
- 12What the People Say (Apostle 1)2:33
- 13Hot BiBi (Apostle 2)2:06
- 14No I.D.3:52
- 15I Know That Man3:15
- 16Black Box4:17
16 tracks, 63 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Erykah Badu, The Alchemist
- Label
- Control Freaq
- Released
- August 28, 2026
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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