Two legends link up to bring Erykah Badu's first album in 16 years to life.
Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - 'Before the World Blows' album artwork.
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After dropping their first single “Next 2 U” a little more than a year ago, Erykah Badu & The Alchemist have finally delivered on their much anticipated collab album, and it did not disappoint.
Before the World Blows: The Abi & Alan Experiment is a 16-track journey into the minds of two legendary artists in their respective fields that decided to come together to create a work of art. And to think, this all started with Badu wanting to rap over Al’s “The Realest” instrumental from Mobb Deep‘s 1999 album Murda Muzik. “It reminded us of like some Ron G mixtape s—t, the Alchemist told Billboard during an interview alongside Freddie Gibbs last year. “I’m still bugging that I have a record with her. This is a big step for me.”
