Erykah Badu - But You Caint Use My Phone (LP, Limited Edition, Mixtape)

Description

But You Caint Use My Phone is a mixtape by American singer Erykah Badu. It was released on November 27, 2015, by Motown and Control Freaq. Following the release of New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) (2010), Badu embarked on a five-year hiatus, during which she traveled to Africa in an attempt to record new music, though this never surfaced. After receiving a remix of "Bag Lady" from producer Zach Witness, Badu contacted him in order to record with him. Shortly thereafter, the pair met again and went to Witness's home in Dallas, Texas, and worked in his bedroom studio, where they recorded the album in 11 days. The mixtape features appearances from rapper ItsRoutine and André 3000. Described by Badu as "TRap & B", the mixtape takes influence from hip hop, R&B, jazz, and art rock, with lyrics that focus on the themes of communication, notably through phones, with lyrics that touch upon ideas of "missed connections, call waiting, answering machines". The mixtape debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200, generating 35,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

Release Info

Artist: Erykah Badu
Label: Motown
Format: LP, Limited Edition, Mixtape
Country: US
Label: Motown
Released: 2022-05-27
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Neo Soul, Contemporary R&B

Tracklist

A1 Caint Use My Phone
A2 HI
A3 Cel U Lar Device
A4 Phone Down
A5 U Use To Call Me
A6 Mr. Telephone Man
B1 U Don’t Have To Call
B2 What’s Yo Phone Number / Telephone
B3 Dial’ Afreaq
B4 I’ll Call You Back
B5 Hello