Album
Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
2002 · Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape is a Hip-Hop album by Meshell Ndegeocello, originally released in 2002. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked.
About
A few things are proven on Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, mainly that Me'Shell Ndegéocello can still play bass, and that three years between albums can be worth the wait. Both concepts were tested with her previous disc, Bitter, which lacked Ndegéocello's playing skills and floundered under mixed reviews and limited commercial appeal. While her fifth disc may not alleviate the latter, the former should be back around in droves. The attempts at pop songcraft heard on her earlier albums and best represented with the minor hit "If That's Your Boyfriend" seem long gone. That's not to say that Cookie is not catchy, just not within the parameters of traditional pop methodology, as she instead brings the funk constantly, mixing it up with a smattering of jazzy sensibilities and hip-hop. Ultimately, the disc is a mix of Afrocentrifugal explosiveness -- not only from the music, but also from her powerful lyrics that make the political personal and the personal political.
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Tracklist
- 1Dead N***a Blvd., Pt. 13:03
- 2Hot Night4:31
- 3Interlude: Blah Blah Blah, Dyba Dyba Dyba0:40
- 4Priorities 1-63:42
- 5Pocketbook4:00
- 6Berry Farms5:20
- 7Trust5:25
- 8Akel Dama (Field of Blood)7:27
- 9Earth5:14
- 10Better By the Pound5:23
- 11Criterion4:27
- 12God.Fear.Money3:29
- 13Jabril6:06
- 14Dead N***a Blvd., Pt. 23:13
- 15Interlude: 6 Legged Griot Trio (Weariness)4:53
- 16Pocketbook (Rockwilder And Missy Elliott Remix)3:59
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
There is no enhanced content on the disk, but a "Bonus Content" notice inside the front insert instructs: "Place this CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive, then visit www.meshell.com/cookie and follow instructions to access your exclusive bonus content: live songs, video, B-rolls, downloads and more."
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 9, 17
Track 2
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alfredo MojicaPERCUSSION
- Caron WheelerBACKING VOCALS VOCALS VOCALS , ARRANGED BY
- CatoARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Claude McKayFEATURING
- Countee CullenFEATURING
- Dwayne Kicko WellmanDRUMS
- Etheridge KnightFEATURING
- Frederico González PeñaELECTRIC PIANO PIANO
- Gene LakeDRUMS
- Gil Scott-HeronFEATURING
- Gregoire MaretHARMONICA
- Jacques Schwarz-BartTENOR SAXOPHONE
- June JordanFEATURING
- Kid FunkadelicGUITAR
- Lalah HathawayARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Marcus MillerBASS CLARINET, BASS BASS CLARINET, FRETLESS BASS
- Me'Shell NdegéOcelloARRANGED BY, PERFORMER BASS BASS, KEYBOARDS
- Meshell Suhaila Bashir-ShakurBASS BASS, KEYBOARDS DRUM PROGRAMMING
11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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