But You Caint Use My Phone
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| Mixtape by Erykah Badu | ||||
| Released | November 27, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Studio | The Badudio, World Witness Studios (Dallas, Texas) |
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| Length | 36:05 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| Consequence of Sound | B |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 |
| Now | 4/5 |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
| Vice |  |
But You Caint Use My Phone is a mixtape by American singer Erykah Badu, 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.
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.
After releasing New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008) and New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) (2010), Badu was expected to release the third album in the series. However, Badu embarked on a five-year hiatus instead. In May 2013, Badu announced she was writing for her next project, but she was not placing a time constraint on it. In July 2014, Badu revealed she was still working on the album and had been recording in April in Africa, where she was "laying down drum tracks". She continued to reveal that prior to her trip to Africa she has meetings with her record label to set a deadline for the album. Later that year Badu expanded on the album, stating she was working with producer Flying Lotus, whom she met via Myspace years earlier; they later met in Los Angeles at guitarist Steve Wilson's house.
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