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Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape

Meshell Ndegeocello

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Album Review

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. ~ Brian O'Neill, Rovi

Customer Reviews

Top of the line

To date, this is the best album! Deep, Poetic, Soulful, Refreshing. I need another album like this one from her!

MeShell' Best Album

This record has everything you could ever need or want. Funk, poetry, jazz, rock, sex and Angela Davis. It is raw and real, but it can only be appreciated by REAL music lovers! Buy it, Share it, Love it!

Biography

Born: August 29, 1968 in Berlin, Germany

Genre: R&B/Soul

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Although Me'Shell Ndegéocello scored a few hits early in her career, the singer/bassist opted to concentrate subsequently on more challenging material by exploring the politics of race and sex, among other topics. Born Michelle Johnson on August 29, 1968 and spending the first few years of her life in Germany (her father was both a military man and a jazz saxophonist), Ndegéocello relocated with her family to Virginia in the early '70s, as the youngster developed an interest in music. As a teenager,...
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