Lil Wayne croaked “Where the fuck is Erykah Badu at?” at the end of “A Milli,” a snippet that eventually became Miss On and On’s intro music and presumably led to this Weezy guest spot on “Jump in the Air (Stay There),” the bonus Web-only track from New Amerykah Part 2. Lifting her hook from Funkadelic’s “Hydraulic Pump,” that Clintonian dusted haze is clearly Badu’s intent and there’s a certain jangled paranoia inherent in the track’s stabbing synths and snapping drums. Weezy recycles his usual tricks and brings a dull eccentricity, but Badu is the main attraction, layering alien and angelic harmonies over a beat that sounds like something off the back half of Stankonia. Call it UFO R&B: incandescent, willfully bizarre, and obviously involving people who are very very high.
Download:
MP3: Erykah Badu ft. Lil Wayne & Bilal – “Jump In the Air (Stay There)”
5 comments
Mario says:
January 30, 2010 at 6:36 am (UTC -7)
Weird song, huh?
curt says:
January 30, 2010 at 1:50 pm (UTC -7)
is it just me or are there apt comparisons to be made between late-weezy and late-mac dre?
CD says:
February 1, 2010 at 12:39 pm (UTC -7)
Well, funk you very much, Miz Badu.
Josef says:
February 8, 2010 at 5:36 am (UTC -7)
Anybody listen to Nneka. I think she’s definitely worth checking out if you’re into Miss Badu. iTunes single of the week – http://bit.ly/da0xxE.
Chanda says:
August 27, 2010 at 9:48 am (UTC -7)
I LUVVVVVVVVV THIS CHIC! SHE’S THE TRUTH!!!