{"product_id":"erykah-badu-worldwide-underground-black-vinyl","title":"Erykah Badu - WORLDWIDE UNDERGROUND (Black Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorldwide Underground\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the third studio album by American singer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erykah_Badu\" title=\"Erykah Badu\"\u003eErykah Badu\u003c\/a\u003e, released September 16, 2003, by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Motown_Records\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Motown Records\"\u003eMotown Records\u003c\/a\u003e. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003, following Badu's period of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Writer%27s_block\" title=\"Writer's block\"\u003ewriter's block\u003c\/a\u003e, and her performances during the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frustrated_Artist_Tour\" title=\"Frustrated Artist Tour\"\u003eFrustrated Artist Tour\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Neal_2-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003eProduction was handled primarily by the production group\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreakquency\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, consisting of Badu,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rashad_Smith_(producer)\" title=\"Rashad Smith (producer)\"\u003eRashad Smith\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Poyser\" title=\"James Poyser\"\u003eJames Poyser\u003c\/a\u003e, and RC Williams.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Kellman_1-6\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003eProminently influenced by old-school 1970s and 80s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hip_hop_music\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Hip hop music\"\u003ehip hop\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soul_music\" title=\"Soul music\"\u003esoul\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhythm_and_Blues\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Rhythm and Blues\"\u003eR\u0026amp;B\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funk\" title=\"Funk\"\u003efunk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eelements, the album features an unconventional musical structure; the songwriting took a path of somewhat less subliminal, metaphorical lyrics than Badu’s previous work, expressing more lighthearted (but sincere) feelings, instead. The album’s content mainly focused on the general state of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hip_hop_culture\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Hip hop culture\"\u003ehip hop culture\u003c\/a\u003e, reminiscing on good times, friends, partying, young love, “hood life”, and some references to gang culture.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Neal_2-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Underground#cite_note-Neal-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-King_3-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Underground#cite_note-King-3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Jones_4-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Underground#cite_note-Jones-4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e4\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Christgau_5-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Underground#cite_note-Christgau-5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e5\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Chauhan_6-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Underground#cite_note-Chauhan-6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e6\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Underground#cite_note-7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e7\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe album features appearances from artists\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dead_Prez\" title=\"Dead Prez\"\u003eDead Prez\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Common_(rapper)\" title=\"Common (rapper)\"\u003eCommon\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_Latifah\" title=\"Queen Latifah\"\u003eQueen Latifah\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahamadia\" title=\"Bahamadia\"\u003eBahamadia\u003c\/a\u003e, and singer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angie_Stone\" title=\"Angie Stone\"\u003eAngie Stone\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album debuted at number three on the U.S.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billboard_200\" title=\"Billboard 200\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e200\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echart, selling 143,561 copies in its first week. It was certified\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RIAA_certification\" title=\"RIAA certification\"\u003egold\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America\" title=\"Recording Industry Association of America\"\u003eRecording Industry Association of America\u003c\/a\u003e, and produced three singles that achieved moderate chart success, while the album was underpromoted and sold less than her previous albums.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-About_8-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Underground#cite_note-About-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e8\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Nero_9-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Worldwide_Underground#cite_note-Nero-9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e9\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUpon its release,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorldwide Underground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereceived generally lukewarm reviews from critics. The album has sold 609,000 copies in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Fiends","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52026542391588,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/1765\/5588\/files\/0602498604960.jpg?v=1771525913","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylfiends.com\/products\/erykah-badu-worldwide-underground-black-vinyl","provider":"Vinyl Fiends","version":"1.0","type":"link"}