^ 'Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008'.Have a listen here also go check out her radio show. ^ 'Erykah Badu Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. mollyrichards had some really nice things to say about our latest release.^ 'Erykah Badu Chart History (Hot 100)'.National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. ^ 'The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List'.: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) ^ 'Release - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) by Erykah Badu' (Press release).^ a b c d e 'Erykah Badu's 'Honey' Music Video is Tribute to Music and Music Lovers' (Press release).

Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. 'Starring Erykah Badu as Your Record Collection'. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (January 28, 2008). The title of the mixtape is a reference to Badus 1997 track 'Tyrone'.^ Wilonsky, Robert (December 11, 2007).'Erykah Badu :: New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War) :: Universal Motown'. In 2011, Complex magazine named it the 29th best music video of the 2000s. It appeared at number seventy-nine on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008. The video was also nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 51st Grammy Awards. The video for 'Honey' won Best Direction at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, and was nominated for Best Special Effects, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography.

The artwork for the album Boston can be seen on the record store wall just below and to the left of the artwork for Honey in the last seconds of the video. The album cover is influenced in layout and proportions by the artwork from the 1976 self-titled debut album of the band Boston. In the video, Badu also spoofs ex-boyfriend André 3000 in OutKast's 2003 music video ' Hey Ya!', changing the green setting for a pink one. The video also features a recreated version of Rolling Stone magazine's front cover for its January 1981 issue, which originally featured John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The video also features a cameo appearance by Sa-Ra member Shafiq Husayn.

Head to the Sky (1973) by Earth, Wind & FireĪs a video within a video, the record store's video screen plays an excerpt of the song 'Annie' performed by Badu's side project Edith Funker, which features Questlove, James Poyser, Nikka Costa, Mike Elizondo, and Wendy Melvoin.

Blige, Erykah Badu, C-Lo, Common, Cee Lo Green, Jill Scott, Bilal and Lonnie Lynn. Heaven Somewhere Lynn, Lonnie 'Pops', Omar, Omar, Mary J. Heaven For The Sinner Erykah Badu and Bonobo.

3 Feet High and Rising (1989) by De La Soul Funky Nassau Paul Shaffer, Joe Morton, Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Erykah Badu and Blues Brothers Band.

Perfect Angel (1975) by Minnie Riperton.

Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1975) by Rufus.

Those album covers represent all the influences that she embodies.' Albums covers that were recreated in the video are those of: According to Robinson, 'We wanted a video that spoke to Badu's eclecticism.

Set in a small business record store, it follows a customer looking through vintage R&B, hip hop, and rock LP albums, with the albums' cover artwork depicted as moving images with Badu cast in them. Directed by Badu and Chris Robinson, the song's music video was released on January 28, 2008, and was conceived by Badu as an homage to classic records.

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