Prompted by Drake's "Hotling Bling," Erykah Badu quickly recorded this loose, phone-themed mixtape, an official Motown release, with help from producer and fellow Dallas dweller Zach Witness. It's a trivial if fun diversion. Badu puts her spin on "Hotline Bling," quotes "Tyrone," and appends a "ghost of Screw" mix of "Telephone" to one of the low-slung new tracks. Original content is greatly outweighed by covers of songs originally recorded by New Edition, Usher, Egyptian Lover, and Todd Rundgren (via the Isley Brothers). Appearances from a Drake soundalike, Aubrey "Itsroutine" Davis, add to the mixtape's peculiarity. André 3000 joins in on the Rundgren cover, while Seven Benjamin, his and Badu's son, picks up a co-writing credit on the eighth track.
Erykah Badu
But You Caint Use My Phone
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AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman
Track Listing
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
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1 | 3:34 | |||||
2 | 0:35 | |||||
3 | 6:28 | |||||
4 | 3:29 | |||||
5 | 1:13 | |||||
6 | 3:12 | |||||
7 | 2:00 | |||||
8 | 5:11 | |||||
9 | 3:11 | |||||
10 | 1:58 | |||||
11 | 5:20 |