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But You Caint Use My Phone
R&B / Soul · 2015 · 11 tracks · 36m

But You Caint Use My Phone

Erykah Badu

A concept mixtape exploring digital intimacy and isolation. Murky trap beats meet Erykah's signature soul in a hazy, telephone-themed fever dream.

November 27, 2015 · Motown

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A hazy, digital-age meditation on intimacy that feels both deeply personal and technologically detached.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 36m
01
Caint Use My Phone (Suite)
3:34
02
Hi
0:35
03
Cel U Lar Device
6:28
04
Phone Down
3:28
05
U Use to Call Me
1:13
06
Mr. Telephone Man
3:11
07
U Don’t Have to Call
2:00
08
Medley: What’s Yo Phone Number / Telephone (Ghost of Screw mix)
5:10
09
Dial’Afreaq
3:10
10
I’ll Call U Back
1:57
11
Hello
5:19
Moments Worth Listening For
The heavy, slowed-down bass drop on track 8 that mimics the woozy disorientation of a late-night realization.
The way her voice warps and stretches during the 'Cel U Lar Device' cover, turning a pop hit into a ghostly lament.
The unexpected but seamless transition into the New Edition interpolation on 'Mr. Telephone Man'.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does But You Caint Use My Phone sound next to the rest of Erykah Badu's catalogue?

Drum Machine+2.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds drum machine far more than the catalogue usually does.

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