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A few things are proven on Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, mainly that Me'Shell Ndegéocello can still play bass, and that three years between albums can be worth the wait. Both concepts were tested with her previous disc, Bitter, which lacked Ndegéocello's playing skills and floundered under mixed reviews and limited commercial appeal. While her fifth disc may not alleviate the latter, the former should be back around in droves. The attempts at pop songcraft heard on her earlier albums and best represented with the minor hit "If That's Your Boyfriend" seem long gone. That's not to say that Cookie is not catchy, just not within the parameters of traditional pop methodology, as she instead brings the funk constantly, mixing it up with a smattering of jazzy sensibilities and hip-hop. Ultimately, the disc is a mix of Afrocentrifugal explosiveness -- not only from the music, but also from her powerful lyrics that make the political personal and the personal political.
© Brian O'Neill /TiVo
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Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer, Writer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer, Vocal Arranger - Talib Kweli, Writer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Hector Lavoe, Writer - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer - Supa Dave West, Producer, Writer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - B, Vocal Arranger, Drum Programmer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Writer, Performance - Cato, Producer, Writer, Vocal Arranger, Drum Programmer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - B, Vocal Arranger, Drum Programmer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer, Writer, Vocal Arranger, Drum Programmer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals - Cato, Producer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Meshell, Writer - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Michael Cain, Writer - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Lalah Hathaway, Arranger, Vocal Arranger - Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals - Cato, Producer, Arranger, Writer, Vocal Arranger - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Meshell, Writer - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer - Lala Hathaway, Vocal Arranger
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - B, Arranger - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals - George Clinton, Writer - Cato, Producer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Caron Wheeler, Vocal Arranger - G. Cook, Writer - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer - Cato, Producer, Writer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer - Michael Hampton (Kid Funkadelic), FeaturedArtist
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Bob Power, Mixer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Writer, Performance - Cato, Producer - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer - Meshell Suhaila Bashir, Producer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Dana Stinson, Writer - Reggie Noble, Writer - Rockwilder, Producer, Remixer - Bob Power, Mixer - Tweet, FeaturedArtist - Missy Elliot, Producer, Remixer, Writer - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Cato, Producer - Redman, FeaturedArtist - Kofi Taha, ExecutiveProducer
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
Album review
A few things are proven on Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, mainly that Me'Shell Ndegéocello can still play bass, and that three years between albums can be worth the wait. Both concepts were tested with her previous disc, Bitter, which lacked Ndegéocello's playing skills and floundered under mixed reviews and limited commercial appeal. While her fifth disc may not alleviate the latter, the former should be back around in droves. The attempts at pop songcraft heard on her earlier albums and best represented with the minor hit "If That's Your Boyfriend" seem long gone. That's not to say that Cookie is not catchy, just not within the parameters of traditional pop methodology, as she instead brings the funk constantly, mixing it up with a smattering of jazzy sensibilities and hip-hop. Ultimately, the disc is a mix of Afrocentrifugal explosiveness -- not only from the music, but also from her powerful lyrics that make the political personal and the personal political.
© Brian O'Neill /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:55
- Main artists: Meshell Ndegeocello
- Label: Maverick
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2002 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 2002 Maverick Recording Company
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