Collaborating on this material are Steve Lacy, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington and more.
The long-awaited collaborative album by Erykah Badu and The Alchemist It already has a confirmed release date: it will be available on digital platforms from Friday, August 28, 2026, under the label Control FREAQ Records / Young Recordings.
The result of 18 months of work in studios in Dallas and Los Angeles, this project titled Before the World Blows: The Abi and Alan Experiment, unites the creative vision of two key references of contemporary music to offer a direct, intimate, hypnotic, playful and unclassifiable sound.
Along with the announcement, the new single was presented “Witch Doctor”which joins the previously released songs, “Next To You” and the exclusive of Amazon Music “Echos 19 (mix 122)”, presented in Dallas during the Juneteenth celebration within the event Badu Presents: Echos 19.
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This production, in which they collaborate Steve Lacy, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington and more, it is defined as one of the most innovative in the career of both musicians: a proposal designed to accompany, transform and inspire continuously over time. It constitutes an open invitation to self-discovery and the full enjoyment of life through affection, dance and humor, prior to the inevitable collapse of the world.
This is the cover and the tracklist:
1. “Echoes”
2. “I Just Played A Part”
3. “Crossfade (feat. DJ Creole Princess, Westside Gunn, Joi)”
4. “Witch Doctor”
5. “Valentine (feat. DRAM)”
6. “Next 2U”
7. “Love Me Not”
8. “Breezy”
9. “Abracadabra”
10. “To The Moon (Plan C) (feat. Steve Lacy)”
11. “They Ain’t You (feat. Thundercat)”
12. “What The People Say (Apostle 1)”
13. “Hot BiBi (Apostle 2)”
14. “No ID (feat. Westside Gunn)”
15. “I Know That Man (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)”
16. “Black Box (feat. Kamasi Washington)”
