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Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape

Meshell Ndegeocello · 2002

71 min · 17 tracks · hip-hop · jazz · soul

A genre-blurring exploration of identity, merging hip-hop rhythms with jazz and soul influences in a deeply personal narrative.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • wave-like pacing with dynamic shifts
  • deeply personal narrative exploration
  • thought-provoking themes and reflections
  • engaging interludes for contemplation
  • introspective late-night listening experience

Maybe skip if you want

  • seeking instant gratification
  • prefer straightforward, catchy tracks

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2002, 'Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape' was Meshell Ndegeocello's fifth studio album, following her acclaimed release 'Peace Beyond Passion' in 1996. At this point in her career, she was establishing herself as a unique voice in the music industry, blending genres and addressing complex social themes with unflinching honesty.
Stylistic neighbors
Erykah Badu· Lauryn Hill· Robert Glasper

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Dead Nigga Blvd., Part 1 3:03
  • 2 Hot Night 4:32
  • 3 Interlude: blah blah blah, dyba dyba dyba 0:40
  • 4 Priorities 1-6 3:43
  • 5 Pocketbook 4:00
  • 6 Barry Farms 5:20
  • 7 Trust 5:25
  • 8 Akel Dama (Field of Blood) 7:27
  • 9 Earth 5:14
  • 10 Better by the Pound 5:23
  • 11 Criterion 4:27
  • 12 GOD.FEAR.MONEY 3:31
  • 13 Jabril 6:06
  • 16 [silence] 0:05
  • 17 Dead Nigga Blvd., Part 2 3:13
  • 18 6 Legged Griot Trio (Weariness) 4:53
  • 19 Pocketbook (Rockwilder & Missy Elliott remix) 4:00

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