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.
Why this album works
'Cookie' is significant for its bold commentary on race and identity, earning critical acclaim and showcasing Ndegeocello's ability to navigate and integrate diverse musical styles. It features tracks that resonate strongly within the hip-hop and neo-soul scenes, influencing artists who grapple with similar themes of personal and collective experience.
- Best for
- wave-like pacing with dynamic shifts deeply personal narrative exploration thought-provoking themes and reflections
- 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
- Christina Aguilera· Miley Cyrus· Lady Gaga· Demi Lovato· Panic! at the Disco· Flo Rida· Kesha· Pitbull
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Dead Nigga Blvd., Part 1 Standout 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 Standout 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 Standout 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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