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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