{"product_id":"erykah-badu-the-alchemist-before-the-world-blows-vinyl-2lp","title":"Erykah Badu \u0026 The Alchemist - Before The World Blows (Vinyl 2LP)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBefore The World Blows is a collaborative soul album from Erykah Badu and producer The Alchemist, released in August 2026. It is Badu’s first full album since New Amerykah Part Two in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIts full title is Before The World Blows: The Abi and Alan Experiment. Recorded over 18 months between Dallas and Los Angeles, it moves through soul, blues, funk, rock, jazz and underground hip hop without settling on any one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe pair took an unusual route to release, performing the album in full at phone-free shows before anyone could stream it. Badu has called those shows the best thing to happen to her this decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe guest list runs deep, with DRAM, Westside Gunn, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/juicyrecords.com.au\/products\/steve-lacy-gemini-rights-vinyl-lp\"\u003eSteve Lacy\u003c\/a\u003e, Thundercat, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/juicyrecords.com.au\/products\/sweatshirt-some-rap-songs-vinyl\"\u003eEarl Sweatshirt\u003c\/a\u003e and Kamasi Washington all appearing. The album includes the 2025 single ‘Next 2 U’ and the lead track ‘Witch Doctor’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFor The Alchemist, whose production stretches from Mobb Deep to Earl Sweatshirt and Freddie Gibbs, it is a meeting with one of the defining voices of neo soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis edition is pressed on transparent neon orange vinyl across two LPs in a gatefold sleeve, with a lyric sheet insert and belly band.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erykah Badu \u0026 The Alchemist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46573410779221,"sku":null,"price":76.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/7079\/7909\/files\/Erykah-badu-and-the-alchemist-before-the-world-blows-vinyl-2lp-transparent-neon-orange.jpg?v=1793343259","url":"https:\/\/juicyrecords.com.au\/products\/erykah-badu-the-alchemist-before-the-world-blows-vinyl-2lp","provider":"Juicy Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}