Erykah Badu mentioned that “Honey” would be the first single from her new album, tentatively titled Kahba, which is scheduled to drop on her birthday, February 26, 2008.
“Honey” is produced by 9th Wonder. Badu describes the song as “an old school track with some funk on it.”
The release of “Honey” also marks Badu’s 10th year in the music industry. Badu has enlisted some of the most talented, groundbreaking underground producers and engineers in the hip-hop game to support her breakthrough return, including Grammy Award winning producer 9th Wonder (Jay-Z, Nas, Mary J. Blige), Madlib, Mike “Chav” Chavarria and R&B singer Bilal. “The music is the star,” says Erykah, “I just laid down my vocals and let the music breathe while the melodies tell the stories.”
