How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?

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Studio album by
George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2005
Recorded1988–2004
Genre Funk, dance, hip hop, R&B, rock
Length148:10
Label The C Kunspyruhzy
Producer George Clinton
George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars chronology
T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
(1996)		How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
(2005)		 George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love
(2008)
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau B+ [3]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The New York Times (mixed) [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The San Diego Union-Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
Washington Post (favorable) [10]

How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? (How Late Do You Have To Be Before You Are Absent?) is a double album by George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars, released September 6, 2005 on Clinton's label The C Kunspyruhzy. The album also featured release in France on Nocturne Records. It is their first album of new studio material since 1996's T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power Of A Fully Operational Mothership), which was primarily due to a lengthy court battle over ownership of Clinton's recordings. [11]

Contents

How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? features appearances by Prince and Jazze Pha, alongside members of Parliament-Funkadelic. The album is compiled from different sessions over the last decade and is presented as a taste of more new Parliament and Funkadelic material to come. Clinton cited it as "one of the best records we've ever done". [12] Despite mixed criticism towards its indulgent style, How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Track listing

Disc one
TrackTitleTimePerformer
1Bounce 2 This6:33 Kendra Foster featuring P-Funk Allstars
2Su, Su, Su5:56P-Funk Allstars featuring Trey Lewd
3Paradigm6:50George Clinton featuring Prince
4U Can Depend on Me7:06 Kendra Foster
5U Ain't Runnin' Shit5:27George Clinton
6Inhale Slow4:00P-Funk Allstars featuring Paul Hill
7Because / Last Time Zone4:14Funkadelic
8Neverending Love5:06Funkadelic
9Sexy Side of You3:56George Clinton featuring FUNK-KIN aka Tim Shider, Nowell Haskins and Nate Shider
10Saddest Day6:01 Belita Woods
11I Can Dance15:22P-Funk All Stars featuring Susy's Posse
12I'll Be Sittin' Here5:31George Clinton featuring Joi
Disc two
TrackTitleTimePerformer
1Don't Dance Too Close4:55Belita Woods
2More Than Words Can Say (Live)9:10Belita Woods featuring Parliament/Funkadelic
3Butt-a-Butt4:51Parliament
4Something Stank6:20Sativa
5Our Secret5:02P-Funk Allstars featuring Trey Lewd
6Viagra6:12Funkadelic
7Gypsy Woman6:28George Clinton
8Whole Lotta Shakin'8:57P-Funk Allstars featuring Bobby Womack
9Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight5:22Parliament
10Whatchamacallit5:56George Clinton
11Trust In Yourself4:16 Kendra Foster featuring George Clinton
12Booty4:39Louis "Babbling" Kabbabie featuring P-Funk Allstars

Personnel

Credits for How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? adapted from Allmusic. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Westergaard, Sean. "How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? - George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars". AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
  2. ↑ Tucker, Ken (October 2005). "Review: How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?". Blender . Retrieved August 10, 2009.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars". The Village Voice : February 14, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-08-10.
  4. ↑ Endelman, Michael (September 9, 2005). "How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
  5. ↑ Simpson, Dave (July 18, 2006). "George Clinton, Sage, Gateshead". The Guardian . Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
  6. ↑ Pareles, Jon (September 5, 2005). "CRITICS' CHOICE: NEW CD'S". New York Times . Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
  7. ↑ Hoard, Christian (October 6, 2005). "George Clinton: How Late Do U Have 2 B B4 UR Absent? : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  8. ↑ Amorosi, A.D. (October 20, 2005). "Music in the spotlight (George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars: 'How Late Do U Have 2 B B 4 U R Absent?')" Archived 2016-01-08 at the Wayback Machine . The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
  9. ↑ Jones, Steve (September 6, 2005). "Dolls, 'Allstars,' Stuart are superlative (George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars: 'How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent'; mislabeled as 'George Clinton Presents the P-Funk Allstars')". USA Today . Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
  10. ↑ Robson, Britt (September 21, 2005). "Quick Spins ('How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?', George Clinton)". The Washington Post . Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
  11. ↑ Parham, Marti. "George Clinton Still Funk'n It Up After 50 Years". Jet . 57–59. January 16, 2006.
  12. ↑ Scaggs, Austin. Clinton Gives New Funk [ dead link ]. Rolling Stone . Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
  13. ↑ Credits: How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
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