On June 4, 2002, “Maverick” label released “Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape”, the fourth Meshell Ndegeocello studio album. It contains short clips of spoken word performances by writers and artists Angela Davis, Gil-Scott Heron and Etheridge Knight, and was produced by Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato,Missy Elliott, Rockwilder and Supa Dave West.
Personnel:
- Meshell Ndegeocello– vocals, bass guitar, additional instruments
- Allen Cato – vocals, guitar, vocal arrangement, drum programming
- Michael Hampton –guitar
- Michael Cain– piano
- Federico Gonzalez Peña – piano
- Grégoire Maret– harmonica
- Oliver Gene Lake Jr. –drums
- Kiggo Wellman – drums
- Sean Rickman– drums
- Alfredo Mojica –percussion
- Jacques Schwarz-Bart– tenor saxophone
- Marcus Miller– bass clarinet, fretless bass
- Talib Kweli– rapper
- Redman – rapper
- Tweet– vocals
- Lalah Hathaway– vocals, vocal arrangement
- Caron Wheeler– vocals
- Allen Cato – engineer
- Andrew Brooks – engineer
- Eric Dyba – engineer
- Bob Power –mixing
- Tom Coyne– mastering
- Frank Maddocks – art direction, design
- David Fenton –photography
- Supa Dave West– track programmer
- Rail Jon Rogut – production editing
Track listing:
- Dead Nigga Blvd., Pt. 1 – Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
- Hot Night – Supa Dave West, Meshell Ndegeocello, Talib Kweli, Héctor Lavoe
- Interlude: Blah Blah Blah, Dyba Dyba Dyba – Meshell Ndegeocello,Allen Cato
- Priorities 1-6 – Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
- Pocketbook – Meshell Ndegeocello
- Barry Farms – Meshell Ndegeocello
- Trust – Meshell Ndegeocello
- Akel Dama (Field of Blood) – Meshell Ndegeocello, Michael Cain
- Earth – Meshell Ndegeocello,Allen Cato
- Better By the Pound – George Clinton, Grace Cook
- Criterion – Meshell Ndegeocello
- God.Fear.Money – Meshell Ndegeocello
- Jabril – Meshell Ndegeocello
- Dead Nigga Blvd., Pt. 2 – Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
- Interlude: 6 Legged Griot Trio (Weariness) – Meshell Ndegeocello
- Pocketbook (Rockwilder and Missy Elliott Remix) – Meshell Ndegeocello, Missy Elliott, Dana Stinson, Reggie Noble
