How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?

How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
Studio album by George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars
Released	September 6, 2005
Recorded	1988–2004
Genre	Funk, dance, hip hop, R&B, rock
Length	148:10
Label	The C Kunspyruhzy
Producer	George Clinton
George Clinton & 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
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[4]
The Guardian	[5]
New York Times	(mixed)[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
San Diego Union-Tribune	[8]
USA Today	[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.^[11] 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.^[12]

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".^[13] 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

Track	Title	Time	Performer
1	Bounce 2 This	6:33	Kendra Foster featuring P-Funk Allstars
2	Su, Su, Su	5:56	P-Funk Allstars featuring Trey Lewd
3	Paradigm	6:50	George Clinton featuring Prince
4	U Can Depend on Me	7:06	Kendra Foster
5	U Ain't Runnin' Shit	5:27	George Clinton
6	Inhale Slow	4:00	P-Funk Allstars featuring Paul Hill
7	Because / Last Time Zone	4:14	Funkadelic
8	Neverending Love	5:06	Funkadelic
9	Sexy Side of You	3:56	George Clinton featuring FUNK-KIN aka Tim Shider, Nowell Haskins and Nate Shider
10	Saddest Day	6:01	Belita Woods
11	I Can Dance	15:22	P-Funk All Stars featuring Susy's Posse
12	I'll Be Sittin' Here	5:31	George Clinton featuring Joi

Disc two

Track	Title	Time	Performer
1	Don't Dance Too Close	4:55	Belita Woods
2	More Than Words Can Say (Live)	9:10	Belita Woods featuring Parliament/Funkadelic
3	Butt-a-Butt	4:51	Parliament
4	Something Stank	6:20	Sativa
5	Our Secret	5:02	P-Funk Allstars featuring Trey Lewd
6	Viagra	6:12	Funkadelic
7	Gypsy Woman	6:28	George Clinton
8	Whole Lotta Shakin'	8:57	P-Funk Allstars featuring Bobby Womack
9	Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight	5:22	Parliament
10	Whatchamacallit	5:56	George Clinton
11	Trust In Yourself	4:16	Kendra Foster featuring George Clinton
12	Booty	4:39	Louis "Babbling" Kabbabie featuring P-Funk Allstars

Personnel

Credits for How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? adapted from Allmusic.^[14]

Dallas Austin – producer, instrumentation Pedro Bell – artwork Barbarella Bishop – management Chris Bittner – instrumentation Steve Boyd – producer Sheila Brody – vocals Felicia Collins – instrumentation Gary "Mudbone" Cooper – vocals, instrumentation Lige Curry – instrumentation Raymond Davis – vocals Pete Deboer – assistant engineer Sue Dog – vocals Larry Ferguson – mastering, mixing Sandra Feva – vocals Amp Fiddler – instrumentation Kendra Foster – vocals Joi Gilliam – vocals Michael Hampton – instrumentation Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins – vocals Lili Haydn – instrumentation Archie Ivy – management Jazze Pha – vocals Robert "P-Nut" Johnson – vocals Joi – performer Louis Kabbabie – vocals Trey Lewd – vocals Pat Lewis – vocals Tracey Lewis – vocals, instrumentation Rob Manzoli – vocals, producer, instrumentation Eric McFadden – instrumentation

Blackbyrd McKnight – instrumentation J.T. Money – vocals Jim Morgan – engineer Cordell Mosson – instrumentation Nate Oberman – engineer Clip Payne – vocals, producer, instrumentation Michael "Clip" Payne – producer Billy Preston – instrumentation Prince – vocals, instrumentation Jerome Rogers – instrumentation Ricky Rouse – instrumentation Sativa – performer Nowell Eugene Scott aka Nowell Eugene Haskins – instrumentation Gary Shider – vocals, producer Kevin Shider – vocals Tim Shider – instrumentation Calvin Simon – vocals Bob Smith – engineer Ronald Spearman – instrumentation RonKat Spearman – vocals Joe Spencer – engineer David Spradley – instrumentation Bob Stovern – layout design George Ware – management Vaughn Wilson – producer, engineer, instrumentation Colin Wolfe – instrumentation Belita Woods – vocals Bernie Worrell – instrumentation Jim "Big Jim" Wright – vocals Ron Wright – instrumentation Dwayne "D-Cat" Cornelius - instrumentation Martin J. Andersen (credited as Martin Jepsen Anderson) - instrumentation Jesper Bunk (credited as Jasper Bunk) - instrumentation

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.
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?')". 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. How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? (Album). Discogs. Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
12. Parham, Marti. "George Clinton Still Funk'n It Up After 50 Years". Jet. 57–59. January 16, 2006.
13. Scaggs, Austin. Clinton Gives New Funk. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-08-10.
14. Credits: How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-10.

External links

• How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? at Discogs