How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
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.
| How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? | ||||
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| Studio album by George Clinton and 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 and the P-Funk All-Stars chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Blender | |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
| The Guardian | |
| The New York Times | (mixed) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | |
| USA Today | |
| Washington Post | (favorable) |
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". Despite mixed criticism towards its indulgent style, How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent? received generally positive reviews from music critics.