Erykah Badu
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Erykah Badu – Amerykahn Promise
Biography
She is best known for her singles You Got Me her collaboration with The Roots, as well as her own songs Tyrone, Love Of My Life, On & On,
Bag Lady, The Healer, Honey and Soldier. Her lyrics are highly personal urban philosophy which throw emotional challenges in the face of the listener. She weaves unusual musical influences together creating a rich texture of sound.
Some music journalists have labeled her nu soul, nouvelle-soul or neo soul, often comparing her to Billie Holiday in lyrical delivery and grouping her with Maxwell and D’Angelo in musical genre.
Baduizm, Badu’s highly acclaimed debut album, was released in early 1997 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts. Lead single On & On reached #12 on the singles charts in both the U.S. and UK. Badu received notice for her introspective lyrics and jazzy, bass-heavy sound, and was hailed as one of the leading lights of the burgeoning neo soul genre. Her sophisticated style of singing drew many comparisons to Billie Holiday. Baduizm eventually went triple platinum and, along with On & On, won Grammy Awards at the 1998 ceremonies.
During that year, Badu became involved with rapper André 3000 of OutKast, with whom she had a child, Seven, who was born in 1997. Their relationship ended sometime in the late 90s.
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Baduizm
343,660 listeners14 tracks
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Mama's Gun
254,777 listeners14 tracks
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New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh
157,073 listeners11 tracks
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New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
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even better than her brother Yabada
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Certainly <3
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My eyes are greeeeeeen ♫
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Bruce19931002
Janelle Monáe divulga clipe com Erykah Badu para primeiro single de seu novo álbum. Assista "Q.U.E.E.N."! Saiba mais no link: http://www.botapratocar.com/2013/05/janelle-monae-clipe-QUEEN.html
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menelikmusic
#1 EARTH..........DAMN LOVE HER
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Alin_
well, everything about this woman is sexy (from what i've heard so far) :D
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kotsa200
I want a new album now. And it must be produced by Flying Lotus.
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menelikmusic
ISIS-MAAT..........................#1 EARTH.......WORD YEAH HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY.LOVE YOU
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ChampionAnwar
I'll wait for another album, but I don't wanna!
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nathanb27
Happy Birthday, Queen!
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BallerCraig
Telephone? ¿Bitch what?
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strongerthanU
BONOBO and BADU? SUCH A GREAT COMBINATION !
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EricValeev
Next Lifetime ♥
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Dogflesh
hi
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KBAnsari
If you love Erykah Badu, you will love upcoming singer-songwriter Riah Elise! Check her new song "East" out! http://soundonmars.com/2013/01/16/new-music-riah-elise-east/
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TheBrandyBoy
Window Seat ♥
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jaroon_dee
One of the best to ever do it. She stays true with every release.
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debut of young talented guy instrumental hip-hop with broken female vocals http://soundcloud.com/mad-hop/lomovolokno-at-least-never-up
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