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Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an American R&B/neo-soul artist whose work crosses over into jazz.
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.
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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Akiyioshi wrote:
love Badu forever <3
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NorthPost wrote:
...and i tought Soul is dead. Now i know better.
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http://www.last.fm/music/Erykah+Badu/+images/73787694
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Voruber wrote:
slow fade
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mooniswidowed wrote:
Green Eyes... a masterpiece. <3
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EricValeev wrote:
♥ On & On
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<3
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strongerthanU wrote:
i want u back to Sopot
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Voruber wrote:
fuck yeah
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davidfresh wrote:
the healer.
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currybanna wrote:
Perfection.
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Ayslan wrote:
1,021 plays in your library ♥
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VK1990 wrote:
bag lady
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BarneyJWY wrote:
Also, she has 14 million listeners, lol. So I don't think she's that underrated. That's more listeners than the average artist on lastfm.
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BarneyJWY wrote:
I still wouldn't call her underrated. Sure, mainstream fans may not have heard of her, but there's actually a lot of people who have. I think in the scope of neosoul, R&B, hip-hop, and soul, which there are a lot listeners in those genres, she's acknowledged. I think underrated is someone who's hardly acknowledged and known through the public like Teena Marie or Micki Howard. Of course, R&B fans have heard of Teena, but she still didn't get the praise she deserved. Erykah has had plenty of awards and praises, so I'll say her place in music is appropriate.
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Ayslan wrote:
Amazing performance with Marsha Ambrosius on Divas Live.
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Ivegothoes wrote:
In the scope of neo-soul she's definitely not underrated, but in the scope of music as a whole I'd say she's extremely underrated. Her discography is phenomenal.
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BarneyJWY wrote:
Huh? Erykah Badu isn't underrated at all.
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Jacrio wrote:
Certainly one of the most underrated artists in the history of music.
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Miss-Kei wrote:
She's my favorite underground neo-soul artist. :)
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