As the queen of neo soul, Erykah Badu has been making sultry, emotionally powerful, and politically aware music that breaks down genre boundaries ever since her 1997 debut. At her 2013 live concerts, Badu treated ticket buyers to her highly personal live show, earning praise from audiences across the North America and Europe for her ability to make even the largest arenas feel intimate. Whether touring with a massive R&B backing band or taking the stage solo with nothing more than a drum machine as accompaniment, Badu's live sets span her entire career, including everything from early hits like "Bag Lady" to recent favorites like "Window Seat" and "Q.U.E.E.N.," her 2013 collaboration with Janelle Monáe.
With her dramatic head-wraps and traditional African clothing, Badu became a breakout star and neo soul icon upon the 1997 release of her chart-topping debut album Baduizm, which included the hits "On & On" and "Tyrone." Shortly after, she started exploring the world of hip-hop, appearing with The Roots on their 1999 breakout single "You Got Me" and spiting rhymes with the best of them on 2002's "Love of My Life," a duet with then-boyfriend Common. In the mid-2000s, she pushed into both motherhood and political music with albums New Amerykah Part One and New Amerykah Part Two, which included provocative hits like "Window Seat" and "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long." At her 2013 live shows, Badu treated fans to career-spanning sets of her signature blend of soul and hip hop, building anticipation for her 2014 tour dates.
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Universal Motown recording artist Erykah Badu, best known for her eccentric style and cerebral music, is a four-time GRAMMY® award winning American soul singer and songwriter. Regarded as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul", Badu's sound -- a concoction of soul, hip-hop and jazz -- cannot be contained to a single genre.
Self-described as a "mother first", Badu is a touring artist, dj, teacher, community activist, holistic healer, doula, vegan, recycler, and conscious spirit. Baduizm, Badu's highly acclaimed debut album, was released in early 1997 went triple platinum and, along with "On & On," won Grammy Awards at the 1998 ceremony. Spring of 2010, Badu released her fifth studio album, and second installment of a two-part New Amerykah series. New Amerykah, Part 1: Fourth World War, a concept album that was digitally produced and political in tone, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and Rolling Stone named it one of the year's best albums.
New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ahnk, which features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu's emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships, made its debut at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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There is perhaps one story that explains Erykah Badu's cyclical outlook on her new album, New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh, and it involves a visit to a Santeria priest in Cuba in 1999. When Badu says "return of the ankh," she doesn't mean she's returning to wearing the head wrap or any other accessory that evokes 1997's Baduizm epoch. She means much more. The return of the ankh is the return of a feeling, what makes her creative, what makes her passionate, what makes her Badu. Indeed, diehard fans of Badu will love New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh and newcomers to Badu's world will be curiously intrigued by the mystique and authenticity of an artist who is totally comfortable in her own skin. Whether directing a dope music video or exposing her vulnerabilities in rhyme, Badu transcends image. Just like the Santeria priest she met in Cuba, Badu no longer tries to be, she just is.
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Noname
Rather than cash in on the hype around her extremely well-received 2016 debut mixtape Telefone, Noname took two years to play shows backed by a full band and refine her craft before releasing her follow up project. Telefone established Noname as one of the most promising and unique voices in hip hop, and with Room 25 she stakes out her place as one of the best lyricists in the genre and comes into her own as a fully realized artist as she achieves mastery over the style she developed with her first tape. She recently performed a three song medley on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and released her first music video "Blaxploitation".
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With her dramatic head-wraps and traditional African clothing, Badu became a breakout star and neo soul icon upon the 1997 release of her chart-topping debut album Baduizm, which included the hits "On & On" and "Tyrone." Shortly after, she started exploring the world of hip-hop, appearing with The Roots on their 1999 breakout single "You Got Me" and spiting rhymes with the best of them on 2002's "Love of My Life," a duet with then-boyfriend Common. In the mid-2000s, she pushed into both motherhood and political music with albums New Amerykah Part One and New Amerykah Part Two, which included provocative hits like "Window Seat" and "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long." At her 2013 live shows, Badu treated fans to career-spanning sets of her signature blend of soul and hip hop, building anticipation for her 2014 tour dates.
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Universal Motown recording artist Erykah Badu, best known for her eccentric style and cerebral music, is a four-time GRAMMY® award winning American soul singer and songwriter. Regarded as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul", Badu's sound -- a concoction of soul, hip-hop and jazz -- cannot be contained to a single genre.
Self-described as a "mother first", Badu is a touring artist, dj, teacher, community activist, holistic healer, doula, vegan, recycler, and conscious spirit. Baduizm, Badu's highly acclaimed debut album, was released in early 1997 went triple platinum and, along with "On & On," won Grammy Awards at the 1998 ceremony. Spring of 2010, Badu released her fifth studio album, and second installment of a two-part New Amerykah series. New Amerykah, Part 1: Fourth World War, a concept album that was digitally produced and political in tone, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and Rolling Stone named it one of the year's best albums.
New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ahnk, which features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu's emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships, made its debut at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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There is perhaps one story that explains Erykah Badu's cyclical outlook on her new album, New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh, and it involves a visit to a Santeria priest in Cuba in 1999. When Badu says "return of the ankh," she doesn't mean she's returning to wearing the head wrap or any other accessory that evokes 1997's Baduizm epoch. She means much more. The return of the ankh is the return of a feeling, what makes her creative, what makes her passionate, what makes her Badu. Indeed, diehard fans of Badu will love New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh and newcomers to Badu's world will be curiously intrigued by the mystique and authenticity of an artist who is totally comfortable in her own skin. Whether directing a dope music video or exposing her vulnerabilities in rhyme, Badu transcends image. Just like the Santeria priest she met in Cuba, Badu no longer tries to be, she just is.
~~~~~~~
Noname
Rather than cash in on the hype around her extremely well-received 2016 debut mixtape Telefone, Noname took two years to play shows backed by a full band and refine her craft before releasing her follow up project. Telefone established Noname as one of the most promising and unique voices in hip hop, and with Room 25 she stakes out her place as one of the best lyricists in the genre and comes into her own as a fully realized artist as she achieves mastery over the style she developed with her first tape. She recently performed a three song medley on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and released her first music video "Blaxploitation".
As the queen of neo soul, Erykah Badu has been making sultry, emotionally powerful, and politically aware music that breaks down genre boundaries ever since her 1997 debut. At her 2013 live concerts, Badu treated ticket buyers to her highly personal live show, earning praise from audiences across the North America and Europe for her ability to make even the largest arenas feel intimate. Whether touring with a massive R&B backing band or taking the stage solo with nothing more than a drum machine as accompaniment, Badu's live sets span her entire career, including everything from early hits like "Bag Lady" to recent favorites like "Window Seat" and "Q.U.E.E.N.," her 2013 collaboration with Janelle Monáe.
With her dramatic head-wraps and traditional African clothing, Badu became a breakout star and neo soul icon upon the 1997 release of her chart-topping debut album Baduizm, which included the hits "On & On" and "Tyrone." Shortly after, she started exploring the world of hip-hop, appearing with The Roots on their 1999 breakout single "You Got Me" and spiting rhymes with the best of them on 2002's "Love of My Life," a duet with then-boyfriend Common. In the mid-2000s, she pushed into both motherhood and political music with albums New Amerykah Part One and New Amerykah Part Two, which included provocative hits like "Window Seat" and "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long." At her 2013 live shows, Badu treated fans to career-spanning sets of her signature blend of soul and hip hop, building anticipation for her 2014 tour dates.
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Universal Motown recording artist Erykah Badu, best known for her eccentric style and cerebral music, is a four-time GRAMMY® award winning American soul singer and songwriter. Regarded as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul", Badu's sound -- a concoction of soul, hip-hop and jazz -- cannot be contained to a single genre.
Self-described as a "mother first", Badu is a touring artist, dj, teacher, community activist, holistic healer, doula, vegan, recycler, and conscious spirit. Baduizm, Badu's highly acclaimed debut album, was released in early 1997 went triple platinum and, along with "On & On," won Grammy Awards at the 1998 ceremony. Spring of 2010, Badu released her fifth studio album, and second installment of a two-part New Amerykah series. New Amerykah, Part 1: Fourth World War, a concept album that was digitally produced and political in tone, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and Rolling Stone named it one of the year's best albums.
New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ahnk, which features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu's emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships, made its debut at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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There is perhaps one story that explains Erykah Badu's cyclical outlook on her new album, New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh, and it involves a visit to a Santeria priest in Cuba in 1999. When Badu says "return of the ankh," she doesn't mean she's returning to wearing the head wrap or any other accessory that evokes 1997's Baduizm epoch. She means much more. The return of the ankh is the return of a feeling, what makes her creative, what makes her passionate, what makes her Badu. Indeed, diehard fans of Badu will love New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh and newcomers to Badu's world will be curiously intrigued by the mystique and authenticity of an artist who is totally comfortable in her own skin. Whether directing a dope music video or exposing her vulnerabilities in rhyme, Badu transcends image. Just like the Santeria priest she met in Cuba, Badu no longer tries to be, she just is.
~~~~~~~
Noname
Rather than cash in on the hype around her extremely well-received 2016 debut mixtape Telefone, Noname took two years to play shows backed by a full band and refine her craft before releasing her follow up project. Telefone established Noname as one of the most promising and unique voices in hip hop, and with Room 25 she stakes out her place as one of the best lyricists in the genre and comes into her own as a fully realized artist as she achieves mastery over the style she developed with her first tape. She recently performed a three song medley on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and released her first music video "Blaxploitation".
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With her dramatic head-wraps and traditional African clothing, Badu became a breakout star and neo soul icon upon the 1997 release of her chart-topping debut album Baduizm, which included the hits "On & On" and "Tyrone." Shortly after, she started exploring the world of hip-hop, appearing with The Roots on their 1999 breakout single "You Got Me" and spiting rhymes with the best of them on 2002's "Love of My Life," a duet with then-boyfriend Common. In the mid-2000s, she pushed into both motherhood and political music with albums New Amerykah Part One and New Amerykah Part Two, which included provocative hits like "Window Seat" and "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long." At her 2013 live shows, Badu treated fans to career-spanning sets of her signature blend of soul and hip hop, building anticipation for her 2014 tour dates.
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Universal Motown recording artist Erykah Badu, best known for her eccentric style and cerebral music, is a four-time GRAMMY® award winning American soul singer and songwriter. Regarded as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul", Badu's sound -- a concoction of soul, hip-hop and jazz -- cannot be contained to a single genre.
Self-described as a "mother first", Badu is a touring artist, dj, teacher, community activist, holistic healer, doula, vegan, recycler, and conscious spirit. Baduizm, Badu's highly acclaimed debut album, was released in early 1997 went triple platinum and, along with "On & On," won Grammy Awards at the 1998 ceremony. Spring of 2010, Badu released her fifth studio album, and second installment of a two-part New Amerykah series. New Amerykah, Part 1: Fourth World War, a concept album that was digitally produced and political in tone, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and Rolling Stone named it one of the year's best albums.
New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ahnk, which features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu's emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships, made its debut at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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There is perhaps one story that explains Erykah Badu's cyclical outlook on her new album, New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh, and it involves a visit to a Santeria priest in Cuba in 1999. When Badu says "return of the ankh," she doesn't mean she's returning to wearing the head wrap or any other accessory that evokes 1997's Baduizm epoch. She means much more. The return of the ankh is the return of a feeling, what makes her creative, what makes her passionate, what makes her Badu. Indeed, diehard fans of Badu will love New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh and newcomers to Badu's world will be curiously intrigued by the mystique and authenticity of an artist who is totally comfortable in her own skin. Whether directing a dope music video or exposing her vulnerabilities in rhyme, Badu transcends image. Just like the Santeria priest she met in Cuba, Badu no longer tries to be, she just is.
~~~~~~~
Noname
Rather than cash in on the hype around her extremely well-received 2016 debut mixtape Telefone, Noname took two years to play shows backed by a full band and refine her craft before releasing her follow up project. Telefone established Noname as one of the most promising and unique voices in hip hop, and with Room 25 she stakes out her place as one of the best lyricists in the genre and comes into her own as a fully realized artist as she achieves mastery over the style she developed with her first tape. She recently performed a three song medley on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and released her first music video "Blaxploitation".
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