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- Mama's Gun
- Released 2000
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- Baduizm
- Released 1997
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- Live
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- New Amerykah, Part One (4th World War)
- Released 2008
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biography
She grew up listening to '70s soul and '80s hip-hop, but Erykah Badu drew more comparisons to Billie Holiday upon her breakout in 1997, after the release of her first album, Baduizm. The grooves and production on the album are bass-heavy R&B, but Badu's langurous, occasionally tortured vocals and delicate phrasing immediately removed her from the legion of cookie-cutter female R&B singers. A singer/songwriter responsible for all but one of the songs on Baduizm, she found a number 12 hit with her first single "On & On," which pushed the album to number two on the charts.
Born Erica Wright in Dallas in 1971, Badu attended a school of the arts and was working as a teacher and part-time singer in her hometown when she opened for D'Angelo at a 1994 show. D'Angelo's manager, Kedar Massenburg, was impressed with the performance and hooked her up with the singer to record a cover of the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell duet "Precious Love." He also signed Badu to his recently formed Kedar Entertainment label, and served as producer for Baduizm, which also starred bassist Ron Carter and members of hip-hop avatars the Roots on several tracks. The first single, "On & On," became a number one R&B hit in early 1997, and Baduizm followed it to the top of the R&B album charts by March. Opening for R&B acts as well as rap's Wu-Tang Clan, Erykah Badu stopped just short of number one on the pop album charts in April. Her Live album followed later in the year. In 2000 she returned with her highly anticipated second studio album, Mama's Gun, which was co-produced by Badu, James Poyser, Bilal and Jay Dee and contained the hit single "Bag Lady." Worldwide Underground, a loose affair billed as an EP despite being longer than many full-lengths, was released in 2003. Her next step, 2008's New AmErykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War, initiated a series of planned releases across the following year. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Born Erica Wright in Dallas in 1971, Badu attended a school of the arts and was working as a teacher and part-time singer in her hometown when she opened for D'Angelo at a 1994 show. D'Angelo's manager, Kedar Massenburg, was impressed with the performance and hooked her up with the singer to record a cover of the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell duet "Precious Love." He also signed Badu to his recently formed Kedar Entertainment label, and served as producer for Baduizm, which also starred bassist Ron Carter and members of hip-hop avatars the Roots on several tracks. The first single, "On & On," became a number one R&B hit in early 1997, and Baduizm followed it to the top of the R&B album charts by March. Opening for R&B acts as well as rap's Wu-Tang Clan, Erykah Badu stopped just short of number one on the pop album charts in April. Her Live album followed later in the year. In 2000 she returned with her highly anticipated second studio album, Mama's Gun, which was co-produced by Badu, James Poyser, Bilal and Jay Dee and contained the hit single "Bag Lady." Worldwide Underground, a loose affair billed as an EP despite being longer than many full-lengths, was released in 2003. Her next step, 2008's New AmErykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War, initiated a series of planned releases across the following year. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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fatbellybella: before baduism with my homie d and my best friend joi and girl faith
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- fatbellybella: before baduism with my homie d and my best friend joi and girl faith
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fatbellybella: http://bit.ly/tGkks my first video
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fatbellybella: @THEREALBANNER http://bit.ly/8YMY9 the way david fly ...lol
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fatbellybella: On one .
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fatbellybella: @RAHBI hey baby bubba
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She's the bomb!
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- By BigVeney24
- 3/11/2009 19:56:35
- You know Erykah's bout it, she's been putting it down since 97, that's my baby!
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My Appletree
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- By Phate of Osiris
- 2/20/2009 16:34:55
- I just wanna say thanks to Erykah, because of her and voice and music that helped me through a difficult time in my life. I am and will always be a devoted listener and follower of her and her music. I just she would have gave more on World Wide Underground. lol Also, when is part 2 of New Amerykah coming out?
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MS.E Badu
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- By lovechild60
- 12/5/2008 16:50:33
- YOU ARE THE HEALER
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zacdacook aka Da Boss
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- By zacdacook
- 10/22/2008 22:49:13
- Real Men Are Sensitive
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so in love
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- By MightE
- 5/30/2008 21:30:50
- I have yet to hear an erykah badu track i didn't love. I love erykah.. she's so great.. :D
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