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Erykah Abi Wright (born Erica Abi Wright; February 26, 1971), better known by her stage name Erykah Badu (/ˈɛrᵻkə bɑːˈduː/), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, activist, and actress. Badu's career began after opening a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in her hometown; record label executive Kedar Massenburg was highly impressed with her performance and signed her to Kedar Entertainment. Her first album, Baduizm, was released on February 11, 1997. It spawned three singles: "On & On", "Next Lifetime" and "Otherside of the Game". The album was certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Badu's first live album, Live, was released on November 18, 1997 and was certified double Platinum by the RIAA.
Badu's second studio album, Mama's Gun, was released on October 31, 2000. It spawned three singles: "Bag Lady", "Didn't Cha Know?" and "Cleva". The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Badu's third album, Worldwide Underground, was released on September 16, 2003. It generated two singles: "Danger" and "Back in the Day (Puff)". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Badu's fourth album, New Amerykah Part One, was released on February 26, 2008. It spawned two singles: "Honey" and "Soldier". New Amerykah Part Two was released in 2010 and fared well both critically and commercially. It contained the album's lead single "Window Seat", which led to controversy.
Music video by Erykah Badu performing Window Seat. (C) 2010 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Music video by Erykah Badu performing On And On. (C) 1997 Kedar Entertainment / Universal Records Inc.
Music video by Erykah Badu performing Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop). (C) 2002 Geffen Records
Music video by Erykah Badu performing Honey. (C) 2008 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Music video by Erykah Badu performing Other Side Of The Game. (C) 1997 Kedar Entertainment / Universal Records Inc.
Music video by Erykah Badu performing Bag Lady. (C) 2000 Motown Records
Music video by Erykah Badu performing Didn't Cha Know. (C) 2001 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Music video by The Roots performing You Got Me. (C) 1999 Geffen Records
Music video by Erykah Badu performing Tyrone. (C) 1997 Kedar Entertainment / Universal Records Inc.
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Erykah Badu Visions Of Visionaries Interview on BlackTree TV Blacktree is at all the hottest events on the planet (award shows, movie premieres and press junkets, fashion shows, etc.) and now BLACKTREE ON TV brings stars to YOU on Soul of the South! Watch Full episodes below, and tune in! WEEKDAYS | 5:30 – 6:00pm, 1-1:30am WEEKENDS | 5 – 6:00pm Sat & Sun (CST)
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A Celebration Of Music In Film is one of the most anticipated annual music events at the Festival. This year we tip our hat to the power of the almighty music documentary, showcasing the spirited journey of the incomparable Nina Simone as highlighted in the festival’s opening night film What Happened, Miss Simone? Performing at the event will be Common, Erykah Badu, Aloe Blacc, Kate Davis, Andra Day and Al Schackman, Simone’s long time guitarist/musical director who appears in the film.
Erykah Badu & Mark Ronson rehearsing amy winehouse 'Valerie' on microsoft event in Cannes, june 2012
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Erykah Badu "Apple Tree" Live at Java Jazz Festival 2012 Follow her on twitter: @fatbellybella get her music on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/artist/erykah-badu/id54556
From Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun World Tour. Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 2001, The Hague, Netherlands - Filmed by Dutch Television (NPS). The background singer in the middle is the wonderful N'Dambi. Tyrone starts at 2:51. Before that you can witness a spiritual moment earlier in the show.
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DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown! The incomparable, undeniable and incredible woman that is Erykah Badu, stopped by Sway in the Morning today. Not only is she a singer-songwriter, but she's a record producer, activist, actress, DJ -- and doula! Opening up the conversation, Sway reminisces on the first time they met in the 90's and praising her for how far she has come. In fact, next weekend, November 29th, you can catch Ms. Badu hosting the Soul Train Awards. Not only is she hosting, but she's also an Associate Producer with complete control of all her lines. That same week, November 27th, she'll also be dropping her new album, But You Can't Use My Phone. Describing her music as "sound(ing) like a mirror" soaking in the frequency around us. While in-studio she also opened up about being a...
Erykah Badu, better known as the Analog Girl in a Digital World, opens herself up to the social media powers-that-be in our newest installment of "The Questions" on OKP TV. SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBE_okayplayerTV Shot and Edited by: Pascal Youance (http://www.pascalyouance.com) Producer: Ginny Suss Okayplayer http://www.okayplayer.com http://www.facebook.com/okayplayer http://www.twitter.com/okayplayer
Erykah Badu links up with KLM at Broccoli City Festival 2015 in Washington, DC. Subscribe to MITD-TV for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuy6... Follow: @broccolicity BCFestival.com Check out more of MITD here: http://www.madeinthedistrict.us https://twitter.com/MITDistrict https://www.facebook.com/madeinthedis... http://instagram.com/mitdistrict https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/1036815... Bringing you entertaining interviews that help advance the culture in the DMV with trendsetting topics including music, sports, style, and pop culture.
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Mo'Nique sits down and talks with American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist and actress Erykah Badu. Erykah talks to Mo' about her latest album "New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh."
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971),[1] better known by her stage name Erykah Badu /ˈɛrɨkə bɑːˈduː/, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, record producer, activist and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B;, hip hop and jazz.[1] She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion. She is known as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul". Early in her career, Badu was recognizable for wearing very large and colorful headwraps. For her musical sensibilities, she has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday. She was a core member of the Soulquarians, and is also an actress having appeared in a number of films playing a range of supporting roles in movies...
http://www.musiciansent.com While in Grant Park, Chicago this past weekend for Lollaplaooza 2010, soul singer Erykah Badu sat down with Billboard.com to discuss her new jewelry line, her most talked about "Window Seat" visual, and an upcoming documentary which she says she's been filming for the past 13 years.
THE BOOK OF RHYMES CHANNEL IS BACK! Live is a live concert album by American singer Erykah Badu, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). Released in the fall of 1997, with her debut album Baduizm released earlier that year, Live quickly went double platinum with the radio hit "Tyrone". Live includes cover versions of songs by Chaka Khan ("Stay"), Roy Ayers ("Searchin'") and a medley of Heatwave's "Boogie Nights", The Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long", and Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) by Tom Browne. The album was nominated for Best R&B; Album at the 1999 Grammy Awards, while the track "Tyrone" was nominated for Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance. PAY ATTENTION! PAY ATTENTION! PAY ATTENTION! I have no copyright on the videos that I post here on my channel . The only purpose that post is for ...
This is a tribute mix for those that like the sounds of Erykah Badu. Tracklist 1. Next Lifetime • Erykah Badu 2. Tyrone • Erykah Badu 3. Didn’t Cha Know • Erykah Badu 4. A.D. 2000 • Erykah Badu 5. Certainly • Erykah Badu 6. Times a Wastin • Erykah Badu 7. Bag Lady • Erykah Badu 8. Certainly Flipped It • Erykah Badu 9. World Peace (TD Remix) • Erykah Badu 10. 4 Leaf Clover • Erykah Badu 11. Rimshot (TD Remix) • Erykah Badu 12. On & On • Erykah Badu 13. Kiss Me on My Neck • Erykah Badu 14. Penitentiary Philosophy • Erykah Badu 15. Window Seat • Erykah Badu 16. No Love • Erykah Badu 17. Cleva • Erykah Badu 18. No Love • Erykah Badu 19. ...And On • Erykah Badu 20. Other Side of the Game • Erykah Badu 21. My Life • Erykah Badu 22. Umm Hmm • Erykah Badu 23. Drama • Eryk...
DEEP & DOPE Ode to Erykah Badu is a 4-hour non-stop DJ mix playlist by JaBig featuring almost all of the songs (as of January 2015) by the "First Lady of Neo-Soul”. See below for track listing. - Like JaBig on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JaBig - Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/JaBig - Photograph by: Horng Yih Wong, http://bit.ly/1utzCvs Track listing: Certainly (Flipped It) 4 Leaf Clover On & On Kiss Me On My Neck Booty You Got Me (With The Roots) Plenty Guru ft. Searching (With Roy Ayers) Window Seat No Love Cleva Agitation ...& On My Life Umm Hmm Bag Lady You Loving Me (Session) Drama Gone Baby, Don't Be Long Bump It Woo Hollywood Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop) Honey Incense Think Twice Danger Shining Star (With D'Angelo & The Roots) Love Tur...
THE BOOK OF RHYMES CHANNEL IS BACK! Baduizm is the debut album by American R&B; and neo soul singer-songwriter Erykah Badu, released on February 11, 1997 by Kedar Records. After leaving university in order to concentrate on music full-time, Badu then began touring with her cousin, Robert "Free" Bradford, where she recorded a 19-song demo, Country Cousins, which attracted the attention of Kedar Massenburg. He set Badu up to record a duet with D'Angelo, "Your Precious Love," and eventually signed her to a record deal with Universal Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during January to October 1996 at Battery Studios in New York City, Sigma Sounds & Ivory Studios in Philadelphia, and Dallas Sound Lab in Dallas. PAY ATTENTION! PAY ATTENTION! PAY ATTENTION! I have no copyrig...
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See a butterfly
Up in the sky
I got a story to say
And I'll tell you why
I'm searchin'
You see my friend
And I need someone
Who feels and needs
The same as
I'm searchin'
When it's right, it's right
When it's wrong, it's wrong
I'm gonna sing my song
All day long
I'm searchin'
Searchin'
Searchin'
Searchin'
See a butterfly
Up in the sky
I got a story to say
And I'll tell you why
I'm searchin'
You see my friend
And I need someone
Who feels and needs
The same as
I'm searchin'
When it's right, it's right
When it's wrong, it's wrong
I'm gonna sing my song
All day long
I'm searchin'
See a butterfly
Up in the sky
I got a story to say
And I'll tell you why
I'm searchin'
Searchin'
Searchin'
Searchin'