Baduizm

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The album's lead single, "Honey", was released on December 11, 2007. [59] It reached number 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100, on which it spent three weeks. [60] The song also charted at number 22 and spent 17 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [60] Hoard, Christian (March 6, 2008). "New Amerykah". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media . Retrieved November 13, 2011. News – Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae Talk New Albums and New Music". Singersroom.com. May 28, 2013 . Retrieved January 1, 2016. Magazine – Couture, High-end, Boutique Fashion News". 10 Magazine. February 5, 2020 . Retrieved February 11, 2020. Erykah Badu: on her career and her romance with Common – Biography". Ebony. Findarticles.com. 2003 . Retrieved October 27, 2013.

Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)". lescharts.com. Hung Medien . Retrieved December 25, 2011. Erykah Badu: Baduizm - Universal (Poland) - UNML UD53027 - 601215302721 - HBDirect Hiphop". Archived from the original on September 7, 2014 . Retrieved June 21, 2014. Baduizm is the debut album from Neo-Soul singer/songwriter/producer, Erykah Badu. The album is cited as one of the most iconic and reputable R&B albums of all time by many, and received praise and acclaim upon its release. It’s known as the album that established and cemented her as one of the leading artists of her genre. In 1996, Badu's demo caught the attention of music producer Kedar Massenburg, who signed her and paired her with D'Angelo to record the song "Your Precious Love." Kedar Entertainment, then a small start-up label, later merged with Universal Motown. Musical Success Erykah Badu". The Official UK Charts Company. Albums. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013 . Retrieved December 25, 2011.The album produced four singles; the lead single " On & On" was released in December 1996, [19] and reached number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts and the UK Singles Charts, as well as making an appearance on the New Zealand charts. [20] The album and lead single also gave Badu her first nomination and win at the Grammy Awards, where "On & On" won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and the album won Best R&B Album. [21] [22] According to Nielsen Soundscan, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) sold 359,000 copies in the United States by early 2010. [63] Erykah Badu Strips on Downtown Dallas Street For Music Video". Kwtx.com. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013 . Retrieved October 27, 2013. Wilonsky, Robert (December 11, 2007). "Livin' in a Nu AmErykah". Dallas Observer. Village Voice Media. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014 . Retrieved October 22, 2011.

As one of the earliest songs to be branded “neo-soul,” Erykah Badu’s debut single and video set the tone for a movement that would redefine R&B in the late 90s and early 2000s. The song was the first of the budding genre to reach the top of the R&B charts and it earned her a Grammy Award. With an iconic video to match, it’s easy to let it keep playing on and on. On July 5, 2004, Badu gave birth to a daughter, Puma Sabti Curry; Puma's father is Texas-based rapper The D.O.C. On February 1, 2009, Badu gave birth to her third child, a girl named Mars Merkaba Thedford, with her boyfriend of five years, rapper Jay Electronica. [178]Doss, Yvette C. (February 16, 1998). " 'Soul Food' and 'Angel' Are Tops in Image Awards". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 1, 2009. Badu: During that time period, I had to make the most adult decision of my life: whether I wanted to be in the squatting or sitting position during childbirth. [ Laughs.] In all seriousness, my cousin Free and I were a group called Erykah Free. Sometimes we called ourselves the Funky Cousins. I never really wanted to be apart, but I didn’t really want to be a group — I wanted to be a solo artist. I didn’t say anything for a long time, because we are just so good together. When I did finally decide to express that, it was very difficult. And it took some of the sweetness out of signing the deal. But Free, being the human being he is, said he understood. He didn’t go anywhere, of course; he’s produced on all the rest of my albums. Baduizm went on to earn Badu numerous awards, including Best R&B Album at the 1998 Grammy Awards. The album itself charted at #2 on the Billboard charts and spent 58 consecutive weeks on the chart.

Muhammad Ali, Queen. "Erykah Badu Talks to Nation19.com about going BLIND and more, APDTA". Nation19.com / 19magazine . Retrieved November 30, 2011.a b Kreps, Daniel (April 30, 2010). "Erykah Badu Pleads Not Guilty to "Window Seat" Charge". Rolling Stone . Retrieved November 7, 2013. NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Erykah Badu holds up her Grammy after winning in the Best R&B Category for her album “Baduizm” during the 40th Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall 25 February. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Timothy A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) Flying Lotus Working With Erykah Badu | News". Pitchfork Media. April 11, 2011 . Retrieved October 27, 2013. and number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [25] [26] The album was certified two times platinum by RIAA for shipments of over two million copies. [5] The album's lead single, " Tyrone", was released in October 1997 and became another R&B hit single. "Tyrone", lyrically, is a song chiding a selfish, cheap, and inattentive boyfriend. [27]

Erykah Badu plans to make music, money and babies". Ebony. Findarticles.com. 1998 . Retrieved October 27, 2013. Erykah Badu – New Amerykah, PT. 1: 4th World War LP". CD Universe. Muze. Product Detail . Retrieved November 6, 2011. Massenburg: We used a tone of spirituality because it was close to Buddhism — like, Baduizm, this is who I am. We came up with a campaign around the phrase, “What’s your -izm?” With marketing, it was me and Erykah. That’s it. Everyone thought I was crazy — this little girl from Dallas with this thing on her head — but when they got into the album, they changed their tune. People started wearing headwraps again. Like with D’Angelo, when brothers started wearing cornrows again. It became mainstream again.Badu said on The Wanda Sykes Show on April 3, 2010, that it was not her intention to insult the memory of the late President John F. Kennedy (JFK): "My point was grossly misunderstood all over America. JFK is one of my heroes, one of the nation's heroes. John F. Kennedy was a revolutionary; he was not afraid to butt heads with America, and I was not afraid to show America my butt-naked truth." [92] Coodie and Chike, directors of the "Window Seat" video, said they had bail money ready during filming in case Badu was arrested. [92] Badu said the video was a protest against " groupthink" and was inspired by Matt and Kim's music video "Lessons Learned." Badu has also said she has "no regrets". [88]