oh well, its still better than 'love of my life'
― arachno-misogynist (D-40), Thursday, 16 June 2011 23:59 (twelve years ago) link
lobotomized com verse aside i like that song -- cool production, sneakily catchy melody
― Mr. John Scatman (some dude), Friday, 17 June 2011 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
i don't how the fuck you can have been alive in the late '90s and not have some serious love for the Baduizm singles and "Tyrone" though
― Mr. John Scatman (some dude), Friday, 17 June 2011 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
"looking for cheese, that don't make her a hoodrat" is one of my favorite awful common lines
― The Brainwasher, Friday, 17 June 2011 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
ha and the way she ad libs "rat" in the background
― Mr. John Scatman (some dude), Friday, 17 June 2011 00:03 (twelve years ago) link
― The Brainwasher, Friday, June 17, 2011 12:01 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
poll
― arachno-misogynist (D-40), Friday, 17 June 2011 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
too many options!
― The Brainwasher, Friday, 17 June 2011 00:05 (twelve years ago) link
Yall better check out "Hydraulic Pump" by the P-Funk All-Stars if you love "Jump Up in the Air and Stay There" so much. All 4 of you, I mean. Source material for both "Jump Up" and the Coup's "5 Million Ways to Kill A CEO." Features both George Clinton AND Sly Stone (give it up for freebase cocaine). The line swiped by Badu was originally sung by ex-Spinners singer Phillipe Wynne, who collapsed and died while performing with P-Funk two years later. Anyway, bonkers song. Make sure it's the 12" version you're listening to, not the edit that appears on the Urban Dancefloor Guerillas album.
― thewufs, Friday, 17 June 2011 00:06 (twelve years ago) link
Could be that those voting for "Jump" actually have familiarity with (and love for) "Hydraulic"? I didn't vote for it, but I'm amused at the results here. Thought I was seriously the only one on ILX who actually liked "Jump" better than "Window Seat."
Seriously, tho. Fuck the fact this poll didn't have 100 votes.
― scissorlocks and the three bears (Eric H.), Friday, 17 June 2011 00:58 (twelve years ago) link
i probably should have voted "tyrone"--i put it on every mix i made for like five years--but i voted "cleva" bc i wore mama's gun out
― horseshoe, Friday, 17 June 2011 01:11 (twelve years ago) link
surprised window seat got 0 -- im guessing thats just bcuz of burnout?
― arachno-misogynist (D-40), Friday, 17 June 2011 01:33 (twelve years ago) link
"jump up in the air" IS great, but...
― J0rdan S., Friday, 17 June 2011 02:14 (twelve years ago) link
― arachno-misogynist (D-40), Thursday, June 16, 2011 8:04 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
real niggas is hard to find like a remote........................................CONTROL
renders poll unnecessary i think
― J0rdan S., Friday, 17 June 2011 02:15 (twelve years ago) link
i bet we can find something worse
― arachno-misogynist (D-40), Friday, 17 June 2011 02:15 (twelve years ago) link
*flounces to ohhla*
lol before i even load ohhla I think
"my daughter found nemo i found the new primo"
should rank
― arachno-misogynist (D-40), Friday, 17 June 2011 02:16 (twelve years ago) link
Standin in front of the judge with no honorBarack stick, knight the people like Obama
what does this mean? am i missing something
― arachno-misogynist (D-40), Friday, 17 June 2011 02:20 (twelve years ago) link
is there a drinking game in chicago for whenever common says something stilted and awkward
― Mr. John Scatman (some dude), Friday, 17 June 2011 02:49 (twelve years ago) link
how else do they keep warm?
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 June 2011 02:50 (twelve years ago) link
I still love "Window Seat"
</ /3
― best way to stop identity theft is bad credit (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 17 June 2011 04:29 (twelve years ago) link
"jump up in the air" is really great, i don't begrudge it its position here, especially as its absence of the album means it'll probably end up relatively forgotten
― the smoke cloud of pure hatred (lex pretend), Friday, 17 June 2011 08:29 (twelve years ago) link
surprised that on & on only got 1 vote
― just sayin, Friday, 17 June 2011 09:02 (twelve years ago) link
1!
on & on is really great yah
― arachno-misogynist (D-40), Friday, 17 June 2011 11:27 (twelve years ago) link
Poll idea: On & On vs. ... & on
― best way to stop identity theft is bad credit (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 18 June 2011 00:08 (twelve years ago) link
The overall number of votes on this poll dissapoints me. Also thought On & On was an iLM staple.
― Moka, Friday, 18 April 2014 00:08 (ten years ago) link
Yep. If Nu AmErykah can top the half-decade poll, then this should've gotten at least 50 votes.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Friday, 18 April 2014 05:07 (ten years ago) link
"jump up in the air" should not have co-won this but i'm still annoyed it never got a proper release (or even a HQ mp3 out there)
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 April 2014 08:09 (ten years ago) link
How are you supposed to only choose one. I would have been stuck between Danger, Get Munny and Soldier
― jay., Friday, 18 April 2014 10:12 (ten years ago) link
For me, it would've been a contest between:
Didn't Cha KnowThe HealerTyroneTurn Me Away (Get MuNNY)ClevaSoldierOn & OnBack In The Day (Puff)Gone Baby, Don't Be LongWindow Seat
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Friday, 18 April 2014 10:22 (ten years ago) link
Good list.
― Tim F, Friday, 18 April 2014 10:44 (ten years ago) link
Bag Lady. I once drunkenly attempted this song at karaoke. Unwise.
― it definitely wasn't designed to be a pants pocket player (stevie), Friday, 18 April 2014 10:47 (ten years ago) link
all the Baduizm singles are a must, "Next Lifetime" and "Other Side of the Game" are amazing
― posi riot (some dude), Friday, 18 April 2014 10:48 (ten years ago) link
srsly weighing whether to put my name in to run an ballot poll on her
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Friday, 18 April 2014 10:48 (ten years ago) link
Back in the Day is such a jam
― Drugs A. Money, Friday, 18 April 2014 10:48 (ten years ago) link
there isn't a song on this list (with badu as lead artist) that i don't consider essential
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 April 2014 10:50 (ten years ago) link
and yet thinking about badu singles still seems to barely scratch the surface of her discography
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Friday, 18 April 2014 10:52 (ten years ago) link
badu deep cuts pox:
the cellout my mind (just in time)green eyescertainlytelephonebootytwinklepenitentiary philosophythat humpi want you
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 April 2014 10:58 (ten years ago) link
a.d. 2000master teacherthat humpcellmeumm hmmthe grindtwinklemy lifeorange moon
― Drugs A. Money, Friday, 18 April 2014 11:09 (ten years ago) link
xp Most of that list matches mine.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Friday, 18 April 2014 11:09 (ten years ago) link
The CellGreen EyesLoveI Want YouMaster TeacherThat HumpOut My Mind, Just in TimeMy LifeMy PeopleA.D. 2000
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Friday, 18 April 2014 11:31 (ten years ago) link
Change in ...& On for The Grind. Not sure why I put a Dead Prez song on there, even tho it works great on Worldwide
― Drugs A. Money, Friday, 18 April 2014 12:18 (ten years ago) link
The CellBag Lady (Single Mix)Umm HmmNext LifetimeClevahMeDidn't Cha KnowGone Baby, Don't Be LongOn and OnMaster TeacherTyroneDramaGreen EyesKiss Me On My Neck
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 April 2014 13:23 (ten years ago) link
definitely. for me, she's an albums artist, inasmuch as if I hear a song of hers I want to hear the whole album, the context matters, the standard of material is dizzyingly high.
― it definitely wasn't designed to be a pants pocket player (stevie), Friday, 18 April 2014 16:25 (ten years ago) link
You all better be around when the ballot poll I just volunteered to run kicks off in 3 years.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Friday, 18 April 2014 16:27 (ten years ago) link
my top 5 in some order are probably
tyrone, clevah, bag lady, window seat and next lifetime
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Friday, 18 April 2014 16:46 (ten years ago) link
shit, in 3 years we may even have another Badu album, if we're lucky
― posi riot (some dude), Friday, 18 April 2014 16:48 (ten years ago) link
I was thinking the same thing.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Friday, 18 April 2014 16:55 (ten years ago) link
Supposed to be one this year isnt there?
― Drugs A. Money, Friday, 18 April 2014 21:04 (ten years ago) link
I was not looking for no love affair
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 23:01 (nine years ago) link
My eyes are green.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 3 March 2015 23:16 (nine years ago) link
Window Seat
― JayYinyue, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 04:27 (nine years ago) link
how did "next lifetime" not receive any votes???
― j. winters (josh), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 07:48 (nine years ago) link
i ran something about erykah for her birthday last week :)http://www.complex.com/music/2015/02/the-best-erykah-badu-songs/
― some dude, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 09:40 (nine years ago) link
kudos for the high placing for i want you
― IHeartMedia, the giant broadcaster formerly known as Clear Channel, (stevie), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 09:49 (nine years ago) link
That is a rad list right there, some dude
― the saer returns (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 11:34 (nine years ago) link
thanks!
― some dude, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 20:47 (nine years ago) link