Erykah Badu: C /D, S&D

People are in real pain. So I understand why my 'good' intent was misconstrued as 'bad'. In trying to express a point, I used 1 of the worst examples possible, Not to support the cruel actions of an unwell, psychopathic Adolf Hitler, but to only exaggerate a show of compassion.

— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) January 25, 2018

Let’s be honest, anyone who doesn’t like Erykah Badu is, in fact, a Nazi

there's so much going on in the world right now, honestly i can't imagine caring about this

i'd never checked out hitler's paintings before, they were better than i thought they would be

what she said about cosby is pretty fucked

to me the ideology of her comments is strictly "i'm too rich to care about any of this shit" which might make them easier or harder to swallow depending on your mileage

whoooo carressssssss

what? since when are we not caring about celebrities saying and doing stupid shit ? it's done all the time here and because so many of us like Erykah she gets a pass.

i mean i don't really care that much either but the stanning here is weird to me.

never forget "“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.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZQMqp7Wz3s

i caught that the first time she did the music and yes, he really does look like the mouse

otm about flintstones here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVzEOvb5lrg

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/14/638483063/erykah-badu-tiny-desk-concert

Green Eyes is so fantastic.

fuck yeah!

Gorgeous. Drummer rocking that upside-down snare.

but you cain't use my phone was four years ago.

anytime now, erykah. anytime.

I guess I always sort of figure Erykah Badu (and Andre Benjamin) will never release another full-on album again, mainly just to keep from wishing it weren't so. But the day I'm wrong will be a good one.

https://www.bet.com/music/2020/05/01/erykah-badu-jill-scott-verzuz-battle.html

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cc/Erykah_Badu_-_Live.jpg

Just here to say I don’t take this record for granted…it’s v v great

sure!

She’s having fun in those Met Gala photos

I just found out there's an album called Worldwide Underground in-between her four classics. I feel stupid but I kinda have a fresh new Badu album to listen to. It's good and fun too.

I know some people who would call that her best.

A dull cliche!

As always with women who want to find out things, she told more than she learned.

Erykah Badu is among the most commercially successful R&B artists of her generation and artistically the most promising. Eric, dear, this is Alfred.

"Play 'Green Eyes' again."

"But that was the fourth straight time."

"Then this will be five."

puff.

"I Want You" is esp so incredible on WwU...

BTW, I'm finally seeing her in concert in October. She more or less closes out my top 5 must-see concert artists.

She disappointed at Pitchfork a few weeks ago. My first Badu show too.

This thread made me check and realize she's playing near me next Thursday. Ugggggggh, I'd love to see her but I don't want to go to a big mega place. On a Thursday. I feel old.

if worldwide underground is her best work, we really are on the way out as a species.

A couple years back she was kinda defending R Kelly. Wonder if she has said anything lately. Or maybe I don’t want to know.

Worldwide Underground is sick

"I Want You" is esp so incredible on WwU...

emphatically seconded

sou as water torture, in the best way

this is probably heresy but her debut is probably my least favourite of hers. still a good album, it's just that all the others do more i love

if worldwide underground is her best work, we really are on the way out as a species.

― things repeat forever and there never is a remedy (Austin), Tuesday, September 28, 2021 3:09 PM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Is Austin our Worst Poster

Not at all. It's her least impressive, but only compared to what followed.

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Granted I'm a bit contrarian on Erykah but there are definitely times I think WWU is her best.

it has some of her best moments at the very least

Saw her live in 2019 and I Want You was probably the highlight

I'd love to see her play live again.

It's been too long since she released anything.

I still wish she'd press up her Tiny Desk Concert, that performance is sublime.

Baduism is, in places, fantastic - Next Lifetime, Otherside Of The Game. It's just been surpassed by everything else she's done.

The live album that followed Baduizm is pretty poor - lots of covers. Especially considering how sublime a live performer she's been for the last two decades.

Is Austin our Worst Poster

― xheugy eddy (D-40), Tuesday, September 28, 2021 7:37 PM

idk. i'll ask him what he thinks and get back to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWCYjTVYt4k

this and that super long version of "next lifetime" are worth it i think. i like the covers on it fine, but it was probably a mistake to put out a live album that quickly before she had established much of a repertoire. also i liked "tyrone." it was silly, but that was the point.

i will say one nice thing about worldwide underground: the initial vinyl copy that i had (purchased on release date lol) sounded fantastic. i don't know much about mastering processes or whatever, but i did notice a (decidedly worse) difference with the cd. i probably played it a lot more than it deserved just because the music sounded so vibrant coming out of my stereo; especially side one. that and i like "i want you." the buildup is great and it was a mixtape and djing favorite at the time.

be very interested to know the story behind this (though it sounds fairly meh based on the snippets there).

Tyrone is boss, for sure.

Saw her live in Jan 2020 at the bahidora festival. She was an hour late and idk if most of the crowd weren’t aware of her music and how important she actually is but she seemed disconnected from the crowd and viceversa.

I saw her in 2010 and she was on time, fantastic and locked in the entire night. Terrific show.

Seen her twice i think? Late both times by at least an hour and absolutely slayed both shows.

the old unplugged episode with the roots is so fucking good