The song was originally completed improvised whilst freestylin' on stage in London one night.Įrykah claims to 'not give a damn' if people understand the album or not 'as long as you feel' it.ġ8 - IT'S INSPIRED BY A RIGHT FUN HOTCH POTCH OF STUFF On the live version (see number 7) Badu introduces the track 'Tyrone' (see number 6) to Baduizm legacy. In 'Apple Tree', Badu uses an analogy she learnt from her Grandma about picking friends like she picks her fruit. 'Miss Jackson' by OutKast was written about Badu and dedicated by Andre 3000 to her mum after they split. She made tea for me' on his song 'Days In The East'. '.and my new Badu' sang Amy Winehouse on her first album - Frank, referencing a boyfriend who stole one of her favourite records.ĭrake sings a whole verse of hers on his 2016 album 'Views' and previously rapped the lyric 'One night I went to Erykah Badu's house.

The fact that Badu, on her debut album created an entirely new namesake genre, tells you from the title that it ain't messing about as a listen.ģ - BADU WENT ON TO BECOME REFERENCED, SAMPLED, COPIED OR INFLUENCE SOME OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED ARTISTS IN THE PAST 20 YEARS It sounds like it could have been made then, or yesterday. On first listen, this album is impossible to place in terms of era-specific genre beyond the 90s.

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