Erykah Badu
‘Teflon Don’: When Rick Ross’ Lived Out His Rap Fantasy
On ‘Teflon Don,’ Rick Ross lived up to his mafia moniker with outsized charisma and a lush, cinematic album to sell his rap fantasy.
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News4 weeks agoH.E.R. Unveils 2021 Lights On Festival Lineup Featuring Erykah Badu, Bryson Tiller, Keyshia Cole
The festival will be held in Concord, California on September 18 and 19.
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Features4 weeks ago
Let’s Talk About The Female MCs Who Shaped Hip-Hop
In the early days of hip-hop, female rappers were essential to the genre’s biology, unapologetically detailing their experiences of the world they lived in.
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Features1 month ago
Best 90s R&B Songs: 20 Essential Tracks From The Golden Age Of R&B
Genre-defining anthems from the finest golden age of R&B, the best 90s R&B songs still fill dancefloors while speaking to the soul.
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News2 months ago
St. Vincent, Erykah Badu, And Phoebe Bridgers to Headline 2021 Pitchfork Music Festival
The festival will also include performances by Kim Gordon, Fiery Furnaces, and Big Thief.
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Features4 months ago
Pino Palladino Interview: Four Decades Of Incredible Bass Playing
The celebrated bass player shares stories from his time accompanying D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, The Who, and more.
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Features4 months ago‘New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh’: Erykah Badu’s Analogue Soul
With ‘New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh,' Erykah Badu delivered an 'emotional and flowy' album 'about feelings.'
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Features4 months ago
Best Common Songs: 20 Conscious-Raising Tracks From Hip-Hop’s Poet Laureate
Poetic and provocative, Common rose from underground hip-hop to become the music’s fiercest custodian. The best Common songs reveal how.
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Features5 months ago
‘Black Radio’: How Robert Glasper Captured The Black Creative Diaspora
The classically trained jazz pianist has always straddled the two worlds of jazz and hip-hop, most audibly on pathfinding albums the likes of ‘Black Radio.’
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Features5 months ago
Best Erykah Badu Songs: 20 Essential Cuts From The Queen Of Neo-Soul
Thoughtful and envelope-pushing, the best Erykah Badu songs prove exactly why the singer has been crowned The First Lady Of Neo-Soul.
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Features5 months ago
‘Things Fall Apart’: How It All Came Together For The Roots
A watershed moment in hip-hop, ‘Things Fall Apart’ combined the raw energy of The Roots’ live shows with peerless production to birth a classic album.
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Features5 months ago
‘Baduizm’: The Album That Crowned Erykah High Priestess Of Neo Soul
‘Baduizm’ introduced the world to Erykah Badu’s idiosyncratic style in 1997, topping the R&B chart and crowning her the High Priestess Of Neo Soul.
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News6 months ago
Wyclef Jean Covers ‘Is This Love’ In Honor Of Bob Marley’s Birthday
‘I chose ‘Is This Love’ because love is timeless and we must always remember love conquers hate.’
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Features6 months ago
Best Romantic Comedy Songs: Genre-Defining Tracks
Cannily deployed to create touching moments and forge connections, the best romantic comedy songs have defined iconic romcoms.
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Features6 months ago
Diggin’ Dilla: J Dilla’s Best Productions
J Dilla’s death robbed the world of a talent it was only just beginning to comprehend. Here are just a few of his greatest productions.
