Erykah Badu

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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‘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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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.

Features9 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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‘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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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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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.

The Roots, a group Dilla produced some of his best beats for

Features10 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.

Features10 months ago

‘Voodoo’: D’Angelo’s Neo-Soul Masterpiece

Released in 2000, 'Voodoo' still stands as a wildly innovative, forward-thinking, and challenging record.

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Teyana Taylor, Megan Thee Stallion And Pop Smoke Among 2020 BET Hip-Hop Award Winners

The biggest moment of the awards was the ‘Ladies First’ cypher, featuring Teyana Taylor, H.E.R., Erykah Badu, and Brandy rapping over the beat for Brandy’s hit “I Wanna Be Down.”