Erykah Badu
Erykah Abi Wright, better known by her stage name Erykah Badu, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, record producer, activist and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hopread more
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In The News Dec 02, 2015 EDT
Iggy Azalea Strikes Back at Erykah Badu for Soul Train Awards Diss on Twitter
Iggy Azalea ends her Twitter silence with a response to Erykah Badu.Read this
In The Film/TV Nov 30, 2015 EDTErykah Badu Slams Iggy Azalea At 2015 Soul Train Awards, Twitter Reacts
The 2015 Soul Train Awards aired over the weekend hosted by Erykah Badu. As expected, the “Call Tyrone” icon brought big fashion and big laughs to the stage, but it was her opening bit that’s got everyone talking. After declaring that she’d be banning all rap for the night to focus on R&B and soul, Badu then took “calls” from rappers Young Thug, Andre 3000 and Iggy Azalea, eventually tell the Aussie MC she could attend because her music isn’t considered rap.Read this
In The News Nov 28, 2015 EDTErykah Badu Drops New 'But You Caint Use My Phone' Mixtape With Drake & Ex Andre 3000
After setting a Thanksgiving release date, Erykah Badu dropped her But You Caint Use My Phone mixtape this past Friday (Nov. 27); with it appearing on iTunes around midnight. But You Caint Use My Phone features a remix of Drake's "Hotline Bling," retitled as "Cel U Lar Device," an original entitled "Phone Down" and a cover of the 1984 era "Mr. Telephone Man" by New Edition and "U Use To Call Me," which is rapped by Drake. Her ex and the father of her son, Andre 3000, even makes an appearance on "Hello," not to be confused with Adele's version.Read this
In The News Nov 25, 2015 EDTErykah Badu Shares Tracklist for New Mixtape 'But You Caint Use My Phone'
Earlier this month, Erykah Badu shared another cut from her new mixtape But You Caint Use My Phone. More recently, she unveiled the tracklist for the project, which happens to be all about phones.Read this
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In The Jun 29, 2018 EDTWATCH: XXXTentacion Fights Own Dead Body In ‘SAD!’ Official Music Video
XXXTentacion attended his own funeral and fought his dead body in the new music video for 'SAD!' The music video, shot back when he was alive, dropped shortly after the young rapper was laid to rest.Read more »
In The Festivals Mar 28, 2018 EDTMiguel, Janelle Monáe To Headline 2018 Afropunk Festival In Brooklyn
Janelle Monae was confirmed to join Erykah Bady and Miguel at the upcoming AfroPunk Festival 2018 in Brooklyn this summer. The music event also released the lineup for the Atlanta and Paris events.Read more »
In The Jan 25, 2018 EDTErykah Badu Sees Good In Hitler, Loves What Bill Cosby Has 'Done For The World'
In an interview, Erykah Badu explained that as an empath and a Pisces, she cannot help but see the good in people, including Hitler. She also described herself as someone who does not easily jump into the bandwagon.Read more »
In The Photos Nov 10, 2016 EDTSoul Train Awards 2016 Legendary Performances, Highlights & Red Carpet Photos
Sadly, the 2016 Soul Train Weekend and Awards Show have come to an end. Luckily, for those who couldn't be in attendance this year for the ceremony and red carpet, you still have an opportunity to watch how it all went down when BET airs the show later this month.
Until then here are a few show highlights and legendary performance details to make sure you don't miss it when it airs.Read more »In The Single/Albums Oct 21, 2016 EDTStream, Download D.R.A.M. Debut Album 'Big Baby D.R.A.M.'
D.R.A.M. has released his debut album Big Baby D.R.A.M. with possibly the best album cover of the year. The 14-track LP only comes with three features, but he makes them count as they are from Lil Yachty, Young Thug and Erykah Badu.Read more »
In The Aug 31, 2016 EDTSoul Train Awards 2016 Heads to Las Vegas, VIP Packages and More Coming Soon
BET and its affiliates are setting plans in motion and preparing VIP packages to bring yet another year of excitement and concerts to Las Vegas for the 2016 Soul Train Awards.Read more »