February 5, 2019
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Erykah Badu is one of many amazing Black musicians. But I wanted to dedicate this post to her music because I just love it so much and first started studying it in depth in my Africana Studies courses in college. Here are just a few of her many awesome songs.
“On and On”: One of my classmates showed this in an Africana Studies course I took in college. Although I have only read the novel The Color Purple and haven’t seen the movie yet, I still think Badu is a genius for alluding to Walker’s work in her music video.
“Bag Lady”: This song is so smooth and groovy to listen to, and the music video is very colorful. The babies toward the end of the video are also super adorable. 🙂
“Window Seat”: The cover art for Badu’s albums is always so beautiful. And in this song, her voice, along with the drums and piano, always brings me peace.
“Honey”: I first saw this video on MTV in high school and was immediately hooked. It’s also really cool how the album covers feature Badu in them. 🙂
“Didn’t Cha Know”: I don’t know how to say in the most comprehensive way possible, but Badu always inspires me with her unique style, especially with this video (seeing her walk through a windy desert with the coolest attire known to humankind.) The song also has a calm coffee-house rhythm to it.
Got any more epic Erykah Badu songs to add to this list? Let me know in the comments! 🙂
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