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* LetsDuet: Most notably with Music/{{Common}} on [[HymntoMusic "Love of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)"]], as well as many others.

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* LetsDuet: Most notably with Music/{{Common}} on [[HymntoMusic [[HymnToMusic "Love of My Life (An Ode To to Hip Hop)"]], as well as many others.



* RefugeInAudacity: If the page quote is of any indication, she believes in art without fear.

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* RefugeInAudacity: If the page quote is of any indication, she believes in art without fear.



* WordSaladLyrics: Sometimes can do this.

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* TakeOffYourClothes: She does this throughout the music video for "Window Seat".
* WordSaladLyrics: Sometimes She sometimes can do this.

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->''"Art is the absence of fear"''
-->-- '''Erykah Badu'''

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->''"Art is the absence of fear"''
-->-- '''Erykah Badu'''
fear."''



Her rise to fame came in the late 1990s with her first album, ''Baduizm'', which came out in 1997. The first single, "On & On", was a huge hit, and the album received positive reviews from critics. The album debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' charts, and gained many awards. She also recorded her first live album, aptly titled ''Live'', During this time, she became notable for her fancy African headwraps, which came in many colors.

In 2000, she recorded her second album ''Mama's Gun'', which, according to critics, "had a more organic sound than her last record". It spawned the hit "Bag Lady", which remix topped many charts. It was also nominated for a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward.

Her next album, ''Worldwide Underground'', came out in 2003, and while not getting as great criticism as ''Mama's Gun'' and ''Baduizm'' did, it nonetheless got good reviews. It, according to Erykah herself, was designed to be "one continuous groove".

In the 2000s she also started a series of albums called ''New Amerykah'', and the first of which came out in 2008. The album was recorded mainly on a laptop. The second album in this series, titled ''New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)'' came out in 2010.

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Her rise to fame came in the late 1990s with her first album, ''Baduizm'', which came out was released in 1997. The first single, "On & On", was a huge hit, and the album received positive reviews from critics. The album critics, debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' charts, and gained won many awards. She also recorded her first live album, aptly simply titled ''Live'', around this time. During this time, she also became notable for her fancy African headwraps, which came in many colors.

In 2000, she recorded her second album ''Mama's Gun'', which, according to critics, "had a more organic sound than her last record". It spawned the hit "Bag Lady", which remix topped many charts. It was also nominated for a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward.

UsefulNotes/GrammyAward. Her next album, ''Worldwide Underground'', came out in 2003, and while not getting as great criticism as ''Mama's Gun'' and ''Baduizm'' did, it nonetheless got good reviews. It, according to Erykah herself, was designed to be "one continuous groove".

In the 2000s 2000s, she also started a series of albums called ''New Amerykah'', and the first of which came out in 2008. The album was recorded mainly on a laptop. The second album in this series, titled ''New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)'' Ankh)'', came out in 2010.



Also notable for being [[BannedInChina barred from entry into Malaysia]] by the immigration and customs in 2012, on the grounds of [[FelonyMisdemeanor putting on a temporary tattoo of the Arabic glyph for "Allah" in one of her earlier shows in some other countries]], due to the Information Minister of the time listening to the demands of the extremist conservatives. Needless to say her Malaysian fans aren't happy with the government's move.

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Also Badu is also notable for being [[BannedInChina barred from entry into Malaysia]] by the immigration and customs in 2012, 2012 on the grounds of [[FelonyMisdemeanor putting on a temporary tattoo of the Arabic glyph for "Allah" in one of her earlier shows in some other countries]], due to the Information Minister of the time listening to the demands of the extremist conservatives. Needless to say say, her Malaysian fans aren't weren't happy with the government's move.
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* RefrainFromAssuming: Her [[Music/{{Drake}} "Hotline Bling"]] cover is often referred to with the original song title, but it's actually called "Cel U Lar Device".
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** From "...& On": "[[Music/OutKast I be that gypsy flippin' life game from the right brain]]". Erykah and Andre 3000 dated for a time, and were also involved creatively, so cross-pollination between their songs wasn't ''too'' surprising.
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* ''Mama's Gun'' (2000)

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* ''Mama's Gun'' ''Music/MamasGun'' (2000)

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