Written by Cassandra on Apr 15th, 2008 | Filed under:
Erykah Badu,
Magazines
I love Erykah. I mean I really do. It is not because she has just released her first studio album in over five years, but it is her honesty. Read up on her interview with Blender and see why I and legions of other folk do to. [Sorry the scan quality is not good..]
Do you remember your first experience with alcohol?
I was at Grambling State, and the fashion club had an after party. There was a drinking game-I did a shot of Everclear. Next thing I remember was being back at my dorm on the bathroom floor. My girlfriends said I was singing. I didn’t even know I was a singer at that point. [Everclear is one helluva drink, had a similar experience with EC while at USM, never again -C.]
So Everclear was the start of your career?
Yes. Everclear made everything clear.
If we drug-tested you, what would we find?
Wheatgrass. Green juice. Zionic bacteria, like chlorophyll and spirulina. I’m drug-free, alcohol-free. Isn’t that boring? Maybe I should be Kid Rock for a day.
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Written by Cassandra on Mar 26th, 2008 | Filed under:
Erykah Badu,
Magazines
Erykah Badu is Essence’s April covergirl. Here are some quotes that I found interesting…
On her daughter Puma’s father, rapper Tracy “The D.O.C.” Curry, 39, . . .
“Me and Doc fell in love,” she says, recounting their brief romance in 2003. “And, hey, we played the grown-folks game. He was not the one, but Puma came on through.”
On her new man . . .
“I can say I met a man who’s so wonderful. He’s turning me into a grown woman, and you know I’m forever a princess,” she says. “We’re not going to blow him up. I don’t want nobody all up in his face talking about crochet pants.”
…Read more under the hood…
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Written by Cassandra on Feb 27th, 2008 | Filed under:
Erykah Badu
”I’m more like an oven than a microwave. I don’t quickly serve something up just because people expect me to. I serve it up when it is well done, cooked and ready. I go by the lifeline, not by the deadline. I believe in lifelines not deadlines. I do it when I feel it.”
-Erykah Badu, on why it took 5 years for her new album ‘New Amerykah’
And yes Puma’s dad is The D.O.C.
Written by Cassandra on Jan 28th, 2008 | Filed under:
Erykah Badu,
Music Videos
Check out Erykah Badu’s video for “Honey.” I am really feeling this video. Erykah’s new album, New Amerykah, comes out February 26.
Written by Cassandra on Nov 8th, 2007 | Filed under:
Erykah Badu,
New Music
She is backkkkk! Ms. Badu is back and she is coming strong. This is her new single, “Honey.” You know she was going to being the funk. Just listen and let me know what you think.
::Listen - Erykah Badu - Honey ::
Also, here is the cover artwork for her double CD. According to the
The Icing’s, Erykah will be releasing a special edition pink wax 12 inch for dj’s only. It has two sides: A - The Healer/ Hip Hop B - Real Thang.
As of right now, there is no title for the first album (due out February 26, 2008). You know Erykah is going to wait until the night before the release to titled the cd.
