Whipping the bewitching voodoo that was Baduizm on the world 25 years ago — when her debut album became an instant neo-soul classic on Feb. 11, 1997 — Erykah Badu never imagined that its spell would ...

Bumpy: Baduizm, what a beautiful gem. A charismatic, deep-diving, active-musical-swimming – or am I floating? – journey that has absolutely marked my expression. I could listen to this album at any ...

Trademarked by Kedar Massenburg — the former president of Motown Records who discovered and signed Badu to his label, Kedar Records — in the late ‘90s, neo-soul was created as a promotional tool amid ...

On this day in 1997, Erykah Badu introduced the world to Baduizm, her groundbreaking debut album released under Universal Records through Kedar Entertainment. The project not only launched the ...

The year 1997 silenced Biggie Smalls and served Bill Clinton another term. South Park made us laugh for the first time; Steve Jobs went back to Apple. Musically, 20 years ago also marked the debut of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the 20 years since her groundbreaking debut "Baduizm," Erykah Badu has only gotten more creative. Besides continuing to make music, she's been a TV host and producer, performed ...

It has been two years since Erykah Badu released her latest album, “New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh),” but that clearly hasn’t dampened her allure. Not only are the tickets for her current ...

Erykah Badu dropped her first project, 'Baduizm,' in 1997 to commercial success and critical acclaim. She was labeled the Queen of neo-soul, helping open doors for other female artists like SZA, ...

In the fall of 1996, Erykah Badu-- still largely unknown at the time -- just finished recording her debut album, Baduizm, which came out on Feb. 11, 1997 and ushered in a new genre, neo soul. The ...

Erykah Badu set the stage in the late 1990s as one of the leading voices of her generation, and her sultry vocals and layered lyrics inspired a bevy of artists over the past two decades. In ...

The “On & On” singer also talks about potentially headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Many fans and journalists refer to Erykah Badu as the Queen of Neo-Soul. The R&B legend from Texas broke out ...