Baduizm was a commercial success debuting at number two on the US Billboard charts and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. īaduizm was met with positive reviews from music critics who praised the album's musical style and Badu's artistic vision other critics noted similarities between Badu and Billie Holiday. Recording sessions for the album took place from January to October 1996 in New York City, Philadelphia, and Dallas. He set Badu up to record a duet with D'Angelo, " Your Precious Love," and eventually signed her to a record deal with Universal. After leaving university in order to concentrate on music full-time, Badu then began touring with her cousin, Robert "Free" Bradford, and recorded a 19-song demo, Country Cousins, which attracted the attention of Kedar Massenburg.
It was released on February 11, 1997, by Kedar Records and Universal Records. In the mid-2000s, she pushed into both motherhood and political music with albums New Amerykah Part One and New Amerykah Part Two, which included provocative hits like “Window Seat” and "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long." At her 2013 live shows, Badu treated fans to career-spanning sets of her signature blend of soul and hip hop, building anticipation for her 2014 tour dates.Baduizm is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Erykah Badu. With her dramatic head-wraps and traditional African clothing, Badu became a breakout star and neo soul icon upon the 1997 release of her chart-topping debut album Baduizm, which included the hits “On & On” and “Tyrone.” Shortly after, she started exploring the world of hip-hop, appearing with The Roots on their 1999 breakout single “You Got Me" and spiting rhymes with the best of them on 2002's "Love of My Life," a duet with then-boyfriend Common. Whether touring with a massive R&B backing band or taking the stage solo with nothing more than a drum machine as accompaniment, Badu's live sets span her entire career, including everything from early hits like "Bag Lady" to recent favorites like "Window Seat" and "Q.U.E.E.N.," her 2013 collaboration with Janelle Monáe. At her 2013 live concerts, Badu treated ticket buyers to her highly personal live show, earning praise from audiences across the North America and Europe for her ability to make even the largest arenas feel intimate. As the queen of neo soul, Erykah Badu has been making sultry, emotionally powerful, and politically aware music that breaks down genre boundaries ever since her 1997 debut.
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