On Wednesday [June 22] Erykah Badu took to her Twitter account to give us a five second preview of her upcoming video, to be released two short days later. Yesterday, Badu finally released the eight-minute short film/music video that lived up to every bit of its anticipation. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The new video […]
In March of this year, PARTYNEXTDOOR came out of hiding from producing tracks to bless us with one of his very own. “Come See Me” featuring Drake has been quite the success. The OVO artists released a video to the song a little over a month ago that has garnered over three million views. Visit […]
In late 2015, it was announced that a new skate film starring Erykah Badu and produced by Nas titled The Land was in the works. Moreover, the soundtrack would feature contributions from Kanye West, Pusha T, Jeremih and more. Today, the first trailer for the movie has hit the web and it looks like it […]
FADER enlists Erykah Badu and Metro Boomin for new cover. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Erykah Badu joins Metro Boomin on FADER’s latest producer issue. Boomin is FADER’s other cover star of their FADER 103 issue and the queen joins him as the second pictured on an all white bed with pretty big hair and lots of […]
Earlier this week a video of Erykah Badu‘s surprise visit and impromptu performance for students from The Future Project at Malcolm X High School in Newark, NJ swept the internet. Screams of excitement filled the cafeteria as Badu climbed on top of tables, serenading students with her 1997 classic “On & On” while eating their […]
Yesterday, Erykah Badu voiced her opinion on a sensitive topic that many women feel isn’t even up for debate, but in the midst of having spur-of-the-moment reactions, it seems a large majority have missed a very important message she was trying to make plain. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The context of Erykah’s tweets are […]
Grammy Award winning pianist, producer, composer and recording artist Robert Glasper is teaming up with NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music to lead a journey through music focused on the contributions from legendary jazz artist Miles Davis. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Glasper, the music supervisor for Davis’s biopic Miles Ahead starring Don Cheadle, will teach a […]
Saturday [March 19] was the last time Austin Music Hall’s doors would open for shows. The building has housed many great performances, including Nas and DJ Khaled the previous night, ending with a bang courtesy of DJ Low Down Loretta Brown a.k.a. Erykah Badu. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information D.R.A.M was an opening performer and […]
Dave East has been bubbling for quite some time, but he’s really come into his own in the past year, thanks in large part to some stellar guest appearances, co-signs, and his Hate Me Now mixtape, which included his “Forbes List” collaboration with Nas, who discovered East a few years back and signed him to […]
Born on this date in 1971 in Dallas, Texas as Erica Abi Wright, soul singing icon Erykah Badu has morphed into one of the most dynamic and impactful entertainers of the past two decades. Ms. Badu’s debut album Baduizm became a euphemism for a woman’s ability to control her man with her sexuality besides the […]
On this day in Hip Hop History, one of the originators of Neo Soul, Erykah Badu, released her award winning, triple platinum, debut LP, Baduizm. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In 1993, Badu discontinued her enrollment at the historically Black university Grambling State University to concentrate on her music full time. She began working and […]
Although Erykah Badu is no stranger to the fashion industry or setting trends,and this season she will be participating in New York Fashion Week alongside designer Kerby Jean-Raymond to style his label Pyer Moss’ AW16 show. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to reports, Jean-Raymond reached out to Badu to assist him in the continuance of […]
Erykah Badu and MGK recently talked about their collaboration with screen writer and director Steven Caple Jr. for his highly praised film, The Land. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Land, which debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of four teenage boys who devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio […]
Erykah Badu dropped her But You Caint Use My Phone mixtape over the Thanksgiving holiday just after remixing Drake‘s “Hotline Bling,” turning the tropical smash into a slowed down ballad as part of her ushering in of what she’s calling “Trap&B.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Today, Badu is tackling another popular record. Kanye West dropped his […]
Erykah Badu hosted an #AskBadu forum on Twitter today [Monday, December 7] using Periscope, and during that time Variety reported Nas is set to both executive produce her new film and handle the production duties for the soundtrack. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Indie drama The Land will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next […]
This Thanksgiving, Hip-Hop moved at a blistering pace, as we watched releases–both previously announced and surprises–get put out non-stop. If you looked away from your Twitter timeline to heat up leftovers, you might’ve missed three mixtapes, an album and an EP. From Fabolous to Chris Brown, and Yo Gotti to Erykah Badu, we were treated to […]
Erykah Badu is hosting the Soul Train Awards this year–which began at 8pm and is currently airing on BET–and if you thought the queen of social media shade wouldn’t bring the shenanigans to the small screen, you thought horribly wrong. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information During a skit in which Badu–who released her first project […]
Erykah Badu has spent some time away from the music scene and today makes a triumphant return with her new project But You Cain’t Use My Phone, which is available exclusively via Apple Music for the first week. The 11-track tape was reportedly recorded in 12 days with the help of producer Zach Witnessin and […]
A sonic dedication to Drake, Erykah Badu has “leaked” a new track from her forthcoming mixtape, But You Cain’t Use My Phone. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Badu shared an exclusive preview of the track last week via a live broadcast on Periscope. The track is now available in its proper form courtesy of Apple […]
Music festivals are a beast that you cannot tame. You can prepare for them, learn from previous ones, and bring as many friends as you want, but there will always be those X factors: live nature of artists’ performances, other festival goers, the line for the bathroom, food, weather, and too many more to list. […]
