

Her early records showed a vocal range and natural instinct for pop and R&B, and since then she’s blended jazz, hip-hop and soul for a distinctive sound that travels from snappy pop songs about relationships to soul-filled jams with a jazz feel.īadu’s hit songs include “Bag Lady” from the 2000 album Mama’s Gun, and and “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)” recorded with one-time boyfriend Common for the movie Brown Sugar (2002).īadu’s albums include Worldwide Underground (2003), New Amerykah Part One (2008) and New Amerykah Part Two (2010), and she has recorded with dozens of other artists, including The Roots, Wu-Tang Clan, Robert Glasper, Macy Gray and Tyler the Creator. In the first five years of her recording career, Badu won four Grammy awards.

Making music since her teen years, Badu got her first record contract after performing as an opening act for D’Angelo. Well this first song, I mean, it’s a classic, she. Competing against her Spider-Man: Homecoming co-star Tom Holland, Zendaya stunned the audience when she channeled Erykah Badu while lip-syncing Tyrone. 2 The message of the song is to 'pack light' and have hope for the future. 1 The song is about a woman who is trying to begin a new relationship but has too much emotional 'baggage' and can't get close to people. Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Erykah Badu lyrics. Erykah Badu has been a star of “neo-soul” music since her 1997 debut album, Baduizm, and its hit singles “On & On” and “Tyrone.” The 19-year-old actress appeared on Sunday’s episode of Lip Sync Battle, hosted by LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen. 'Didn't Cha Know' ' Bag Lady ' is the first single from singer Erykah Badu 's 2000 album Mama's Gun. Original lyrics of Tyrone song by Erykah Badu.
