I saw Erykah perform in Perth Australia last night, and omg, how amazing i didn't want her to stop singing, love you miss Badu, thank you for being you
I've been on a BADU trip all week......This woman is awesome...so truthful in her lyrics.........this particular song rocks me......I love It!!! Just hearing her live!!! AWESOME!
He's bout to change the face of yo' neighborhood. Then er' thang changed cause he saw his own wings, and his mother was sad, thankin' that time will past. What am i talking bout, er' body knows what this songs about. They know our history.
That being said, quit fussin' at each other about black and white. b/c even though miss badu is very afrocentric, this song highlights aspects that transcend race. SOME of it is, but SOME of it is universal. i get frustrated just as the next "Negro" when I think about our ppl getting' jacked and disrespected for their work...but that does't mean that white ppl cant listen. all of them not here to take her sh** and lets keep it real, cant no white chik do eryka like eryka does eryka, LOL.
i think it's fine (and necessary) to talk about race, but not when theres hatred. every white person isnt evil. i do agree w/ comments about elvis. many of those historic white artists pretty much jacked black people HARD for creativity and its a shame that some white ppl are/were so ignorant that they couldnt appreciate something til their own does it. (like w/ eminem) still, i don't think they should be kicked when they listen to our artists. some of them appreciate and respect.
elvis ripped off every thing and every one from big momma thortons hound dogg made 20 years before elvis and way better to little walters tune my baby . he was good as he grew up around blacks and had the gift but he never gave credit to the truth of the music he ripped off , thats why i dont respect elvis as a artist . for the 9 peps who dislike this jam your soul is disconnected ,because this groove makes you move .you must be from the non rythem planet .planet no soul
elvis ripped off every thing and every one from big momma thortons hound dogg made 20 years before elvis and way better to little walters tune my baby . he was good as he grew up around blacks and had the gift but he never gave credit to the truth of the music he ripped off , thats why i dont respect elvis as a artist .
i'm not intending to take any props from your opinion or your perspective of history, but if you woull like to be taken seriously, i would strongly suggest that you learn how to spell and improve your grammar.
@impalady Fuck English grammar, the english man and England. We don't have to speak like u, as ur forefathers forbd us to speak in our motha tongue. We taught u language. Check Ancient Kemet u arrogant bastard.
music don't have a damn color. leave that mess alone and LISTEN. have a conversation relevant that the blind or colorblind can relate too. thieves, haters and liars come in ALL colors. stop promoting the wackness and enjoy the queen's music.
@truedtaylor fool, her music is was prompts thinking people to think deeper. She is a master at making revolutionary thought palatable. U just "enjoy" her music, i am inspired by her music! Third eye needed.
To my folks on the picket line Dont stop til you change dey mind I got luv fo' my folks Baptized when the levy broke We gone keep marchin' on Until you hear dat freedom song And if you think about turning back I got the shotgun on ya back And if you think about turning back I got the shot gun on ya back BLLAAAA (BLAT!)
This song is about the struggle, about perseverance and moving forward with progress as the only alternative we should accept. Whats wrong with fighting for equality? You don't have to be black to be in the struggle too, you just have to be bigger than those who oppress you to overcome them. She is so great with her words, and her message is not one of hate, as so many people on this comment section are too blind to see
@suihkubad have you been so blind to not see the system and government is in favor of you and not others wake up and stop saying silly victim statements when you ARE NOT A VICTIM IN AMERIKKKA IT HAS BEEN SET UP FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO DON'T WANT ANYONE BEING PROUD OF THEMSELVES AND TRYING PEOPLE FEEL ASHAMED THAT THEY ARE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE THAT IS SOME MICKEY MOUSE ASS PSYCHOLOGY
@suihkubad you can be white and proud. it is ok because you dont make it ok. and i believe you know this but you just dont want people to know what you are really saying.systematically blacks have been made to feel ugly and that mind set has been passed down from slavery, we are finally learning how to be proud of ourselves. we have a long way to go. do you understand now?
@suihkubad To be White and proud of killing of indigenous people all over the world. Rape, Murder, Rob, destroy, etc. Yeah, go ahead a be proud of White Supremacy. Ya'll doing a great job!!!
@suihkubad Benefitting from your ancestors evil, wicked deeds, at the expense of my ancestors. Silently living and being nourished off the blood of my ankhcestors; preaching to the oppressed and refusing to preach to your coherts to practice justice and equality to those who have less in the Knu Knighted Snakes of Amerikkka. I don't expect u 2 understand. For u are of your father, the devil.
What I hear in Erykah's music transcends race and culture. It is all inclusive and embracing, because she seems to me to know that every single person in this world goes through the exact same shit in one way or another. It would be nice if the black people who spend their time trolling these channels hating on white people left right and center would shut up and listen to what she has to say.
PS - What in the hell does KFC chicken have to do with Erykah Badu? Egads!
get off that race shit allready im 28 ive seen wars had to sleep on the floor becouse of bullets and youre angry what happend 300 years ago go jump off a balcony my neighbour wanted to burn our house and when i see him i always say hello becouse im better then that
@vulic1983 you obviously sound stupid. dont you know that things are passed down? and you are from the uk i presume? maybe you need to understand to be understood before you shoot your self in the foot. oh wait you already did
@vulic1983 U blind, arrogant fool! U may not speak of what occurs to the Ancient African Descendants. do u experience what we experience? Hell, naw. Language taken, land taken, Spirituality/Goddess taken, Right to educate/read taken, children, husband and wives taken; discriminated against employment, mis-education, taught lies, White Supremacist Govern't, incarcerated, guenie pig testing (Syphlis/Aids.) U keep ur mouth shut. Tell the jews to no longer speak of the "holacaust."
@vulic1983 I'm sure she wasn't talking about that history which everyone is well aware of but the history that came before that which alot of us are ignorant of. But then again not alot of people care about that. No thats not important because ofcourse history and the psychology of it and spirituality of it does not matter any more we all think we guide ourselves when its the history of who we were and came from that acually makes our mindsets.. but no need to argue bcuz I'm unmovable n opinion
@caughtintherhythm True Dat. Man created the Caucasian through genetic splicing. Ya'll are a degenerate from the original Ancient African. Can u say "cloning."
@samella35 Really, Caucasians were created through genetic splicing? Which scientific journal published this information? How many respected scholars support this wacky idea? Are you stating that as a fact? How do you know that? Did you find a bottle with an all-knowing genie that told you this? Or did you hear this from a rapper? Not all, but a lot of 5 percenters sound like they have some screws loose. Wisdom comes with age, that's why Malcolm X dropped his racist ideology later in
@samella35 his life after his trip to Mecca. Type "slavery" into Google and you'll see that the practice of slavery is much bigger than the U.S. It's still going on today, even in Africa where blacks are enslaving other blacks. So, if you are going to hate whites for it, you have to hate blacks for it as well. Please understand, that slavery is more about economics than it is about racism. There are many white people who risked there lives trying to help blacks escape slavery
@samella35 through the underground railroad. Do some research into this topic, so you kick out the incorrect ugly ideas in your mind and invite in the beautiful truth. Evil and good exist in all races. Which side are you on? We are all equal!
@queensNY2185 the thing is..it's a game..you should neither hate whites nor africans...but Africans should realize theyre much more than who they think they are...we built this country....our lineage is ancient and divine...we are kings and queens...we liberated europe from their insanity...they were sleeping with mules , cows , chickens , sheep , and pigs when the moors gave them that knowledge...the moors cleaned them up...there is a paradigm..they do not want us to wake up...
@sasukerucker Europe was named after the Phoenician goddess Europa ... the phoenician religion has its roots in Africa...these were African people...the Europeans actually evolved from an african group of people..whom migrated there 60,000 years ago,over the course of those years they evolved out of the genotype and phenotypic features of the african...according to the climate
@sasukerucker Of course slavery geographically has its roots in every major culture...but European slavery was an intentional wipe out of the African pride...they dehumanized the people...separated families....its much more than the average slavery...it is still effecting us...slavery is mental..sub consciously absorbed through the generations...they want to keep us sleep...docile so we wont remember what we were...because over night..we would become kings again...its about resources..
@sasukerucker it is about resources....Africa is a center of international Trade....Gold, diamonds,minerals, and etc...countless..bountiful ....if we wake up and take control...we would regain power...they dont want that..they want control over the masses..this doesnt mean hate all people of European descent...no..were trying to reach a goal...theyre just in the way...and after this..there is no way we'll forget what theyve done...we are the stewards of this planet..
@sasukerucker the thing is..the Africans played their game...theyre the ones that sought value in the material Europeans brought to African..when we had the most valuable resources in the world..already BENEATH OUR FEET!....we were naive ...some of us dont want to wake up...we were close...Marcus Garvey...so CLOSE ...his movement was the most influential...Dr. King and Malcolm were so close..they were actually going to combine..Huey p newton So close..the thing is we dont need 1 head..
@sasukerucker we need 40 million..here in America were the richest group of Africans around the globe...THE RICHEST...and if we all were head they couldnt stop us..if we were all Hueys..if we were all Garvey's
@sasukerucker and this is coming from a 16 year old that is neither racist...discriminatory in his actions...biased and rough to the callous...but self educated..not religious..religion is dogmatic and theological ...it is of no use to me..my ideology is ancient of the ancestors...my ideology is evolutionary revolutionary centered within the roots of the very planet..my ideology was birthed from the Great civilizations of Africa..
@sasukerucker now you go and believe the evil of the elitist / pessimistic / totalitarian / capitalist / fascists is as equal to the evil of everyone else...the people that kill Billions and make trillions...
@sasukerucker You seem like a person who is well-read for a 16 year old. That's cool. I wasn't saying that the evil of the elitists is equal to the evil of everyone else. I was trying to say that all races should be treated with equal dignity and respect. I would agree though that the evil of those elitists is worse because like MLK I judge by a person's characte and not by skin color. I was responding to someone who was making a lot of racist comments about white people because
@asuerucker of slavery. But, I think that the slavery that went on doesn't give a person strong reasons to hate an entire races because all races at one point or another have engaged in enslaving other people. Hating an entire race based on the actions of some people who are of that race is not the right way to go. A lot of Arabs are suicide bombers, but I wouldn't say that all of Arabs are like that just because some of them do that. I judge each individual by that individuals
This is the kinda music missing on MTV Channels. We don't hear enough of this and all we get to see and hear is talentless shit by lady gagaga, etc etc
@SuperheroMusick Go to who sampled dot com and search for it. The drum seemed to sampled by a lot of artists. examples - "chi-city" by common, "gone" by kanye, "versus from the abstract" by ATCQ.
has no one listened to the beginning lyrics, a brother is packing heat, is she not talking about a black person killing a kid who wants to make something of his life? this is why i love erykah, shes fair and speaks the truth.
"what am I talkin' 'bout everybody knows what this songs about, they be tryin hide the history cause they know who we are." I guarantee you one thing, she ain't talkin about white people and if that makes you uncomfortable then oh well. But what I don't think should happen is that I should keep quite because of you are uncomfortable. Race in my opinion is a beautiful thing. Yes we are all human no one needs to be reminded of that. But I am sorry, this entire album is AFROCENTRIC deal with it!
Underneath we are all the same. We all bleed the same and feel pain the same. One world, one people, one love. Unity n love. Her lyrics say it better than me.
@777newworldlove sounds nice, but not true. White's are not the same as Africans. Check the history. And u can cut a rat, and it bleeds. Are u the same as a rat? Genetic splicing produced Europeans. U r a degenerate from the Ancient Africans. U have Neandrathol DNA. African's don't. Some Caucasians' animal DNA shows up as tails, or full face of hair. We are from the original African Wombman. Research.
I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Move on from focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Watch Bananimalrecords UTube.
@777newworldlove Preach to your people, not mine. We know Amerikkka doesn't believe as u do. Ain't nobody going for that Bullshit no more. We are wide awake. No Mo' Aunt Jemima's, prayin' to Jesus. The Giant is no longer snoring, but is waking up.
@samella35 As a white man, I know how much white folks have been trained to internalize white supremacy and to never question the institutions and systems set up to to benefit white folks, particularly white men. That being said, I consider myself a part of the history of white anti-racist resisters. Resistance is the key, you can't be a passive white anti-racist. The first step is acknowledgement of the atrocities past and present caused by white supremacy and ignorance, then resistance.
I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Move on from focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Watch Bananimalrecords UTube.
@samella35 I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Stop focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Watch Bananimalrecords UTube.
I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Stop focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Watch Bananimalrecords UTube.
@777newworldlove "we are one and equal" is not the reality (perhaps in your bubble) to "marginalized" black and brown people. I'm empowered by Ms. Badu and others to fight racism and sexism and homophobia that still prevail. When anti-racist activists step up and then step to side to allow Black and Brown women to speak then we can care not about race and sex and etc but to listen and let us collaborate to make decisions.
@samella35 I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Move on from focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Bananimalrecords UTube.
@samella35 and you others from another black person please stfu... and just enjoy the music otherwise take your race rhetoric somewhere else. I'm so tired of racial superiority crap. Y'all hate caucasians and other peoples that much just pack up and MOVE to another damn planet already! Believe the world will not stop once youre gone. If the higher power whatever they maybe didnt want variety then there would have been just one shade one hue, one culture, one custom but there are many.
@777newworldlove Africans don't have Neandrothol in them. All Non-Africans do. We are not all the same. Pineal Gland is calcified in Europeans, not in Melanated People. Constitutionally, your forefathers said we were 3/5th's of humans, and they haven't changed their minds. Tell your white friends/colleagues your rhetoric. See if they believe u.
Every1 agrees she's a phenomenal artist..........I'm just tryin to get ova the purple pants. Ms. Badu is the ONLY 1 who could get away with that, i love this woman.
@swirleymurdock when she says You got the wake up call.. when you saw dem buildings fall, it means when the things start going down hilll in your life u came back to earth
@Eurobubble70 then stop playing the races games with peoples lives and then people can move on as people your statement was full of bs and you know it stop benefiting from how the system is run in your favor that was a very condescending statement you made
Couldn't agree more. Be proud being black or white or asian or whatever. See that we're different on many levels but different doesn't mean better or worst. Is Eagle better from seagull; arab horse from mustang; pitbull from collie etc. etc. Yes, I can't jump :) Great song!
@samella35 sorry are you talking to me saying my people ? my people's are all "races" darling i got friends across the map from all walks of life, as i said we are the human race you are one of my people 1 love :)
I saw Erykah perform in Perth Australia last night, and omg, how amazing i didn't want her to stop singing, love you miss Badu, thank you for being you
tiptopshotlot 11 hours ago
@sasukerucker htp sista u sooo right big up from France
lacanella 1 week ago
♥ ♥ ♥
RAMLIA1 2 weeks ago
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jakunaaa 3 weeks ago
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jakunaaa 3 weeks ago
I love her!!!
wannaknowbad 1 month ago
Bella testa!
Bric1969 1 month ago
Holy hair!! Wow, I was just surfing and clicked on this. Sounding really good ;-)
LJlovestbone 1 month ago
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LJlovestbone 1 month ago
What album is this song on??
tracitwin 1 month ago
The Amy Whinehouse's of this world pale into insignificance compared to this lady.
oliverlaw02 1 month ago
Queen!!! Rockin it as usual!! ~~love and light~~ one*
MzEllieStarr 1 month ago
How this don't have top comments?
ztakao 2 months ago
I love this song just as much as i love Badu [She is extremely Talented]
KnapplyEverAfter 2 months ago
In my SF Bay Area the cops have already killed 3 or more people. Gotta watch for the dirty cops - indeed!
I see a revolution happening soon = the poor vs. the rich. The way things are = ridiculous.
bearguySF 2 months ago
Erykah Fucking RULES!!!!
philaTEX01 2 months ago 23
is that a wig? woww
crystalinthemirror 2 months ago
@crystalinthemirror I'm to engrossed in the message of the song and the performance to worry about what's on her head.
afroindia42 2 months ago
@afroindia42 It's okay, you don't have to answer my question.
crystalinthemirror 2 months ago
@crystalinthemirror Not at all.. Must've never seen it straightened... It's really long and real, haha.
allpinkeverythingg 2 months ago
oh...and to the 11 that disliked this video? IMMA PRAY FOR YA'LL...that the lord fine-tune your EARS to know what REAL music sounds like :-) Amen.
galnamenikki 2 months ago in playlist Monday Morning Wake Up Jamz
ERYKAH FUCKING BADU.
saarrheid01 2 months ago
pure voix
Citracid 3 months ago
Mindblowing....music....and the vocals...just edgy..it's sick..!!!
We need more music out like this....the whole time....i'm heads like bum..bum...nodding....side to side.....
ektarai1 3 months ago
The song is deep.
carmeldeluxe002 3 months ago
the beat/bass...
jcourtnayw 3 months ago
Nice afro. ;)
ikwang97 3 months ago
such talent! so freakin pretty!!
HarryHachet666 3 months ago
I like how she says "hold on" to the musicians to create special effects :)
BadPrettyGood 3 months ago 2
sad...not even half a million views.....the world is going to HELL...
checkerboardkid 3 months ago
you need towatch them dirty cops..they the ones you need to watch<<<she aint never lied...***MESSAGE***
ourlyfe1 3 months ago
great title
nouveauronahartner 3 months ago
Deep song
enmaxus 3 months ago
ONE OF HER BEST TRACKS EVER!!!
neviepoo 3 months ago 16
what year is it in here?? lol . yall should think about shutting the fuck up and let ms. baduu do it
americannable 4 months ago
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BadPrettyGood 4 months ago
Please take the time to listen to her lyrics. She is speaking the truth! Too many peole sleep on Erykah (pure talent).
darkandlovelyyt 4 months ago
You got the wake up call, then you saw the buildings fall.
6663000 4 months ago
Damn....so much talent!!!!
jarvusblue76 4 months ago
beautiful woman, truth-filled lyrics and heavy beat! whoop, whoop!
jaynemarie81 4 months ago
staying sit ... probably impossible for me ... too hard ... go and hear whitout move i can't!
leacatyork 5 months ago
9 people dont like music...
blenfrey 5 months ago
I've been on a BADU trip all week......This woman is awesome...so truthful in her lyrics.........this particular song rocks me......I love It!!! Just hearing her live!!! AWESOME!
tanishahu 5 months ago in playlist Erykah Badu etc......
Jam!! I want Erykah and D'Angelo to team up and make a CD. That would be awesome.
mssquirrely 5 months ago 2
^^VM^^
Sohighmanfly 5 months ago
Shut up!....... listen to the tune you fools!
MrProphecy 5 months ago
WOW! Peace and love man
Meeq19 6 months ago
i love this song cuz it is soo real
youwishyoucould123 6 months ago
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kato04kato04 6 months ago
sickest rnb i ever heard!
undergroundmoe 6 months ago
yessiree
OverXposedKC91 6 months ago
Man that's a lot of hair haha
manohoe 6 months ago
her afro is the shit i love it!!
busybaby4u 6 months ago
More Erykah, less mainstream. YESSIREE!
IamHipHop77 6 months ago
I have no words...she just TOO amazing! Love her:)
eal123ify 6 months ago
He's bout to change the face of yo' neighborhood. Then er' thang changed cause he saw his own wings, and his mother was sad, thankin' that time will past. What am i talking bout, er' body knows what this songs about. They know our history.
samella35 6 months ago
good hair day for Erika---great rendition/
rogerrrubin 6 months ago in playlist Hey Soul Sister
this song has a meaning, for sure
thavador 6 months ago
my remix:
youtube.com/watch?v=rIgCAspwbOg
MrSubstance 7 months ago
U got the wakeup call, when u saw the buildings fall. Chickens comin' home to roost. Malcom X.
samella35 7 months ago
Respect ! i love it
Beryy1234 7 months ago
MMmmmMMmmm Ihave Badu Fever, shes the Greatest! :))
WhiteboiiWasted11 7 months ago
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That being said, quit fussin' at each other about black and white. b/c even though miss badu is very afrocentric, this song highlights aspects that transcend race. SOME of it is, but SOME of it is universal. i get frustrated just as the next "Negro" when I think about our ppl getting' jacked and disrespected for their work...but that does't mean that white ppl cant listen. all of them not here to take her sh** and lets keep it real, cant no white chik do eryka like eryka does eryka, LOL.
DivinelyMochaDipped 7 months ago
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i think it's fine (and necessary) to talk about race, but not when theres hatred. every white person isnt evil. i do agree w/ comments about elvis. many of those historic white artists pretty much jacked black people HARD for creativity and its a shame that some white ppl are/were so ignorant that they couldnt appreciate something til their own does it. (like w/ eminem) still, i don't think they should be kicked when they listen to our artists. some of them appreciate and respect.
DivinelyMochaDipped 7 months ago
elvis ripped off every thing and every one from big momma thortons hound dogg made 20 years before elvis and way better to little walters tune my baby . he was good as he grew up around blacks and had the gift but he never gave credit to the truth of the music he ripped off , thats why i dont respect elvis as a artist . for the 9 peps who dislike this jam your soul is disconnected ,because this groove makes you move .you must be from the non rythem planet .planet no soul
antoinebabyharry3 7 months ago
elvis ripped off every thing and every one from big momma thortons hound dogg made 20 years before elvis and way better to little walters tune my baby . he was good as he grew up around blacks and had the gift but he never gave credit to the truth of the music he ripped off , thats why i dont respect elvis as a artist .
antoinebabyharry3 7 months ago
YESSIREE!!!!
freedomskr 7 months ago
Love the 'fro!
TheManAtWar82 7 months ago
Ohh God I love her hair.
judahruddy 7 months ago
does anyone else love the afro or is it just me?
judahruddy 7 months ago 3
@judahruddy Yes, i love it. But she isn't wearing it for style. She's makin' a statement. Third eye needed.
samella35 7 months ago
she is so powerful
chabol1293 7 months ago
i'm not intending to take any props from your opinion or your perspective of history, but if you woull like to be taken seriously, i would strongly suggest that you learn how to spell and improve your grammar.
impalady 7 months ago
@impalady Fuck English grammar, the english man and England. We don't have to speak like u, as ur forefathers forbd us to speak in our motha tongue. We taught u language. Check Ancient Kemet u arrogant bastard.
samella35 7 months ago
music don't have a damn color. leave that mess alone and LISTEN. have a conversation relevant that the blind or colorblind can relate too. thieves, haters and liars come in ALL colors. stop promoting the wackness and enjoy the queen's music.
truedtaylor 7 months ago
@truedtaylor fool, her music is was prompts thinking people to think deeper. She is a master at making revolutionary thought palatable. U just "enjoy" her music, i am inspired by her music! Third eye needed.
samella35 7 months ago
fabuleux,authentique,veritable,beautifoul,i love
numero146 7 months ago
I don't know how people in this audience could stay sitting during this song!
thatclassicalchick 7 months ago 18
brownchinee 7 months ago 3
'AND IF YOU EVER THINK OF TURNING BACK,
GOT THE SHOTGUN ON YOUR BACK!'
LightDiscipleNZ 7 months ago
damn she got ass.
matthewjamal 8 months ago
An individual's history reflects who he/she really is/are so forgetting is like falling to the state of non- existence I would say. By JaBra.
jabrazil1 8 months ago
just wonderful.
Timbozockt 8 months ago
11811 yeah
narkobass 8 months ago
This is SO HOT Miss Badu. Thank you! I LOVE your vibe. The QUEEN of Soul. Nobody does it better. At least not right now. LOVE. Lots of it......
universoeterno1 8 months ago
right on @BootyLee .
This song is about the struggle, about perseverance and moving forward with progress as the only alternative we should accept. Whats wrong with fighting for equality? You don't have to be black to be in the struggle too, you just have to be bigger than those who oppress you to overcome them. She is so great with her words, and her message is not one of hate, as so many people on this comment section are too blind to see
jacobleewallace 8 months ago 3
Errbody know what the song's about...HOT LIKE KINDLED COALS....SMOKING!!!!
lettlewon 8 months ago
Explain why its okay to be black and proud but not white and proud?
suihkubad 8 months ago
@suihkubad I am white and proud and have nothing whatsoever against other races
davpolutube 8 months ago
@suihkubad have you been so blind to not see the system and government is in favor of you and not others wake up and stop saying silly victim statements when you ARE NOT A VICTIM IN AMERIKKKA IT HAS BEEN SET UP FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO DON'T WANT ANYONE BEING PROUD OF THEMSELVES AND TRYING PEOPLE FEEL ASHAMED THAT THEY ARE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE THAT IS SOME MICKEY MOUSE ASS PSYCHOLOGY
mightybee101 8 months ago
@suihkubad you can be white and proud. it is ok because you dont make it ok. and i believe you know this but you just dont want people to know what you are really saying.systematically blacks have been made to feel ugly and that mind set has been passed down from slavery, we are finally learning how to be proud of ourselves. we have a long way to go. do you understand now?
mjjcng8958 7 months ago 3
@suihkubad To be White and proud of killing of indigenous people all over the world. Rape, Murder, Rob, destroy, etc. Yeah, go ahead a be proud of White Supremacy. Ya'll doing a great job!!!
samella35 7 months ago
@samella35 the fuck I have done? I'm 17
suihkubad 7 months ago
@suihkubad Benefitting from your ancestors evil, wicked deeds, at the expense of my ancestors. Silently living and being nourished off the blood of my ankhcestors; preaching to the oppressed and refusing to preach to your coherts to practice justice and equality to those who have less in the Knu Knighted Snakes of Amerikkka. I don't expect u 2 understand. For u are of your father, the devil.
samella35 6 months ago
@samella35 Thats racist
suihkubad 6 months ago
where can I find that damn wig????
eb7348 8 months ago
They be tryin to hide our history, but they know we are, BLK GODS & GODDESS!!!!!! hotep!!!!!!!
MrSincere007 8 months ago 21
i love her hair
tehatze 8 months ago 2
So sickk!
slickleg100 8 months ago
i love taht harriet tubman reference on i got the shotgun on your back
johnnydoggworth 9 months ago 3
Erikah got a damn nice booty lol
slangnocturno 9 months ago
I just wanna touch her hair. I just wanna do it, maybe get a bit of her essence.
march88 9 months ago 2
white dude here.... who love her lirycs and music gives wet eyes. Erykah Badu!!!!!! is the bomb
stofamaan 9 months ago
One of the most beautiful modern synthesis of American "black" music . And what a Band behind !
abluerambler 9 months ago
they trying to hide the history, because they know who we are....u go gurl!
electromagnetician 9 months ago 3
erykah is a true talent
ryandaniel94 9 months ago
YESSSSURRRRRRIIIII!!!
Agoessie 9 months ago 2
PLAY IT AGAIN.....
POINTMAN8888 9 months ago
I love her hair, I love her voice, her style, I love Erikah.
2833124 9 months ago 2
WOW!
That hair, is a reflection of her voice!
LadyKadieK 9 months ago
everytime i hear her voice i get goosebumps
PROUDAME 9 months ago
What I hear in Erykah's music transcends race and culture. It is all inclusive and embracing, because she seems to me to know that every single person in this world goes through the exact same shit in one way or another. It would be nice if the black people who spend their time trolling these channels hating on white people left right and center would shut up and listen to what she has to say.
PS - What in the hell does KFC chicken have to do with Erykah Badu? Egads!
MyOnlinePlaylist 10 months ago
@MyOnlinePlaylist - LMAO at "egads"!!! SHOUT OUT TO THE MUSIC MAN!!!
ayerpbmore 9 months ago
I love you Erykah! You are so damn sexxxxxy... Marry Me! U don't want J-Electronica, u want me...
invocation22 10 months ago
this is unforgivably! black.....lovin it Badu...
Mikejay8971 10 months ago 2
this is unforgivably! black.....lovin it Badu...
Mikejay8971 10 months ago 2
This is what true music sounds like
rogeita 10 months ago
get off that race shit allready im 28 ive seen wars had to sleep on the floor becouse of bullets and youre angry what happend 300 years ago go jump off a balcony my neighbour wanted to burn our house and when i see him i always say hello becouse im better then that
vulic1983 11 months ago 10
@vulic1983 you obviously sound stupid. dont you know that things are passed down? and you are from the uk i presume? maybe you need to understand to be understood before you shoot your self in the foot. oh wait you already did
mjjcng8958 7 months ago
@vulic1983 U blind, arrogant fool! U may not speak of what occurs to the Ancient African Descendants. do u experience what we experience? Hell, naw. Language taken, land taken, Spirituality/Goddess taken, Right to educate/read taken, children, husband and wives taken; discriminated against employment, mis-education, taught lies, White Supremacist Govern't, incarcerated, guenie pig testing (Syphlis/Aids.) U keep ur mouth shut. Tell the jews to no longer speak of the "holacaust."
samella35 7 months ago
@vulic1983 I'm sure she wasn't talking about that history which everyone is well aware of but the history that came before that which alot of us are ignorant of. But then again not alot of people care about that. No thats not important because ofcourse history and the psychology of it and spirituality of it does not matter any more we all think we guide ourselves when its the history of who we were and came from that acually makes our mindsets.. but no need to argue bcuz I'm unmovable n opinion
duyuctaz 6 months ago
@duyuctaz It's been said, "You can't tell a damned fooling anything!!!"
samella35 6 months ago
@vulic1983 smh white ppl always want to tell black ppl what to do....prime example.
jazzyphay21 6 months ago 2
Thank you for rockin the fro ♥
juanmora19910209 11 months ago 13
chills!
Piscesplane7 11 months ago
@toretsblaby that's right! god created one race:the human race
caughtintherhythm 11 months ago 3
@caughtintherhythm True Dat. Man created the Caucasian through genetic splicing. Ya'll are a degenerate from the original Ancient African. Can u say "cloning."
samella35 6 months ago
@samella35 Really, Caucasians were created through genetic splicing? Which scientific journal published this information? How many respected scholars support this wacky idea? Are you stating that as a fact? How do you know that? Did you find a bottle with an all-knowing genie that told you this? Or did you hear this from a rapper? Not all, but a lot of 5 percenters sound like they have some screws loose. Wisdom comes with age, that's why Malcolm X dropped his racist ideology later in
queensNY2185 2 months ago
@samella35 his life after his trip to Mecca. Type "slavery" into Google and you'll see that the practice of slavery is much bigger than the U.S. It's still going on today, even in Africa where blacks are enslaving other blacks. So, if you are going to hate whites for it, you have to hate blacks for it as well. Please understand, that slavery is more about economics than it is about racism. There are many white people who risked there lives trying to help blacks escape slavery
queensNY2185 2 months ago
@samella35 through the underground railroad. Do some research into this topic, so you kick out the incorrect ugly ideas in your mind and invite in the beautiful truth. Evil and good exist in all races. Which side are you on? We are all equal!
queensNY2185 2 months ago
@queensNY2185 the thing is..it's a game..you should neither hate whites nor africans...but Africans should realize theyre much more than who they think they are...we built this country....our lineage is ancient and divine...we are kings and queens...we liberated europe from their insanity...they were sleeping with mules , cows , chickens , sheep , and pigs when the moors gave them that knowledge...the moors cleaned them up...there is a paradigm..they do not want us to wake up...
sasukerucker 1 month ago
@sasukerucker Europe was named after the Phoenician goddess Europa ... the phoenician religion has its roots in Africa...these were African people...the Europeans actually evolved from an african group of people..whom migrated there 60,000 years ago,over the course of those years they evolved out of the genotype and phenotypic features of the african...according to the climate
sasukerucker 1 month ago
@sasukerucker Of course slavery geographically has its roots in every major culture...but European slavery was an intentional wipe out of the African pride...they dehumanized the people...separated families....its much more than the average slavery...it is still effecting us...slavery is mental..sub consciously absorbed through the generations...they want to keep us sleep...docile so we wont remember what we were...because over night..we would become kings again...its about resources..
sasukerucker 1 month ago
@sasukerucker it is about resources....Africa is a center of international Trade....Gold, diamonds,minerals, and etc...countless..bountiful ....if we wake up and take control...we would regain power...they dont want that..they want control over the masses..this doesnt mean hate all people of European descent...no..were trying to reach a goal...theyre just in the way...and after this..there is no way we'll forget what theyve done...we are the stewards of this planet..
sasukerucker 1 month ago
@sasukerucker the thing is..the Africans played their game...theyre the ones that sought value in the material Europeans brought to African..when we had the most valuable resources in the world..already BENEATH OUR FEET!....we were naive ...some of us dont want to wake up...we were close...Marcus Garvey...so CLOSE ...his movement was the most influential...Dr. King and Malcolm were so close..they were actually going to combine..Huey p newton So close..the thing is we dont need 1 head..
sasukerucker 1 month ago
@sasukerucker we need 40 million..here in America were the richest group of Africans around the globe...THE RICHEST...and if we all were head they couldnt stop us..if we were all Hueys..if we were all Garvey's
sasukerucker 1 month ago
@sasukerucker and this is coming from a 16 year old that is neither racist...discriminatory in his actions...biased and rough to the callous...but self educated..not religious..religion is dogmatic and theological ...it is of no use to me..my ideology is ancient of the ancestors...my ideology is evolutionary revolutionary centered within the roots of the very planet..my ideology was birthed from the Great civilizations of Africa..
sasukerucker 1 month ago
@sasukerucker now you go and believe the evil of the elitist / pessimistic / totalitarian / capitalist / fascists is as equal to the evil of everyone else...the people that kill Billions and make trillions...
sasukerucker 1 month ago
@queensNY2185 the Europeans make up 1/10 of the planet..we are not the minority
sasukerucker 1 month ago 3
@sasukerucker You seem like a person who is well-read for a 16 year old. That's cool. I wasn't saying that the evil of the elitists is equal to the evil of everyone else. I was trying to say that all races should be treated with equal dignity and respect. I would agree though that the evil of those elitists is worse because like MLK I judge by a person's characte and not by skin color. I was responding to someone who was making a lot of racist comments about white people because
queensNY2185 1 month ago
@asuerucker of slavery. But, I think that the slavery that went on doesn't give a person strong reasons to hate an entire races because all races at one point or another have engaged in enslaving other people. Hating an entire race based on the actions of some people who are of that race is not the right way to go. A lot of Arabs are suicide bombers, but I wouldn't say that all of Arabs are like that just because some of them do that. I judge each individual by that individuals
queensNY2185 1 month ago
@sasukerucker actions and not by the race that they are apart of.
queensNY2185 1 month ago
@sasukerucker exactly
calafia08 5 days ago
This is the kinda music missing on MTV Channels. We don't hear enough of this and all we get to see and hear is talentless shit by lady gagaga, etc etc
tulley50 11 months ago
someone else besides erykah badu has used this sample i just cant think of it right now and its killing me any help?
SuperheroMusick 11 months ago
@SuperheroMusick Go to who sampled dot com and search for it. The drum seemed to sampled by a lot of artists. examples - "chi-city" by common, "gone" by kanye, "versus from the abstract" by ATCQ.
saucy05 11 months ago
has no one listened to the beginning lyrics, a brother is packing heat, is she not talking about a black person killing a kid who wants to make something of his life? this is why i love erykah, shes fair and speaks the truth.
kevvodevvo 11 months ago 2
"what am I talkin' 'bout everybody knows what this songs about, they be tryin hide the history cause they know who we are." I guarantee you one thing, she ain't talkin about white people and if that makes you uncomfortable then oh well. But what I don't think should happen is that I should keep quite because of you are uncomfortable. Race in my opinion is a beautiful thing. Yes we are all human no one needs to be reminded of that. But I am sorry, this entire album is AFROCENTRIC deal with it!
obamorofunfuno8 11 months ago 6
Damn. she killed that. "And if you think about turnin' back, I got the shotgun on your back." oooooooooooo wee!
BVIBES 11 months ago
Underneath we are all the same. We all bleed the same and feel pain the same. One world, one people, one love. Unity n love. Her lyrics say it better than me.
777newworldlove 11 months ago 2
@777newworldlove sounds nice, but not true. White's are not the same as Africans. Check the history. And u can cut a rat, and it bleeds. Are u the same as a rat? Genetic splicing produced Europeans. U r a degenerate from the Ancient Africans. U have Neandrathol DNA. African's don't. Some Caucasians' animal DNA shows up as tails, or full face of hair. We are from the original African Wombman. Research.
samella35 6 months ago
I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Move on from focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Watch Bananimalrecords UTube.
777newworldlove 6 months ago
@777newworldlove Preach to your people, not mine. We know Amerikkka doesn't believe as u do. Ain't nobody going for that Bullshit no more. We are wide awake. No Mo' Aunt Jemima's, prayin' to Jesus. The Giant is no longer snoring, but is waking up.
samella35 4 months ago
@samella35 As a white man, I know how much white folks have been trained to internalize white supremacy and to never question the institutions and systems set up to to benefit white folks, particularly white men. That being said, I consider myself a part of the history of white anti-racist resisters. Resistance is the key, you can't be a passive white anti-racist. The first step is acknowledgement of the atrocities past and present caused by white supremacy and ignorance, then resistance.
shimitaifetter 4 months ago
I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Move on from focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Watch Bananimalrecords UTube.
777newworldlove 6 months ago
@samella35 I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Stop focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Watch Bananimalrecords UTube.
777newworldlove 6 months ago
I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Stop focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Watch Bananimalrecords UTube.
777newworldlove 6 months ago
@777newworldlove "we are one and equal" is not the reality (perhaps in your bubble) to "marginalized" black and brown people. I'm empowered by Ms. Badu and others to fight racism and sexism and homophobia that still prevail. When anti-racist activists step up and then step to side to allow Black and Brown women to speak then we can care not about race and sex and etc but to listen and let us collaborate to make decisions.
dougtubeful 4 months ago
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@samella35 I think you missed my point. Underneath our bodies skin we are all equal spiritual beings of Light & love. The AWARENESS of your inner spiritual being & SOUL, that you/we are NOT only our physical bodies/skin colour is the point I am making. Of course, all of human race DNA has been mixed up by out of earth contact from other non-human races. We are all one & equal. Move on from focusing on one race/colour is superior to anougher. Who cares about pigmentation. Bananimalrecords UTube.
777newworldlove 6 months ago
@samella35 and you others from another black person please stfu... and just enjoy the music otherwise take your race rhetoric somewhere else. I'm so tired of racial superiority crap. Y'all hate caucasians and other peoples that much just pack up and MOVE to another damn planet already! Believe the world will not stop once youre gone. If the higher power whatever they maybe didnt want variety then there would have been just one shade one hue, one culture, one custom but there are many.
kairi3177 3 months ago
@777newworldlove Africans don't have Neandrothol in them. All Non-Africans do. We are not all the same. Pineal Gland is calcified in Europeans, not in Melanated People. Constitutionally, your forefathers said we were 3/5th's of humans, and they haven't changed their minds. Tell your white friends/colleagues your rhetoric. See if they believe u.
samella35 4 months ago
Every1 agrees she's a phenomenal artist..........I'm just tryin to get ova the purple pants. Ms. Badu is the ONLY 1 who could get away with that, i love this woman.
cdeeway 1 year ago
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@swirleymurdock when she says You got the wake up call.. when you saw dem buildings fall, it means when the things start going down hilll in your life u came back to earth
cinderjoshpaulpj 1 year ago
21st century and people are still trapped in a race-gang mentality, i dont listen to black or white artists, i only listen to f-ing great artists.
stop hiding behind "races" and be your own man/woman.
Eurobubble70 1 year ago 52
@Eurobubble70 then stop playing the races games with peoples lives and then people can move on as people your statement was full of bs and you know it stop benefiting from how the system is run in your favor that was a very condescending statement you made
mightybee101 8 months ago 2
@Eurobubble70
Couldn't agree more. Be proud being black or white or asian or whatever. See that we're different on many levels but different doesn't mean better or worst. Is Eagle better from seagull; arab horse from mustang; pitbull from collie etc. etc. Yes, I can't jump :) Great song!
178666nervous 7 months ago
@Eurobubble70 There is only one race... that is the human race :D
P0GFLIPPER 7 months ago
@P0GFLIPPER Yeah, that's what MLK, Jr. told us and believed. What happened to him? Take that bullshit to your people. They might let u live.
samella35 7 months ago
@samella35 sorry are you talking to me saying my people ? my people's are all "races" darling i got friends across the map from all walks of life, as i said we are the human race you are one of my people 1 love :)
bless
P0GFLIPPER 7 months ago