Erykah Badu - Bag Lady

[cherlynnchase]

@4:00 she shows us wat nickle bag lady means: she rolled an invisible dutch...

[vinolify1]

I believe this SONG was about emotional BAGGAGE, but I thought it was about being a real BAG LADY; one day I didn't know I was going to be a BAG LADY. Today, sometimes I am!

[Kirwina]

I love this song, keep singing Erykah

[LamontStyles910]

black woman with too much baggage, i've been listening to this song for a long time now i finally get it

[jillkcannon]

@LamontStyles910 Has nothing to do with race...

[michellebryan68]

4:06 so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[evansix]

listening to erykah badu makes you more of a man

[adrianm661]

1:15 - 1:20 She Kept Hitting Them With That Her Hair Wrap Lol

[Saintfrank1968]

Dam that Dr Dre riff is a killa!!

[adam4castillo21]

What came first this song or Dr. Dre's Xplosive?

[landonali]

@adam4castillo21 XPLOSIVE..

[moonshinevessel]

THAT GODDAMN RIFF UGH!!!!

[skeetvvideos]

1:17

[skeetvvideos]

Pause it at 1;17 YOULL LAUGH

[litegirl12]

vh1 brought me here :)

[ladythug61]

I love the end when she's with her son. It's so cute.<3

[jj5249]

The beat is AMAZING! Love this song I love her.

[94FADE]

dr dre brought me here

[therealraybaby]

#120(Tie)

[WiseCire]

@merse2007 she's talking to females who hold on to too much "baggage" like there are a lot of girls who gossip a lot, try to hard to be someone else, always tryna be pretty or lose weight that's why they were reading the books in the vid. What she saying is if it's not something that gets u through life it's "baggage" "BAG lady" that's why she said the line "you gon miss your bus, cuz u got too much stuff" u got so many other things u worrin about, ur never gonna get 2 where u need to b in life

[cutenaughtyme]

@WiseCire thats fo damn sho.... she keeps it. Not only that but she's trying to tell you to learn from the past, and avoid living in the past.

[merse2007]

can someone please explain the meaning of this song? i know this song has some important meaning.

[clarinetx]

was that Queen Afua!?!?

[JBirdHolla]

1 true Jewel

[robuno]

is that yazarah in the yellow? damn...

[PackofDiscos]

Who's the one in yellow? She looks familiar... Beautiful anyway!

[HeyMisterRaaager]

i love baggin ladies

[joesantamaria100]

Amo es esta mujer!! Cuando vendra a México City??

[mrsmantoy86]

It took me forever to understand what she was actually saying in this song. It's deep.

[xxboomsamxx]

@mrsmantoy86 yh.. i'm still tryna understand as well.... what she talking about?

[MrShamar68]

@xxboomsamxx Bag Lady = women who have baggage from past relationships. "let it go, let it go."

[MrShamar68]

@MrShamar68 Wise Cire said it best!

[mzluv2dance]

a lady with a lot of baggage

[BrwnBeuT23]

I<3 Nickle Bag lady !! her skin was sooo pretty in that yellow... Ironically I smoke tooo!! lol

[BrwnBeuT23]

Soo many Beautiful Shades Of CHOCOLATE!!

[tonitone126]

The 48 dislikes came from nickel bag ladies.

[Moshellrail40]

@tonitone126 pennie bag ladies

[gplus46]

Nickel bag ladies lol

[LexiP396]

@thefriend14 i agree! she is really deep ive grown to reallt appriciate her!

[theNEXTjuan]

48 people hurt their back

[ukstevey]

lol @ 1:16

[siginator93]

damn i feel really late....this is where Dr. Dre got that beat!!!

[discodani420]

love erykah but this video looks like some public access shit.

[EDGE6678]

That moment in the end was beautiful when she taught Seven how to do peace. It almost made me cry. Erykah is such a beautiful lady-inside and out

[itsjordanna]

I was the little girl in the green c:

[melusina3001]

OMG!!! She is so amazing!

[cocoluv86]

ladies take note..... this tune is for you

[seralatu]

amen to this blessing - preach it girl :)

[KrfNYC2]

Damn...how beautiful is Erykah Badu!

[MoRobi0515]

@KrfNYC2 VERY!!!

[202tretre]

even thought I'm not a girl i like this, song to my mother used to play this song when i was little and i just now got the message. I now fully understand the song and why the video was so weird.

[arRHOgantPoodle22]

I had to get older to understand this song. We, as women, often carry too much, mostly burden. Trust God! Love this song, too!

[bonobonner]

quality song. Can listen to her all day. Some sad twats out there for disliking this song

[prettygirlswagg777]

love her

[alfredjohnful]

Power rangers are back!

[MALiA0727]

love this song ladies u dont need all dem bags

[lukinhaeduone]

cuanto sabe de un temaso relaxxxxxxx

[mrsberrios]

My nickel bag lady! LOL To Funy

[513aniyah]

lol ERYKAH badu hit tht girl in tha yellow wit her hair

(at the part when they say whoo-whoo)

[TheLilcuzz15]

id take Erykah over Dicki Vinaj anyday lol i mean erykah got naked in public thats wassup lol

[Virtuenow]

I wish we could dress like this-- in all one color (big hat/wrap, shoes, clothes) and not look stupid. Bring it in style!

[Cnupoc]

i played this song the day after me and my ex met for the 1st time. I told her to let go of the old bags... she didnt... 

[terri6961]

Need to hear some Erykah Badu...always gets me through

[Nazarine88]

That's just saying people of all classes should relate to this song. Let go of the things that hold you down and move on with life.

[MrGodspeed1966]

when she puts the sign up too black i believe she's talking to a specific person

[ciararavenblaze]

I don't understand the "too black" bit at the end of the interlude. I mean, I get that she's being sarcastic with the sign, but how on earth could that interlude be viewed as "too black"?

[pukenpepsi]

@ciararavenblaze If you look back at that bit, and think about it.. They "Were" wearing all black, with colored bags.. Therefore, i'm guessing that's "too much black". So they go back to being colored. That's my theory. lol

[RuthlessAnna]

i love erykah badu !

[adpham]

xxplosive.....west coast shit...

[devildog621]

lol 1:15 to 1:17 I think she's laughing because she clocked the two women next to her upside the head with her hair. Used to love groovin to this song

[bamagirlj30]

All we need is white and gray and brown and we'd have the "colors" for all the characters in "For Colored Girls..." :)

[kamilatereza]

"Bag Lady you gon hurt ya back dragging all them bags like

that. I guess nobody ever told you, oh you must hold on to,

is you, is you, is you?

One day all them bags gon get in your way (...)

PACK LIGHT. Who? who?

Bag Lady you gon miss ya bus, cause you can't hurry up,

cause you got too much stuff. When they see you coming,

They just take off running. Its true, Its true oh yes they

do.

One day he go say you crowdin my space (..)

[boxflyful]

aww, the baby at the end is soo cute! 4:04

[Ladypad321]

@boxflyful I think thats her son seven with andre 3000

[MillicentDionne]

@Ladypad321 Yes, that's Seven. He's 14 now. Time flies!

[bamagirlj30]

@boxflyful Looks just like his daddy: Andre 3000

[touchdapearl2]

Man this is my girl right here!!!

[DivineLouise96]

anyone else find this video funny?

[CAlexis24]

i luv the song but hate the video; it is stupid

is the bag lady making reference to struggles in every life

[MrDAVICE]

why was there an extra guy on the lift?

[josuneta]

something tells me that she is proud of being black..

[foreverdaQueen]

Thiz iz a great song

[slimmpiknz]

haha had to make it the 6000th liker :P

[TheFraspi]

Inspired by: Shaft (1971) Soundtrack Bumpy's Lament Isaac Hayes

[canelizbermo1188]

brown

sistas

are

beautiful

[MzCnajohnson]

@canelizbermo1188 YES WE R!!:)

[ark2285]

I love this song so much.

[GetHighRuleTheWorld1]

pack light! ooh hoo

[4honeycherryblossom4]

Yall see that quick commentary on soul food.

[patriciamichelemc]

Does anybody know what the colors of the womens' dresses represent? I remember someone telling me in high school that it was an homage to a book or poem. It reminds me of Nina Simone's See-Line woman. If anyone knows a referance, let me know please, I'm writing a paper about musics' influence in visual art.

[profoundlyso]

@patriciamichelemc the colors are representative of the choreopoem, a collection of poems with dance and music, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is no longer enuf." Ntozake Shange wrote the choreopoem to express the myraid of struggles African-American women encounter through the poetic expressions of several African American women in the play. Each woman has a specific color. "Lady in Red, Yellow, Purple, etc".

[NobHillTheatreSFTV]

My favorite part of the whole video is the Bad Ass Bag Lady Sequence at 2:57

[thefriend14]

Heard this song when i was a kid. Had no clue way she was talking bout. I listen to it now and this song is deep. I love it's meaning. I can relate to her music now.

[shakira33]

@thefriend14 Me too. This song is the truth, i get it now.

[teeahtate]

Good music. Like this. Where you at?

[yupyuphyphy01]

It's her and Andre 3000's baby

[ttashawright]

Question for anyone: Is that the D-O-C's baby she's holding at the end?

[TheFuckOffMe]

is this the origianal song

[NobHillTheatreSFTV]

@TheFuckOffMe No this is the Radio Edit, you can find it easily on iTunes.

[ImRomanGQ]

Did anyone else see how see rolled her "nickel bag" @ 3:58...haha i love Erykah.

[ttashawright]

@ImRomanGQ Ha-ha...yeah I saw that too! 

[o0OFeeNO0o]

explosive...west coast shi.....wait,wait, nvm!

[RehanSiddique]

@o0OFeeNO0o xplosive*

[TRUPiMP13]

i like how she hit both girls with her head thingy and then smiles :)

[AdwinOya]

I love the reference to Color Girls...leave it to Erykah.

[matt2fresh84]

i like how vevo put justin beiber on this page.....you cant put fake shit on real shit.

[joao18327]

muinto bom mesmo

[TheThruth27]

this ish is better than Xxplosive

[MissPinknessSarah]

Let it go3

[WilersonX]

Muito bom ........ Amazing

[sometimesdumb]

Have this on my phone with some other very irrelevant songs.

[VicRoseMusic]

I'm hear cause this is some real shit that I can dig.

[TajhSutton]

Classic joint. It went over my head at first. Had to grow up and really LISTEN. Wonderful message to be sending to the women of the world.

[grunder20]

cool girl!! sweet voice!!

[charismaswagg]

I like Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill's style. They keep it 100 and aren't afraid to show culture...

[matt2fresh84]

@charismaswagg real talk....i think thats what sets them apart from artist nowdays....culture....very well put

[faithyrose]

@charismaswagg Don't forget Jill Scott

[onebigfanofradiohead]

@charismaswagg You know thought that when Erykah had super big hair, she was wearing a wig. I saw her take it off during a Dave Chappelle street concert. I love her!

[idazed1]

@charismaswagg Jill Scott.. Wtf?, can't forget her

[ronygdy]

@lesteralive07

Xxplosive didn't bring you here. Erykah Badu did. Bet you didn't click on any other suggested videos ;)

[honeegrrl]

She made this song about me because I got some serious baggage. Bad relationships with men, verbal abuse, man I got some issues.

[BlkAmerPncS]

My mom should have this song on her phone. You never see her without a (grocery) bag. 

[OoMASEoO]

huh, i finally realize what this song is about!!

[SexyDarkSkin3000]

grooving :)

[icallitdro]

she always jammed .... love this woman

[pearlylarkin]

l lve this song always bumping to this,... i lve tha beat!=]=]

[djnigz1]

Love dis music

[atpmtown2]

I MISS ERYKAH BADU!!! I loved being raised around her music

[GeminiChon]

she said what she had to say...

[augusts1]

Isn't that Nicole Ari Parker in the blue outfit? And is that Erykah's mom at 3:59? Looks an awful lot like her. I know E's sister is in the green outfit.

[MillicentDionne]

@augusts1 Yes that is her mom, Kolleen Gipson Wright at 3:59. Her mom is gorgeous and looks more like her sis.

[augusts1]

@MillicentDionne Thanks, she does look like an older sis!

[MillicentDionne]

@augusts1 No prob.

[momelezi100]

that bar man looks like dave chappelle

[krazicid]

every womans anthem

[jtrfpl]

love love love this woman. at the end, what a gorgeous smile.  the baby is adorable.

[MrRashaun8821]

Weirdest video of ALL time!!

[krazicid]

@MrRashaun8821 most creative video of all time

[OCtheGreat]

The original Fanta girls.... lol i love Erykah Badu tho

[LadyOfWordz]

damn VEVO need to stop playing with this volume shit..cus when this joint is on full blast...its epic!!!!

[efoster69]

xxplosive haha

[mackmch]

damn, erykah sister in tha GREEN lookin good and just like her!!!!!!!

[mochica96]

aww that baby at the end look just like his father andre 3000

[three0234]

her baggage is her kemetic monotheism (ptah) faith? too much thinking in that faith for the guys she's tried to have?

[trinikene21]

I love the message I got all those men who putting u thru unnecessary hurt and pain and not worth ur time or a space in ur life....LET IT GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MillicentDionne]

If I'm not mistaken that's her mom at the end, with the blonde hair and red cap. She's beautiful.

[The808Prophet]

who else sampled this beat? i forgot

[Miss2sho]

@The808Prophet Solange uses it in her cover of stillness is the move other people have sampled it too.

[MelocatMusic]

the metaphors in this song are clear....it's a song about consumerism and what that does to your self (and builds up your ego)....so no, it's not about emotional baggage like some think.....listen to the words "I guess nobody ever told you...all you must hold on to...is you, is you...is you......one day all those bags gon' get in your way". Meaning yo' ass needs to wake up out of this dream of materialism that you are liviing.....

[gorillafg85]

Erykah Badu is the wife of Jay Electronica , rapper signed on Jay-Z's label Roc Nation !!!

[RyanisAJerkingJunkie]

I think the metaphor is that she's carrying her emotional baggage around, and it's taking a tole on her....

[SW2WINTH3B2G45]

The one in the green is her eryka sister

[SeeSee4eva]

the girl in the yellow makes me sooo mad ! ugh

[deftox]

she got freaky in yo 64 i skeeted in er throat

[kiresilver]

Look closely between 1:12 & 1:17 Erykah's head piece is so gargantuan that it resist the other girls -- Purple & Yellow -- from staying in formation lol <3 love you Erykah

[Satansoppressed]

@kiresilver LOL I caught that too.

[MortenTheMartian]

this is the remix, right?

[Salukiham420]

@MortenTheMartian this is a remix of her own song and as VAKO said dre sampled it for his song Xplosive

[MortenTheMartian]

@Salukiham420 Yah then this is her own remix of her own song, and the remix samples Xxplosive, not the other way around

[djtimwright]

@Salukiham420

Er no, this samples Xxplosive...Dre didn't sample this.

[djtimwright]

@crystalwaterstylee

Absolutely correct. And for anyone saying Badu sampled Soul Mann & The Brothers, technically you are wrong, as the sample on Bag Lady was lifted from Dre, that was originally my point ;-)

[misskeesh]

@djtimwright the both sampled Soul Mann & the Brothers song Bumpy's Lament

[Salukiham420]

woooow...explosive

[RicardoB92]

@Salukiham420 lol