Erykah Badu "Ye Yo" (live)

[queenis2b]

So relaxing, listen to it over and over again.

[briannamichelle44]

What video was 3:15

[cocolahtay]

she also says "I'm yeye". Yeye in yoruba is a reverntial term for a woman who is seen as a mother in the community. All sorts of African in this song. Loving it.

[josh52975]

hi mommie

[sanstubbs]

It's not simply this video it's the knowledge, love, artistry and LOVE that my Sista Soul Soldier shares!! So take heed our upcoming Philosophers. ALWAYS SPEAK YOUR MIND IN HEART AND TRUTH. Sandra Stubbs

[BUandWonderful]

Was that Erykah badus mother at the very end ?!!

[AshleyLaShun2]

@BUandWonderful Nope.

[kasa132]

goes to favourite's....

[l0velytashia]

awwe

[texasgrlshay1]

man i miss songs like this..nobody makes music like this that has a strong meaning to it anymore..nowadays its mostly about sex, guns, or just thuggish slurs..absolutely miss the older days

[lbond27]

this song is very touching, its the shit

[focusone610]

MAKES ME THINK OF A BOOK i JUST READ ... ;-)

[CamilleJefferson]

To clarify, it actually does mean mother, just not in Swahili. It means mother in Masai - an African group of people that are educated in English and Swahili. Hence the probable confusion. She didn't make it up. No harm no foul ;)

It's an amazing, moving, touching song....

[aylix89]

makes me wanna cry every time

[darqueve1]

Tears are welling up in my eyes as I hear this music and her lyrical voice.

[Camillia2008]

this song is deep...and so personal LOVE ERYKAH BADU!! she's a midwife too..she's so awesome

[Tymays1]

This song is so beautiful. It reminds me of how strong my mother is after losing my farther last year. They were together for over 40 years, and their love was something special to my mother, but she doesn't allow the lost to stop her from life. She just keeps my farther in her heart. #Onelove

[xxAnnaaxx21]

Man Why Cant Song Be Made With soul like This Anymore.

[senadamuhammad]

who cares what it means, listen to the damn song, geeshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­

[KaliGurlSwagg]

lol it does mean mother in Swahili I looked it up lol Jus sayin lol nice song tho

[ladyroc504]

you KNOW erykah? You have seen her passport lol. Right. and I wont even acknowlege lindaab229.

Calm down, all I said was ye yo does not meant mother in swahili. It DOES NOT. sorry yall she should have done her research.

[ladyroc504]

Confirmed, she messed up. Ye Yo is not mother in swahili.

Ye Yo means mother in the language of the Masai Tribe in Kenya.

[ajrabbitx2]

@ladyroc504 Actually, Masai are an indigenous ethnic African group who are educated in English and Swahili. So yes, ye yo means 'mother' in Swahili.

[ladyroc504]

@ajrabbitx2 I know what Masai are. And the ones I spoke to told me that in swahili you say mama for mother, NOT ye yo. Have you even been to East Africa? Because the folks who actually speak the language say yeyo is not mother. Maybe some Masai cultures but not in swahili. just bc masai speak english and swahili doesnt mean thats all they speak.

[ajrabbitx2]

@ladyroc504 Well I know Erykah, she's been to these places directly herself and heard it from the sources .. Maybe your folks said one thing but hers said another *shrugs* ... Who's right?.. nobody knows

[ladyroc504]

Confirmed, Erykah messed up, thats not swahili. Its actually means mother in the language of the Masai Tribe in Kenya.

[Respeculous]

I love the part where you showed your mommy. God bless at the mommies!

[Jahluv4life1]

One of my favorites by a very SOULFILLED songstress.....

[Talloncaij]

If you didnt grow up in the 90s you missed the best decade of Hip hop and R&b that there will ever be.

[adjustedsettings]

Sigh. Erykah...

[MsAchampion]

Ladyroc?She said that yeh~Yeh means mother in swahili. :~)

[ladyroc504]

@MsAchampion That does not mean mother. Not ye yo, not yeh yeh none of that.....smh...wtf is Erykah talking about? I hate when African Americans try to get to their "roots" and just say something because it sounds good or they were high.

Who speaks swahili and can shed light on this???

[lindaab229]

@ladyroc504 Thats probably because all of the Mental Genocide placed on Blacks in American!!!! Please shut up and Watch the Show!

[ladyroc504]

love this song...but ye yo does NOT mean mother in swahili from what I know....did she ever say what country she got this from?

[lema219]

@ladyroc504 it means live

[ladyroc504]

@lema219 so why did she say it meant mother? If that is what it means, then i can see a conneection, but she got ALL these people thinking they know swahili lol

[BellaGypsy1982]

I love this cd. This is her best.

Music at its finest.

♥Erykah Badu

[1guccigurl]

I USE TO PLAY THIS SONG OVA AND OVA WHEN MY SON WAS A BABY. AND HE IS 13 NOW. I WAS PLAYING IT THE OTHER DAY AND HE SAID MOM I REMEMBER THIS SONG FOR SOME RESON. I TOLD HIM BABY U SHOULD. LOL

[kandi37]

@1guccigurl I LOVE IT HOW SWEET

[vicpie819]

@1guccigurl GURL TWO OF MY BEST FRIENDS TURNED ME ON TO THIS AND WE ARE NO LONGER CLOSE THIS IS ONE YOU CAN'T FORGET!!!!

[MsTrueWords]

@1guccigurl girl i did the same thing when my daughter was a a little girl a little older than your son and she is sixteen now and she heard it on the radio when we were driving the other day and she turn it up and said mom you remember this song you played to put me to sleep...i said i played it to put me too sleep I never knew you were paying attention...lol..amen ...so blessed

[elopez880]

I DID AS WELL MY SON IS ALSO 13... THIS ALBUM N LAURYN HILL

[bubulupumonster]

@1guccigurl i do it same

[EarlGenius]

I never knew my mother. Never heard her call my name, never had those true bonding experiences that you learn from your mother..ur first love. This song makes me wish i had a ye-yo......

'the suns' in the east and the moon reflects like the knowledge and wisdom i manifest, if you wannna go to Heaven lay upon my breast........'.

[cocolahtay]

5:28-5:31 brings tears to my eyes. who sang that run?

[rayray2248]

one great song!!!!!!

[babygirl51988]

Fell in love when I heard this..! Literally.. =) -P&L♥

[IncarceratedPleasure]

Mama give me what I need right now! Ye yo, yesss!

[trizzytre15]

she bout tight as shyt

[spicy804]

Go Erykah, a Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Alumni. Yeah 4 her!!!

[Draya210]

@spicy804 lol all these years i thought grambling !

[DoogieHowser1911]

@Draya210 She did attend Grambling. I've heard her give shouts out to GSU at several of her concerts. One time she spotted one of her classmates in the crowd and called her on to stage.

[sexytrackstar2008]

@spicy804 I THOUGHT IT WAS GRAMBLING ARE YU SURE..CUZ I GO THERE I LOVE MY HBCU BUT ID HAVE SO MUCH MORE RESPECT IF I KNEW SHE CAME FROM THERE>

[spicy804]

Go Erykah, a Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Alumni.

[1rhondabell]

I will never get tired of this song i could litterally like repeat this song over and over it's just easy listening that's good for the soul. I love her. I love beyonce and ciara but they could never make this kind of music... its just too damn deep.

[1rhondabell]

I will never get tired of this song i could litterally like repeat this song over and over it's just easy listening that good for the soul. I love her. I love beyonce and ciara but they could never make this kind of music... its just too damn deep.

[91shays]

The greatest ever.. hands down.

[hcnvd]

4 ma one and only Medina a.k.a. LeBlonduelleGazelle

[zomzilove]

Great video Ashley...THX!!!

[clevelandciti]

Love her!!!

[mariarts]

PERFECTION DOES EXSIST

[Zhanell7]

I used to sing this everytime my mom went on the road.....brings back alot of memories....

[kiaradove89]

Well see the suns in the east and the moon reflects

Like the knowledge and wisdom I manifest

If you wanna go to heaven lay upon my breast

I'm Ye Ye

Your Ye Ye

[chandatamara]

This is our shyt!!!!!!!!

[kamyakelly19]

ugh i remember i had the cassette tape of this and played it so much that my mommy burned it.... damn shame.

[MrATLFLA]

this song is awesome!

[Vodje01]

Search JEJO - Escape. Very nice song!

[msmillee324]

luv this song!!! make me feel soooo good about myself

[bshequita]

I love this so much!! Saw her in concert, she is the realest!!

[pria114]

LOVE THIS SONG!

[MsLady6242]

What a wonderful gift to mother's. This is the perfect lullabye

[markyrious]

This is my favorite Erykah Badu jam of all time!!!

[JGADANCER4LIFE]

i danced to this song with my friends for black histiory month

[Tymays1]

I LOVE BADU. IT'S NOTHING LIKE SEEING HER LIVE. DAG, NO WORDS

[UNFORGETTABLETODSHA]

IM YE YE.... AND IM LOVING IT. I LOVE THIS SONG. AND HER AS A ARTIST. SHE IS SO DOWN TO EARTH TO ME. SEEN HER PERFORM A FEW YEARS BACK AND WAS BLOWN AWAY.

[kmonetparty]

Still one of my favorite songs..................

[wudamarksman]

This is my favorite slow jam of all time!

[tyroshag]

beautiful song

[NicoleDior817]

this is how a real singer sounds

all these other artist need to take notes

[MrKeshie]

Mama is Mother in Swahili....Yeye? Great Song Badu keep taking us higher and higher.

[goddessofloving]

i SING THIS SONG TO MY KIDS AT NIGHT, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN LAY UPON MY BREAST , IM YE YE YOUR YE YE

[WakeUpAndLive1967]

one of the most beautiful songs ever

[synndarella]

I love the lyrics in this song, make me feel at one with life..xx

[AngelaG26]

Yall this song is so Powerful and Wonderful I cry when I hear it to this Day!!! Erykah is a warm and pure kind hearted woman and I love her and my mom!!!

[twentymogs4ya]

awesome song.... listen to it when i want to relax n/or just "get away"

[AffableBalloonist]

makes me feel like calling my mom --even if we dont talk about anything important =/

[PIFFDVD]

r.i.p yeyo, i love u

[TheYoungdrobro662]

her vibe is out of this world,when i feel like everything is fuckedup,i sit back,close my eyes and relax and listen to her music.

[familytree2utoo]

CHECK THIS OUT

ye-yo means MOTHER IN Swahili, This QuinTina on

Dew shit luv this.MOTHERS'LAST DANCE,LAST CALL 4 AKOLHOL..i I enjoy this day

[savagejulis]

I lover her music and her style, she is so soul & real

[dcrawford00028]

Ye Yo all is ok and great.

[tysheik]

my fav badu tune,great remake +.queen of her era

[Skinni1024]

i love erykah..her voice is so beautiful with raw emotion and it just takes me to another place~

[JAZZMINE18100]

@Skinni1024 I FEEL YOU ON THAT

[ashleymosthigh]

I love this song! When I was young my cousin would sing this in the living room! This song is so soooooooooooooooothing!

[TheSexyredds]

I love this song... I can relate to it 100 %. Erykah if you ever read this. Thanks for your inspiring music it's helping to get through a very difficult time in my life.

[apatte4975]

love love this song. it's old but still is great

[sixx31]

hottttttttttttttttt blazing

[ria4802]

when my son was youger he could'nt say his brother which is rogelio so he called him yayo well when I heard this song it brought to my knees because this is how my son and I are so THIS ONE IS FOR MY SON ROGELIO WHO IS AWAY RIGHT KNOW you can always lay upon my chest I am here.

[angie29307]

YES ERYKAH,!!!! I'm a Ye-Yo too.... She's such a wonderful woman, mother, creater, artist, person.... Nothing else be said.

[Sharone326]

The sun is in the east and the moon reflects,like the knowledge and wisdom I manifest. If you want to go to heaven lay upon my breast-POWERFUL.

[kleva32]

damn i was pregnant with my son and i sang this song every day YEYO!!!

[Lalachicki]

beautiful song and her voice is so strong. love erykah :) new album coming guys :)

[jaysha90210]

I call my mommy my ye yo!!!!!!! She said Erykah B huh??? Lol

[lovejangie1]

Beautiful song!

[kortnot86]

Amazing....

[AnastasijaKobrinska]

*love*

[ejc1974]

Proper. Much Respect.

[MultiTyTy]

OMG...Idance to this song tomorrow...&& I cant wait....=)...This song is so beautiful<3

[267shopaholic]

This song has such a beautiful presence and it just makes you proud to be whorvre you are we are all people so never let anything get in you way

[justdense]

this song puts life in perspective

[peanups2000]

She's my favorite and she's a pisces like me....

[1986loch]

This is my song you haerd

[Babyluvmusic]

Love this song! Great slide show!

[cheebateam]

Soulful and stunning.

[Goddess7913]

I JUS CAN'T GET ENUFF OF THIS SONG

[antowalk]

a breath of fresh air to music as a whole

[AnastasijaKobrinska]

Erykah, You are a True Goddess.

[PBBoy2026]

its funny ayeyo is grandmother in somali

[latonyadeon]

saw her in concert in Dallas she is so into her music she did'nt want to get off the stage AWSOME!!!

[jamesjones1996]

I love you E. Badu

[LadyVenom24]

She is real and down to earth and it shows throw her music.

[JAZZMINE18100]

@LadyVenom24 YOUR RIGHT ABOUT THAT

[jonbaso2]

Erykah is tha bomb..I luv her music...

[allboutdc]

THANKS FOR POSTING!!!!!

[southernbrotha]

Her voice sounds so pure. As if she was in a studio fine tuning it. That's perfection in it's finest. She's is one of the most under rated females singers in the game.

[treysongzlover11]

@southernbrotha i agree wit you on that sh edeserved more

[eatsleepsurf123]

@southernbrotha she aint under rated... no one still likes the real shit anymore.. there to caught up on the radio bullshit following bandwagons

[dideliskasnis]

it's a pity she doesnt play it live often and it's nor on any of her studio albums except live. this song is IT, it's erykah on her highest point

[rowanwatersprite]

This has got to be my most favorite of her songs! :) so beautiful!

[amiesessence]

PEACE MANiBBYGiL THIS SONG iS CALLED YEYO! PEACE

[gregwes]

I will be at the Badu/Mos Def concert in San Francisco in September, can't wait!!!

[Winn1906]

Thanx for putting this one up...one of my favs from MS. BADU!!! Great song about humanity...and the struggle that comes with it....keep your heads up PEEPS!!!!

[christinahuguely]

people be sleeping on erica badu

[20do11]

LOvvveeeee it.

[Truth12000]

The world is on your side who do you run to who can you turn to.? That is a good question especially when you have been enlightened suddenly unexplainable who can you run and trun to?

[allboutdc]

To God!!!! If you ask me and I am not being sarcastic or anything its the truth. I think that was her point.

[gonzomat79]

ye yoooo she is a real soulqueen

you never know her ;)

[MrsBelibell]

Can't stop listening to this song...I love it!

[ameena90]

ithis song is so beutiful. ye yooooo

[makindaprettiestsong]

This is beautiful!

[BabyE18]

My first baby is due in January, so It's kind of like i listen 2 this song 2 get closer 2 my baby somehow.

[supaflychic911]

Thas a beautiful thing;; close yur eyes an listen to it

This is the kind of music that jus makes yu feel closer to God

[DJStepup]

Erykah at her greatest!

[ShawncKpris]

i love this song so much!

[LadiJai2108]

When you wake up in the morning................Sing Ms. Erykah...........Then the evening comes to greet you!!

[ldyjanee]

she sounds sooo good live

[1msgorgeous1]

this song should touch any and every body seeing as we all have mothers the concept is pure beauty and says alot about who she is as an artist.

[damon7979]

if you ever see any one live see erykah you will never forget the vibe

[lilmoe4beatz]

I love this song, but "YE YO" is Masaii for mother not swahili, still she did her thang as usaul bring passion n soul to the audience.

[brazuca4ever]

lindaaa

[1sexymona]

I LOVE this SONG. ERYKAH SANG the tune out this SONG. LOVE IT!!!

[jazzhenson1990]

such a pretty song.............

[afrikahnoir]

ive watched this vid over and over for this song. =]

[eddierob]

me 2

[ayamejoy]

This is one of my top favorite songs of all time. it's so hearfelt and sound's great

[stonelove99]

I luv this song i use 2 play it to my belly when i was pregnant, and i still play it up to this day whenever im feelin down..i just luv this song

[younglady201]

Great song, but ye-ye does not mean mother in Swahili, mama means mother in Swahili.

[beautifulbianca18]

I just got into this song after I heard this live version, AMAZING!!!!!!!!

[5ocean7]

can someone tell me the name of the song that was recorded live and erykah had the back-up singers freestyle? thanks

[heddalee]

next lifetime

[ayamejoy]

The song is called Yeyo and it's on the same cd that tyrone is on.

[manibbygil]

the song is called Next Lifetime

 I know i'm way late so sorry 4 telling you if you already know

[daisyplayer]

i love this damn song. this is the joint that you listen to after a rough day. if this song doesnt mellow you out, nothing will.

doesnt she just strike a nerve? feels like she's explaining how you feel

[MissJuice07]

I Love, I love, I love..... Keep doing your thing Ms. Badu....