Mama's Gun". Acclaimed Music. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015 . Retrieved September 30, 2015. Discography – Erykah Badu – Baduizm". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007 . Retrieved December 29, 2008. According to Nielsen Soundscan, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) sold 359,000 copies in the United States by early 2010. [63]

We had punk and metal over here in the States, but it feels like England it was legitimately more dangerous. British society was much more rigid. When writing] "Running From The Ghost" it was easy to go, what was the ghost for us? At one point, we were very drug addicted in the '80s. And Steve in particular is super sober [now]. I mean, I still vape pot and stuff. I don’t know how he’s doing it, but it’s incredible. All I want to be able to do is have a couple of glasses of wine at a restaurant or something. I can do that now.On March 26, 2015, Erykah Badu performed at The Bomb Factory in her hometown, Dallas, Texas, for the Deep Ellum venue's grand opening. The sold-out show also featured fellow Dallas native, singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe. [102]

Erykah Badu plans to make music, money and babies". Ebony. Findarticles.com. 1998 . Retrieved October 27, 2013. We had five years of being spat on [in the UK], and it was revolting. And they spat at you if they liked you. If they didn't like it they smashed your gear up. One night, I remember I saw blood on my T-shirt, and I think Joe Strummer got meningitis when spit went in his mouth. Erykah Badu – Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019 . Retrieved January 1, 2016.Crisman, Sarah (January 13, 2010). "Grammy-nominee RC Williams influences music industry at large, calls Dallas home". Pegasus News. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012 . Retrieved January 21, 2010. Well, I suppose, if anything, is that you can come to terms with your life, you can keep a hold of it. You can work your dreams into reality in a way and, look, a million years later, still be enjoying it. The endless comparisons to Billie Holiday led me there first, and then to other jazz artists, and eventually to soul and funk. It was a musical awakening for me, and I never stopped exploring. Meanwhile, neo-soul was expanding its boundaries to include ever more influence from the hip hop I had come up with, culminating in the 1998 classic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. A4 - recorded at: dallas sound lab, irving, tx, palmyra studios, palmer, tx, the hit factory, nyc and electric lady studios, nyc Discography – Erykah Badu – Mama's Gun". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007 . Retrieved December 29, 2008.