Erykah Badu is engaged on her first album in 15 years.
The 54-year-old neo-soul legend has revealed she’s been busy engaged on her follow-up to 2010’s New Amerykah Half II: Return of the Ankh, which will probably be produced by Eminem and Kendrick Lamar’s producer, The Alchemist.
The “On and On” singer defined that she views herself as a “efficiency artist,” versus a “recording artist,” and specializing in her dwell exhibits is why there was a substantial hole between her albums.
She advised Billboard: “I tour eight months out of the yr for the previous 25 years. That’s what I do. I’m a efficiency artist. I’m not a recording artist. I come from the theater.”
Performing for followers is like “remedy” for Badu.
She continued: “It’s the speedy response between you and the viewers and the speedy feeling. The purpose the place you change into one residing, respiration organism with individuals. That’s what I dwell for. It’s my remedy. And theirs, too. We’re in it collectively. And I like the concept it occurs solely as soon as.”
Final yr, Badu made a visitor look on Jamie xx’s monitor “F.U.” on the deluxe vinyl version of his LP In Waves.
In 2022, she featured on BTS star RM’s debut solo album Indigo on the opening monitor, “Yun.”
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