Erykah Badu, "Strawberry Incense" @12:40 PM
This is a new Erykah Badu song. Produced by underground hip-hop hero Madlib, it sounds like something that could either be the first song or the last song on her new album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh), set to arrive in two weeks. The picture is the cover. Which is awesome and makes me wonder what Erykah Badu thinks of Avatar? Here are some other pictures, of her surfing last month in Hawaii. READ MORE 3
Erykah Badu Sings "Window Seat" On Jimmy Fallon @10:40 AM
Erykah Badu brought her top hat and silver swim cap to Jimmy Fallon's show last night to sing her new single "Window Seat" with old friends the Roots—who, you'll remember, made much of the music on her first album, Baduizm, way back in 1996. She also wore a tan leather jacket over a very tight Wonder Woman costume that showed very much the shape of her body. But don't say anything about that because she is awesome. 13
Waiting for Erykah Badu @5:08 PM
Seth Colter Walls: Do you have your stream-capture program of choice fired up and set to tap into Firefox for the new Erykah Badu track release? Update: Finally up!
Choire Sicha: Hello, Wire Tap Studio.
Seth: Pfft.
Choire: That shit WORKS, dog.
Seth: Audio Hijack all the way.
Choire: Sigh. Is she tardy? Is it 3:33p.m. yet? Or is she in another time zone? Seth, I have a question. Is there a Straight White Man Time? Is it like… the real time?
Seth: Huh? READ MORE 43
Erykah Badu Album Not 'Dropping' Or 'Leaking' Today; Just a Track @2:52 PM
IMPORTANT ALERT. Famous upcoming 3:33 p.m. Erykah Badu leak, as promised by her Twitter, is merely a single bonus track. (We'll happily take it, of course.) 8
Off the Wall: Erykah Badu at Governors Island @12:04 PM
Last night Erykah Badu, the princess of Fort Greene, played a strange, historically-oriented, diffuse show at the worst music venue in the world, the new "Beach" on Governors Island. This video is pretty great. Here are absolutely awesome pictures of the show. Including Badu (LOL) opening act Janelle Monae riding some white man. Also please note that she is wearing vinyl pants and an Abe Lincoln hat and she just gave birth like six months ago. Haaaaayyy. READ MORE 2
