![]() ![]() ![]() Except that, maybe, Erykah Badu is bigger than hip-hop.īadu’s made a subtly radical shift in how she’s welding together her performance with the tracks, creating a symbiosis between singer and beat that might be without a complete precedent. And to the fact that on New Amerykah there is no longer any distinction to make between Badu and hip-hop. Those themes? Badu’s own singularity existing as a summation of her influences, artistic empowerment as a bullhorn for politics driven by compassion for people, demolition of self-perpetuated slurs, spirituality made more communal through individualization, missing Dilla, the importance of sonic awesomeness, and: “Hip-hop is bigger than the government / Hip-hop is bigger than my nigga.” The song’s title refers to hip-hop or Badu herself or really it’s both at the same time, that statement owing to the very next track finding Badu metaphysically equating herself with savior, martyr, and also Louis Farrakhan. Fast-foward a few months, he contacted me with this amazing opportunity to have my music featured in a video with Shudu for Vogue Arabia.The first real song on New Amerykah, Part One: 4th World War is “The Healer.” Over Madlib’s stagger of a chime melody and samples from God only knows (I doubt the Beat Konducta himself remembers) Erykah Badu’s singing creeps, the coming record’s themes sticking to her nails. I actually sent Cameron a DM about collaborating and once he saw the content I was releasing on my instagram, he responded with nothing but love. My relationship with Cameron came from me just genuinely showing love on Shudu’s Instagram. Although I did see the controversy around Shudu, my perspective since the beginning has been that this is an innovative expression of art & beauty. In fact, I didn’t know for sure if Shudu was a real person or not. ![]() ![]() My partner, Kyle Yearwood, is actually a visual artist and when we came across Shudu for the first time, we were blown away by how real she looked. One of the biggest events in my spiritual awakening was the birth of my daughter, which really shifted my awareness and prompted me to move forward as “MovaKween”.įor a longtime I knew 3D art would be the next big thing. From losing my father to gun violence as an infant to liberating myself from toxic relationships & ways of being in my adult years, my personal healing has helped guide me in my quest to heal the world. I come from a lineage of gospel singers & Jazz musicians so ever since I found my voice, I have utilized it to navigate through life. ''I am an independent music artist from Baltimore, MD. ![]()
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