Erykah Badu - Didn't Cha Know

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2024

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  • @JOOLVAUR
    @JOOLVAUR 2 роки тому +3602

    One of the chillest beats of all time

  • @guaneycahini8360
    @guaneycahini8360 8 років тому +4010

    "I was born to make mistakes, but I ain't scared to pave the way!" Profound statement!

    • @zdamez
      @zdamez 8 років тому +275

      Actually it's "...Guess I was born to make mistakes but I ain't scared to take the weight.." LOVE

    • @guaneycahini8360
      @guaneycahini8360 8 років тому +139

      I realized that after looking for the lyrics. I'd say both are nice so I didn't change it. But thanks for pointing that out.

    • @modifiedcontent
      @modifiedcontent 7 років тому +19

      Your version was better :)

    • @BabyDoll-hm6ni
      @BabyDoll-hm6ni 7 років тому +18

      I was born to make mistakes but I ain't scared to take the way so when I stop pull off the path I know my heart will guide me there.

    • @tiannahoover1028
      @tiannahoover1028 7 років тому +2

      Miłość Steph truth

  • @nikibronson133
    @nikibronson133 4 роки тому +9355

    Sza, HER, Jhene, Summer, Ella, Kali and all the others like them. They owe everything to this woman

  • @GL88
    @GL88 10 місяців тому +1120

    "I'm always down to tango." - Paul "Smooth" George

    • @kevinGburner
      @kevinGburner 9 місяців тому +19

      that nickname is not it

    • @GodOfAthens..
      @GodOfAthens.. 9 місяців тому +3

      ​@@kevinGburner Real

    • @linasuarez4855
      @linasuarez4855 6 місяців тому

      v Vvvvvvvvvvvvv v vvvggggg th tt y y 66 mTtyt55666666😢😢😢😢😮⁷⁷❤it 3 3rd rrr. ​@@GodOfAthens.. v v v v v vv. V.

    • @TanishaEstes-j2u
      @TanishaEstes-j2u 3 місяці тому +2

      Is he talking about Paul George the NBA player?

    • @basketballgang14
      @basketballgang14 3 місяці тому

      ​@@TanishaEstes-j2u yeah he is

  • @linguisticanthropology8422
    @linguisticanthropology8422 5 років тому +1995

    Erykah changed the music world, no question. NEO soul owes it all to Erykah. Just brilliant.

    • @bobbykarros8111
      @bobbykarros8111 5 років тому +30

      LinguisticAnthropology with a sexy ass too, window seat

    • @xsx974
      @xsx974 5 років тому +71

      Hmm... D’Angelo?

    • @anniepearl3044
      @anniepearl3044 5 років тому +63

      Neo soul owes it to D'Angelo. Ask Erykah...

    • @ghostdtx
      @ghostdtx 5 років тому +19

      @@bobbykarros8111 everything about her is wonderful. Not just her ass. Smh.

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 4 роки тому +26

      @@anniepearl3044 "neo soul"? No. BADU is a goddess, shes blessing the world with her wisdom. Forget the music and sounds... Feel her vast wisdom. She is a prophet.

  • @scroogemcduck2820
    @scroogemcduck2820 3 роки тому +1975

    That baseline is hypnotic 🔥🔥

  • @Genuiwine
    @Genuiwine Рік тому +1038

    This women's voice and style can never be duplicated.

    • @shanettacane7101
      @shanettacane7101 Рік тому +15

      NEVER

    • @koni.s
      @koni.s Рік тому +8

      @@shanettacane7101 ever

    • @LOC77905
      @LOC77905 Рік тому +21

      Y'all gonna hate me for this but Ari Lennox sounds like her 😂

    • @HUNCHO101
      @HUNCHO101 Рік тому +1

      AI left the chat*

    • @LukeP-k8g
      @LukeP-k8g Рік тому +2

      Unfortunately ai will probably being able to make something people can't tell the difference in 2 years. You can adjust pitches in what syllables are enunciated.

  • @missmarilynj4086
    @missmarilynj4086 2 місяці тому +48

    15 years later and this one still hits hard……Thank you Ms. Badu 💜

    • @PL77824
      @PL77824 Місяць тому

      It's more like 28 years.

  • @redmami3089
    @redmami3089 3 роки тому +1699

    Erykah taught me how to appreciate being a black girl. And taught me how to see God in all black girls and women. I see the divine mother within her as well as all of us.

    • @kembaI.
      @kembaI. 2 роки тому +11

      💯

    • @anything4pri
      @anything4pri 2 роки тому +7

      This.

    • @oraclesofthemoirai4258
      @oraclesofthemoirai4258 2 роки тому +3

      🙌🏾🙌🏾

    • @oraclesofthemoirai4258
      @oraclesofthemoirai4258 2 роки тому +166

      @xxnatshaffe of course it doesn't matter and it shouldn't but we live in a world where it does. Brown and black women and girls are made to feel less than. Nothing wrong with her specifically talking to and about black women because we are told and shown we are less. Let her have this

    • @Herlilrapper
      @Herlilrapper 2 роки тому +39

      @@oraclesofthemoirai4258 You said it best 💝

  • @juniorgangster9255
    @juniorgangster9255 6 років тому +653

    Im 26 yrs old still bumpin Ms Badu........I was raised to this. Light an incense and clean the house Music lol

  • @badbn405
    @badbn405 8 років тому +251

    Thank you Father for giving this woman her gift to give to us all.

  • @miakelly6974
    @miakelly6974 6 місяців тому +198

    This song just hits different when you’re older🤯🤩

    • @BTCBlizzy
      @BTCBlizzy 4 місяці тому +2

      I swear it does.

    • @stillnesstv07
      @stillnesstv07 3 місяці тому +1

      Yea man, whew.

    • @faceman6527
      @faceman6527 2 місяці тому +1

      Super facts 🏆💯👊🏾🇬🇧

    • @shunjohn3567
      @shunjohn3567 Місяць тому

      what does it mean

    • @nakitapayton181
      @nakitapayton181 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@shunjohn3567The song is about battling anxiety and embracing feelings of vulnerability in order to move forward. The song's lyrics include "Turn my pain into power, my fear to desire, fall apart when I try to be strong, gotta learn how to cry, can you hear me cry?".

  • @queenqmaicanprincess6226
    @queenqmaicanprincess6226 3 роки тому +4835

    If this song was an hour long I wouldn’t mind at all 🥰

  • @jratliff1026
    @jratliff1026 2 роки тому +1166

    As a kid I didn’t understand the pure magic of this song but now as a grown woman it hits so different!

    • @Itz_.Kashara
      @Itz_.Kashara 2 роки тому +6

      What do you call the outfit that she is wearing?

    • @bleeem
      @bleeem Рік тому +19

      @@Itz_.Kashara a weird outfit that is 100% inspired by the comic book artist Moebius, she a fan of him

    • @hypebeast_protigie3315
      @hypebeast_protigie3315 Рік тому +4

      You still don’t understand it

    • @MoniqueEnglish-k9x
      @MoniqueEnglish-k9x Рік тому +6

      Same here I would listen to this song but life happened and for a long time I didn't listen to this song until just recently and for the first time it really spoke to me and my spirit.

    • @icsharpk
      @icsharpk Рік тому +6

      @@MoniqueEnglish-k9x girlllll! Cause I think I made a wrong turn back there somewhere 😥🙏🏾❤️‍🩹 wishing you healing, most of all PEACE!

  • @risingwithprince1263
    @risingwithprince1263 5 років тому +4874

    Is it me or something, every time I listen to this song I just want be in my own space with no company

    • @kennymcnally1576
      @kennymcnally1576 5 років тому +50

      Urban Views TV same man nothing but bliss. So peaceful listening to this alone

    • @carbonintellectuals8346
      @carbonintellectuals8346 5 років тому +14

      No me too

    • @vannessaspence3074
      @vannessaspence3074 5 років тому +15

      WORD!!

    • @palesakhoza7153
      @palesakhoza7153 5 років тому +54

      Yessss I feel the same. Makes you remember you are the universe

    • @oasisfullfilled7617
      @oasisfullfilled7617 5 років тому +41

      Its a very powerful song. Always have me in deep thought. This song really made me put everything in perspective when its unclear. So I feel you

  • @Sloooon77
    @Sloooon77 10 місяців тому +431

    Clippers need to play this every time PG gets the rock

  • @jjayphilly342
    @jjayphilly342 4 роки тому +580

    R.I.P. J Dilla
    What a tremendous song...

    • @kiara198923
      @kiara198923 3 роки тому

      What happened to him?

    • @furkankabadayi693
      @furkankabadayi693 3 роки тому +10

      @@kiara198923 he died in 2006 due to an illness...

    • @kiara198923
      @kiara198923 3 роки тому +20

      @@furkankabadayi693 I found it out when I looked him up. He had Lupus. I had no idea he passed so long ago.

    • @furkankabadayi693
      @furkankabadayi693 3 роки тому +14

      @@kiara198923 yea been a long time now, i still choke up when i hear his beautiful work like this beat or When i listen to It‘s your world by Common

    • @gcinumuzimahlangu1492
      @gcinumuzimahlangu1492 3 роки тому +18

      Dilla was on a league of us own long live to the king👑👑👑👑

  • @Timecapsule96
    @Timecapsule96 5 років тому +3242

    The older i get the more relevant this song becomes

  • @9thborn
    @9thborn 5 років тому +572

    Does anyone else get halfway through this song & start over because you don't want it to end?

  • @brown4jafra
    @brown4jafra 12 днів тому +3

    I lost my 25 year old son in May 2024. Thank you Jesus, for working through Mary and putting out this beautiful song, it brings me peace, hope. and comfort. ❤

  • @YouKnowDOMO
    @YouKnowDOMO 9 років тому +439

    I Can Transcend to Vivid Moments in My Childhood Where Her Music Was So Prevalent & Feel The Same Emotions That I Felt Then. The Music is That Powerful. She'll Forever Be So Relevant.

    • @ricoskateordie
      @ricoskateordie 9 років тому +6

      I feel the same way

    • @DudesaLibra
      @DudesaLibra 9 років тому +1

      same here..some music recalls nostalgia and that the type of music I need in my life

    • @shawnnelson1595
      @shawnnelson1595 9 років тому +8

      Her music is so great I couldn't even form these words!! lol but I remember good summer days listening to this!! imma shed a tear y'all!!! lol for real doe

    • @GrantJolanta
      @GrantJolanta 8 років тому

      +Domo You Know yeah same- same sensual and happy endorphins getting released with this nostalgic feelings ahahahah

    • @MsCieraT
      @MsCieraT 8 років тому +1

      I swore I was the only one! lol

  • @May_arcangeltv
    @May_arcangeltv 2 роки тому +422

    This is a message from our ancestors and being in nature when we are lost is the best thing...let Jah bring us back to the true path...blessings to you all🙏

  • @willheis4113
    @willheis4113 6 років тому +567

    She’s a spiritual leader.

    • @diegogibson3391
      @diegogibson3391 5 років тому +7

      💯

    • @tomjonez3407
      @tomjonez3407 5 років тому +5

      Couldn't have said it better

    • @I_am_milan
      @I_am_milan 5 років тому +1

      U look so young

    • @vinnyvidivici5930
      @vinnyvidivici5930 4 роки тому +10

      This is a great song, but don’t get it twisted. If this woman is your spiritual leader then you are very lost.
      Jesus is the King and God over every thing. Every knee will bow to Him and every tongue will confess that He alone is the Most High God.
      If you’re interested in a conversation or a study LMK 👍😬

    • @queenie7129
      @queenie7129 4 роки тому +16

      Vinny vidi vici I see your point, but he didn’t mean it that way.

  • @scott_thomasx
    @scott_thomasx Місяць тому +6

    I’m a 27 year old white guy and this is some of the best R & B iv ever heard. Amazing stuff

  • @TaelurAlexis
    @TaelurAlexis 7 років тому +3055

    One of the sexiest beats ever, rich like chocolate. And her voice is like honey

    • @eagleye4041
      @eagleye4041 6 років тому +117

      J.Dilla bruh

    • @luigikomrad
      @luigikomrad 6 років тому +33

      Actually not J Dilla, this beat was sampled from tarika blue - dreamflower. Definitely a sick beat

    • @banyarellano9774
      @banyarellano9774 6 років тому +110

      Correct. It was sampled BY Dilla....who made the beat..hence the label "Beat by Dilla"
      A LEGEND.

    • @luigikomrad
      @luigikomrad 6 років тому +15

      I see what you mean. True J Dilla is a legend its sick from either musician

    • @BOPZHOUZ103
      @BOPZHOUZ103 6 років тому +5

      ##FACTS.....joint is hellu sexy.....trance like in a club,dancing with the right BODIED up slimthyk

  • @jeremiahrobinson4878
    @jeremiahrobinson4878 5 років тому +799

    You know the beat smooth when you get chills

  • @marcuss8454
    @marcuss8454 3 роки тому +184

    LENARR brought to this amazing classic 🔥🔥🔥

    • @002_t
      @002_t 3 роки тому +7

      Bro thought I was the only one out of the bunch of people commenting.

    • @antavianhill6075
      @antavianhill6075 3 роки тому

      i'm telling you. this a vibe, like I can play this while i'm cleaning up yk.

    • @dedeeku
      @dedeeku 3 роки тому

      FRRRR

    • @bkquietstorm3606
      @bkquietstorm3606 5 місяців тому

      What Lenarr video?

  • @wrendor9465
    @wrendor9465 8 місяців тому +8

    After all these long years, this song is still not a day old. Erykah is a vibe. This albums holds a special place deep within 😊❤

  • @henrique2011ish
    @henrique2011ish 6 років тому +665

    We melanated people have souls we feel. We make people feel... we are children of the sun.... we are walking light!!! Literally

  • @YoobyK
    @YoobyK 8 років тому +204

    When I was around 17, this song came out. I didn't really understand the depth of the song's meaning. Now that I'm 32 and have experienced so much in my life, especially my current circumstances, this song speaks to me in ways it never did

  • @sevinatenine4444
    @sevinatenine4444 4 роки тому +151

    UA-cam IS STILL THE CLOSEST THING WE HAVE AS A TIME MACHINE

    • @humansolarian
      @humansolarian 3 роки тому +5

      Faaacts.
      I always imagine schools teaching the children about these different timelines and “waves” on UA-cam and how certain points severely impacted society.

    • @BlaydeAlabama
      @BlaydeAlabama 9 місяців тому +2

      Word

  • @detkk
    @detkk 10 місяців тому +122

    Pg13 so smooth

  • @lifkee
    @lifkee Рік тому +2030

    Paul George Anthem right there

  • @XavierCoolDude
    @XavierCoolDude 2 роки тому +148

    As a 44 yr old white guy who fell in love with hip hop and rnb in the late 80s there have been hundreds of these songs that I love but there are a select few that I feel define the term greatness and this is one of them. Couldn’t believe this when it came out 20-some years ago in 2000. The layering in the first minute is purely sublime. JDilla was born to create music-RIP. And Erykah is an rnb legend now.

    • @djdeewee103
      @djdeewee103 Рік тому +9

      I didn't know this is J-Dilla's work.

    • @AMohr85
      @AMohr85 Рік тому +3

      True words!!

    • @fourstarjenkinhoussain9715
      @fourstarjenkinhoussain9715 Рік тому +3

      what was the point of including that you are white?😂 😂

    • @howardwayne8288
      @howardwayne8288 11 місяців тому +7

      ​@@fourstarjenkinhoussain9715Because most white guys aren't TRULY connected to the culture (in the way that sounds like he is)

    • @Darkopolypse98
      @Darkopolypse98 7 місяців тому +1

      it also happens to be unfortunate that a lot of good music like eryhah badu or the fugees or even the people originally surrounding bob marleys music (at least some of the who claim to anyways), are historically super racist against white people whether or not we buy their albums ;w; can you blame them though, listen to what their music is about, its no surprise really.

  • @1upLeviathan
    @1upLeviathan 9 років тому +246

    This song makes me feel so warm and comfortable!

  • @lilwon7694
    @lilwon7694 10 місяців тому +48

    Paul George put me down and now I'm in love with erykah ❤

  • @sharonprry4939
    @sharonprry4939 4 роки тому +158

    This is one beautiful black woman with a beautiful, powerful voice.

    • @Keezy59
      @Keezy59 4 роки тому +5

      Man 💯❤..... & still is to this day

    • @sylviajonline
      @sylviajonline 3 роки тому +3

      Yessss!!

  • @cydneym.2477
    @cydneym.2477 3 роки тому +108

    I never realized how old this song is.. its so timeless..

  • @arithevirgo914
    @arithevirgo914 4 роки тому +1589

    I wanna be on a island somewhere with a blunt and this on repeat

  • @rosaleeevangelista1688
    @rosaleeevangelista1688 11 місяців тому +12

    More than just an R&B singer, Soulfully Poetic and Woke our Sister is. I wanna read all the songs she wrote that never came to us. I don't believe we've heard her best yet.

  • @adrianallison6713
    @adrianallison6713 4 роки тому +1738

    Don’t ask who is listening in 2020!! We never left......

  • @demondhawkins3379
    @demondhawkins3379 3 роки тому +456

    Happy 50th bday to the “Queen of Neo-Soul”, Erykah Badu!!! (February 26, 2021)
    This song will never die!!!

    • @sylviajonline
      @sylviajonline 3 роки тому +4

      ❤️❤️💚💚💜💜🧡

    • @chloe.cordeiro
      @chloe.cordeiro 3 роки тому +9

      Still can’t believe she’s actually 50. Her energy and aura is just so timeless, she could be 120 years old and i would just accept that as a hard fact.

    • @yemarosario5333
      @yemarosario5333 2 роки тому

      Happy birthday Slim artist and 👑 we all need to hear something for the 2022 .we 💕

  • @mikoda92
    @mikoda92 8 років тому +401

    When it comes to soul music, there is a certain way black people express happiness, sadness, anger, any emotion, just the way it sounds.

    • @CptBlackAce
      @CptBlackAce 6 років тому +2

      We all describe emotions differently.. why would being black change that

    • @KingdomofKinship
      @KingdomofKinship 6 років тому +17

      it's because they're black just give credit where it's due for once

    • @democripsrebloodlicans1459
      @democripsrebloodlicans1459 6 років тому +13

      It is because we're black. No other race can express themselves like this. Fact. We have more soul. It's in our blood. This is fact. You think a Latino or Arab can sing with this type soul? No one does like it is period

    • @democripsrebloodlicans1459
      @democripsrebloodlicans1459 6 років тому +14

      That's why soul music came from us. It's natural for us. That's why it didn't spring from the lips of CAUCASIANS or Asians.

    • @matthewmoore1543
      @matthewmoore1543 6 років тому +3

      dude what? no. soul resides in everyone... you have just only been exposed to one kind. OPEN YOUR MIND.

  • @Oblivion-ph2xo
    @Oblivion-ph2xo 21 день тому +1

    The very beginning of this song reminds me of the free flowing Spanish moss tree flowing hauntingly through the night down in the deep deep south on a windy but still night💕

  • @SoularAspectTLD
    @SoularAspectTLD 9 років тому +116

    I'm here because growing up in the 90s showed me what good fucking music is

    • @geraldellis1177
      @geraldellis1177 8 років тому +1

      +Pamela Tammi 21 HERE TOO

    • @jimmiet1988
      @jimmiet1988 8 років тому +1

      agreed

    • @SoularAspectTLD
      @SoularAspectTLD 8 років тому +2

      +oh god WHY yeah but baduizm out in 97 and that's what put me on to erykah in the first place

    • @Peoplehatethetruth
      @Peoplehatethetruth 8 років тому +1

      +oh god WHY You had to be a certain age by then to understand the music

    • @tbdworks
      @tbdworks 8 років тому +1

      +oh god WHY oh my god

  • @stephaniewade7312
    @stephaniewade7312 6 років тому +416

    She makes me wanna work toward my future goals ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @AyoGabos
    @AyoGabos 8 років тому +54

    one of the GOAT collabs, both dilla and erykah at their absolute best. the Tarika Blue sample of Dream Flower is a classic

    • @DJLEZProduction
      @DJLEZProduction 6 років тому

      Hey what’s good fam when u get a chance can u check me out

  • @cloudscanfly1320
    @cloudscanfly1320 2 дні тому +1

    Wow! Thanks for introducing me to another cool song. The shading on that tank top is to die for

  • @Genuinemessages
    @Genuinemessages 5 років тому +334

    I was born to make mistakes but I ain’t scared to carry the weight 💪🏾💪🏾 ayyyye

    • @Dvssonance
      @Dvssonance 4 роки тому +11

      She said "but I ain't scared to pave the way"

    • @veronicavasquez7517
      @veronicavasquez7517 4 роки тому +2

      Olivia Moten no ! She says carry the weight lol

    • @kjunbuny1814
      @kjunbuny1814 4 роки тому +2

      I read this right when she said it

    • @7102cc
      @7102cc 4 роки тому +9

      Olivia Moten It says-
      Time to save the world
      Where in the world is all the time
      So many things I still don't know
      So many times I've changed my mind
      Guess I was born to make mistakes
      But I ain't scared to take the weight
      So when I stumble off the path
      I know my heart will guide me back

  • @IsaiahHills
    @IsaiahHills 6 років тому +623

    Shes is so pretty people underrate her beauty

    • @bidi5789
      @bidi5789 5 років тому +16

      Because it's not about beauty it's about her voice and talent

    • @drapperroberson9892
      @drapperroberson9892 5 років тому +3

      Who she beautiful

    • @doodo1509
      @doodo1509 5 років тому +25

      “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
      ― Confucious

    • @zoeespinel
      @zoeespinel 5 років тому

      @@bidi5789 Amen to that!

    • @EoDnhoJ-JohnDoE
      @EoDnhoJ-JohnDoE 5 років тому +10

      Your comment is why sometimes I feel outta this generation. Beauty is not something to "rate" but to simply appreciate.

  • @RaquanDaMaji
    @RaquanDaMaji 10 років тому +23

    Annunaki looking head garment is the most noticeable imagery...Here I feel she is representing HerSelf as a Higher Conscious BEING having a EARTHLY Experience. "Trying 2 decide where 2 Go"....Forks in the road, DUALITY, Ying-Yang, "time 2 save the World"....."I know my Heart will guide me there"...Basically follow your HEART in making decisions in Lyfe....Peace 2 the Revolution....

    • @RaquanDaMaji
      @RaquanDaMaji 9 років тому +2

      Like how you broke it down brotha, Im right there with ya!

  • @MrMPSal
    @MrMPSal 21 день тому +1

    Erikah couldn't have chosen such a profound setting for this song! So silent and mysterious, matching the lyrics of the song, this bass also rocked!

  • @Pulsonar
    @Pulsonar 3 роки тому +158

    Erykah sounds as out of this world as she appears in the video. This for me is sophisticated, cool, and even avant-garde.
    Definitely a genre defining vocal and instrumental masterpiece, just beautiful.

  • @alysssabear
    @alysssabear Рік тому +74

    Love is life, and life is free
    Take a ride of life with me
    Free your mind, and find your way
    There will be a brighter day.
    -Erykah Badu

  • @ChocolateDon929
    @ChocolateDon929 6 років тому +118

    “Think I made a wrong turn back there somewhere” #chills

  • @lanawiggins8127
    @lanawiggins8127 3 місяці тому +9

    Still sounds beautiful in 2024🎉... the music is so calming

  • @cynthiajones9193
    @cynthiajones9193 8 років тому +91

    "Didn't Cha know"
    the very song that helped me heal.

    • @midnightambassador1084
      @midnightambassador1084 6 років тому +1

      Cynthia Jones soundcloud.com/user-775689117/didnt-cha-like-to-cha-cha

  • @xdesi_amourx
    @xdesi_amourx 2 роки тому +185

    It’s just something about that voice of hers. It’s so mesmerizing 🥰

  • @mackmaaly84
    @mackmaaly84 8 років тому +142

    J Dilla blessed this beat RIP, Love Erykah Badu

    • @jaymoney6233
      @jaymoney6233 7 місяців тому +1

      RIP J Dilla one of the greatest producers ever!!!!!

  • @zekeharrold9285
    @zekeharrold9285 6 місяців тому +42

    I met a cougar while working at Enterprise rental car. I was invited over to her house after work! lol she put this track on made me some food and gave me some good loving!!! This is my favorite song till this day!!!

  • @Morrisneuro83
    @Morrisneuro83 3 роки тому +664

    Why do the most talented artists not get recognized! This should have at least a billion views

    • @shaunyb2343
      @shaunyb2343 3 роки тому +79

      Because they are for us , the real ones and there isn’t a lot of us left .

    • @spencewhite9215
      @spencewhite9215 3 роки тому +12

      @@shaunyb2343 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    • @surfermcgee4643
      @surfermcgee4643 3 роки тому

      She is ok, I just think Lauren Whitney and others are less nasal.

    • @fabry6197
      @fabry6197 3 роки тому +22

      You have already answered Octavia. Because people, meaning many people, do not understand what a real talent is because they themselves do not look for it because they create limits and they just listen to the things that marketing and advertising provides

    • @melodyman1882
      @melodyman1882 3 роки тому +19

      I’ve yet to meet a black person at least that doesn’t know who she is.. if you’re meaning recognition from other ethnicities then I can’t go against the grain.

  • @knittedpainting
    @knittedpainting 4 роки тому +69

    Love is life
    And life is free
    Take a ride
    Of life with me
    Free your mind
    And find your way
    There will be a brighter day

  • @maryhuddleston1348
    @maryhuddleston1348 6 років тому +247

    this song helped me. amen...God sends angels in different forms

  • @bigbukks247
    @bigbukks247 26 днів тому +2

    bumpin classics with your adult brain really does hit different... these messages still apply its 2024

  • @erikm8372
    @erikm8372 Рік тому +304

    It's so perfect that tears fill my eyes, even after all this time.
    I first heard this at age 14, as a newbie musician. Now I'm 36. And the words to her songs just hit deeper. It's just amazing. From the lyrics, the poetry, and the video's imagery to the subtle musical arrangements and chill & smoky jazz club vibes. Erykah is the vessel of self expression but also a vessel of universal expression, Black female expression, and so much more, I hope she knows this... she's influenced so many strong black women (and men!) but also some mixed/white boy musicians here, too!! Lol. And not only me... and yes, I do realize that "perfection", in any sense of the word, is an illusion; but Ms Erykah Badu, you exude something intangible that is, to your fans and followers, quite perfect in what it is. ✌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️

  • @jamalstewart6947
    @jamalstewart6947 3 роки тому +273

    Listening to this on a psychedelic is fucking amazing. Seeing her live as you're tripping, fucking epic and emotional. This woman is beautiful and jaw dropping

    • @redlawton8896
      @redlawton8896 2 роки тому +6

      Mother earth wll u ever 🍄 forgive us....

    • @user-gm3lg8gp3m
      @user-gm3lg8gp3m 2 роки тому +10

      Dont do drugs

    • @jamalstewart6947
      @jamalstewart6947 2 роки тому +7

      @@user-gm3lg8gp3m ha, where were you when I was 13 lol. I don't now

    • @rewy11
      @rewy11 Рік тому

      Nigga what?? That's yt ppl shit. You weird. 😂😂

    • @ozzystar3545
      @ozzystar3545 Рік тому +9

      @@user-gm3lg8gp3m you’ve obviously never done psychedelics

  • @demun3857
    @demun3857 3 роки тому +50

    I love the way she's so unapologetically comfortable being herself, that's what l'll is that's what Swaggadocious is... Kool with you loving yourself and telling the world take it or leave it.

  • @jasminedupree6493
    @jasminedupree6493 3 місяці тому +1

    i had the pleasure of watching her perform last week at funkfest and baby she gave a show. i was locked in each and every segment. If she got tickets on sale in your city. she wont disappoint i swear. Now if mother nature was an actual person and needed a body...it would definitely be Erykah Badu. I dont worship her and have been searching for my meaning....who i am. I resignate with her so much. Manifesting see her in person backstage next time

  • @onnyxhill1203
    @onnyxhill1203 6 років тому +762

    This song deeper than wat y’all know✊🏾

  • @ranieshabaker9449
    @ranieshabaker9449 10 років тому +277

    This is so funny. When I was younger, my older cousins used to hate Erkyah Badu and always said she was weird and crazy. I laughed with them and thought the same thing because I didn't understand. Now I'm older, and I'm able to understand her and her music, she's become a favorite of mine. Such a beautiful person and beautiful music. Much respect to this woman!

    • @tmoneyterrence
      @tmoneyterrence 9 років тому +22

      Yea me too she used to creep me out when I was younger but I think I truly understand her music now. It's so beautiful.

    • @Theboydevoye
      @Theboydevoye 9 років тому +8

      Niesha B Now what does this make you think about media cultures pushed onto young african american people. How supreme is her message? How come youth think she is weird? These are the questions we should be asking and the answers we come up with need to be abolished from our culture. The answers are obvious to be honest.
      Peace.

    • @aaania30
      @aaania30 9 років тому +5

      Niesha B Same here, I also found her weird when I was in my teens. But now that Im older I love her, its a grown folks music.

    • @rossisme3081
      @rossisme3081 9 років тому +5

      Niesha B How the F*ck could you ever "hate" Miss Badu? She's candy in the ears.

    • @ranieshabaker9449
      @ranieshabaker9449 9 років тому +6

      ross isme I said when I was younger. A child...

  • @Kaptnkey
    @Kaptnkey 7 місяців тому +4

    She picked out a great beat for Dilla to work on, and she killed it, legendary woman.

    • @sentellrogers8520
      @sentellrogers8520 7 місяців тому +2

      For sure you hear the dynamic of the kick and hats it’s perfect

  • @sir.hollywood7030
    @sir.hollywood7030 6 років тому +52

    Happy Birthday J.Dilla Thanks For Making This Beat. We Appreciate you, and miss you. R.I.P As Well.

  • @Kid_Ying
    @Kid_Ying 3 роки тому +78

    When a song comes on and your eyes automatically close and your head starts bobbing, it's probably a good fuckin' song.

  • @skycozier2603
    @skycozier2603 8 років тому +1234

    Really irritates me when people say "so sad that people came here from vine" or something dumb like that 🙄🙄 not everyone is exposed to music like this or some people may just be young however does it really matter how they got here the point is they're here now to listen to good music, like the more the merrier just go to show how timeless this shit is! So let's all just chill out and enjoy good music ❤️❤️❤️

    • @NVSubotica
      @NVSubotica 8 років тому +25

      +Skycozier People always tripping tryna be big dawgs

    • @skycozier2603
      @skycozier2603 8 років тому +4

      NVSubotica Preach.

    • @make1thappen267
      @make1thappen267 8 років тому +51

      personally I love when young kids say GTA brought them here or something along those lines. Point is they're here to listen, and they can appreciate what they hear.

    • @mattthemadbotanist
      @mattthemadbotanist 8 років тому +13

      I hear you girl, there should be no place in this world for hatin. :) ...and Erykah is timeless mos definitely. I love her, always have always will.

    • @shonnieshon6791
      @shonnieshon6791 8 років тому +1

      hi sweetie can u tell me whats tge meaning of this song

  • @buttaflychakra85
    @buttaflychakra85 5 місяців тому +1

    This song is about becoming self aware of your past, present and future. A Spiritual Awakening! Her coming up from the water was a transformation and a Rebirth! It’s a spiritual thang, baby! 😘✊🏾🪬🧿🪐💫✨

    • @alexwelts2553
      @alexwelts2553 5 місяців тому +1

      The water looks like the radium pond I used to swim in as a teenager. Same color but bigger.

  • @mhmyeah7933
    @mhmyeah7933 3 роки тому +2446

    "when the game gives you good teammates"🔥😎

  • @precioustelphy5052
    @precioustelphy5052 7 років тому +239

    She is not from this planet .She must be from the stars!!!☺🌻🌻👽

    • @thersten
      @thersten 6 років тому +8

      our elements higher than helium all come from the stars. none of us would have existed without them, but yeah Erykah is special

    • @mustaphakhalib
      @mustaphakhalib 6 років тому +3

      Precious Telphy she’s the prototype 3 stacks was talking about

    • @christoforobee4802
      @christoforobee4802 6 років тому +1

      she is

    • @donguapo7862
      @donguapo7862 6 років тому +7

      @@mustaphakhalib original skin/many men comprehend/alien can blend/right on in with your kin/look again/ I swear I spot one every now and then-3000

    • @mustaphakhalib
      @mustaphakhalib 6 років тому

      Don Guapo Damn💯🎶

  • @ovayonqola8786
    @ovayonqola8786 Рік тому +32

    This woman made me see myself. My true African culture my true core ... Let alone everything around me ... I lived listening to her validating everything I felt in my mind in m body and soul ...She told me I'm not craze to think how I think and how I view how life is distorted...

    • @sisyochana791
      @sisyochana791 Рік тому +2

      If you're a descendant of an American slave, you, nor your ancestors were African. You are a Hebrew Israelite from the seed of Jacob. The chosen seed. The promised seed. Ye are the branches.

    • @BriBri256
      @BriBri256 Рік тому

      erykah is an american 😒 africa can’t claim this one! it’s ours!!

    • @ovayonqola8786
      @ovayonqola8786 Рік тому +1

      @@BriBri256 🤣🤣🤣🤣 low frequency won't understand...so I don't blame you 😊🤭

    • @sisyochana791
      @sisyochana791 Рік тому

      You're not even American, you are Y'israel.. The Nation of Yahweh Elohim! The chosen seed! So many are asleep. The first shall be last and the last shall be first. The elder shall serve the younger. In thy womb (Rachel) are two nations. Jacob is rising. Esau is the end of this world and Jacob is the beginning of the new world. Talk about low frequency huh..... America is Babylon, it will fall and burn. Those who are asleep and never wake up is because of the curses Moses, the custodian of the law, prophesied and was told by Yahweh Elohim to tell the people of Y'israel that would be. Such a spiritual blindness that will not be lifted off of majority of Jacob's seed. Let those who have an ear to hear, hear what the spirit says!

    • @mikeyb0121
      @mikeyb0121 Рік тому

      Americans aren’t African🥱 y’all just wanna claim it but you will never even visit there and embrace the culture LOL fake Africans. The real Africans are the ones born there and live the culture, you ignorant Americans have no right to claim it

  • @lorenzobyers7361
    @lorenzobyers7361 4 місяці тому +1

    This song has been always been my peace since it dropped!! But this Gem hit different nowadays that I’m 37years of age!!!…I even restart it multiple times halfway through!! Classic!!

  • @janderson7602
    @janderson7602 Рік тому +106

    I’ve been feeling so sad lately but this brings me back to a happy time in my childhood. I can see my mama now, putting miss Erykah on vibing and singing out without a care in the world, sun shining, windows up, house just clean and 3 pots on the stove. I miss those days 😊🕊️❤️

    • @beverlymoses3659
      @beverlymoses3659 Рік тому +4

      I'M SO GLAD TO READ THAT YOU HAD A WONDERFUL CHILDHOOD.......TRUST ME, YOU ARE ONE OF THE FORTUNATE ONES! GOD BLESS YOU!
      BEVERLY MOSES

    • @shaspearman8647
      @shaspearman8647 Рік тому +4

      Beautiful. We are blessed souls to have grown up with our mamas and aunties playing Ms. Badu’s music.

  • @kheirfrancis22
    @kheirfrancis22 6 років тому +287

    Her music just puts me a spiritual trance

    • @RealLife_WithT
      @RealLife_WithT 6 років тому +14

      If you listen carefully, she uses tuning forks; helps to send you there

    • @checkcheck2125
      @checkcheck2125 5 років тому +4

      That's not good the only spiritual trance you should be under is the spirit of Christ.

    • @solidnaked4184
      @solidnaked4184 5 років тому +3

      @@checkcheck2125 Osiris was before Jesus just saying

    • @WonOldSoul
      @WonOldSoul 5 років тому

      Me too...

    • @susanharris6888
      @susanharris6888 5 років тому +2

      @@solidnaked4184 putting the twist(s) on African's His >tory /so called Christian thesis false knowledge control mechanism 's .Holy Bible Hell . We've existed thousands of yrs. Before their so called Jesus ...

  • @birdy1126
    @birdy1126 8 років тому +219

    This is my song....I always just lay in my bed in the dark and just coast off this joint! I get lifted to another dimensional plane off this shit!! man.....the thoughts that dwell off this joint!! ✌✌😌

    • @sholafabolasi
      @sholafabolasi 8 років тому +6

      birdy1126 ashè!!! stay vibrationally lifted sister

    • @anarivera3615
      @anarivera3615 8 років тому +4

      delores delores I love that! vibrationally lifted....
      may I use that?

    • @sholafabolasi
      @sholafabolasi 8 років тому +3

      Ana Rivera yesss love! keep it going :)

    • @adr3naline23
      @adr3naline23 7 років тому +1

      You can thank J Dilla he has alot more joints like this check out a song named earl by him

    • @warsr519
      @warsr519 7 років тому

      birdy1126 that's dope

  • @ceo_felcone
    @ceo_felcone 6 місяців тому +97

    Who still watching / listening to this classic? ✋🏽

    • @tbandz9561
      @tbandz9561 6 місяців тому +2

      I am now❤❤❤❤

    • @ceo_felcone
      @ceo_felcone 6 місяців тому +1

      @@tbandz9561 👍🏽

    • @UgonwaObasi
      @UgonwaObasi 5 місяців тому

      Meeee! 🥰

  • @davidheer5150
    @davidheer5150 8 років тому +135

    See kids, you don't need to sell your soul to be an amazing artist

    • @CrustyTOOTS
      @CrustyTOOTS 8 років тому +19

      But you have to have a soul to begin with

    • @100barbelve
      @100barbelve 8 років тому +10

      how do you know she didnt....?

    • @juswolf22
      @juswolf22 8 років тому +6

      100barbelve she ain't mainstream for one

    • @orodedavid6556
      @orodedavid6556 7 років тому +11

      ths song tells you she was suppose to... "i knew the toll but would not pay(didnt sell my soul)you never know where the cards may lay (be in the devils industry but maybe god will still allow me to remain pure in the end)

    • @dootdoot4057
      @dootdoot4057 6 років тому +1

      David Heer she has

  • @jillharden1491
    @jillharden1491 6 років тому +412

    This song should had won a Grammy!!!

  • @lasvegas.collective
    @lasvegas.collective 7 років тому +147

    "Time to save the world
    Where in the world is all the time
    So many things I still don't know
    So many times I've changed my mind
    Guess I was born to make mistakes
    But I ain't scared to take the weight
    So when I stumble off the path
    I know my heart will guide me back"

    • @garlandking2152
      @garlandking2152 6 років тому

      Carlos Fajardo ,

    • @MichaelErnest666
      @MichaelErnest666 6 років тому

      What...

    • @weareuniqueforareason7503
      @weareuniqueforareason7503 6 років тому

      I hear you God! The guardian angels/angel are getting your message to me I'm finally seeing clearly....thank you.

    • @MichaelErnest666
      @MichaelErnest666 6 років тому

      @@weareuniqueforareason7503 sooooo carlos is lucifer??

    • @weareuniqueforareason7503
      @weareuniqueforareason7503 6 років тому

      @@MichaelErnest666 I'm not sure what your talking about, but I made that comment for my creator as stated in my comment. Its not ment for you to understand what I just said to God.

  • @neskebeks
    @neskebeks 3 місяці тому +1

    OMG after all these years listening to this song, today I really heard the lyrics… 😞😢🤞🏾✨💜

  • @jaywu_chakra9919
    @jaywu_chakra9919 7 років тому +257

    Still 1 of the funkiest soulful beats ever.

  • @Lovelifleur
    @Lovelifleur 7 років тому +42

    This song always makes me emotional. This is genuine pure positive energy and realness. ☝

  • @SongmanKK
    @SongmanKK 3 роки тому +34

    Iconic, distinctive, classic, pure quality neo-soul, a cut above most of today's contemporary music

  • @TayMoney728
    @TayMoney728 9 місяців тому +3

    This beat will always be unique to me shit is so chill funky 🤝🏾🤫💯I’m not gone lie I heard this song from 2K only real niggas from 2k know this was a song you never had to skip when it came on

  • @JasmyneInJuly1111
    @JasmyneInJuly1111 8 років тому +233

    Yes Queen‼️‼️‼️ I was a young thang listening to this getting all caught in my lil emotions 😊

  • @Anoldaccount988
    @Anoldaccount988 8 років тому +193

    Even looking like a squid she slays😫😭💕💕💕 "Think I made a wrong turn back there somewhere!!" 😋😋so smooth and soothing.

  • @JessicaLanear
    @JessicaLanear 7 років тому +163

    My all time favorite Badu song. Got me through a really rough time.

  • @DJAUX-g4u
    @DJAUX-g4u 11 днів тому +1

    ERYKAH BADU IS MY GODMOTHER IN ART,SPIRITUALITTY,LIFE,TRULY INSPIRED NO CAP

  • @zechboidavidson
    @zechboidavidson Рік тому +749

    Paul george is the definition of smooth

    • @ItsMonteYT
      @ItsMonteYT 9 місяців тому

      @user-hy2xe5yw3oshut up respectfully.

    • @bodilly6221
      @bodilly6221 7 місяців тому +1

      PG sorry ass fucked my slip up last night 😂

    • @Mdksupreme1
      @Mdksupreme1 7 місяців тому

      ABSOLUTE LIES

  • @reginaweaver779
    @reginaweaver779 8 років тому +65

    She is walking it out in those boots. Love this song and her.

    • @valerie11112
      @valerie11112 8 років тому +9

      ♡ carrying the weight

    • @anddroid7748
      @anddroid7748 7 років тому +1

      Regina Weaver I thought I was the only one who noticed she had these boots before they even hits stores

  • @johnaxibal6830
    @johnaxibal6830 5 років тому +505

    J DILLA BEATS FOREVER!

  • @michellesmith8912
    @michellesmith8912 4 місяці тому +1

    Was watching Dune- this song popped in my head. Still love it.

  • @mprism7985
    @mprism7985 6 років тому +622

    “If they don’t know your dreams they can’t shoot them down” ~J. Cole

    • @diegogibson3391
      @diegogibson3391 5 років тому +3

      WoW

    • @Mbrun678
      @Mbrun678 5 років тому +12

      I remember that too deep for the intro!!!

    • @kobebryant4469
      @kobebryant4469 5 років тому +5

      Too deep for the intro

    • @nicolejones7815
      @nicolejones7815 4 роки тому +8

      mPrism MOVE IN SILENCE ..... THEY WON’T KNOW WHICH SIDE TO ATTACK.

    • @yomommafave2997
      @yomommafave2997 4 роки тому +2

      Everytime I listen to either I have to bump the other one after both classic