I didn’t realize as a child. This video is a love letter to hip hop. Showing the evolution and paying homage to every era. Even leaving the future of hip hop up to the children in the end. Beautiful.
@@DbohPlus A pitch correction digital processer AKA a Harmonizer was invented & introduced by Eventide to the music world in the mid 70's. From there on after pitch correction were not only used to help an average singer. Take your pick of the most legendary vocalist's you believe are the greatest in any music genre from the mid 70's to presently today. I guarantee you everyone of them use pitch correction in the studio even in their prime. So, any pro recording engineer could GAS if Freddie, Whitney, Celine, Marvin or even Pavarotti walked through the door. As great as they are, when they step into a vocal booth to record their vocals. Recording engineers use pitch correction processors just as much on them as they would anybody else on every single vocal track & song they record. The use of pitch correction is just as important as the compressors & EQ's engineers use to dial in vocal tracks. I mean even the greatest vocalist's have off day's when they can't hit a note they're reaching for. And it's a waste of time & energy when that day comes for everyone involved to f%ck around all-day in a session punching in & out on sharp & flat vocal notes. Especially when they have so many tools at their fingertips today to easily fix the mix in recording. On the flip side the biggest perk in using auto-tune is you can be tone-deaf & sick as a dog & not even a real singer. Yet, when they walk out of the studio after hearing themselves sing with auto-tune. They suddenly believe they're a Rockstar! Although the downside with using auto-tune is you noticeably sounds artificial. It's cool to use auto-tune on a couple tunes for an effect you're looking for on a song. But I can't respect anyone who thinks they're something they're not by using auto-tune as a crutch on every song. Let's keep it a buck & not BS ourselves, ya dig? 🤔🤨😉. ++Peace, Funk & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend++ ☯️♾️ 🤘😎🤘
Sigh................. Those 2 songs you mentioned are not Hip Hop. It falls into the category of hip-hop. There are different variations of the word that gives them meaning. Pronunciation and hows it's spelled determines the definition. Look up this video - 40 years of Hip Hop by KRS-One. I prefer you to look at the whole video, but skip to 56:42 it further explains what im telling you.
As an adult I understand the slowdown portion with the purple filter. Homage to Texas rap culture. This really has to be one of my favorite videos of all time!!
Ana 2210 i know shes from dallas but that screw stuff ain from dallas its from houston so she didnt rep for dallas if you didnt know that was lil flip that was at the door and hes from houston maybe thats why she did it just sayin
Man I love the shit out of Erykah Badu. This is a dope ass instant classic. Love how she brought in MC Lyte, Chuck D, Bone Thugs, Lil' Flip with "H-Town" screwed part. She is a beautiful black woman. I would love to be friends with a girl like her. She gets 5 stars in my book all ways.
This song/video really represents the true love for Hip-Hop that those of us had who grew up with it from its beginnings to its golden age. The first 30 years of Hip-Hop (70s-90s)--the first generation, the roots--was a very special and unique time. There were so many true evolutions to the genre in those days. And to have been a part of that generation is a unique love story between people and music.
absolute wrong. when u talking about evolution . plz ask youreself what kind of music nowdays artist did grew up with.. yes you are right they did listen to the golden age era music and they did evolve it. dont u speak about the white major label boss music industrie where black selling donkeys sold millions to white kids. get them intouch with gangbanging and the crak heroin culture huh ?
Today that hip hop is turning 50 this is something special. I thanks god, universe or whatever you want to call it for this magnificent culture that changed my life forever.
My mother always had music from her childhood that she’d blast as she’d clean her house when I was a child. Those reggae songs will stick with me forever. This is most definitely a song my child will hear on rotation when it’s time for Spring cleaning!!
once you listen to one erykah badu track you cant help but go to another one of her songs to another until its 3 hrs later and your back were you started
Oh hell yea the first time I saw the video and heard that part I was so throwed with it. Maaan hold up. Yes Erykah from Dallas so she definitely know about that Screw
I also include Ice Cube, The Black Eyed Peas, A Tribe Called Quest ( Rest in peace MC Phife ), Tupac, B.I.G., Kanya, JZ , Dr Dre, and too many to name lol
Erykah represents hip hop obviously. The scenes of the video represent the different aspects and influences of it (i.e. beat street, political rap, gangsta rap, southern rap, chopped and screwed, sampler, gambling, bing bling, freestyle, commercialization by the music and entertainment industry.)
That’s the point of her music. She was trained by the very best to capture lost or fractured souls. That’s what neosoul is all about. Go check out her Svengali Dr Malachi Z York. Her master teacher and unofficially one of the creators of the neosoul genre backed by his Nuwabian teachings.
Totally agree, except for the simple part . This song came out in 2002 the summer after 9/11 I'm a New Yorker the Patriot act had us getting search at random to get on the train. There was soldiers in the subway with M4 riffles... Life would never be the same.
I'm glad I grew up on the neo-soul era. The hip hop and R&B were so refined. And this stuff was on the radio and pretty mainstream for the most part. Now you have to put on a hard-hat and get a shovel to look for some good music because it's all underground.
I used to hear this song all the time on the radio when I was younger. I'm 23 now and realize this song definitely went over my head back then, but I understand now :) My favorite Erykah album is Baduizm Live btw
Seeing her in concert was epic. 7-16-23 . The spectrum center in Charlotte North Carolina was packed. 20,000 seats and not one was empty, She really keeps her audience happy and talks things about real life. Love you Erykah Badu Continue to be great.❤❤❤
MIZZ GOODIE OMG you're so right. I was a teenager when this came out, and although I loved the song and video from the beginning and have always been obsessed with Erykah and Common I had NO idea what this video really represented. I'm 28 now and I am absolutely blown away. The end with "Future" written on the back of the bus made me a bit sad when I think of what's on the radio right now. Literally, the "rapper" Future. That sadness, and nostalgia has passed, now I'm pissed. Why the fuck don't we see this kind of stuff anymore?? Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with ratchet/trap music, it has its place, but I do have a problem with the current over saturation of bullshit.
JaneDough318 I wholeheartedly love your comment, I feel the same way you feel....I haven't listened to the radio in over 5yrs because of the lack thereof of meaningful music, I'm still stuck in the mid 90s/early 2000s lol.....I appreciate your comment 😊
BeforeISefDestruct XO I know. She sold out and signed in blood. Recently saw a pic of her dying her hair blonde and perming the hell out of it.. She a stanky how now lol.
I finally get Erykah's story about Hip Hop and it's soo true. Hip Hop has changed soo much over the years. Whatever happened to enlightenment, now they sing/rap about things that are irrelevant. Wake up audiences, "It's Bigger Than Hip Hop" (M.K. Asante)
If this music thrived more in today's time, our musical society, the industry, and we as a people would be a lot more different. No matter the color of your skin, we should all take the time to learn and know compassion and study the craft and suffering that makes art like this. Where is came from and why it's so vital for all people moving forward. Teach your children.
Love her to death there will never be another! That freestyle was everything! Her style is so different! Erika have the gift! She changed every man she ever dated from the way they were to the way they dressed all with her influence and they never truly got over her
I too didn’t understand the depth of the lyrics and video when I was younger lol even though I lived through every era of hip hop that she put on display. What’s even more dope is that Common was the feature artist and his verse is like a sequel to his classic “I used to love HER” which was also an ode to hip hop and how it went from style to style. ❤️❤️❤️
For real, she is SOOO cute! Before she was Erykah Badu, growing up, she was a rapper that beat on walls and cars and stuff for beats. Her name was "MC Apples". Imagine how different it would be if that's the music she made, and not Erykah Badu. Either way, I got love for this woman!
I never realized the true depths of this video when I was younger. This video speaks volumes about the evolution of hip hop and it's state of existence today. damn
memories. i was in 2nd grade when this was out. im 20 now. crazy. felt the song back then and loved it..and i was so young.. but now i rly understand it lol..so dope
I love ❤ ALL KINDS OF MUSIC. R&B ROCK AND ROLL BLUES SOUTHERN ROCK RAP. OLD SCHOOL RAP. NOT THE NEW RAP. I love being universal... beautiful 😍 song.... beautiful voice
lukedro no sir! She was still with Andre3000 then. They were about to split up. But if you listen to the song, the "love of her life is (hip-hop) it was a subliminal message. Just listen. Guess you thought it about Common? Smh
I didn’t realize as a child. This video is a love letter to hip hop. Showing the evolution and paying homage to every era. Even leaving the future of hip hop up to the children in the end. Beautiful.
and having Kool Herc driving the bus this video is just amazing
Smitch another gem I missed! Thank you!
I didn't even realize it myself too lol
y'all it literally said an ode to hip hop by I understand😂
Literally just got that today. Lol, I am ashamed of myself.
Who's rockin' with me in 2024? 🤜🤛 Thank you, Erykah, for making every moment with you spirit lifting for so many years. ❤ #TheClassiestLadyInRnB
Lol me both keeping it real talk ❤❤❤❤
Me too! It lifted my spirits I get sad because things aren't the same as that time era # California
Erykah is the embodiment of an African goddess to me, so much beauty and depth.
Goddess period.
she is semi-white...
@U A half white yes whats your question?
@U A green eyes?
@U A jep. whats your argument?
And this is her real live voice, no autotune ❤
It’s literally auto tune. Sorry that you can’t tell reality
@@AcaggsShe was out and this song was out before autotune was even a thing
@@psychobenji2345 the song used pitch correction which was around from the 1970s. so somewhat a form of autotune.
@@DbohPlus A pitch correction digital processer AKA a Harmonizer was invented & introduced by Eventide to the music world in the mid 70's. From there on after pitch correction were not only used to help an average singer. Take your pick of the most legendary vocalist's you believe are the greatest in any music genre from the mid 70's to presently today. I guarantee you everyone of them use pitch correction in the studio even in their prime. So, any pro recording engineer could GAS if Freddie, Whitney, Celine, Marvin or even Pavarotti walked through the door. As great as they are, when they step into a vocal booth to record their vocals. Recording engineers use pitch correction processors just as much on them as they would anybody else on every single vocal track & song they record. The use of pitch correction is just as important as the compressors & EQ's engineers use to dial in vocal tracks. I mean even the greatest vocalist's have off day's when they can't hit a note they're reaching for. And it's a waste of time & energy when that day comes for everyone involved to f%ck around all-day in a session punching in & out on sharp & flat vocal notes. Especially when they have so many tools at their fingertips today to easily fix the mix in recording. On the flip side the biggest perk in using auto-tune is you can be tone-deaf & sick as a dog & not even a real singer. Yet, when they walk out of the studio after hearing themselves sing with auto-tune. They suddenly believe they're a Rockstar! Although the downside with using auto-tune is you noticeably sounds artificial. It's cool to use auto-tune on a couple tunes for an effect you're looking for on a song. But I can't respect anyone who thinks they're something they're not by using auto-tune as a crutch on every song. Let's keep it a buck & not BS ourselves, ya dig? 🤔🤨😉. ++Peace, Funk & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul My Friend++ ☯️♾️ 🤘😎🤘
@@psychobenji2345 you never heard of zap and Roger huh not auto tune as we know it’s but the vocoder is the godfather of auto tune lol
Smh.............. So nostalgic................... This is when Hip Hop was poetic, beautiful and positive. I really miss these days so much...
ggjones2517 yes!!
ggjones2517 lol this was the same year that Get Low by Lil Jon and Magic Stick by 50 Cent came out... you're nostalgic for an era that never existed
Sigh................. Those 2 songs you mentioned are not Hip Hop. It falls into the category of hip-hop. There are different variations of the word that gives them meaning. Pronunciation and hows it's spelled determines the definition. Look up this video - 40 years of Hip Hop by KRS-One. I prefer you to look at the whole video, but skip to 56:42 it further explains what im telling you.
ggjones2517 "Sigh..." The disappoint was real 😂
Bob Marley
Brilliant concept.
Genius execution.
Beautiful song.
Pure Perfection.
What a Gift!
Art.
Ffffededffff
Her freestyle in this video will never get old to me.. LOVE IT!!
Well my name is badu and rock your world
Lol"y'all share that"
L.D. LeDay all this time I thought she said “y’all shut up” lol
Never thats why I'm here lol
She said she was a rapper first
HAPPY 52ND BIRTHDAY
ERICA WRIGHT
"ERYKAH BADU"
(FEBRUARY 26, 2023)
As an adult I understand the slowdown portion with the purple filter. Homage to Texas rap culture. This really has to be one of my favorite videos of all time!!
Also she was "screwed" by the police in that police scene when she was framed and arrested.
The T-shirt Also says screwed :D makes me want to try purp just to experience the slowed beat for myself Lool
RIP DJ SCREW, one of the greatest hip hop artists with such an influence over the years
Quite interesting. Common also sang about hip-hop....I used to love her.... With the same theme.
#Screwed
That Lil Flip Chopped And Screwed Scene Was Iconic
That shit actually brought a tear to my eye when I first saw it
Lil flip wth DJ screw
That chopped and screwed part tho ! 🙌🏾😍
queen 0022 I need dat whole version by Pollie Pop
queen 0022 she had to put her city in this
lucky perez hell yea reppin the D lol I'm from Dallas too 🙌🏾
queen 0022 I feel ya
Ana 2210 i know shes from dallas but that screw stuff ain from dallas its from houston so she didnt rep for dallas if you didnt know that was lil flip that was at the door and hes from houston maybe thats why she did it just sayin
Sis's eyes are like freaking marbles!! I forgot how beautiful Erykah's eyes are! ❤
Man I love the shit out of Erykah Badu. This is a dope ass instant classic. Love how she brought in MC Lyte, Chuck D, Bone Thugs, Lil' Flip with "H-Town" screwed part. She is a beautiful black woman. I would love to be friends with a girl like her. She gets 5 stars in my book all ways.
+Eric Casarez She brought KOOL HERC!
+Eric Casarez and eazy E
+ZUKSone and m1 from deadprez
Love it! 👏👏👏
And fab 5 freddy
2:37 that chop n screw still hits differently everytime I watch this vid.
fr.
I know...
That guy opening the door is Lil Flip a Houston legend.
This song/video really represents the true love for Hip-Hop that those of us had who grew up with it from its beginnings to its golden age. The first 30 years of Hip-Hop (70s-90s)--the first generation, the roots--was a very special and unique time. There were so many true evolutions to the genre in those days. And to have been a part of that generation is a unique love story between people and music.
absolute wrong.
when u talking about evolution . plz ask youreself what kind of music nowdays artist did grew up with..
yes you are right they did listen to the golden age era music and they did evolve it.
dont u speak about the white major label boss music industrie where black selling donkeys sold millions to white kids.
get them intouch with gangbanging and the crak heroin culture huh ?
🏀🗑️🍷
Today that hip hop is turning 50 this is something special. I thanks god, universe or whatever you want to call it for this magnificent culture that changed my life forever.
My mother always had music from her childhood that she’d blast as she’d clean her house when I was a child. Those reggae songs will stick with me forever. This is most definitely a song my child will hear on rotation when it’s time for Spring cleaning!!
My mom did the same. Ain't moms great.
@@meadowrosemoore9764 luv mom
once you listen to one erykah badu track you cant help but go to another one of her songs to another until its 3 hrs later and your back were you started
Breyana Anderson fr!
Breyana Anderson Omg! Yes! Her music is like Pringles, you can't really stop at one.
Breyana Anderson damn just did that!
and you don't stop...
#CurrentSituation
😭😭
Being from Texas I loved how she put the DJ Screw era and slowed it down. Much respect
I'm sayingggg!!!!! xD
True as she should. She's also from Texas too I heard
Oh hell yea the first time I saw the video and heard that part I was so throwed with it. Maaan hold up. Yes Erykah from Dallas so she definitely know about that Screw
And the lil flip cameo
Hell yea..
2024: Anyone?❤
5/5/24
Yes sirrr ❤
Yeah!!!
Always ❤
😘😘😘😘WE HERE TOGETHER BOO
Every time I hear this chorus, It's like dippin in warm water.
RavenousMedicine couldn't have said it better.
THank you! :)
Erykah Badu and Comman, the best of positive yet truthful hip hop
I also include Ice Cube, The Black Eyed Peas, A Tribe Called Quest ( Rest in peace MC Phife ), Tupac, B.I.G., Kanya, JZ , Dr Dre, and too many to name lol
KoolGuy121000 Lauryn Hilllll tooooo
Yesssss, def her too
Erykah represents hip hop obviously. The scenes of the video represent the different aspects and influences of it (i.e. beat street, political rap, gangsta rap, southern rap, chopped and screwed, sampler, gambling, bing bling, freestyle, commercialization by the music and entertainment industry.)
I absolutely love that you broke all the genres down in this song. Many of which I did not know about. Thank you for that.
FACTS 💯💪 ✊
Miles Allen great explanation 🙌🏾
Yesss
Miles Allen you had me at Erykah represents...very insightful take on this. Respect!
I can't explain how much her music speaks to my soul 😩😭
Word❤
That’s the point of her music. She was trained by the very best to capture lost or fractured souls. That’s what neosoul is all about. Go check out her Svengali Dr Malachi Z York. Her master teacher and unofficially one of the creators of the neosoul genre backed by his Nuwabian teachings.
@@charcoalcowboy thank you so much for this, I appreciate your knowledge. This is incredibly beautiful 🥹🫶🏼
#FACT
Beat soooo SICK....But the meaning...PRICELESS..
Agreed👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Music like this please come back!!!
Agree music was pure enjoyable
pleaseeee😢
for real
Neitra Deranique i konw girl miss old music to come back old r&b wee miss you
When life was simple and when music resonated deep within the mind and soul💯💯💯
Totally agree, except for the simple part .
This song came out in 2002 the summer after 9/11
I'm a New Yorker the Patriot act had us getting search at random to get on the train.
There was soldiers in the subway with M4 riffles...
Life would never be the same.
Yesss... That part
🔷️💯 it's still a few out here tho
Wow it doesn't to you anymore it does to me till this day you should get that love 💞😘💞😘😘🥰 passion back 💕
🧘🏿♂️✊🏿🖤
The sound of better times.
Her representation of the history of hip hop brought tears to my eyes. She's so creatively dope 💯
Agreed! 100 percent.
Brought tears to my eyes too
@@antoinettepitter1597 Me as well man. Gotta love the art form inside and out to be truly moved by this Hip Hop love letter.
Just had me crying yo after all these years not noticing what was going on in the video just made me realize how much I love hip hop
Narcissism isn’t creativity. Lol
Hit da bottom if you still jamming this 2020
Mrs. Arthur Morgan lol I get your point, but it’s just what people do nowadays. No need to get so worked up😊
Hit the button if you from H-town!!
Yup
YEASSA
Montreal Canada in the 🏠
I'm glad I grew up on the neo-soul era. The hip hop and R&B were so refined. And this stuff was on the radio and pretty mainstream for the most part. Now you have to put on a hard-hat and get a shovel to look for some good music because it's all underground.
I believe ❤😊Erykah is so poetic ❤❤I love her music 🎶I'm here 2024
She brings back so many memories.
So many memories. The nostalgia hits hard with this one. Satisfied.
Common is such an underrated rapper he deserves so much more recognition
common is a legend little kid. your oppinion does not change anything keep irrelevant
hes a legend my sister, real hip hop knows real people
too late
Yes very underrated, just performed an NPR concert in the white house for the Obamas, no biggie.
Common is absolutely dope🔥🔥
Erykah badu is so beautiful omggg
So R u
Yes she is
Seriously!!! Her face is like a masterpiece
Yes she is
AFRICAN QUEEN 👑
I love my Black American 🇺🇸 family very unique group of people ✊🏿🔥
Hip Hop's last days on mainstream. Real talk!
hope so
I used to hear this song all the time on the radio when I was younger. I'm 23 now and realize this song definitely went over my head back then, but I understand now :)
My favorite Erykah album is Baduizm Live btw
I'm the same age and I ain't gon lie I felt the same way haha.. At least we both know this is real music now tho. good comment
Same!!!! Lol I used to be so ignorant.
Same here lol. I'm glad we know good music
+wallace dennis oh goodness I was just about to type something similar.
Hell yeah. I'm 22 now and I feel the same way.
Who still watching / listening to this classic? ✋🏽
MEEEE!! ❤
@@Melanie-wi9is ♥️
Right now
Yoo
Seeing her in concert was epic. 7-16-23 . The spectrum center in Charlotte North Carolina was packed. 20,000 seats and not one was empty, She really keeps her audience happy and talks things about real life. Love you Erykah Badu Continue to be great.❤❤❤
This video is so deep that it flew over people's heads, and the predictions was dead on!!! Dig deeper yall 😊😘
Yep
MIZZ GOODIE OMG you're so right. I was a teenager when this came out, and although I loved the song and video from the beginning and have always been obsessed with Erykah and Common I had NO idea what this video really represented. I'm 28 now and I am absolutely blown away. The end with "Future" written on the back of the bus made me a bit sad when I think of what's on the radio right now. Literally, the "rapper" Future.
That sadness, and nostalgia has passed, now I'm pissed. Why the fuck don't we see this kind of stuff anymore?? Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with ratchet/trap music, it has its place, but I do have a problem with the current over saturation of bullshit.
MIZZ GOODIE Dude, I'm 23 years old, and legit just realized that this whole song was a metaphor. I am dumb.
JaneDough318 I wholeheartedly love your comment, I feel the same way you feel....I haven't listened to the radio in over 5yrs because of the lack thereof of meaningful music, I'm still stuck in the mid 90s/early 2000s lol.....I appreciate your comment 😊
heatmopwho2 you're not dumb at all bruh, you figured it out and that's dope in itself ☺
I still love that rap in the scene w/ MC Lyte!
that's why
That Lil' Flip screwed part was sick. People forget how popular Lil' Flip really was. Artists and fans turned their back on him.
Not his real fans tho
My mom braids his hair 😋
Beautiful singer . Meaningful and artistic. Loving the chop and screwed old school. Trippy.
This song came out when I was a senior in HS over 17 years ago, and I randomly thought of it! It's definitely a jam that gets stuck in your head! :)
damn you old
The person who used to braid her micros especially at that length is the master of all braiders!
Selemundo Isis Brantley
erykah badu is DIAMOND in music....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy 50th Anniversary to HIP HOP,the LOVE OF MY LIFE!
🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🎉🎉
Hip hop sold out for pop. RIP who kept it alive, Big ups to who are trying to revive it.
*****
Right. I knew something was wrong when Snoop dogg was doing music with the likes of Katy Perry and Justin Beiber.
IntolerableBehavior
Erykah badu is a fraud.
BeforeISefDestruct XO
I know. She sold out and signed in blood. Recently saw a pic of her dying her hair blonde and perming the hell out of it.. She a stanky how now lol.
IntolerableBehavior Nah, you aint seen his video with Big Time Rush. That's when I stopped messing with Snoop.
Utada379
Big time rush??? they sound lame already lol
Love her aura, I need a Erykah Badu in my life. An incredible artist, women, mom, the list is endless...
Am I the only one that loves that part when Common pulls Erykah from crowd surfing and them just staring at each other.
same!
You're the only one.
Naw, but I noticed that giggle tho
Queen ❤ still listening in 2024
"He moved around and we kept in touch thru his friend Mic"
GAWDDDDDD I LOVE THIS WOMAN
Still mesmerized by this women..
that song is so sad and so happy at the same time
Yeah its very sad at the end all the good hip hop artist get in a bus and leave. she predicted the future right there
Gaelle Van Binst thanks thought I was the only one who felt this 😂
& I will be going into 2025 jamming this... Timeless ❤
I finally get Erykah's story about Hip Hop and it's soo true. Hip Hop has changed soo much over the years. Whatever happened to enlightenment, now they sing/rap about things that are irrelevant. Wake up audiences, "It's Bigger Than Hip Hop" (M.K. Asante)
This video goes over a lot of people's heads. Especially the correlation with common.
Erykah Badu voice is so smooth like honey, makes me melt!
If this music thrived more in today's time, our musical society, the industry, and we as a people would be a lot more different. No matter the color of your skin, we should all take the time to learn and know compassion and study the craft and suffering that makes art like this. Where is came from and why it's so vital for all people moving forward. Teach your children.
Til this day one of the most beautiful songs ever created
❤❤❤💯💯
That freestyle tho🌬
Boaaa
One of the nastiest hip hop beats ever 🔥🔥🔥
This video and song was way before it’s time. It’s even more dope listening to this as an adult vs when I was a child.
Love her to death there will never be another! That freestyle was everything! Her style is so different! Erika have the gift! She changed every man she ever dated from the way they were to the way they dressed all with her influence and they never truly got over her
Facts
Andre is so fortunate to have her baby
Facts.. also I love your beautiness
I too didn’t understand the depth of the lyrics and video when I was younger lol even though I lived through every era of hip hop that she put on display. What’s even more dope is that Common was the feature artist and his verse is like a sequel to his classic “I used to love HER” which was also an ode to hip hop and how it went from style to style. ❤️❤️❤️
this video was so deep man. so many prophecies i tell you
one of the G.O.A.T videos!
Erykah is effing GORGEOUS.
end of list.
That freestyle she did gets me every time lol... And the chop and Screw part 😍
For real, she is SOOO cute! Before she was Erykah Badu, growing up, she was a rapper that beat on walls and cars and stuff for beats. Her name was "MC Apples". Imagine how different it would be if that's the music she made, and not Erykah Badu. Either way, I got love for this woman!
I love how she paid tribute to Chopped and screwed music made famous by DJ Screw from Houston. I deadass overlooked this til now. 😳
We know Mrs. Badu is a goddess. Noone talking bout MC Lyte in the house! 90's music was and still everything! 🌬💞🤲🏾
I never realized the true depths of this video when I was younger. This video speaks volumes about the evolution of hip hop and it's state of existence today. damn
I remember everybody from Texas getting hyped because FLIP was in the video. This was before Screwed and Chopped went mainstream.
Love of my life😳😍💃🔥 Erykah x common almost forgot about dis lil gem
This song will always be 1 of my favs. Erykah gives me chills when she sings. That's when u know it's real & from the soul❤
This has to be one of my favorite music videos ever. It just takes me back to Hip-hop beginnings and Erykah always kills it
Smooth. I like it. Erykah’s music is so strong and original.
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Anyone listening in 2025?🔥🔥
I jus realized that if anybody wants to know wat hip hop is they should watch this video
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Yup. Inspired too. As usual
Hard to believe this song is 20 years old now n better than half the stuff out now true hip hop at its finest
Common's verse is a beautiful continuation of used to love her. He's a top 5 goat
My first time I sat and paid attention to the video..Deep! Erykah Badu you're smart and very intellectual.
DesinyB the video’s concept dawned on me today.. Hip hop is beautiful ❤️❤️
This song will always be beautiful 😍
Its kinda sad that this video only has 92000 + views :(
because it just got re-posted in october
memories. i was in 2nd grade when this was out. im 20 now. crazy. felt the song back then and loved it..and i was so young.. but now i rly understand it lol..so dope
exact feelin here!
***** omg is that u tete it me ronke!!!!
The evolution of hip hop.. Peep how she changed clothes through out the video for the different styles of hip hop #dope
20 years ago, Ms. Badu was the love of so many lives! Hard to believe 20 years have passed since this tune came out!
I love this song btw I wonder how long it took to take down those braids though
I wouldn't even take em down just let me turn to locs lol
I would've just cut em all off they are too skinny
Or to make them.. Lol
Or maybe it was a lacefront that had braids ...they making that now lol
Ha!
Her eyes are so beautiful~!!!!!!!
In live with these hip hop metaphors 🙌
& i love how she showed love to texas hip hop in here.
J. Decole she's from Texas
lucky perez no she not
Kayla Irving where she from then
lucky perez I know hints why i stated she showed love to Texas hip hop. Im also from Texas so I caught that
I love ❤ ALL KINDS OF MUSIC. R&B ROCK AND ROLL BLUES SOUTHERN ROCK RAP. OLD SCHOOL RAP. NOT THE NEW RAP. I love being universal... beautiful 😍 song.... beautiful voice
One of the most underrated artist with great music!
This is real Hip Hop, not the shit we hear this days
Still slappin in 2016.....
Already Queen you came back at the right time
Man..... Classic.
When this song first dropped, alot of people didn't know who she was talking about? The love of her life? They thought it was about Andre3000 Lmao
+Memphis All day Memphis errday pretty sure she was with Common by this time...
lukedro no sir! She was still with Andre3000 then. They were about to split up. But if you listen to the song, the "love of her life is (hip-hop) it was a subliminal message. Just listen. Guess you thought it about Common? Smh
2:38 love that change when it goes back to the right speed
It's called chopped n screwed.
Pure unadulterated hip hop track right here.. Hits that spot e'rytime and makes me believe
A decade later, and I’m listening to it with my daughter in the car!Love❤
We love you Erica!