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!!
@@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.
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.
Man, i love how she looks shocked by all the whiteboys and girls acting all hiphop but then decides to rock with them. What a wonderful statement. I'm a hiphop head from Germany and this actually brought a tear to my eye. Big up and for the culture!
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
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 ?
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
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.
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 😊
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.
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
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!!
Love how at 3:37 she talks about cultural appropriation and the elements of hip-hop that are supposed to bring Black People together against the struggle, slowly loses meaning through white people wanting to look cool and feel accepted, not understanding or caring about the depth of this art. What a Goddess.
I feel ya ,but HipHop was never only a Black People thing, but something that was born in the guettos where both blacks and even more the latinos lived together and tried to go through their struggles... HipHop gave the kids a reason to respect each other and leave the gang life, while focusing into more positive things, creativity and so on. And earning people's respect whatever background you were from. Like the Zulu Nation preached, transform the negative into positive.... also peace, love unity and fun. That's what hip hop (the culture) is all about. Erikah was obvioulsy involved with the culture and her love can be seen in this ode to the Hip Hop culture (not music).
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.❤❤❤
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 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)
going through how the stages and elements of hip hop changing was so powerful, even though it was another (female) version of Common's "I use to love her", this is poetry, more than the "rap" one would think today, true art from artist!
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. ❤️❤️❤️
I thought this was about a relationship with a man but then it dawned on me that it's about the journey of hip-hop and how it helped her as a little girl and was there for her but now hip-hop is disappearing damn she's deep
Omg I’m just now noticing that now that you’ve said that lol. I grew up on this song but never understood because of how deep she was. I’m deep too but she’s ocean deep. She’s from a different world fr
same song title ACT TOO off the roots 1999 album, 3 years before this. also similar concept. i like this video version best. also, boogie monsters did it couple years before with MUZIC.
IKR, she flows on a totally different level, gotta dig down deep sometimes! I was feeling that also, I'm thinking Eryka intended the allegory, bg props, @SunkissNicole/Alright now/ very perceptive!
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
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 can relate to this, being a musician who started at a very young age. It gives you a romantic partner unlike any person. It's a true extension of yourself.
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
One of the Very first video tracks I purchased off Itunes, I must confess It was money well spent, words and tunes and the young Erykah... she is what one calls fly. No one mentioned the N word and we all enjoyed the song.... "Feels like a simple true love, yeah"
She is as raw as the vegetables that she grows,,as strong as the healthiest cornrows,,as pure as golden local honey,,special as the ravens that fly up above me,,to she I listen,,to she I listen...Even her name means flower,,given at birth gave power,,ruler of honor,,Queen of the under,,to she I listen,,to she I listen... She makes me comfortable.......I don't like my ex but without meeting her; I would have never been introduced to this feeling! I've vibed with her live and live in spirit, in my ride! She makes me feel........
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
God Bless The Pretty Queen Erica The Extremely Brilliant Extremely Talented Extremely Royal Legend And CONGRATULATIONS TO All The Major Accomplishments
I feel like erykah went through each era of hip hop in this video, she notice the game was changing she was also the last of her kind doing it. It's actually genius how she pictures it for that I love this song and video. Don't think a lot of people noticed those thing though.
The best parts of this song is her freestyle and the ending. Boy you know you rock my world and you be boy and I'll be girl and it won't stop until the break of daaaaawn ooooh
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
2024: Anyone?❤
5/5/24
Yes sirrr ❤
Yeah!!!
Always ❤
😘😘😘😘WE HERE TOGETHER BOO
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
And this is her real live voice, no autotune ❤
It’s literally auto tune. Sorry that you can’t tell reality
@@AcademicsGamingShe 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++ ☯️♾️ 🤘😎🤘
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?
Smh.............. So nostalgic................... This is when Hip Hop was poetic, beautiful and positive. I really miss these days so much...
ggjones2517 yes!!
ggjones2517 ikr
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 😂
2:37 that chop n screw still hits differently everytime I watch this vid.
fr.
I know...
HAPPY 52ND BIRTHDAY
ERICA WRIGHT
"ERYKAH BADU"
(FEBRUARY 26, 2023)
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
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.
Man, i love how she looks shocked by all the whiteboys and girls acting all hiphop but then decides to rock with them. What a wonderful statement. I'm a hiphop head from Germany and this actually brought a tear to my eye. Big up and for the culture!
SHE TOUCHES EVERYONE 😎💯💃🏽❤️
yes!
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
😭😭
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 ?
🏀🗑️🍷
The person who used to braid her micros especially at that length is the master of all braiders!
Selemundo Isis Brantley
I love my Black American 🇺🇸 family very unique group of people ✊🏿🔥
She futuristic af, she said yall share dat 1:58
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..
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 😋
Beat soooo SICK....But the meaning...PRICELESS..
Agreed👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I believe ❤😊Erykah is so poetic ❤❤I love her music 🎶I'm here 2024
Every time I hear this chorus, It's like dippin in warm water.
RavenousMedicine couldn't have said it better.
THank 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 💕
🧘🏿♂️✊🏿🖤
I still love that rap in the scene w/ MC Lyte!
that's why
Sis's eyes are like freaking marbles!! I forgot how beautiful Erykah's eyes are! ❤
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 ☺
"He moved around and we kept in touch thru his friend Mic"
GAWDDDDDD I LOVE THIS WOMAN
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
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 ❤❤❤❤
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
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
Love how at 3:37 she talks about cultural appropriation and the elements of hip-hop that are supposed to bring Black People together against the struggle, slowly loses meaning through white people wanting to look cool and feel accepted, not understanding or caring about the depth of this art. What a Goddess.
cultural appro.. what? that term is a tool of the racists against people who enjoy other cultures
@@dawiddawid7198 want to steal other peoples creation and identity not respect it. But
Hella deep!!!
I feel ya ,but HipHop was never only a Black People thing, but something that was born in the guettos where both blacks and even more the latinos lived together and tried to go through their struggles... HipHop gave the kids a reason to respect each other and leave the gang life, while focusing into more positive things, creativity and so on. And earning people's respect whatever background you were from. Like the Zulu Nation preached, transform the negative into positive.... also peace, love unity and fun. That's what hip hop (the culture) is all about. Erikah was obvioulsy involved with the culture and her love can be seen in this ode to the Hip Hop culture (not music).
@@BocaNejra pure message. you know your history
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.❤❤❤
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
Erykah badu is so beautiful omggg
So R u
Yes she is
Seriously!!! Her face is like a masterpiece
Yes she is
AFRICAN QUEEN 👑
🎉who here 🎉 2024
Me
Me too 🙋🏿♂️
Me
This song always brings me back. It breaks me down to MY LOWEST decibal.
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.
We love you Erica!
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🔥🔥
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)
I remember everybody from Texas getting hyped because FLIP was in the video. This was before Screwed and Chopped went mainstream.
going through how the stages and elements of hip hop changing was so powerful, even though it was another (female) version of Common's "I use to love her", this is poetry, more than the "rap" one would think today, true art from artist!
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
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. ❤️❤️❤️
I thought this was about a relationship with a man but then it dawned on me that it's about the journey of hip-hop and how it helped her as a little girl and was there for her but now hip-hop is disappearing
damn she's deep
It's was like Common's "i used to love h.e.r", which he spoke about hip hop as if "it" was a woman in his life.
Omg I’m just now noticing that now that you’ve said that lol. I grew up on this song but never understood because of how deep she was. I’m deep too but she’s ocean deep. She’s from a different world fr
same song title ACT TOO off the roots 1999 album, 3 years before this. also similar concept.
i like this video version best.
also, boogie monsters did it couple years before with MUZIC.
IKR, she flows on a totally different level, gotta dig down deep sometimes! I was feeling that also, I'm thinking Eryka intended the allegory, bg props, @SunkissNicole/Alright now/ very perceptive!
SunKissNicole she truly is
Queen ❤ still listening in 2024
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
Erykah Badu voice is so smooth like honey, makes me melt!
So many memories. The nostalgia hits hard with this one. Satisfied.
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
damn, common and erykah are some got-damn vampires lol
Haha cause they didn't age?
aisha harper yes lol some scary shyt 😅
Or cause theyre black
+Yung Goddess Yup hahha
+Sasha Tawney They both don't eat meat, maybe thats their secret
I didn't even know that was Lil Flip. This song bring me back. I remember when it was always on the radio.
i miss the days when music like this was playing on the radio
it all stopped around 2003
Hard to believe this song is 20 years old now n better than half the stuff out now true hip hop at its finest
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'm freaking out because I've NEVER seen this video and NOW understand why these guys went MENTAL over Badhu
👏🏾 🙌🏾💁🏽♀️🗣” Y’all Share Dat” 💃🏽💜💜😌
simple ... beautiful women, that is soulful rap and sing and is part of the same culture
Common's verse is a beautiful continuation of used to love her. He's a top 5 goat
20 years ago, Ms. Badu was the love of so many lives! Hard to believe 20 years have passed since this tune came out!
this video was so deep man. so many prophecies i tell you
This video goes over a lot of people's heads. Especially the correlation with common.
I can relate to this, being a musician who started at a very young age. It gives you a romantic partner unlike any person. It's a true extension of yourself.
hip hop was the love of her life the final scene with the white audience shows how they took that from her to look cool
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
Love her aura, I need a Erykah Badu in my life. An incredible artist, women, mom, the list is endless...
That freestyle tho🌬
Boaaa
3:30 crochet kangol! BEST, when COMMON were a MC
Not even 600,000 views!?!?!?! This is REAL music! I bet that Bieber tool has like 600,000,000 views. What a sad world! Love you Erykah!
Her eyes are so beautiful~!!!!!!!
2:38 love that change when it goes back to the right speed
It's called chopped n screwed.
A decade later, and I’m listening to it with my daughter in the car!Love❤
Common is underrated!
COMMON REALLY IS UNDERATED. He really goes hard but in a NICE , sweet way. I love it.
listen to they say common ft kanye common is nice
HeavyIzThaCrown You're crazy
Legend
agreed fam
One of the Very first video tracks I purchased off Itunes, I must confess It was money well spent, words and tunes and the young Erykah... she is what one calls fly. No one mentioned the N word and we all enjoyed the song....
"Feels like a simple true love, yeah"
She's so fly!
+Rim Uk you re so fly gorgeous
Erica Badu freestyle will forever be legendary 12/2021 🙌🏿🔥🚨
This is real Hip Hop, not the shit we hear this days
Erykah is effing GORGEOUS.
end of list.
She is as raw as the vegetables that she grows,,as strong as the healthiest cornrows,,as pure as golden local honey,,special as the ravens that fly up above me,,to she I listen,,to she I listen...Even her name means flower,,given at birth gave power,,ruler of honor,,Queen of the under,,to she I listen,,to she I listen...
She makes me comfortable.......I don't like my ex but without meeting her; I would have never been introduced to this feeling! I've vibed with her live and live in spirit, in my ride! She makes me feel........
The 4 Elements Distributed in this Video Is out of this world!! So Fun to watch it. Mc, dj, Graffiti b-boy🔥🔥🙏🏽
Erykah+Common+MC Lyte+Chuck D = Lit!
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❤
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!!!!
God Bless The Pretty Queen Erica The Extremely Brilliant Extremely Talented Extremely Royal Legend And CONGRATULATIONS TO All The Major Accomplishments
nice to see a hip-hop themed video that's not plagued with materialism. keep'n it fun, cute, and classic :)
1:40 MY FAVORITE PART!
LeahTriniteeMJLuv3 yes the body measurements
She did that!!
Make u eat cheese yaassss erykah
Oh my God, this was my favorite eryka badu on rap city tha basement, common killed it with his verse, this was the true hip hop
The Dude with the White Outfit, and Common are the Cool, Perfect Male Artists!
4:16 The bus says Future...and now Future is running Hip Hop.
Corny
One of the most underrated artist with great music!
Love of my life
You are my friend
Love of my life
I can depend
Love of my life
Without you, baby
It feels like a simple true love...yeah...
I ❤ the Chuck D recognition, He is one of the greatest on the mike ever! Respect 🙏
AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT'S TIRED OF THESE DAMN INSIDIOUS COMMERCIALS?? WITHOUT A SKIP AD EITHER.
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 ❤️❤️
I feel like erykah went through each era of hip hop in this video, she notice the game was changing she was also the last of her kind doing it. It's actually genius how she pictures it for that I love this song and video. Don't think a lot of people noticed those thing though.
Cabaza Ingram some folks prolly thought she was talm'n bout a relationship...but she is talking about how HIPHOP is the love of her life
+Shavonda Campbell true, cuz almost no one would think at that time, that hiphop would change so much .
The best parts of this song is her freestyle and the ending. Boy you know you rock my world and you be boy and I'll be girl and it won't stop until the break of daaaaawn ooooh
Pure unadulterated hip hop track right here.. Hits that spot e'rytime and makes me believe
0:25 dem boots tho👌🏾
As a child I never understood what the song is about ,I’m blown away right now being able to understand all the words
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
Wish I had looked up neo soul earlier on, it's chill and niceeeee
SZA is another good neo soul artist
Chelsie Jones
cool!
+Serite Ross Yeah! Check out Jill Scott and Floetry and Bilal!
Better late then never
+Serite Ross This is not neo soul, this is Hip Hop soul.
2019 still listening...She just dejavued the whole hip hop game style and trend in one video...Mrs.Badu that one😘↗