As Baduizm crept toward the 3 million sales mark, the singer learned she’d been nominated for four Grammy nominations: Best new artist, R&B song, R&B album and female R&B performance.

Whipping the bewitching voodoo that was Baduizm on the world 25 years ago — when her debut album became an instant neo-soul classic on Feb. 11, 1997 — Erykah Badu never imagined that its spell ...

I recently revisited Baduizm––it's been twenty years since its release––and I fell right back into the groove of the project, connecting with it as though it was released last month.

In the liner notes of her debut album, Baduizm, released 20 years ago on Feb. 11, 1997, Erykah Badu added an extended, cheeky and inside-joke-filled section of thanks and acknowledgements. Those ...

In the liner notes of her debut album, Baduizm, released 20 years ago on Feb. 11, 1997, Erykah Badu added an extended, cheeky and inside-joke-filled section of thanks and acknowledgements.

Crafting “Baduizm” in her Dallas hometown with her cousin, Robert “Free” Bradford, on production, Badu, 50, had no idea she would be leading the neo-soul movement alongside D’Angelo and ...

Fourteen years after the release of Erykah Badu‘s debut album, Baduizm, the singer is performing it in its entirety at the Rock the Bells festival. After she finished performing in San ...

Baduizm was released on my birthday in 1997; I was in college at the time. My first introduction was seeing the video for “On & On” and I was struck by Ms. Badu’s sound and beauty.

“Baduizm” was released in 1997 and went on to win the Grammy for best R&B album, besting releases by established performers like Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Boyz II Men, ...

Erykah Badu's 'Baduizm' turns 20 this year -- read the stories behind the classic album, including some from Ms. Badu herself. By Gail Mitchell Kick, kick, kick, ki-kick, ki-kick, kick, click. It ...

Floating in the Suspended Animation of Baduizm Share full article Erykah Badu performed songs from her new album, “New Amerykah Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh,” as well as older material, at ...

Badu’s “Baduizm” was one of the most dazzling debuts of the ‘90s, an album that put her in the forefront of a group of challenging artists--from Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo to Macy Gray and ...