Word: erykah
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...early claim by writhing on a hood ornament in a material girl tank top. She was soon followed by 'N Sync's Justin Timberlake, sporting a new haircut and a shirt that appeared to be made of carpaccio, and Christina Aguilera, fresh from her stay on Temptation Island. Erykah Badu shocked the Staples Center audience by revealing her shaved head, while TONI BRAXTON revealed as much Toni Braxton as network television would allow in a vain attempt to erase the memory of Jennifer Lopez. That left Eminem and a man famous for wearing a duck suit to carry the torch...
...corner of Stevie Wonder Street and Hip-Hop Avenue, just a few short blocks from Billie Holiday Boulevard, stands the music of singer-songwriter Erykah Badu. She's not in a real place, of course, but in a bit of musical territory she has imagined into being. With a towering headwrap that's both vaguely African and vaguely Dr. Seussian, her slender form decked out in earth-goddess colors, she looks like nobody else in popular music. Her voice cutting like a subtle blade, her beats pumping like block parties, she mixes myriad influences in her work, but winds...
...group Gang Starr, is overly arrogant regarding his third Jazzmatazz project. But the music that follows the man's initial words more than backs him up. Guru has collaborated with some phenomenal and diverse artists in order to create this fusion of hip-hop and other genres. Erykah Badu's soulful voice laughs and dances around Guru's rap in the jazzy song "Plenty." In contrast, "Lift Your Fist" with the Roots is Philly hip-hop with an attitude. All in all, you will find yourself nodding your head, swaying your hips and throwing up your arms to the chill...
...Hendrix's triumph over artistic typecasting has struck a chord with some of today's cutting-edge soul and hip-hop acts such as Erykah Badu, D'Angelo and Common, who are, with increasing frequency, booking time at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, Hendrix's recording facility, hoping to conjure his spirit. Hendrix once told a reporter, "If I'm free, it's because I'm always running." He's still running. And he's still free...
...releases a promising debut in October, and 19-year-old diva Christina Aguilera reconnects to her Latin roots with a Spanish-language album, Mi Reflejo, out Sept. 12. Rock will have its place, with U2 and the Wallflowers readying new CDs, and soul will have its day, with Erykah Badu making a welcome return and Sade making a welcome and long-awaited one. As for hip-hop, the Atlanta-based duo Outkast, jazz rapper Guru and rap rocker Everlast are ones to watch. With so much to choose from, Napster never had it so good...