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Erykah Badu
OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. Erykah Badu runs through 6 of them, 1 that take them as the subject and 5 more where they surface inside someone else's story. They appear most often alongside A Tribe Called Quest, D'Angelo and Donny Hathaway.
Shows about Erykah Badu
Baduizm: Echoes, Evolution, Empowerment
From Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye's conscious soul, Erykah Badu forged neo-soul, sparking Solange and SZA to redefine Black womanhood and vulnerability in modern R&B.
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Shows where Erykah Badu appears
How did D'Angelo shape Questlove's drum
D'Angelo's Voodoo sessions teach Questlove the deep, laid-back drum pocket that defines his "drunk drumming" for The Roots and the Soulquarians.
1 of 8 tracks — Bag Lady
Soulquarians: Electric Lady's Echoes
The Soulquarians collective, with J Dilla's beats and D'Angelo's Voodoo at Electric Lady, redefines late-90s hip hop and R&B, influencing JAY-Z's "U Don't Know."
1 of 7 tracks — On & On
90s Soundscapes: A Library's Evolution
The 90s explode with Nirvana's alt-rock, then diversify into Dr. Dre's G-Funk, A Tribe Called Quest's jazz-hip-hop, and Massive Attack's trip-hop, reshaping the decade's sound.
1 of 8 tracks — On & On
Tines, Tones, & Timeless Samples
The Fender Rhodes' unique dynamic range, from its jazz fusion origins with Herbie Hancock to Donny Hathaway's soulful growl, transforms into the sampled, buttery sound of A Tribe Called Quest's hip-hop.
1 of 7 tracks — On & On
What did the producer mean when he said
The intentional lag of drums behind the beat, from James Gadson's funk to J Dilla's "drunk" grooves, shapes neo-soul's hypnotic pulse and hip-hop's golden era.
1 of 8 tracks — On & On