f o u r p a r t s b a d u - vol.1

Whether by accident or design, Erykah Badu can today be described as a pioneer in the neo-soul genre' of soul music. The release of her (soon after) acclaimed debut album "Baduizm" in 1997, gave the music world a three year sampling of what Badu could ingeniously express through the medium of music, before the follow-up release of "Mama's Gun", Badu's second studio album, arrived in 2000. Discounting but not forgetting "Live" released later in 1997, "Baduizm" explored, quantified and diversified music influences from jazz, r&b and soul spectrums with Badu marrying those influences into the innovative 14 track debut release.

Erykah Badu brought to the music industry the revelation of her musical intellect in having written all but one of the tracks on "Baduizm". Though "Baduizm" had been duplicated several times since 1997, the original release remains a creative benchmark of musical innovation.

f o u r p a r t s b a d u is a volume of music in the making, a compilation of four Erykah Badu tracks from four Erykah Badu albums in four volumes. Below is volume .1 to be followed by volume.2, volume.3 and of course volume 4.



Soldier - New Amerykah Part.1: 4th World War (expired)
Back in the Day (Puff) - Worldwide Underground (expired)
Didn't Cha Know - Mama's Gun (expired)
Sometimes... - Baduizm (expired)

Official website: www.erykahbadu.com