The Very Best of Erykah Badu

Can’t quite believe it’s taken this long; but after 23 Best Of’s, it’s time to cover my first female. It was definitely worth the wait though, because I have decided to pay tribute to my favourite female artist of all time, Ms. Erykah Badu. Since the release of Baduizm in 1997 she has been at the forefront of R&B/Soul music with her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion. Although she has never received a great deal of mainstream success, the amount of respect and appreciation she has gained along the way has been quite incredible. Working with the likes of Dilla, ?uestlove & Madlib throughout her entire career also shows the effect she has had on other genre’s away from soul music. She is a revolutionary artist who in the future will be seen as one of the most important figures to come from our generation. I can’t explain how much love I have for this woman - I urge you all to listen to this and appreciate one of the greatest and most consistent artists of the past 20 years. You should also go and buy New Amerykah, Pt. 2 - Return of the Ankh too, because it’s still the best R&B/Soul album of 2010, by quite a long way. Tracklist and download link after the jump.

Tomorrow: The Notorious B.I.G. & 2Pac.

1. Erykah Badu - The Healer (Hip-Hop)
2. Erykah Badu - Southern Girl (Feat. Rahzel)
3. Erykah Badu - Worldwide Love Of My Life (Feat. Queen Latifa, Angie Stone & Bahamadia)
4. Common - The Light (Feat. Erykah Badu) (Freddie Joachim Remix)
5. Erykah Badu - Fall In Love (Your Funeral)
6. Erykah Badu - Cleva
7. Erykah Badu - Me
8. Erykah Badu - Back In The Day (Puff)
9. Erykah Badu - Umm Hmm
10. Erykah Badu - Danger
11. Erykah Badu - Apple Tree
12. Erykah Badu - My People
13. Erykah Badu - Turn Me Away (Get MuNNy)
14. Erykah Badu - Bag lady
15. Erykah Badu - Didn’t Cha Know
16. Pharoahe Monch - Hold On (Feat. Erykah Badu)
17. Erykah Badu - Love Of My Life (Feat. Common)
18. Erykah Badu - Otherside Of The Game
19. Erykah Badu - My Life
20. Erykah Badu - Sometimes…
21. Erykah Badu - Think Twice (Feat. Roy Hargrove)
22. Erykah Badu - Next Lifetime
23. Guru - Plenty (Feat. Erykah Badu)
24. Erykah Badu - Honey
25. Erykah Badu - Four Leaf Clover
26. Erykah Badu - Window Seat
27. Erykah Badu - Orange Moon
28. Erykah Badu - In Love With You (Feat. Stephen Marley)
29. Erykah Badu - On & On
30. Erykah Badu - Love

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