Erykah Badu - Certainly (Live1997)
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- Erykah Badu was born Erica Abi Wright in Dallas, Texas on February 26, 1971. Her mother raised her, her brother (Jabbada), and her sister (Nayrok) alone after their father, William Wright Jr., deserted the family early in their lives. To provide for her family, the children's grandmother often helped looking after them while Erykah's mother, Kolleen Maria Gipson (Wright), performed as an actress in theatrical productions. Influenced by her mother, Erykah had her first taste of show business at the age of 4, singing and dancing with her mother at the Dallas Theatre Centre.
By the age of 14, Erykah was free-styling for a local radio station alongside such talent as Roy Hargrove. In her early youth, she decided to change the spelling of her name from Erica to Erykah, as she firmly believed her original name to be her slave name. The term 'kah' signifies the inner self. Badu is her favorite jazz scat sound and is also an African name for the 10th born child used for the Akan people in Ghana.
Upon graduating from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Badu went on to study theater at the historically black college Grambling State University. Concentrating on music full-time, she left the university in 1993 before graduating and took on several minimum wage jobs to support herself. She taught drama and dance to children at the South Dallas Cultural Center. Working and touring with her cousin, Robert "Free" Bradford, she recorded a 19-song demo, Country Cousins, which attracted the attention of Kedar Massenburg, who set Badu up to record a duet with D'Angelo, "Your Precious Love," and eventually signed her to a record deal with Universal Records.
Early in her career, Badu was recognizable for wearing very large and colorful headwraps. For her musical sensibilities, she has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday. She was a core member of the Soulquarians, and is also an actress having appeared in a number of films playing a range of supporting roles in movies such as Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules and House of D. She also speaks at length in the documentary Before the Music Dies. - เพลง
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저요!!!!
One of the top top basslines. That whole album is a masterpiece
She is something out of this world
Wow. Her younger self
1997-1999 were GOOD ASS years. Neo Soul was going, Hip Hop was going, The rest of the Marleys were appearing and there was this futuristic african style going on that lasted till like 2004. It was because of Erykah Badu, The Roots, OutKast and the rest of that movement. I'm happy I was raised through those years because im living my life how they did with a conscience . :)
Indeed
Anddddd Lauryn Hill!
Meshell Ndegeocello too and she is seriously underrated.
She sang so beautifully.
Sings*
Truly the best album she ever made. Great memories.
LOVE ERYKAH BADU AND THE BACKGROUND SINGERS ARE AWESOME!!
This album took me to many places in my mind
Song takes me back .So deep and emotional.The hypnotic ability and internal strengths and sensuality expressed in the raw emotion and self assuredness of WOMEN is quite unique and it is in an arena all by itself Thanks for the vibes
Very special album in my collection of CDs that I used to had.
Never a bad performance from Badu. I like the sped up version of Certainly better
It's on the same album. It's called the "flipped it" remix.
I think the bass line is just nasty on the original.
Most definitely one of my all time favorites. And she keeps reinventing herself. The keeps me wanting more. Love you sister!
when she lies down like that! what a queen
I love this one too. It's so bluesy and funky
I wore this whole cd out
Listening in 20 24
The whole year of 1997, I had a man chasing and wooing me. This was my theme song as I resisted and teased him into submission! I will always love this song and the CD it was on. It reminds me of happy times and my past lover.
How did YOU tease HIM into submission when you were the one being seduced?
We may never know. @By Any Means Necessary
You go girl! Times just aren't the same. All the young people hooked on their damned phones! How can you have a GOOD romance with these damned phones taking the attention away!? Cheers!
Her band is sooo tight!
She is awake af, she is Cleva
Flipped It Mix was hard af.
If N'Dambi's afro isn't luxurious!!!!✊
Love U Erykah. Especially Certainly! There's No such thing As A Kept Woman! We pay 1 way or another!
3:38 is really good. Love Erykah. ❤ the background singers are also very good
The world is MINE when I wake UP🙏🏽
I felt like I was at the show watching this it was so good
Planet Groove!!
1997 I watched you live on Cable! Im white but it was raised on Soul! It's the best music. I Thank My Dear Departed Mother for She was tired of the Stereotyping of People! I own everything on vinyl still Marvin Gaye. Erykah your song Tyrone! Wow, But You CAN'T USE MY PHONE!
Forever my jam
Love the switch-up for emphasis.........partner.
Love.
Certainly magical!
Love this jam
One of my favourite albums
Yes I'm listening to this January 2019💖
Great.
미노이때문에 들으러옴
좋죠 !!??!!
She Did THAT, Miss Badu bady
Love this song.... Certainly not me. I was not looking for no affair
She is so fine boy... and yea the song's dope as hell
I live with Erykah everyday o"my life
soul fulfilling...Baduizm
Great Black music here !
certainly
❤️
Omgosh..I thought I loved the song already but then she switched it up!!...and I love the song that way too ❤️
HOLY FUNKING WOW
FUNKY !!! STILL LISTENING TO THIS IN 2013 !!!!!
omg that voice!
Luv it
Like a future Queen .... she BECAME!
Classic
damn I really love her!
I love it:)Love this masterpiece cause is eternal &1of the best;)
I love this song.. This is my second time hearing this song
Listening December 2019...
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no se como llegue asta aquí pero esto me agrada.., suena hermoso muy apreciable a los oídos un matiz diferente..!!
шикарный голос .
😍😍😍😍😍
G I R L I K N O W
Been looking to replace my CD since.... forever. Thank you You Tube...
1:45 "You're really try'na get creative with my love/And that's all right but you tried to get a little tricky/Turned my back and then you slipped me a mickey
Aww SNAP! This song is about Bill Cosby :O
you better stop lmao
It's NOT
NKenga Warren no shit, it’s a joke
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Who told you, it was ok to love me. Certainly not me! I wasn'y looking for a love affair. #thatpart # loveit
Where is the CD version of this song? I love it too! Erykah is such an inspiration. Love her so much.
Maye McDonald the album is simply called Live.
Nita Cashmere Thank you. ❤️
Someone hug me.
I was not looking for no love affair
WHEN I WAKE UP!!!
Who are the background singers? I recognize them from plenty of other neo-soul time jams. They deserve plenty of credit for the sounds of that precious time in music!
2017
Have you ever seen the Queen?
Well... You've just heard her too...
Yes...amazing.
Grown people sexy smooth jazzy music
Tyler made me do it
How do you interpret this song?
***** Controlling relationship, Or Loosing self Identity after being slipped a mickey. Now waking up to see that the world is yours when you wake up.
Haha Whst does slip me a mickey mean and how Would you interpret this song
It means you caught me off guard.
Lived this song. Literally. Knew a very controlling man who I later figured out wanted to take me away from my own husband. He hired me to clean his house, and literally, while I was at his house,I turned my back to use the restroom, and then he actually did "slip me a mickey".
미노이 때문에 듣기시작했다
tyler brought me here
what's a mickey and what does 720 mean?
She's from Texas
A mickey is a drug
360 twice - double clear vision
Who gave u permission to rearrange me
certainly not me
who told you that in was alright to love me
certainly not me
i was not looking for no love affair
and now you wanna fix me
i was not looking for no love affair
and now you want to mold me
was not looking for no love affair
now you wanna kiss me
was not looking for no love affair
and now you wanna control me
hold me
you're really trying to get creative with me love ane that's alright, but
you tried to get a little tricky turned ny back
and then you slipped me a mickey
The world is mine
when i wake up
i don't need noboby telling me the time
Certainly,Certainly,Certainly not me
Who gave u permission to rearrange me
Certainly not me
who told you that in was alright to love me
Certainly not me
i was not looking for no love affair
Certainly,Certainly,Certainly not me
NUTTY-BROAD
FUNKY !!! STILL LISTENING TO THIS IN 2013 !!!!!