I had so many different points of view that I didn’t want to just be in that group, because that label comes with a responsibility. Badu noted the constraint of being categorised within the “Neo-Soul” genre and how this was not compatible with her own artistic compass, “ I didn’t feel it was the same thing. It is an album however that cannot be categorised, made without compromise and by an artist in firm control of her artistry. A synthesis of soul and jazz with a contemporary twist of hip-hop, Baduizm emerged as one of the first albums labeled rather simplistically as “Neo Soul”, alongside D’Angelo’s Brown Sugar on its release in 1997. It was also at the forefront of popularising a new genre to the mainstream. The record is a cultivation of wisdom expressed through lyric and song emoted by a supremely talented artist. Erykah Badu’s debut album Baduizm is a musical gospel according to its creator, an album immersed in human experience and an expression of culture and heritage.
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