Caught Badu Thurs (Anaheim) and Fri (San Diego) and there's good news.

NEW ALBUM in SEPTEMBER.
NEW ALBUM next March.
NEW ALBUM nex April.

She said it clear as day. "I have 3 albums coming out y'all. Send positive energy my way." She seems genuninely nervous.

Setlist for those who care:

--Intro (must be from the new album, she names God in several ways--Dios, Ja, Yahweh, etc--and then tops the list off with "dance music sex HIP HOP." Hot.)
--Annie Don't Wear No Panties (Funky as shit)
--Bump It
--On & On
--...& On
--Otherside of the Game
--Danger
--I Want You (the crowd favorite both nights. She practically humped the speaker on stage in the dance break)
--Ye Yo
--Love of My Life/Illmatic (Nas)/Rapper's Delight (Sugarhill Gang)/"Friends"/"We like to Pary"
--Tyrone
--Green Eyes (my first time)
--Bag Lady
--Real Thing (the song that leaked a month ago)
--Didn't Cha Know
--some song from "The Wiz"

Her head wrap is back.

Hummm.....there goes 2007.

badujunkie said:

Cool shit, thanks. How large was the crowd at The Grove?

Graycap23 said:

huh?

Afronomical said:

Pretty small but great venue. Around 1000.

badujunkie said:

All 3 releases were supposed 2 be THIS year.

badujunkie said:

Damn, that's it? She better come tough with the next 3 joints then.

Graycap23 said:

Dude, with her release schedule, I'm gonna take what I can get.

badujunkie said:

Don't be surprised if it slip until 2009/2010. Just like Mazwell, D'angelo, and Mint Condition.

Graycap23 said:

MINT CONDITION? Where'd that come from?

Graycap23 said:

I'll be all up in her grill this summer.

the headwrap comes and goes....depending on the vibe.

Let me guess, D'angelo's album will be coming out this year, too.

I saw her on Soul Glo Shoes' myspace with some custom" Badu Force 1s"

Now I want some

Graycap23 said:

wasn't that maxwell's plan?

Scrapluv said:

I guess.....I've lost track of the SUPPOSED releases.

I need a fix
...PRONTO!

"Real Thing" is a tease
[Edited 5/27/07 23:27pm]

The time is right for Erykah Badu

POP MUSIC: 'Blues' opener has three albums in pipeline


12:00 AM CDT on Tuesday, May 8, 2007

By LESLEY TÉLLEZ / Quick
ltellez@quickdfw.com
http://www.guidelive.com/...a2f1c.html

On a recent Tuesday, while we waited for Erykah Badu at a North Dallas recording studio, the sound engineer suddenly turned to us and said, "You do know she's always late, right?"

'Let's create live, onstage.' - Erykah Badu Ms. Badu, who opens the House of Blues tonight, moves at her own pace. Not in a diva way – more meditative and thoughtful.

It's been nearly four years since the earthy 36-year-old Dallas singer released an album. But she's set to have a big year. Her new, as-yet-untitled album is due out in September and promises to be a throwback to Baduizm, her Grammy-winning first record. Two more records will follow after that, six months apart.

Ms. Badu's also launched a new band called the Cannabinoids, made up of hip-hop producers and lyricists around town. They'll perform tonight at the show's official after-party.

Even though she's still putting the finishing touches on her album, Ms. Badu was kind enough to sit down and offer us some insight into her work and life. Although she exudes sassiness and spunk onstage, in person she talked quietly, almost shyly.

You plan to release three albums in the next two years. That's fast! Usually it's been several years before you release something new.

Right, because there's always a project that comes in between those projects, like a baby. ... And that comes first for me. I'm not pregnant, finally.

So you'll finally be able to concentrate on yourself. What are you looking forward to most?

It's me time. And I feel very selfish, but at the same time I'm equally generous with the ideas and with the creativity. ... The first album, I had no kids, and it was creative and it was just me that I was talking about and feeling. This feels similar to that time again.

What does Erykah Badu do on her me time?

I'm the weird girl ... that's what Dallas calls me. I have an herb garden that's growing out of control right now due to this weird weather. I grow them and dry them and cook with them, and make herbs and give them to different friends. So I decided well, maybe I should go to school so that I could have some kind of certification to practice helping my family and other people. So ... this weekend, if all goes well, I get my holistic health practitioner's license.

How did the Cannabinoids come together?

A lot of people, friends and artists always associate me with being the one to help other artists, since I was the one who kind of poked a hole in the dam, so that the big flood waters could come through in my genre – "neo soul," whatever that means. ... For the past 10 years, they've been saying, "She don't ever do nothing for the artists in Dallas, blah blah blah." I do. But at my own pace, and when I want to. And I had this really great idea. I thought: In order to continue to hone the creativity and the creative process, let's create live, onstage. ... So I decided to bring eight turntables, three MPs, two Tritons, a funk box, which I play, three laptops and one microphone – no rehearsal – to the stage. And I want people to see exactly how that energy flows around the stage and how it works, how our creative process really works, and how it works for you.

Why the House of Blues?

I have an obvious connection, from Blues Brothers 2000. [She was in the film.] Dan Aykroyd became one of my favorite people. He came to my house maybe a month ago. I let him hear some of the album. He was like "Yeah, this is where it's at. You're opening the House of Blues." I think maybe I was opening before that. [Laughs.] ... The energy of the place gives me wings, really. It gives me – I don't know, a floating experience. It's the best sound in the country. Aesthetically, it feels like my house, with all the art.

You're very involved in the Black Forest Theater. Are there any other projects in Dallas that you see yourself getting involved in?

People always say I do a lot, but I'm only beginning to touch not only South Dallas, but the city the way I want to. ... Sometimes I wish that there could be a mandatory exit for everyone who passes from downtown back to Uptown or the north side of town, so they could ride through and see us, because we're here and we're people. ... There's a flower, there's a lotus, that's closed that we're trying to open. ... The newest words on the [Black Forest] billboard right now are: "You could either complain about the lack of flowers, or you can plant seeds." So. We're just trying to plant some seeds. I'm pretty excited about it.

^^^
merci beaucoup!!!
[Edited 5/28/07 8:50am]

Scrapluv said:

No. Maxwell is supposed to be releasing a trilogy over three years: 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Still praying that the 1st set will be released by late Summer/early Fall.

badujunkie said:

If she tosses in Next Lifetime, then the setlist would be perfect for me. Now I'm looking forward to seeing her in about two weeks.

This sounds great. I hope the release schedule stays on time. Im looking forward to some new music by her.

funkyslsistah said:

Really? Well you'll love it then...it's far from my perfect set. Actually it's my least favorite I've seen thus far, so many of my favorites are missing..."Back In the Day," "Kiss Me on My Neck" (my fave), "Cleva," "Woo," and "Rimshot" were all missed.

Can I just say I don't get why "Otherside of the Game" get SO MUCH love from Badu? She has done it at all 6 of her shows I've been to and seems to never leave that one out...it has a 7/8 minute treatment on the live album...i like it but damn, it's so old, so mellow, so looooong...

Rhondab said:

Thanks for that Rhonda.

However I really hope that this new record is NOT a retread of Baduizm. I can totally see the CEO of Motown saying "now Badu, we need you to work that magic again, lets reintroduce neo soul to the kids." "Mama's Gun" and "WWU" are FAR superior to Baduizm in my opinion. I don't want Baduizm part II.

I think the first cd maybe a Baduizm II just to recapture the fans attention but some of the live stuff I've seen of her (you gotten love youtube), Erykah is still very experimental.

Graycap23 said:

well, at least we're hearing and seeing new material from erykah. that's more than what we're gettng fom these other cats

badujunkie said:

I hope so, I remember seeing a poster last year somewhere with them three albums to be released sometime around now. I hope she don't change them dates again.

DadeCounty305 said:

can't wait

I can't wait to hear her new album (s)!

Erykah with her custom shoes:

BOUT TIME!!