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1) An Erykah Badu reading list.

2) Erykah Badu Interview

Article by @EvelynMcDonnell via @InterviewMag

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3) The Mind of a One-Woman Multitude

Article by @melenar via @nytimes

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4) SOHH Soulful Exclusive: Erykah Badu Preps New Album, Becomes "Hip-Hop Healer"

Article by @JaneeTMB via @sohh

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5) “I was at home in Dallas making this. I would sing into the computer’s mic.”- Erykah Badu

Article by @tamaratam via @venusmagazine

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6) Earth, Sun, Moon

As grounded or otherworldly as she wants to be, R&B singer/producer Erykah Badu and producer/mixer Mike “Chav” Chavarria balance the extreme with the practical on 'New Amerykah'

Article by @KenMicallef via @EM_Magazine

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7) Erykah Badu Interview

Article/video interview by @nowagain via @RBMA

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8) Erykah Badu On Stand-Up, Meeting Prince And 'Unpopular Opinions'

Article/audio by @michellemlanz via @nprmusic

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9) Only In Badu World

Erykah Badu is a soul singer, midwife-in-training, and the co-owner of a new production company. On the eve of her 45th birthday, she opens the doors to her orchestrated life.

Article by @vcunningham via @thefader

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10) How Erykah Badu Created Her Own Livestream Company for ‘Quarantine Concert Series’

Article by @jemaswad via @Variety

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11) 20 Years of 'Baduizm': The Story of Erykah Badu's Classic Debut

Article by @GailNMitchell, @adelleplaton, @danrys, and @natalieweiner via @billboard

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12) Baduizm Turns 20: What Made It So Great?

Article by @TrulyTafakari via @TheRoot

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13) Erykah Badu’s ‘Worldwide Underground’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective

Article by @andy_healy via @Albumism

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14) “I Would Sing into the Computer’s Mic”: The Making of ‘New Amerykah Part One’

Writer’s block, 2-track GarageBand demos, J Dilla tributes, and the four-year odyssey behind Erykah Badu’s fourth studio album.

Article by @ginosorcinelli via Micro-Chop

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15) Love, Peace and Soulquarians by Michael Gonzales

Article by @gonzomike via @soulhead1

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16) Q&A: Erykah Gets Her Gun

Ms. Badu cooks up sweet soul music

Article by Jancee Dunn via @RollingStone

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