Genre > Soul, R&B, Funk

Baduizm is the debut album by neo soul singer-songwriter Erykah Badu. The album won numerous accolades including winning awards for "On & On" and a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 40th Grammy Awards in 1998. Baduizm's success earned Erykah Badu popularity at the time and helped establish her as one of the emerging neo soul genre's leading artists. Continuing with its Respect The Classics initiative, UMe will be reissuing this album in its entirety, on 2LP for the first time.

Mama's Gun is the second studio album by Erykah Badu. The album contains the single "Bag Lady", a top 10 Billboard hit, nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and for Best R&B Song. Mama's Gun was met with great critical success and sold strongly. Continuing with its Respect The Classics initiative, UMe will be reissuing this album on standard weight vinyl for the first time since its original pressing.

Universal Motowns multi-platinum-selling, Grammy award winning singer/songwriter/actress Erykah Badu returns to the music scene with her new album New Amerykah featuring the debut single Honey. Laced with Erykahs bluesy grit and MC style vocals, the song is bolstered by producers 9th Wonders razor sharp hip hop beats. Badu describes the song as an old school track with some funk on it. Badu has enlisted some of the most talented, groundbreaking underground producers and engineers in the hip-hop game to support her breakthrough return, including Grammy Award winning producer 9th Wonder (Jay-Z, Nas, Mary J. Blige), Madlib, Mike Chav Chavarria and R&B singer Bilal. The music is the star, says Erykah, I just laid down my vocals and let the music breathe while the melodies tell the stories. The album is part one of the series New Amerykah Part 1 & 2. Badu, a Dallas native, emerged in 1997 with her masterpiece debut album Baduizm as a primal force of nature connecting old school soul with contemporary R&B. The album garnered her numerous award nominations, pulling 2 coveted Grammys (Best Female R&B Vocal, Best R&B Album) and multiple Top spots on critics Best-Of-The-Year Lists. In 2000 she followed up with the critically acclaimed platinum selling album, Mamas Gun. In 2003 the EP World Wide Underground was awarded Gold certification.

New Amerykhah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh is the self-produced sequel to nu-soul queen Erykah Badu's socially conscious gold album, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War). Return of the Ankh features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu's emotional side with central themes of romance and relationships. We used a lot of analog instruments; harps, strings, drums, piano, and even a Theremin, to give the album that sonic feel, explains Badu.