Rolling Stone named the album one of the year's best. Its first artist was Jay Electronica, with whom Badu would also become romantically involved.īadu released her fourth studio album New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War in 2008.

The label's primary mission is to allow its artists creative freedom. The following year, Badu launched her own music label, Control FreaQ Records. The same year, she participated in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party, performing several songs with fellow R&B superstars. In 2004, Badu gave birth to her second child, daughter Puma Sabti. Baduizm received critical acclaim and won Badu two Grammy Awards, for best female R&B vocal performance and best R&B album. Musical Successīadu's debut album, Baduizm, exploded onto the music scene in 1997 with soulful hits such as 'On & On,' 'Next Lifetime' and 'Appletree.' The album marked a shift in the music of its time and began what was labeled a 'neo-soul' movement. In 1996, Badu's demo caught the attention of music producer Kedar Massenburg, who signed her and paired her with D'Angelo to record the song 'Your Precious Love.' Kedar Entertainment, then a small start-up label, later merged with Universal Motown. She moved back to Dallas, where she worked as a drama teacher and as a waitress while she recorded a demo.

In 1993, Badu left Grambling to pursue her career in music. She majored in theater and minored in quantum physics. Following her graduation from high school, Badu attended Grambling State University, a historically black institution in Grambling, Louisiana. Badu was also active in the Dallas music community during this time, and even began freestyling on a local Dallas radio station under the name DJ Apples.

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