FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRSSSSSSSSSSST!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!! LOL

representin all the way from LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (UR WORLDWIDE CONCRETELOOP!!)

this video is straight fire, as is the one Ms. Badu herself. just original… no other words!

crazy…but me likes

It’s original and it’s Erykah.

hmmmm not first but im feelin second lol

Lol@ dude trying to steal…

I Love Ms. Badu

I got to get me some of that sh!t Erykah be smoking

erykah is such a beautiful woman inside and out. love her and this song

INTERESTING…i dunno about this one Erykah!

Straight fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ms. Badu is back.

oh one more thing…was anyone thinking hey ya a lil bit in one scene?…i know he took that from somewhere else as well but juss asking…

At first it waas gettin on my nerves But i like the spoofs she did the Andre 300o was my fav It was very much Erykah’s flavor But it wont get my vote on 106 & Park

Ok the ending really scared me because it came out of left field…lol
I like the video. It’s very Erykah Baduesque. Can’t wait for her new album.

The video is so original….

Love how she put her face on Nas’ trademark album cover….

Oh and also how she used the same effects as her “baby daddy” did in his video for Hey Ya

This is what videos are about! So creative, innovative, and keeps you watching. Loved the covers, the slowing down shaking it-cute shape. This is a great video and song.

Looooooooooooooooooooooooove it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah , now this is how a video should look. These days there’s no creativity in any of them. LOVE this one from Erykah & cannot WAIT until her album hits stores!!! The animation on the covers really kept me interested & I wanted to know what the next one was going to be!!!!! She is Fyre, no doubt about it!!!

Real Music Is Back!!!!! Loving it! Orginial Flava, the game at the same without Erykah!

that was my ish!!!

i love that song!!

I LOVED that video. It’s was so dope, so original. The song & the vid is FIRE.

hot song and video.
I hope this is whats coming back to radio..
since so many people ae being dropped from labels..
WTF was the monkey doing at the end..lol
that was funny!
Badu looks VERY fly. she pulls off any look.

y can’t i see the video?

Damn that was so freakin’ original. The game aint the same without you Ms. Badu and I will be getting that album when it drops.

Once again, Ms. Badu has done it. She’s really given her fans, along with those who may not know her, something to look forward to on her upcoming album. I love her adaptations of all those classic hip-hop, pop, and rock album covers: tribe called quest’s cover, nas’s illmatic LP, etc.

I’ll definetly be coping my copy of New Amerykah on Feb. 26th.

cute! I like it.

i like it.i like how she took it back to the days of the old album covers.i see now on feb 26th besides janet’s new cd i will be getting erykah’s as well

I LIKE IT!!

Loved it. Very creative and original in her own way..

like it.luv erykah .will get the album.

BADU u badd!!! Love it. Honey is nice taste of what is to come. Can’t wait to get the new cd!

I’M LOVIN’ IT!!! I LIKED HOW SHE DID THE CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS AND DID HER OWN “HEY YA!” I WAS DYIN’ AT THE END WHEN THE MONKEY POPPED UP LOL.

the video was great. they did an awesome job on the concept. dope !

Dope fresh indeed. The whole concept of supporting record stores was genius. Keep doing watchu doing gurl.

Dis video is great, love the concept and I each cover was something different

The last part is stupid. lol!!!

But great video

the endin wit the monkey lmaooooo

I LOOOOOOOOOVE HOW SHE TOOK EVERY ICONIC ALBUM COVER AND MADE IT HER OWN… AND THE ROLLINGSTONE COVER SPOOF OF JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO WITH ERYKAH IN IT IS SIMPLY AMAZING… ERYKAH… YOU’RE STILL ON ANOTHER LEVEL MA AND MAD PROPS TO YOU… LOVE THE GRACE JONES LOOK, NAS, DE LA SOUL… MA… YOU DID IT!!! I COULD GO ON WITH ALL THE COVERS THAT I SOOOOOOOO GREW UP WITH AND STILL HAVE THEM ALL TODAY!!! THIS IS PURE GENIUS!!!

ONLY E. BADU….YA ALREADY KNOW…

DOMO ARIGATO………THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

YOOOOOOO….THAT VIDEO IS FLYYYYYYYYYY!!!

I loved it!!!!So Erykah.LOL @ the monkey.
All the covers she redone was unique and I’m loving that.Album covers suck too now and days with the exessive photoshop you won’t find that 30+ years ago if I’m not mistaken.Happy to see something I can expect!

Very Creative… Her tributes to the older, classic album covers was nice… then she channeled a lil’ Andre 3000 , Hey Ya. Nice — not following the pack, creating her own style.

LOL@the throwback covers. Although, that monkey at the end was definitely kinda creepy. LOL I don’t know what to make of that. And her Andre 3000 spoof was…interesting…especially the coffin in that set.

I like how she repped Ms Jones and the Ohio Players

Go Ms B!!

But I couldn’t figure out, who’s album cover she did with the black background/afro?I recognize the rest.

Loving this…nice tributes to Ms. Ross, Minnie Ripperton, the Ohio Players, Labelle, Grace Jones, among others…she even shout out Okayplayer.com…she’s so funky fresh!!!

I think t’s prett obvious that the break down in the video was a “Hey Ya” refference and her payign homage to ndre 3000 or at least it should be obvious to people.

Like all the refferences as well. And most importantly I like the song. I knew Erykah was still rellevant to the music scene.

I love this video and I love Erykah. She is a style goddess. Very original and she never plays it safe. The Grace Jones album cover was hilarious.

FAB! She made me like the song cuz I was not feelin it til I saw the video. She’s so smart.

The Minnie Ripperton cover was LOVE lol

I really liked this video I could sit all the way through it with out being bored or even thinking twice about cutting it off lol

All I can say is, “I can’t wait for the album”. I be slippin’ on my pimpin’ with some of the albums. Still haven’t got Mary’s new one even though i’m feeling her hardcore. But I will not, I REPEAT, will not miss out on Erykah’s!

Classic stuff right here.How cute she did a spoof of her baby daddy’s video “Hey Ya.” Minnie Riperton, Ohio Players, and Grace Jones (too fierce for words!), The Boss and Chaka Khan nobody but Badu can pull that off.That’s how you do, pay homage to those who came before you!Overall I loved it.

I love this song. It reminded me why I became an Erykah Badu fan many moons ago. I really enjoyed the video; the concept is original and she looks like she had a lot of fun making it. Looking forward to hearing more tracks from this upcoming album.

Love it! I’m glad to see Erykah back on the scene.

I LOVED THIS VIDEO FROM START TO FINISH.

the concept was so cool

I couldn’t keep up with all the album covers she did but…she took it way back!

I did get the Diana Ross cover(which by th e way,if there’s ever a movie made about Diana’s life-Erykah should play her;if not one of Diana own daughters-Rhonda or Tracee).

I was surprised by the Grace Jones reference and Minnie Riperton covers and did she do Nataile Cole or was that The Emotions.?

GREAT VIDEO-already liked the song-video made it even better

Oh I’m sure most got Nas and Eric B. and Rakim

The more I see the more I want . Go Erykah !!!! WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL AZZZZ

Ahhh! That monkey scared me at the end!!!!!!!

Can anyone name all the album covers in the video?

I thought it was hot!!
but can someone please
list all the album covers
she redid. I caught a few
like de la soul, minnie ripperton, and nas.

Hey Southern Queen!

Love the song and vid!! Very creative. My mom has that Ohio Players album with the lady on it eating honey in the garage, lol. That interlude where she played all of the characters is just like Dre’s ‘Hey Ya’.

Livewire: i got diana ross, ohio players, labelle, grace jones, nas

YUP YUP I LUV IT !!!

like this song and i loovethat control freaq pic on the back of her shirt.. lool that monkey freaked me out at the ending..lool
love the spoof that she did of heyy yaa
great song and vidd

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I love Erykah but NO!

I’m pretty sure that all those album covers are recreations of past ones.
Nice video though.

yep, the erykah badu and shariq is eric b and rakim paid in full album cover….

DALLAS, TEXAS in tha house! lol

Loved it! So refreshing! That monkey scared the mess outta me!

I heard her album will be double disk!

Hey there Networking/Moss Boss,Charles David-my buddy-LOL!

You need to sing me a song and make a video so I can post it on my profile,my B-day is coming up and so is Valentine’s Day(which my b-day is the day before). Hint,hint….

Oh, and I liked her lil shout-out to her baby-daddy!

See..you don’t have to spend $1 million to make a fly video! Those album covers took me back!!!! Oh the days when the music was really good and the whole album was good not just one song…. I liked the ape thing at the end it was startling but funny.

Very unique and I love it. I swear that Baduizm was my shit so I’m looking forward to this one as well. What was the ending about though?

67. Girl, I’m still trying to figure that out. I figured out that DOMO ARIGATO means thank you, but the monkey still throwing me off..lol

E. Badu does have a sense of humor, so maybe she was just trying to be funny.

Now that what I call original. Some of you youngster probably don’t know some of the classic album cover in this video…. I have to give it too Erica on always being an innovator.

did anyone notice she was making fun a little bit of rappers? outkast.nas….creative

That monkey scared the hell out of me at the end!

The sister in her own zone… Still I love ya Erykah…

Go ERYKAH way to represent DALLAS. Man I remember when I was a freshman maybe a sophomore and going to blockbuster music and listening to CD before I bought and that use to be the ish. DAMN, that is also when music was good tho. But I likes the video.

I loveddddd this VIDEO! Ms Badu sis it once again wit another story…i juss LOVE HER AND IMA COP DAT ALBUM =]

VERY CREATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ms. Badu and Janet have my sale 02-26-08….. But damn did yall see that ass! The video was creative, original. But the ASS ASS ASS!

I love the video!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait till you come to Boston.

this video made me take note of the song more. i wasn’t really feeling the song but the video makes me feen for that album! i will cop mine on the 26th. thats for sure. i’m supporting my local record store.

@70 She did that in Love Of My Life video too…um the point lol

Queen, I’ll have to see what I can do…..

…Finally!!!!

I am REALLY feelling this… I wasn’t sure what to expect.. but she didn’t disappoint me at all… gotta love E.Badu!

That monkey seriously caught me off guard, lmao! But I love the song and video. Erykah is definitely bringing it!

i loved it, i gotta figure out what some of the albums were though, i know i saw grace jones de la soul nas eric b and rakim

Very creative and interesting video concept. I like it a lot, and the song too. Looking forward to listening to the whole album.

I wouldn’t expect anything different from Badu. Her videos are always very interesting. I love her artistic spirit.

It’s hot to death. But then again, what else did I expect.

Haha I like it!

Erykah ois my girl I love show she too iconic album covers and making spoofs out of them. I remember when folks bought albums at the local store. There still folks who do it but it’s rare. Love ya miss badu for keepin it ol skool lol

LOVE IT!

Seeing that I have nothing else better to do with my life right now (lol), I took the liberty of finding most of the albums she spoofed. I missed a couple but most of them I knew off back who they were.

Ohio Players
http://www.cddesign.com/c...es/honey-ohio-players.jpg

Grace Jones
http://images.amazon.com/...000001FT2.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

De La Soul
http://www.dance-lyrics.c..._feet_high_b000000hhe.jpg

Minnie Riperton
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Minnie_Riperton_Perfect_Angel.jpg

Nas
z.about.com/d/rap/1/0/G/-/-/-/Nas-Illmatic.jpg

Diana Ross
http://www.stonewallvets....ngs_6/Diana-Ross-Blue.jpg

This was the magazine cover of Rolling Stone with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
http://modernartobsession...johnyoko_rollingstone.jpg

The album covers as goes
Da La Soul
Ohio Players
Lebelle
Minnie Ripition
Grace Jones
the other 3 i don’t know

e. badu STAYS CHANGING IT UP, AS SOON AS THIS ONE DROPS I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO MAXWELL’S BLACK SUMMER’S NIGHT AND DR. DRE’S DETOX…AND WTF W/ THAT MONKEY, LMAO!!! CRAZY RANDOM!!!

ON THE ANDRE BENJAMIN SPOOF, I COULDN’T REALLY UNDERSTAND ALL THAT SHE WAS SINGING, WAS SHE DISSING HIM???

AND LOL @ THESE CATS W/ THE SHIRTS-OFF-AVATARS *SMH*

lol i was thinkin “hey yaa” a bit… but shit “that’s just her baby daddy”. i like the video. haha he stole a record… maybe its a message on how people like to download cds for free off the net… just a thought. nice promotion.

Wow great Video -

I had to watch it 2 times to understand it.

she give tribute to her influences

diana ross ,
Nas
ohio players
Grace jones
Patrice Russian
and Micheal jackson (the willy wonka hat, and planet of the apes monkey, asking about giftcards)

and we were introduce to her alter ego
Shakaway Gibson

Badu is that chick! This is precisely why I love her.

The monkey seems to be from Planet Of The Apes to me (The old version). What it’s doing there is still a mystery to me, though.

Yo, I remember everyone of those album covers from when i was little…my dad had them all and i would stare at them for a minute..and some of the old school hip hop albums…that was real neat….lol…this video is hot fire…diggin the tribute she did to Andre 3000 with that hey ya joint…

dope!
i luv ms.badu

yeah, once again miss erykah has come up with a wicked video concept. i always look 4ward 2 her vids, they make the songs even more interesting.

GET EM E. !!

Vintage video from a vintage artist. Erykah, I’ll will be coping your shit on Feb 26th.

Brilliance!!!! I peeped the Grace Jones cover. Did she do a De La Soul cover?

“Support your local record store!!!!” . BUt the Ma and Pa shops need to have low prices in order to compete with Target and Itunes.

great video!

PURE GENIUS!!

This is what a video should look like.

Here’s the album cover breakdown:

1. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
2. Diana Ross - Blue
3. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
4. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
5. Ohio Players - Honey
6. Labelle - Chameleon
7. De La Soul - Three Feet High And Rising
8. ?
9. The Beatles- Let It Be
10. Nas - Illmatic
11. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
12. Minnie Ripperton - Perfect Angel

Rolling Stone Cover - Classic John Lennon & Yoko Ono photo

BONUS

Domi Origato - Classic line from Styx song Mr. Roboto

And of course the shout out to baby daddy’s Hey Ya.

@ DON #95

Sharp eyes! Your references are on point. But I didn’t catch the Patrice Rushen reference - could it be my missing #8 (the album cover where Erykah’s flexing her muscles)?

I SKIPPED EARTH WIND & FIRE

1. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
2. Diana Ross - Blue
3. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
4. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
5. Ohio Players - Honey
6. Labelle - Chameleon
7. De La Soul - Three Feet High And Rising
8. ?
9. The Beatles- Let It Be
10. Nas - Illmatic
11. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
12. Earth Wind & Fire - Head To The Sky
13. Minnie Riperton - Perfect Angel

Rolling Stone Cover - Classic John Lennon & Yoko

i love this. also my dad owns most of those LPs esp the one with the honey and grace jones! LOVED the de la soul one. This is what MV’s are supposed to be. not booty shaking and weave everywhere.

The only covers I got were Eric B. & Rakim, De La Soul, and The Beatles (and of course John’s cover with Yoko Ono) so I’m so happy some of you broke it down for me! Erykah looks so good in the video, too…especially in the Andre 3000 spoof (or is that an homage to who Andre played an homage to?)…She’s got some shape, huh?

the video was so cool! so different and innovative.

can a sister get some fresh gossip up in this piece? preddy please?

@ 109 number 8 was Olivia Newton John Physical, i just have to say that we need this video its just so refreshing and so creative i cant thank Ms Badu enough for her music and artistic vision.

YES!!!! LOVED IT!!!

YOU GO GIRL!! LOL

Ms. Bmore, ma & pop don’t have the luxury of offering chain store prices. They buy in bulk for cheaper prices so they can sell cheaper. Though consumers see a benefit in price, they lose the benefit of variety. Retailers like Wal Mart dictate what type of material they will sell, which sometimes conflicts with an artist’s vision. Not to mention, the lack of independent label representation at chain stores because they can’t afford to “pay to play” like a major label. If we don’t support local stores, we’ll be stuck with bullshit these chain stores tell us we “should” buy, instead of having a choice. It’s worth a few extra dollars to continue the tradition of uncensored artistic expression.

@ 116 FOREST

Well put. To add, also try and support those smaller stores which still offer vinyl - it’s still the shyt, y’all!

TRY THIS AT HOME:

If you’re so inclined and have the equipment, burn a cd from your vinyl through your mixer and into your cd burner. Compare the finished result to the sound of a cd burned from your cd player. The result should be a more clear “studio” or live sound from the vinyl as opposed to a more digital i.e. computerized sound from the cd to cd recording. DJ’s prefer vinyl because the bottom end is more pronounced. So basically, for those in the know, a good turntable is still a major component to any sound system.

So to sum up, Erykah’s new joint is made to played on the turntable!!!!!!!

thas what im talkin bout. girl got that Okay Playalistic type shit.. yameen?!?

It was very nice bring back that ol vibe from back in the day. Go Girl!

I dont usually comment on the things. I just read the info. But I must say that I LOVE that video right there! I already am a HUGE fan of the song- I love it to death and that video was super hot. I love all the references to all the greats and contemporaries. I thought the Dre 3000 pun was extra cute! The best video
I have seen in a long time!!!!

That was fly…

LOVING THIS. THE GIRL IS HOT!

damn they didnt waste a beat pullin it.
i was just glad to be able to MUTE that mess from making the band

Ms. Badu definitely marches to the beat of a different drummer, she is inovative and creative the way she displays the album covers of talented musical legends that came before her. She is not afraid to be herself, which is reflected in her music and videos

This just confirmed why I love her so..:)

Me Likes the video (LOL); who doesn’t love Erykah, that song is one of my favorites.

Shooot I don’t have a local record store they all filled with CDS and DVDS…

I wonder if Erykah’s teeth hurt. Cuz this video is a straight BITE! This concept was already done like 3-4 years ago for the K-OS’ “Heaven Only Knows” music video.

http://www.videocodezone....os/heaven_only_knows.html

http://video.aol.com/vide...heaven-only-knows/1102081

Tsk, tsk… very un-hip-hop-like Erykah… biting like that.

I started listenin 2 Erykah Since On and ON! AND SHE STILL GOTS IT!

Straight up fantabulous!

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this by far is the best video in years. Do what you do Ms. Badu (you are a breath of fresh air) I’m lovin it. PEACE!!!!!!!!!

@128 I dont care if Erykah bit the concept, in my book the BITE was truly worth it. I LOVE

Dayum I’m late! LOL Just wanted to say that I been digging the song since I first heard it on her myspace page. And now that the video is out, all I have to say is WOW! My girl has done it again. This is why she is one of my favorite singers. And on top of that she is very down to earth. I love you Erykah. And you best believe I will be buying her album on the 26th. I just bought World Wide Underground and Baduzim again last November cause the copies I had was scratched. Erykah is getting that money out of me but she deserves every cent. These other artists need to take note. If you have a album full of great songs, 9/10 your true fans won’t go to the corner store and buy your $hit from Craig and dem. True fans will cop your $hit straight out the store. Once again, LOVE YOU ERYKAH!!

“Real” record stores don’t sell giftcards. So, consider that ape a corporate “monkey on the back” of the mom and pop record stores.

THE QUEEN OF SOUL HERSELF. ORIGINAL AND BEAUTIFUL AS EVER. THANKS FOR THE FRESH VIBE ERYKAH. WE NEEDED IT!