Erykah Badu "Baduizm" Local audiences feel like they're a

audiences feel like they're a part of it

this latest effort finds its three creators embracing the chemistry of their acclaimed live shows by capturing their performances in real-time direct from the studio floor with nary a computer in sight

at a time when the East Coast/West Coast rap feud was reaching a fever pitch

The atmosphere is like that of a cross between a frat party and a bar room brawl

This record goes expensively pedicured cuticle to cuticle with anything Britney Spears

Erykah Badu "Baduizm" Local audiences feel like they're aBaduizm is the1997 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. Recording sessions for the album took place during January to October 1996 at Battery Studios