While just last month soul queen Erykah Badu premiered a mixtape under the name DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, it appears as if the singer has some new R&B hits coming our way soon as well. Badu has hinted that she's working on a few different projects and has lined up some high-profile guests to work with.
Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Badu explained that she's already deep into making an album with out-there, experimental beatsmith Flying Lotus, confirming earlier reports. But the singer also dropped this little nugget: she is tackling some sort of collaboration with animated outfit Gorillaz.
"I'm making an album right now with a guy named Flying Lotus. I'm working on a project with the Gorillaz. I'm always doing something," she said. "It doesn't always make headlines, but I'm always making art -- always."
It's unclear at this point if either of these sessions will end up being the proper follow-up to last year's New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, but in the meantime, the singer has some non-musical duties to take care of too -- namely helping people through births as a midwife.
"I deliver babies. That's what I do -- that's the art that I'm focusing on right now for the most part. I'm a midwife," she said. "I've been a holistic healer for many years, and it just naturally morphed into this midwifery. I started as a doula, assisting births, and now I'm learning to catch the babies. It's all part of this art."
Thanks to Hip Hop DX for the tip.
Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Badu explained that she's already deep into making an album with out-there, experimental beatsmith Flying Lotus, confirming earlier reports. But the singer also dropped this little nugget: she is tackling some sort of collaboration with animated outfit Gorillaz.
"I'm making an album right now with a guy named Flying Lotus. I'm working on a project with the Gorillaz. I'm always doing something," she said. "It doesn't always make headlines, but I'm always making art -- always."
It's unclear at this point if either of these sessions will end up being the proper follow-up to last year's New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, but in the meantime, the singer has some non-musical duties to take care of too -- namely helping people through births as a midwife.
"I deliver babies. That's what I do -- that's the art that I'm focusing on right now for the most part. I'm a midwife," she said. "I've been a holistic healer for many years, and it just naturally morphed into this midwifery. I started as a doula, assisting births, and now I'm learning to catch the babies. It's all part of this art."
Thanks to Hip Hop DX for the tip.
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