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Erykah Badu on D’Angelo, Radical Empathy, Marilyn Manson, Love & Hip-Hop
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October 23, 2025
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1:04:51Now PlayingLast month, the singer and songwriter Erykah Badu stopped by Popcast, The New York Times music show, for a wide-ranging conversation about her reign as one of music’s most idiosyncratic and spiritual figures, plus: her early days and kinship with D’Angelo & Questlove, radical empathy for society's villains, love and hip-hop.
Then, she treated The Times’ newsroom to a very special live performance, featuring a new track and songs from her classic albums “Baduizm,” “Mama’s Gun” and “Worldwide Underground.”
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