Erykah Badu & The Alchemist Flip a Classic Mobb Deep B-Side for New Single ‘Next to You': Listen
Badu and the West Coast producer dropped their new song 'Next to You' at midnight after she performed Badu Presents: Echos 19 in her hometown of Dallas as part of Forever in Rotation, Amazon Music's Juneteenth celebration.
More from Billboard
In Dallas With Erykah Badu, a True Original Who's Prepping Her First Album in 15 Years
U.K. Prime Minister on Kneecap's Glastonbury Set: 'I Don't Think That's Appropriate'
Fans Choose KATSEYE's 'Gabriela' as This Week's Favorite New Music
According to a press release, the Dallas singer self-executive produced, wrote, composed, arranged and produced the single in collaboration with The Alchemist, who provided the beat from his classic 1999 record 'The Realest' featuring the late Prodigy and Kool G Rap from Mobb Deep's fourth album, Murda Muzik, for her to flip. And she did just that as she sang about wanting to smoke blunts and hang out after school with a significant other with the beat switching midway as Badu put her own ''izm on it.'
Erykah recently announced that she will be releasing music independently through her own label, Control FREAQ Records, which was established since 2005, and whose first signee was Jay Electronica, the father of her third child. She has been with Motown since 2007 and hasn't released a project since the 2015 mixtape But You Can't Use My Phone.
Starting on Tuesday (June 24) at Billboard Live Osaka, the two legends will be hitting the stage together in a trio of shows in Japan courtesy of Billboard Live for The Abi & Alan Japan Tour. Saturday (June 28) at Billboard Live Tokyo and Monday (June 30) at KT Zepp Yokohama are the other two dates.
Best of Billboard
Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1
Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits
H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
34 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Bob Vylan dropped from multiple European music festivals over Glastonbury chant
Bob Vylan have been kicked off the lineups of multiple European festivals after they led the crowd in pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli military chants during their Glastonbury set. The punk duo were scheduled to headline the Radar festival at Manchester's Victoria Warehouse on Saturday before the organisers announced they 'will not be appearing'. In the course of their performance on 28 June, Bobby Vylan led a Glastonbury crowd in chants of 'Free, free Palestine' and 'Death, death to the IDF', referring to the Israeli military. The band responded in an Instagram Story: 'Silence is not an option. We will be fine, the people of Palestine are hurting. Manchester we will be back.' Bob Vylan were also set to play at the French music festival Kave Fest on Sunday and open for Gogol Bordello in Germany later this year. Both appearances have been cancelled. 'The band Bob Vylan will not be performing as the opening act on 13 September 2025 at the Live Music Hall,' the German venue said on their Instagram. Kave Fest said that 'in light of recent events, Bob Vylan have been dropped by their agent'. 'The Eure department and the city of Gisors have informed us they will oppose Bob Vylan's presence at Kave Fest,' the festival wrote on their Instagram. 'This is forcing us to cancel Bob Vylan's appearance at Kave Fest this year. We fully support freedom of expression for ALL artists around the world. Our thoughts are with the victims of war in Palestine and their families. We stand firmly against all acts of war and hatred.' The performance by the punk duo, who go by the names Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan, was broadcast live on the BBC but the corporation later said it 'should have pulled' the coverage. In the aftermath, Avon and Somerset Police confirmed they were assessing videos of both Bob Vylan and Kneecap's performances at the festival. Glastonbury organisers said they were 'appalled'' by the chant against the Israeli military which 'very much crossed a line'. In a statement posted on Instagram on Tuesday and captioned 'Silence is not an option', Bob Vylan claimed they were being 'targeted for speaking up' and that the row over their chants was a 'distraction' from the real issue. 'Today, a good many people would have you believe a punk band is the number one threat to world peace. Last week it was a Palestine pressure group, the week before that it was another band,' they said. 'We are not for the death of Jews, Arabs or any other race or group of people. We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine. A machine whose own soldiers were told to use 'unnecessary lethal force' against innocent civilians waiting for aid. A machine that has destroyed much of Gaza. We, like those in the spotlight before us, are not the story. 'We are a distraction from the story,' they added in the statement. 'And whatever sanctions we receive will be a distraction.' It was reported on Monday by Deadline that United Talent Agency had dropped the band after their Glastonbury set. The agency appears to have scrubbed the act from their official website. The Independent has contacted the agency for comment. Earlier this week, American officials revoked the punk duo's visas ahead of their tour of the country because of what deputy secretary of state Christopher Landau called 'their hateful tirade at Glastonbury'.
Yahoo
36 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Government 'not satisfied' with BBC response on Bob Vylan
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said she is "not satisfied" with the response she's had from the BBC about the live streaming of Bob Vylan's controversial Glastonbury set. She also told the House of Commons on Thursday that she "would expect there to be accountability at the highest levels" of the corporation. Punk duo Bob Vylan led a chant of "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]" during their set, which was available to watch via a live stream on iPlayer. The BBC has said the comments were "utterly unacceptable" and it should have pulled the feed sooner. Bob Vylan said on Tuesday they had been "targeted for speaking up", reiterating that they were advocating "for the dismantling of a violent military machine". The group have since had several bookings cancelled, including festival appearances in Manchester and France and a slot in Germany. Avon and Somerset Police have launched a criminal investigation into their Glastonbury comments. On Wednesday, London's Metropolitan Police said the band are also under investigation for comments they allegedly made during a concert at Alexandra Palace in May. Following the Glastonbury live stream, which was available to watch on iPlayer for more than four hours after the comments were made, the BBC was criticised by the UK's chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, while broadcast regulator Ofcom said the BBC had "questions to answer". In an email to the BBC's Jewish staff network on Tuesday, the corporation's director general Tim Davie said: "I was, and remain, appalled by Bob Vylan's deeply offensive and totally unacceptable behaviour during his Glastonbury set." He added that the performance had "no place on the BBC" and "there is absolutely no place for antisemitism at the BBC". On Thursday, Nandy told the House of Commons: "I have received a reply to the very many questions that were raised by colleagues on all sides [of the House]. I'm not satisfied with that and I've gone back to the BBC leadership for ask for further information." She said she was particularly concerned "about the failure to pull the live feed, the due diligence that was done prior to deciding to screen this act, and also the level of senior oversight that took place in the BBC during the Glastonbury weekend". She added: "I think the BBC leadership will hear and have heard the strength of feeling in this House about this and I expect further answers to be forthcoming imminently." Nandy also acknowledged the response from Jewish people. "Given the seriousness of what happened, and particularly we heard in the House the absolute shocking stories of the impact this has had on the Jewish community in this country - given the seriousness of this, I would expect there to be accountability at the highest levels." The culture secretary's comments came days after she spoke about what she said were several recent editorial failures at the BBC. The corporation is also due to publish a review into the documentary Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone, which was pulled from iPlayer in February after it emerged it was narrated by the child of a Hamas minister. "When you have one editorial failure, it's something that must be gripped," Nandy said on Monday. "When you have several, it becomes a problem of leadership." In a statement on Monday, the BBC said the "antisemitic sentiments expressed by Bob Vylan were utterly unacceptable and have no place on our airwaves". "The team were dealing with a live situation but with hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance. We regret this did not happen," the BBC said. In their statement, posted on Instagram on Tuesday, Bob Vylan said: "We are not for the death of Jews, Arabs or any other race or group of people. We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine". They added that "we, like those in the spotlight before us, are not the story. We are a distraction from the story, and whatever sanctions we receive will be a distraction". Bob Vylan dropped from Manchester music festival Did BBC's focus on one potential Glastonbury controversy miss another? Starmer criticises 'appalling' Bob Vylan IDF chants Bob Vylan coverage should have been pulled, BBC says Chief rabbi attacks BBC for airing 'vile Jew hate' at Glastonbury Bob Vylan: Who are the controversial rap-punk duo?
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Nandy demands ‘accountability at highest levels' after Bob Vylan broadcast
Ministers expect 'accountability at the highest levels' for the BBC's decision to screen Bob Vylan at Glastonbury, the Culture Secretary has said. Lisa Nandy told the Commons she has heard from the BBC but was 'not satisfied with the response'. Punk duo Bob Vylan led chants of 'death, death to the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)' during their Worthy Farm set last weekend, and face an investigation by Avon and Somerset Police. London's Metropolitan Police is also investigating the two Bobs – who perform using the aliases Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan – for allegedly making similar comments at Alexandra Palace in May. Conservative shadow culture secretary Stuart Andrew told the Commons: 'Given the BBC are seemingly able to pull live broadcasts when things go wrong at football matches, for example, it's extraordinary that this didn't happen on this occasion. 'Can the Secretary of State update the House on the discussions she's had with the BBC, and why the same thing didn't happen on this occasion? 'What due diligence was carried out by them about the acts that were performing? 'And given as she's said we're still waiting for a response to the previous Hamas documentary, is she satisfied with those conversations she's had and the urgency that the organisation are taking?' Ms Nandy replied: 'No, the answer is that I'm not satisfied with the response that I've had.' The Culture Secretary previously made a ministerial statement in the Commons on Monday, when she said 'it should have been foreseeable that there would be problems with broadcasts'. She told MPs then that she wanted 'rapid action to make sure this cannot happen again'. In Thursday's update, Ms Nandy told MPs: 'I have received a reply to the very many questions that were raised by colleagues on all sides. 'I'm not satisfied with that, and I have gone back to the BBC leadership to ask for further information, in particular, as he mentioned, about the failure to pull the live feed, about the due diligence that was done prior to deciding to screen this act, and also about the level of senior oversight that took place in the BBC during the Glastonbury weekend. 'I think the BBC leadership will hear and have heard the strength of feeling in this House about this, and I expect further answers to be forthcoming imminently.' The corporation removed the documentary Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone from its online iPlayer platform in February after it emerged its 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official. In a follow-up question, Mr Andrew said: 'I'm as disappointed as she is that they haven't been able to come back with even basic facts. 'There were hundreds of BBC staff there and not being able to identify who ultimately had the final decision on whether to broadcast or not is not acceptable, and I think the chairman (Samir Shah) needs to inform her as a matter of urgency who that was and what action they are going to take. 'While I absolutely understand the independence of the BBC, just as artists can't hide behind artistic expression for vile commentary, neither can the BBC hide behind independence for accountability, and I hope she knows she has the full support of this side of the House as she pushes them for clarity.' Ms Nandy said she was 'grateful' that Mr Andrew had made 'the very important distinction between independence and accountability'. She continued: 'Given the seriousness of what happened – and particularly we heard in the House and I was able to bring to the House the absolute shocking stories of the impact that this has had on the Jewish community in this country – given the seriousness of this, I would expect there to be accountability at the highest levels.'
