ERYKAH BADU PERFORMS A MEDLEY THAT TOUCHES OUR SOULS | Soul Train Awards 2018 

Does anyone else feel like Erykah Badu has transcended to another plane and learned something transformative and is keeping that shit to herself??

Erykah Badu is not a person. She's a presence.

You can tell she is lost in the PURE, SPIRITUAL energy of her own voice. She is MESMERIZING. This performance is hypnotizing. I adore her but stumbling upon this was LIFE ALTERING and there are people in the comments here who 100% feel me.

When she started the set with "GREEN EYES", I KNEW IT WAS ABOUT TO GO DOWN...🙏🏿🙌🏿🙏🏿

Who in 2020 still bumpin Erykah Badu give me a like........

This is not an award show. This is a funk sermon.

Why do so many people call her weird, unearthly, magical. She s soooo real, honest, earthy and intouch with her own experience of the world she s in. That's why she s so amazing!

Love the synergy between her, the band, and the backup singers.

She doesn’t get enough credit for being a natural vocalist remember she was a rapper ..her vibe is insane ...

Shout out to my cousin, Melvin, holding it down on that trumpet!!!!!

I'm here in 2022 and everytime I hear Erykah and her baduism, I get chills..

I can tell she treats her background singers like family she kept giving them things to hold lol 🤣 😩❤️

This Black Woman KNOWS whose shoulders she's standing on: Billy Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitgerald, Etta James, Eartha Kitt, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Roberta Flack, Dinah Washington, Chaka Khan, Minnie Riperton, and the late, immensely great Nina SImone, just to name a few.

Am I the only one that keeps coming back to watch this? Damn Badu is a beast. I don't even think the crowd realizes how sick this performance really is. Today's wanna be artist need to take notes.

She is has mastered her thoughts and turned them into musical poetry.

Does anyone else watch this on repeat , this vibe opens my soul, love it.

whomever greenlit her for a 20 minute set....needs a promotion.

This girl is in a league of her own.... there will never be another Badu.

Queen Erykah Badu in her 8th Element!

1. One of the best live performers in the game. 2. The house band is MURDERING!

Only real Erykah Badu fans understand this groove. ❤️

Green Eyes 0:00-3:00 I Want You 3:01-6:30 Tyrone 6:39-9:06 Otherside of the Game 9:07-14:45 On&On 14:50-15:15 &On 15:17- 18:29 You're welcome! 💛

So even within an old white lady like me (59), Queen Erykah has always spoken into my soul. She awakens the spirit of authenticity cultural norms do there best to suppress.

This woman is UNIQUE ONE AND ONLY....

That RANGE she is a LIVE Singer

Shout to the new BET staff ... y’all almost lost us 😂

Durand B is on another level of genuis with Erykah. His voice is so distinct.

there's poetry, groove, lots of fun and tons of soul from erykah. it's 2023 and this piece is timeless music.

These are the moments that make you realize just how great it is to simply be black.

Black culture is so creative & talented I thank GOD for how gifted we are 🙌🏽❤️

Her background singers are FIRE!!

Spring of 2023, as I rewatch this Masterpiece and to see Durand Bernarr singing back up here and to see how his career has taken off is such a JOY. A gifted man who worked with an ethereal 👑.

We pretending like she don't have Chaka Khan like vocals,.... wrapped up in Billie Holiday isms with HIP HOP flare. This woman is G.O.A.T.

Can I ever get tired of this performance? I cannot.

"Sza can you hear me when I tell you I UNDERSTAND 🎶🎶" - Badu👑

0:00 Green Eyes 3:00 I Want You 6:38 Tyrone 9:07 Other Side of the Game 14:48 On & On / ...And On

I LOVE seeing black people having a good ole' funky time in the audience

They don’t make em like this no more!!

The transition from tyrone to the other side of the game gave me goosebump. Really. Y'all feel it too?

Aside from being my favorite artist, she really changed culture for black woman. From fashion to slang, I stand in awe of her. This was incredible.

That ladies and gentlemen... is MOTHER! 😭😭😭🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Those back up singers slayed as hard as Erykah did, DAMN!

Erykah is soooo GANGSTA..DAMN! I loooooooove Ms. Badu 4evaaa

Here I am here again..Can't get enough of Ms Badoo..I'd pay anything to see her perform live here in South Africa 🇿🇦

The back up singers are on a point..those vocals.

She is so refreshing because her music is 100% original and is powerful.

I keep coming back here. This touches the soul. Much love to the incomparable Erykah Badu.

An absolute archetype of feminine and earthly energy. Still rocking through the ages, queen baby

The saddest part is everything she did is still going to go over 95% of peoples heads

Erykah Badu is Afro-futurism at its finest!

🗣️ FULLY CLOTHED YOUNG ARTISTS.... FULLY CLOTHED 💅🏾

Durand voice is so distinctive

Badu is a national treasure and must be protected by all cost 💪👑🙇🏽

Erykah is the bridge between soul and hiphop! She is a big part of our music develpment. And man what a show, pffff!

I’m not the only person who listens to this everyday right

even though Durand was her backup singer i was cheering him on like I was Cheering On Erykah😩 they need to produce an album together🤧

Yo those backup singers served her so WELL!!!

I'm convinced erykah is our version of the blue lady from 5th element

In a way her voice and style reminds me of Ms. Billy Holiday. Badu is amazing!

This women from another planet 🌎

PSA: To all of these mumble rappers “what good does your words do, when they can’t understand you” -The Queen Erykah Badu

WHEN SHE DID THAT TWIRL I FELT THAT. go head with your free soul erykah!

Erykah is such a natural performer. I feel so relaxed when she performs, its out of this world...literally in erykahs case 😂

I'm 63 and just heard about Ms Badu about a year ago. Crazy right? But the deal is I could play this over and over all day which I do sometimes. I dooo get it.

Also, I absolutely love being black. 😭

Erykah was vibing so hard!! So in love with this whole performance!!! Awesomeness at its finest!!

lets be honest in this generation who can perform like this and make us feel proud to have that skin? give me 5 names

She can sing in real life seen her live and in full effect she’s a different type of vibe and she gone make you feel it!!!

1. Green Eyes 2. I WANT YOU 3. TYRONE 4. The Other Side Of The Game 5. .. & On

Nobody else like her on this planet, forever grateful to witness her talent in my generation. More young people need to listen!

Erykah Badu needs more recognition on her timeless and electric talent and supernatural voice and spiritual appearance and ora... Icon of soul music

I cannot believe i don't need to pay to watch this. this is criminally good

The people who disliked this video needs to call Tyrone ✌🏽☎️

Damn can we give it for the band ?

I remember 8years ago talking with my ex manager about how great we both thought Erykah was...1.5 yrs later my Manager died. Something I will always cherish is our bonding moments over Ms.Badu ☺😇 R.I.P Lorraine

This is an old musical soul. Period. Just a classic singer. I love how Badu plays and experiments with her sound. a confident queen.

Them background singers gave me life!!!!!!

Every time Badu performs, it feels like a warm hug, a cup of tasty tea and a deep therapy session. LOVE YOU BADU

Does this performance bring anyone else to tears? She touches my soul on a spiritual level.

Durrand Bernarr in the back!!!! Yasssssss

Erykah’s art is crazy and unique...Legendary

Who else keeps coming back to this 😭🔥 ?

The amount of times I've watched this is unhealthy

That’s our GenX for you❤️❤️❤️

She has always been a trendsetter. ..loving the look...With the hat...no nudity necessary..QUEEN...

Watching this aligns my chakras

Only real fans will undertstand how this touches your soul!🥺😭

mother earth personified

She's not from this planet. She's from another world.

I don't have words to describe how woke Erykah Badu seems to be. It feels like she knows something that we aren't ready for, but she wants to get us ready with her music.

Still watching this on the regular....

Erykah Badu is amazing. She was a pioneer of Neo Soul and continues to be great.

So unashamedly comfortable and empowered by her blackness... this woman is the embodiment of soul. Welcome to masterclass.

Dear young people, This is Artistry, This is Music ✌🏽❤️ EDIT: I thought about deleting my comment, but then I was like really people of earth? I will make it a mission to create a positive online space. I want to share what I wrote to a user who felt offended by my comment, " I'm a youth mentor in my 20's and I always get on my young people (young teens and kids) about the music they listen to, and how they should broaden their range. Glad to read you too appreciate the legacy of artistry Erykah Badu gives us ❤️" Peace & Love to All

The fact that I listen to this almost everyday since it came out. It’s literally musical perfection. I recently got a chance to see her live and I’m just even more obsessed now😌

the discipline of the band is awesome

Whos still watching this like on repeat!

The crowd was wayyyyyyyyyyyy to chill for that opening. "I Want You" had so much feeling-she stood in the same place the whole time! And gave that level of feeling #TheErykahBadu

I live for Erykah voice, her pretty face, her style, she is soooooo dope

Erykah Badu has such a amazing voice I love her so much ❤🫶🏽