Badu also collaborated with the Roots (who had previously handled production duties on a number of tracks on Baduizm) on their breakthrough 1999 release Things Fall Apart. 'Tyrone', lyrically, is a song chiding a selfish, cheap, and inattentive boyfriend. The album's lead single, 'Tyrone', was released in October 1997 and became another R&B hit single. The album was certified two times platinum by RIAA for shipments of over two million copies. The album was released on Novemand reached number four on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Baduizm was certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, Gold by the British Phonographic Industry and the Canadian Recording Industry Association.īadu recorded her first live album, Live, while pregnant with Seven, and the release of the recording coincided with his birth. Her particular style of singing drew many comparisons to Billie Holiday. Baduizm's commercial and critical success helped establish Badu as one of the emerging neo soul genre's leading artists. The album met with critical and commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard charts and number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Baduizm, Badu's debut album, was released in early 1997.

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