Erykah Badu

Released: November 18, 1997

Songwriter: Erykah Badu Norman “Keys” Hurt

Producer: Erykah Badu Norman “Keys” Hurt

Y’all know what a cypher is? It’s all kinds of cyphers. But a cypher can be represented by a circle, which consists of how many degrees? What? 360 degrees. And my cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone […] my cypher represents myself or the atoms in my body and the rolling stone represents the Earth. The atoms in the body rotate at the same rate on the same axis that the Earth rotates, giving us a direct connection with the place we call Earth; therefore, we can call ourselves Earth

You surprise me day and night
You keep me guessing day and night
Day and night (oh) day and night
I'll keep you in my heart no matter what happens
I promise you I'll never let you down
Even when you just don't know
And your feeling down
I'll be their for you
You surprise me day and night
You keep me guessing day and night
Day and night (oh) day and night

Erica Abi Wright, better know as the Erykah Badu is a multi-genre artist with influences spanning from Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Funk and Experimental. She is credited as one of the pioneers of Neo-Soul movement of the mid 90’s and would become one of the most prolific artist of the genre, earning her the title “First Lady Of Neo-Soul.”

Erykah’s career began in 1994, when she opened a show for D'angelo, and attracted the attention of Kedar Entertainment. Under the label, Erykah would release her debut alum Baduizm, which earned two Grammy awards. Erykah would use the monumentum of the debut release to create one of the strongest discographies of any R&B artist.

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