{"id":75806,"date":"2020-10-30T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/?page_id=75806"},"modified":"2020-11-17T09:32:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T14:32:11","slug":"queen-of-neo-soul-erykah-badu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/queen-of-neo-soul-erykah-badu\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen of Neo-Soul: Erykah Badu-Artist Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"75806\" class=\"elementor elementor-75806\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e139aa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e139aa2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Queen of Neo-Soul: Erykah Badu<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Queen of Neo-Soul has spent most of her career dedicating herself to her powerful music and influential image that defines her character, persona and entire aura. She is appreciated worldwide for her contributions to the music industry from the late 90s until present day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7f2319 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7f2319\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eebae1\" data-id=\"2eebae1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358b3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"358b3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-300x189-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d79d24\" data-id=\"6d79d24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a18277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a18277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">Early Life<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50fd72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d50fd72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erica Abi Wright was born February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas and was raised by her actress mother Kolleen Maria Gipson which exposed her to the arts and music very early. She later chose the name Erykah Badu with &#8220;kah&#8221; being an Egyptian term for one&#8217;s &#8220;inner self&#8221; and &#8220;Badu&#8221; being her favorite scat sound. She loved to sing and dance for her mother and soon started to perform in shows at the Dallas Theater Center. She chose Booker T Washington High School for Performing Arts where she flourished while focusing on dancing and singing. During this time, Badu spent a lot of time in the Dallas music community and was known for her talent in freestyling. After high school, she attended Grambling State University where she majored in theater and minored in quantum physics. In 1993, she left Grambling to pursue her musical career. Her 1996 demo caught the attention of music producer Kedar Massenburg who signed her. Kedar Entertainment, at the time a small start-up label later began working with Universal Motown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c8441c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c8441c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1992556\" data-id=\"1992556\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77d500 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c77d500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e83ddd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e83ddd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db0aedd\" data-id=\"db0aedd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47822ad elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47822ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-5.jpg 310w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-5-300x158-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-810be73\" data-id=\"810be73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb80cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bb80cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Words of Wisdom<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2307dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2307dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">&#8220;I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn&#8217;t conform.&#8221;<\/span><\/div><div style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#4d5156\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\"><br><\/span><\/font><\/div><div style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><font color=\"#4d5156\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">&#8220;<\/span><\/font><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;text-align: start\">The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings.&#8221;<\/span><\/div><div style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><div data-mh=\"48\" data-mhc=\"1\" style=\"text-align: start;overflow: hidden;max-height: 48px\"><div style=\"padding-top: 16px;padding-right: 16px;padding-left: 16px\"><div data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj83fXpo93sAhVISq0KHQX7B5EQhFsoBDABegQIBxAG\"><div><span style=\"font-style: italic\">&#8220;I am not systematic at all when it comes to religion. I just love life. And I&#8217;m not judgmental. 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Badu won two Grammy Awards for best female R&amp;B vocal performance and best R&amp;B album following <em>Baduizm.\u00a0<\/em>Later that year, Badu released her second LP\u00a0<em>Live.\u00a0<\/em>During the recording process, Badu became pregnant with her first child, her son Seven Sirius, whose father is Outkast artist Andr\u00e9 3000. The album went double platinum and her talent became unmatched and was established with the album&#8217;s hit song &#8220;Tyrone&#8221; which was fully improvised on stage.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Badu then began working with \u00a0hip hop group the Roots in 1999 to create the song &#8220;You Got Me.&#8221; From this, Badu won yet another Grammy for best rap performance by a duo or group. That year, she made her TV debut portraying the tortured character Rose Rose in\u00a0<em>The Cider House Rules.\u00a0<\/em>In 2000, she released her third album\u00a0<em>Mama&#8217;s Gun<\/em>. She was also celebrated for her contribution to the soundtrack of the Spike Lee film\u00a0<em>Bamboozled.<\/em>\u00a0In the following years Badu toured on her &#8220;Frustrated Artist Tour&#8221; and in 2003 she released an experimental album titled\u00a0<em>Worldwide Underground<\/em> which featured some hip hop legends. The song &#8220;Love of My Life Worldwide&#8221; features Angie Stone, Queen Latifah and Bahamadia which once again won a Grammy, and this time for best R&amp;B song.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In 2004, Badu gave birth to her second child Puma Sabti and that same year she participated in the film\u00a0<em>Dave Chappelle&#8217;s Block Party.\u00a0<\/em>where she performed several songs with other R&amp;B singers. In 2005, she launched her own music label, Control FreaQ Records whose mission is to allow its artists to express their creative freedom. in 2008, Badu then released her fourth album <em>New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War. Rolling Stone<\/em>\u00a0then named the album as one of the year&#8217;s best. In 2009 Badu announced the birth of her daughter Mar Merkaba and the following year released her fifth album. This album titled, <em>New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh <\/em>featured singles with softer tones that its predecessor.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb111f5\" data-id=\"cb111f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897b212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"897b212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80991\" alt=\"\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f686c3\" data-id=\"1f686c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a3051b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a3051b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social Involvement<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e9858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89e9858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Badu gave back to her community in 2003 as she transformed the unrecognizable Black Forest Theater located in downtown Dallas. She turned it into a space for theater as well as charity events. This is also where her offices for her non-profit, B.L.I.N.D (Beautiful Love Incorporated Nonprofit Development) are located which was founded In 1997. This was a way of bring culture and arts to city areas in order to cultivate change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc6fdd\" data-id=\"7dc6fdd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9078b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9078b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/erykah-badu-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39693\" alt=\"\" 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.elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46c18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f46c18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br><br><br><br><br>Discography<br><br><br><br><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fe9fcc\" data-id=\"7fe9fcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11308d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a11308d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef448f3 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ef448f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/artist\/10995-Erykah-Badu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3a16ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3a16ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e3f25f\" data-id=\"4e3f25f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3daa8eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3daa8eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-009baee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"009baee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d22d67e\" data-id=\"d22d67e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b2fef elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5b2fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80987\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c018ce\" data-id=\"2c018ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4341a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f4341a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82bffad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82bffad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conclusion, the Queen of Neo-Soul herself has created this image that defines not only her singing style but who she truly is. She is a strong black woman with a major influence on the black community and has done so with grace and confidence. I regard her as one of my favorite artists because of her strength. Ms. Erykah Badu is definitely a legend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d6e926\" data-id=\"7d6e926\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f27d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f27d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/image-8.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-80992\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32be0de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32be0de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5309e29\" data-id=\"5309e29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88487c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88487c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Click below to hear some of her top hits!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f5e9a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f5e9a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0582cc1\" data-id=\"0582cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb9c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5eb9c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-1b48b44\" data-id=\"1b48b44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb5cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feb5cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bibliography<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8210210 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8210210\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7de0065\" data-id=\"7de0065\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548f17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"548f17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #545454;font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14.399999618530273px\">Olsson Go\u0308ran Hugo, et al.\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"vertical-align: middle;color: #545454;font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14.399999618530273px\">The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 : A Documentary in 9 Chapters<\/i><span style=\"color: #545454;font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14.399999618530273px\">. Sveriges Television, 2011.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #545454;font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14.399999618530273px\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #545454;font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 14.399999618530273px\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px;margin-left: 1cm;text-indent: -1cm\">editors, biography.com. \u201cErykah Badu.\u201d\u00a0<i>Biography.com<\/i>, A&amp;E Networks Television, 9 Sept. 2020, www.biography.com\/musician\/erykah-badu.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px;margin-left: 1cm;text-indent: -1cm\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px;margin-left: 1cm;text-indent: -1cm\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u201cThe Official Erykah Badu Fansite.\u201d\u00a0<i>Erykah<\/i>, erykah-badu.com\/newssystem\/news.php<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. \u201cErykah Badu.\u201d\u00a0<i>Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica<\/i>, Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica, Inc., 14 May 2020, www.britannica.com\/biography\/Erykah-Badu.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px;margin-left: 1cm;text-indent: -1cm\">Marchese, David. \u201cErykah Badu on Jedi Mind Tricks and How Millennials Hear Music.\u201d\u00a0<i>Vulture<\/i>, 24 Jan. 2018, www.vulture.com\/2018\/01\/erykah-badu-in-conversation.html.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px;margin-left: 1cm;text-indent: -1cm\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px;margin-left: 1cm;text-indent: -1cm\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;font-size: 13px\">Sanneh, Kelefa, et al. \u201cErykah Badu, the Godmother of Soul.\u201d\u00a0<i>The New Yorker<\/i>, 2016, www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2016\/04\/25\/erykah-badu-the-godmother-of-soul.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a34bb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a34bb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a1485\" data-id=\"12a1485\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5be28 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-artists category-cool-jazz category-final-post category-freejazz category-fusion-jazz category-jazz category-modal-jazz category-traditional-jazz-jazz tag-african-american tag-final-post tag-jazz tag-women-in-jazz\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/the-history-of-jazz\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/112902179-jazz-musical-instruments-vector-music-instrument-objects-collection-isolated-on-white-drums-and-tuba-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-38924\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/112902179-jazz-musical-instruments-vector-music-instrument-objects-collection-isolated-on-white-drums-and-tuba-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/112902179-jazz-musical-instruments-vector-music-instrument-objects-collection-isolated-on-white-drums-and-tuba-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/112902179-jazz-musical-instruments-vector-music-instrument-objects-collection-isolated-on-white-drums-and-tuba-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/112902179-jazz-musical-instruments-vector-music-instrument-objects-collection-isolated-on-white-drums-and-tuba-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/112902179-jazz-musical-instruments-vector-music-instrument-objects-collection-isolated-on-white-drums-and-tuba-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/112902179-jazz-musical-instruments-vector-music-instrument-objects-collection-isolated-on-white-drums-and-tuba-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/112902179-jazz-musical-instruments-vector-music-instrument-objects-collection-isolated-on-white-drums-and-tuba.jpg 1299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/the-history-of-jazz\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe History Of Jazz\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 17, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this course I learned the Roots of the music genre Jazz. This consisted of learning the different styles that emerged from Jazz such as:<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/the-history-of-jazz\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The History Of Jazz\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-160676 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1950s category-1960s category-cool-jazz category-freejazz category-jazz tag-african-american tag-freejazz tag-1950s tag-1960s-2 tag-jazz tag-saxophonist\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/free-jazz-albert-tylers-spiritual-unity\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/burke-free-jazz-298x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4194\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/burke-free-jazz-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/burke-free-jazz-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/burke-free-jazz-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/burke-free-jazz-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/burke-free-jazz.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/free-jazz-albert-tylers-spiritual-unity\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFree Jazz &#8211; Albert Tyler&#8217;s &#8220;Spiritual Unity&#8221;\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 17, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Spiritual Unity Breakdown Track 1 &amp; 4- Ghosts Track 2 &#8211; The Wizard Track 3 &#8211; Spirits Track 5 &#8211; Vibrations Overall Listening to this<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/free-jazz-albert-tylers-spiritual-unity\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Free Jazz &#8211; Albert Tyler&#8217;s &#8220;Spiritual Unity&#8221;\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-160573 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1940s category-artists category-jazz tag-african-american tag-bebop tag-civil-rights tag-drummer tag-jazz\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/max-roach-bebop-musician\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Roach-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-146099\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Roach-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Roach-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Roach.jpg 796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/max-roach-bebop-musician\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMax Roach &#8211; Bebop Musician\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 17, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Maxwell or Max Roach was born on January 10, 1924 in NewLand North Carolina. Seeking better opportunities his parents moved Roach and his family to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/max-roach-bebop-musician\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Max Roach &#8211; Bebop Musician\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-160656 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-artists tag-artistpaper tag-hiphop tag-tierra-whack\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/whack-world-genius-of-tierra-whack\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tierra-whack-300x191.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-160657\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tierra-whack-300x191.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tierra-whack-1024x650.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tierra-whack-768x488.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tierra-whack-600x381.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tierra-whack.jpeg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/whack-world-genius-of-tierra-whack\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhack World: Genius of Tierra Whack- Imani Blue\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 15, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.18.0 &#8211; 08-12-2023 *\/ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Who is Tierra Whack? Tierra Whack, a Grammy nominee, Double-XXL freshman,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/whack-world-genius-of-tierra-whack\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Whack World: Genius of Tierra Whack- Imani Blue\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-160601 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-artists category-jazz tag-jazz tag-sunra\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/jazz-as-a-catalyst-for-social-change-a-harmonious-connection\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jazz-New-Thing-Featured-Art-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-158626\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jazz-New-Thing-Featured-Art-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jazz-New-Thing-Featured-Art-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jazz-New-Thing-Featured-Art.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/jazz-as-a-catalyst-for-social-change-a-harmonious-connection\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJazz as a Catalyst for Social Change: A Harmonious Connection &#8211; Imani Blue\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 12, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.18.0 &#8211; 08-12-2023 *\/ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} Origins of Jazz Picture this: The dawn of the 20th century,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/jazz-as-a-catalyst-for-social-change-a-harmonious-connection\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Jazz as a Catalyst for Social Change: A Harmonious Connection &#8211; Imani Blue\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-160583 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gospel tag-gospel-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/evolution-of-black-gospel-music-a-comparative-analysis-with-contemporary-gospel\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gospel-Music-GettyImages-85001374.jpg-300x180.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-131249\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gospel-Music-GettyImages-85001374.jpg-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gospel-Music-GettyImages-85001374.jpg-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gospel-Music-GettyImages-85001374.jpg.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/evolution-of-black-gospel-music-a-comparative-analysis-with-contemporary-gospel\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEvolution of Black Gospel Music: A Comparative Analysis with Contemporary Gospel -Imani Blue\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 11, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Black gospel music is deeply intertwined with the African-American experience, having evolved into a compelling and influential genre within the broader spectrum of gospel music.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blackmusicscholar.com\/evolution-of-black-gospel-music-a-comparative-analysis-with-contemporary-gospel\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Evolution of Black Gospel Music: A Comparative Analysis with Contemporary Gospel -Imani Blue\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen of Neo-Soul: Erykah Badu By: Angel Milton The Queen of Neo-Soul has spent most of her career dedicating herself to her powerful music and influential image that defines her character, persona and entire aura. 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