Erykah Badu with The Roots

The Roots
By taking the sounds traditionally produced by old-school DJs--spare breakbeats, scratch squiggles, burly bass lines--and recreating them in the organic context of a traditional live band, the Roots presented themselves at once as visionaries and rigid traditionalists.

Erykah Badu
Blending elements of R&B, hip-hop, jazz and soul Erykah Badu has engaged audiences with her music since bursting onto the American music scene with her 1997 debut album "Baduizm".