ALBUM: BADUIZUM
SONG: ON & ON
DATE: JANUARY 24, 1997
STATUS: ACQUIRED
Soul in the early 90's was New Jack. Flat and tiny. Heavy on the dance beat. Following close on its heals was hip-hop soul. Thick heavy beats and big church voices like Mary J. Blige. Then followed Neo Soul. More earthy with a greater emphasis on real instruments, or at least mixes that sounded more like real bands.
Ms. Badu was the leading edge of this sound. Her songs were soaked in a mix of new age and afro centric mysticism. On & On's mysticism is reflected in the down home southern retelling of the Cinderella story of the video.
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