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BORN: February 26, 1972 Erykah Badu was born Erica Wright in Dallas, Texas, in 1972. Her mother raised her single handily along with Erykah's brother and sister, since their father had left the family home early on in their lives. In order to provide for her family, the children's grandmother often helped in looking after them while Erykah's mother, Kollen Wright, performed as an actress in various theatrical productions. Having been influenced significantly by her mother, Erica Wright (or Erykah Badu as she would later become known to her legions of fans) had her first taste of showbiz at the tender age of 4, singing and dancing with her mother at the Dallas Theatre Centre. Free-styling at a local radio station By the age of 14, Erykah was free-styl More... (Submit New Erykah Badu Lyrics) (Submit New Erykah Badu Lyrics) Erykah Badu's on and on Is a Brilliant and Beautiful - A TRUE GEM | Reviewer: gia ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu I just adore Eryka Badu - Her songs like herself, are nothing short of Beautiful and Genius. as far as these exquisite lyrics, when she says "my chiper keeps movin' like a rollin' stone - she is refering to any inner emptyness (an arabic word) which may be linked to budhism- and 3 dollars and 60 - i belive means a complete turn around 360 degrees - in any case This is a Top Favorite song of all time for me - it's musically a joy to listen to, the beat is so distinctive - the tone of the song, is a calm feal good sound, with lyrics that realy make one think, and open eyes to the lucky one's that actually look up the lyrics, i'm sure this song has enlightened many ----- Erykahs so Bad A*s Erykah Badu's On and On ----- SUPERIOR !! | Reviewer: gia ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu I just adore Eryka Badu - Her songs like herself, are nothing short of Beautiful and Genius. as far as these exquisite lyrics, vocals are so soulfull, when she says "my chiper keeps movin' like a rollin' stone - she is refering to any inner emptyness (an arabic word) which may be linked to budhism- and 3 dollars and 60 - i belive means a complete turn around 360 degrees - in any case This is a Top Favorite song of all time for me - it's musically a joy to listen to, the beat is so distinctive - the tone of the song, is a calm feal good sound, with lyrics that realy make one think, and open eyes to the lucky one's that actually look up the lyrics, i'm sure this song has enlightened many ----- Erykahs so Bad A*s Well | Reviewer: TweetSoSweet ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu Some of you guys are getting hung up on one apart of the song there are many other part to the song to make me believe its song for black activist...for example when she says..."Peace & blessins' manifest With every lesson learned If yo knowledge were yo wealth Then it would be well earned"... what i take from it she is saying that as blacks we should be well educated....and if all we had was to learn and be in school we deserved it..also she says.. "the world keeps burning..." she maybe talking about the destruction of our people black on black violence....in some sense yes she probably is a 5% but you can pull different from the song...so what when she said that she was born underwater with 3 dollars and 6 dimes i believe she was saying she was born perfect because she is an image of god.....yes i kno no person is perfect thats why she says her cipher keep rolling like a rolling stone..because as and African American woman she wants to reach new heights and achieve something get as close to perfect as she can.....in what ever case its a beautifully written song and like i said before you can pull different things from the song instead of one part...yes she said...if we were made in his image then call us by our names..." if you do some research our generation of black were the favored and more blessed generation we are called the generation of HAM i am sure your pastor will tell you all about it anyhow it maybe referring to us being children of god. call us by our names the children of god...... people get there our interpretation of the song and like i said so what if she is a 5% she song is a powerful song...plus if you are a so called Christian and saved why are you so quick to judge a song that you shouldn't be listening to anyway...did or didn't the bible say that we all fall short...let the first man who is with out sin cast the first stone....if you don't agree with the song got listen to Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond....i am a christian but i am getting something way different its all in the way you pull a song apart i don't believe its anti-Christian in anyway but everyone is entitled to there opinion Stone-casters | Reviewer: FakeEye ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu Erykah makes really good, soul-lifting music- and that's it. 5-percent, Hindu, Christian, moslem, Buddhist; y'all can believe whatever you wanna, as long as you ACT RIGHT towards your fellow man and do your bit to improve the part of Creation you've found yourself in; everything else is mere empty doctrine and creed. Bible,Quran, Torah, Mathematics...if it teaches you to LOVE your God and your neighbour, then it's all good. To all y'all Righteous sinless stone-casting preachers, I suspect the end is gonna be really really different from what you've cooked up for yourselves... Think about it | Reviewer: smiley ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu The meaning to these lyrics is very strong & is a good way of getting the message out there to our people. ' 3 dollars and 6 dimes' relates to our degree of intellect as black people - we are born with 180 deg. agreeable and 180 deg disagreeable, it is up to us to revert the 180 disagreeable to a full 360 degrees of agreeable. We as black people are gods, there is no doubt about it. I was raised as a christian but had too many doubts about christianity, I do beleive in a divine entity but not as it is written in a book of falacies they call the bible. We base christianity on a man who was not even a christian himself but a Jew at a time that was many eras after our egyptian ancestors!! -makes you think, doesn't it?! 5 percent | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu Its really not that deep. She's talking about 5% the Nation of Gods an Earths, that's why she says call us by our names(God), you did not do your math(Supreme mathmatics), 3 dollars and 6 dimes(360, a complete cipher), 123(Knowledge, Wisdom, Understanding) and so on. She's obviously an 5 percenter. The truth | Reviewer: Erin ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu This comment is directed in reply to B Dub's comments. He claims that Africans were kings and queens before Adam and Eve and supports this claim with the fact that the King James Bible is dated to 4000 B.C. Dub, did you know that the Bible was divinely inspired? That means that a lot of the stuff that the Bible tells us, particularly in the Old Testament, is stuff that the author did not personally witness. As with most history, it's passed down through word of mouth. Now, I don't want to try and argue through dense theological ideas, but the fact of the matter is that no one, not even you, knows the real truth. All we can hope for are glimpses and pieces. So, here's a truth for you, WE ARE NOT GODS. If I pray to you, can you send money my way to help with the rent? Or what about my son who's selling drugs on the street? I didn't think so. I think a great deal of the song has to do with respecting each other. If you want some truth, start with that - the truth of our world today and what it might be like tomorrow. Black men and women, kings and queens though we might be, don't respect themselves or each other. So if you want history, learn the history of how we got here, where we are looked down upon as a race, and start working so that it will change. That's what music is about. In the words of Lauryn Hill, "Music is supposed to inspire. So how come we ain't getting no higher?" y'all know Erykah just sang the hook right? | Reviewer: Jodeci Maori ------ About the song You Got Me performed by Erykah Badu this song is by The Roots from their album 'Things Fall Apart'. Now while I'm a big fan of Miss Badu, props should go to The Roots and Jill Scott who co-wrote the song (in particular the chorus). But I agree... this song is still one of those songs that just doesn't date. its just a song | Reviewer: nap ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu I dont think this has anything to do with anti-christianity. or christianity. and what "teetee" said is true. Also, this song doesn't sound devilish and "d.o.", seriously no young girl or boy listening to this song is really putting that much thought into it. It calms me down I like the rhythym, the music, the soul, and the beat. I dont think anything is wrong with it.... calling the kettle black | Reviewer: Fall ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu to all of you who judge the people who are judging badu's song, how's that better? if you think people have the right to think whatever they want to and be whatever religion they want to, then let people do just that, or you're also a hater B Dub | Reviewer: B DUb ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu Ma'at-Hotep Yesterday I heard this song on the radio, and its been a while since i have heard but it was on this time that i fully understand what this song means and i found joy understanding what she is saying. Let me say this to all of you all Black Christians that have a hard time with this song. Our history did not begin with slavery here in America. Tens of thousands of years before the STORY of Adam & Eve, Abraham,Isaac, and Jacob, Moses and Aaron, and even Jesus, we were kings and Queens on this planet. You see you dont know our story you only know what they want you to beleive. I know that this hurts the ears of many Christians but its the truth. If you dont think so do your homewwork and research as Ms. Badu has done in this song. The Sphinx in Africa has been carbon dated to 30,000 years BC. Your beloved Kings James Bible dates back to 4000 BC. You can look this up and research this on your own. Or even better ask your Pastor its his job to teach you the truth, but i doubt that he even knows the truth. Ms. Badu says that if we were made in his image then call us by our names. The black man is the original man on this planet, we are the gods on this world so stand up and act like it. In the words of thoes who came before us I say to you Hotep. B Dub | Reviewer: Brian ------ About the song Next Lifetime performed by Erykah Badu Ma'at-Hotep I have heard this song a hundreds times and have never really payed attention to what she is saying. The is something known as the circle of life and this means that life never ends it just keep going on and on and over and over. You are born, you live, and then you die, but then you are reborn and you live again. Dont let the bonds of the Euro-Gentile Christian religion have a strong hold on your mind. When we were kings and queens in Africa tens of thousands of years before the european crawled out of their caves we knew who God was, and we loved and worshipped him/her. Dont trust anything that the european have given to us and that includes THEIR religion, being a Christian, and THEIR god, Jesus. I know that this is too much for most black Christians to take in but its the truth and if you dont want to accept it now, I guess i'll see you next life time. okay. | Reviewer: Candyce ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu Here's how i see it. You can be listening to the devil's music or whateva floats ur boat. If u singin it and u have no idea what it means or even if u do know what it means, most of the time you probably wont mean it.Like u wont be singin to please that God. You'll only be singin it because it has a good tune or beat to it. It's completely harmless. All it is, is just words put to a song/melody-harmony. I mean come on people?! drama | Reviewer: jasmine baker ------ About the song Drama performed by Erykah Badu i can't believe were still in bed oh in this crazy crazy world that (were still in bed) with all the problems of the day how can we go on so tired of hearing people say how can we go on Deciphering the lyrics to on & on | Reviewer: D.O. ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu After listening to the song and reading the reviews, I had taken the liberty to do some research taking into consideration everything that was posted. I am a Christian and as Christians we must be aware of what we listen to and allow to enter our hearts. I am guilty of also enjoying music that is unpleasing to the Lord. Music fills our souls (our desires, emotions, and intellect). What we feed the soul, we are also putting into our hearts and not clearly understanding that we can develop an unclean heart. Many of us can like a song because of the beats or a catchy hook, but are unaware or just clearly do not care what the lyrics are saying. This is why our young people are so lost because the music has no substenance. Miss Badu's lyrics are powerful and deep, but we must be able to clearly interpret the underlying meaning behind the lyrics. Many people are lead astray because of what they hear. In regards to Miss Badu's beliefs, it appears that she is a 5 percenter. You cannot as a true Christian uphold other views and the Bible as well (going with the flow because it sounds or feels good). After doing some research on 5 percenter, they use what is called the Supreme Alphabet and Mathematics. Erykah alludes to symbols in her songs: the cypher (which is clearly symbolic of that belief). She also says:'Cause you did not do your math'. The Supreme Mathematics, in the teachings of the Nation of Gods and Earths (5 percenters), is a system of understanding numbers alongside concepts that are used along with the Supreme Alphabet. The Supreme Mathematics is a variety of numerology specific to the theology and philosophy of the Nation of Gods and Earths, derived from Sufism elements. She also talks about the number 360 and 1,2, 3 which could mean: 1. Knowledge 2. Wisdom and 3. Understanding based on this system and 360 may represent a complete cirlce or the number 3. Understanding 6. Equality and 0. Cipher. So, this comment is to my friend with the Ph.D who is close friends with Erykah that tried to speak condescendingly to the reviewer, I do not believe you even understand her lyrics and by the way, you are wasting your time to sue. The only way that she will win is if these reviews have damaged her reputation, if they are misleading, and if she suffers any monetary damages from them. Go figure. well | Reviewer: raul ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu yo i give mad props to kela..that interpretation of this song realli sums it all up, if we were made in God's image we deserve to be called our own names..cuz in a tru wai when we sai bitch, whore, hoe or watever u realli insulting the one who created that person..GOD.. mISS bADU | Reviewer: Taylor ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu I THINK THIS IS A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN SONNGG.. IT EXPRESSES EVERYTHING THAT I BELIEVE IN..KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MISS.BADUU..AND FORGET THESE HATERSS... SHE IS ONLY EXPRESSING HER OPINION IN HER SONNGG.. SBUTT IT DOESNT REALLY MATTER WHAT MOST OF YOU SAY AAHAHH SHE DOESNT EVEN NOE YOU..BETTER YET CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK..AHHAH SHES MAKING ALL THE MONEYY AHHA STUPIEDD PEOPLE.. Erykah's voice touches the soul | Reviewer: Missy Dunn ------ About the song You Got Me performed by Erykah Badu This song is timeless, it never ages, i could listen to it over and over again and never get tired of it. Erykah's voice just touches the soul and i'm 48, my daughter is 25 and listens to it all the time. Why Listen? | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu To all the fairytail believers out here: Why do you listen to this music anyway if it is soooo against your christianity? Go listen to some gospel or something (Which can be good music as a matter of fact). Write some positive reviews about music you like instead of bothering us with morality from the dark ages. ummm.....what I think | Reviewer: kela ------ About the song On and On performed by Erykah Badu Maybe when Erykah stated If we were made in his image than call us by our name dosent necessarily mean call us God.I think she meant something pertaining to slavery like God is God almighty and you really cant call him any other word soo all the racist shit like boy and Bitch or hoe even should not be said because if we were made in his image we at least deserve the right to be called by our name even if it means a simple name like Robert.....and further more what she could be saying with this one...most intellects do not believe in god but they fear us just the same could mean by us representing Jesus that even though thay dont believe in god they really do without knowing it because thay fear us and we represent Jesus christ sooo all things can be taken differently and this how I percieved it soooo shut the fuck up bitch....I mean oppps Ill call you by your name Kemi.....peace kela You could review the artist/band Erykah Badu in Biography page You could review Erykah Badu album by visiting Albums page and selecting an album You could review Erykah Badu song by clicking the song which you like | | ||||||||||
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