“Hip-hop was created out of necessity. We needed to create some digitized things to help us understand what we were feeling.” HelpingFeelingsNeededHip HopHipsHops Author:Erykah Badu
“I really enjoy being the child's 'welcoming committee' and to help someone usher his or her spirit into the world in a very peaceful way is very effortless to me.” WorldWayChildrenHelpingSpiritEnjoyWelcomePeacefulCommitteesEffortless Author:Erykah Badu
“Whereas I want everything to be peaceful during a birth, I take the total opposite approach when I'm helping someone come to terms with leaving this place - I play Richard Pryor records.” WantPlayHelpingTermRecordsBirthApproachOppositesLeavingPeacefulHelping Someone Author:Erykah Badu
“I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who wanted to help others by sharing her emotion. That's what I do, too, so I think that's a great comparison.” ThinkingHelpingWantedBeautifulSpiritEmotionCreativeWonderfulHelping OthersHolidayComparisonHelpfulWow Author:Erykah Badu
“It just works better for me to discriminate between which thoughts are mine and which come from elsewhere, before I even talk about them or express them - it helps to keep me focused on my path.” HelpingPathMinesFocusedElsewhere Author:Erykah Badu
“The metal or the stone that's helping me .I'll incorporate them into anything I wear - but I think it's about accessories more than anything, because it's how you accessorize yourself that gives you your own unique style.” ThinkingGivingHelpingStyleUniqueStonesMetalsAccessoriesUnique Style Author:Erykah Badu
“I had the opportunity, as a child, to grow up in a community center where I was exposed to theater, music, art, and computer science; things that I would have never had the opportunity to even meet had it not been for those people taking time out of their schedules, helping us as children to travel all over the world while sitting in a gymnasium. That's what I did before I was a musician, before I was a recording artist, I was a teacher and a community leader.” PeopleWorldChildrenArtHelpingArtistOpportunityGrowsCommunityLeaderGrowing UpTeacherComputerMusicianSittingTheaterExposedTake TimeSchedulesComputer ScienceGymnasiumsCommunity Centers Author:Erykah Badu
“Now my record deal helps me to do things for free or give more time to my community than I could otherwise.” GivingHelpingCommunityDealsRecordsHelp MeMore Time Author:Erykah Badu
