Phone will feature “several surprises,” including a few unspecified guests, and finds Badu combining elements of psychedelia, hip-hop, smooth R&B, jazz, art-rock and found sounds into a style she’s dubbed “TRap&B.” Badu also experimented with a tuning fork and Tibetan singing bowls, resulting in what she describes as a “whole new frequency.”īadu released her “Hotline Bling” remix in October, following it up earlier this month with “Phone Down,” another mixtape track. Gaining creative momentum, she began working with producer Zach Witnessin and wrote, recorded and mixed the album across 12 days in Dallas, Texas. ET on BET.The project began life this fall, after Badu recorded her “Hotline Bling” remix (now retitled “Cell U Lar Device”) as a birthday gift for a friend. It's autobiographical.'īET Presents: 2017 Soul Train Awards airs Sunday, Nov. 'It always comes from a very honest place. 'I think I'm uploading right now, so once I get some information, I'll download it and write it and sing it,' she expressed. I ain't got nothing else,' she said, before confessing that she's waiting for inspiration to hit. 'And it's a blessing at the same time because it's an anthem.'Īs for whether Badu would ever record a follow-up to 'Tyrone,' she said, 'That's it.' Releasing new music, however, seems a little more likely. 'It's like an ex-boyfriend who won't stop following me,' she confessed. While fans still can't get enough of the song today, Badu said 'Tyrone' has become somewhat of 'an ex-boyfriend.' This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.

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