Erykah Badu · 1997 · 1990s · Entry 253 of 272
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The debut that gave neo-soul its name and its first canonical record. 'On & On' and 'Otherside of the Game' as the opening case, head-wrap and jazz-trained phrasing setting the rules everyone else would follow.
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