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Erykah Badu joined The Roots on Jimmy Fallon this past Friday to join The Legendary during their on-air tribute to the late Michael Jackson.  While most of the treats happened between commercial breaks, Questlove was generous enough to pass along these covers of “I Wanna Be Where You Are” and “Billie Jean”, which they recorded live in the 30 Rock studio just before the taping began.  Fanstastic stuff here.

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Another gem from Erykah’s Vortex Tour last summer, here is the Madlib produced, “The Healer” from The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Also threw in the video of this from her VH1 Soulstage performance as well as Pharoahe Monch’s remix.

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Erykah Badu took center stage at one of more prestigious venues in New York City last year, backed by a great live band, featuring Chris “Daddy” Dave holdin it down on the drums.  Here is her rendition of “Soldier” from the show, which was one of the highlights of the night for me.  Karreim beats makin me fiendish! © Black Thought

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