Erykah Badu confirms she’s working on her first album in 15 years

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Erykah Badu is finally readying her first album in over a decade – find out more below.In a new interview with Billboard, Badu revealed that she’s bene hard at work in the studio, where she’s recording on her first studio album in 15 years.

The album is being produced solely by The Alchemist, who has in the past worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah and more.While the album isn’t done and hasn’t received a title or release date, Erykah Badu has told Billboard that it’s “taking up most of her time” and that she “can’t wait” until it’s done.Elsewhere during the chat, Badu explained why it’s been so long between albums: “I tour eight months out of the year for the past 25 years.

That’s what I do. I am a performance artist. I am not a recording artist. I come from the theater.”She continued: “It’s the immediate reaction between you and the audience and the immediate feeling.

The point where you become one living, breathing organism with people. That’s what I live for. It’s my therapy. And theirs, too.