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but it failed to reach any Billboard singles chart

which established him as a prodigiously talented songwriter and musician whose introspective lyrics and unique vocal style would mark him out as one of the most important indie-folk artists of the decade

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Erykah Badu - Baduizm 2LP boardsofcanada but it failed to reachBlending hip hop with traditional soul and jazz vocal stylings, neo soul singer songwriter Erykah Badu took the music world by storm with her 1997 debut album Baduizm. Politically and socially engaged, Badu drew flattering comparisons to music luminaries and evident influences like Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. Baduizm rose all the way to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart and scored a big hit and Grammy with the song "On & On." Better yet,