Customer Reviews
Amazing from the old days! - By: Ms. Natasha K. Hinds, 30 Jul 2008 
I remember this album when I was very youngin the 90s & I really, really loved this album although it was my dad's because he loves this album very much & I love those tune called..'Rimshot', 'On & On & 'Appletree'.
Now, this was a good album to listening toin summer time & for me to tidy up my place & relax.
A good beat & basslines. Erykah Badu is an amazing vocalist. I like her voice!
This is the best album that I have ever imagined.
Dull as ditchwater !! - By: A. Auburn, 06 Jun 2008 
This has got to be one of the worst, most boring, most manufactured albums Ive ever bought. The background music was cheap & synthetic, Badus voice rarely shows her full potential as a singer, which is huge, & not one song stands out. I bought the album on the strength of her performance featuring on other albums, such as The Roots fantastic "You Got Me", Busta Rhymes etc. Hugely dissapointing & a waste of money, Id recommend this mass market rubbish to no one.
Life-affirming soul classic - By: Merry Terry, 29 Aug 2006 So much passes for soul music that isn't.
"Baduizm" slipped out onto the scenein 1997 as a debut that contained classy soul-jazz, perfectly delivered.
From the stunning single "on & on" to the ice-cold "certainly" to the charming "four leaf clover" this is a self-assured classic debut, comparable with soul standard classics.
Subtle yet compelling, this album has yet to be matched by any of her contemporaries & even by Ms. Badu herself.
An album that transcends time - By: Melomane, 22 Jan 2005 The first time I experienced this album was at a barbeque some years back. The perfect setting for the hypnotic vibes to emanate. Worked on me anyway, as I bought the album not long after (album no. 2 of my collection at the time). That collection stands at nigh-on 400 right now, & Baduizm is still on rotation. Her voice is intoxicating, & the instrumentation attention-grabbing. This album is a neo-soul classic. Claims of Jill Scott being Ms Badu's successor are understandable, but not necessarily true. Scott brings an earthiness to the game, but lacks Badu's dulcet finesse. Favourites would have to be Appletree, Otherside, Drama, & of course, On & On. Buy the album, then buy Baduizm live to take your appreciation of this album to a whole other level.
Enough to get me into Soul music. - By: Joel, 31 Jul 2004 When I bought Baduizm, it was the first time I'd really ventured out of the kind of music that my friends had influenced me into listening to. I read an article about herin Hip-Hop Soul, & thanks to a bit of spare money I impulsively decided to buy her album. I wasn't totally sure what to expect, I'd just heard a lot of positive things about her.
And I was not disappointed. There's something quite magical about Erykah Badu. Her voice alone is enough to soothe the soul, her songs create a feeling of total laid back relaxation. Personal faourites are the blissful, mellow tones of On & On, the strangely uplifting & inspiring Appletree & Certainly, which is a great song to listen to when you've been turned down by a member of the opposite sex & need a little clarity as to why they might have turned you down - you'll see what I mean when your there.
Anyway, Baduizm was enough to turn a regular kid into an open-minded music fan - I'm currently saving up for Who is Jill Scott? & Worldwide Underground so I can explore this music more. Sensational album.
