Erykah Badu Offers Response To Kendrick Lamar Romance Rumors

Erykah Badu clears up any misconceptions about her relationship with Kendrick Lamar. Apparently, since Kendrick Lamar dropped the lyric "Um, well cutie, I like your bougie bootie/Come Erykah Badu me/Hell, let’s make a movie," on Kanye West's "No More Parties In L.A." the internets have been abuzz with rumors that this means that K. Dot and the legendary singer are an item. For whatever reason, Badu has just this morning decided to respond to said rumors. There's nothing happening between Badu and Lamar, according to the singer, the rapper is actually quite shy. She starts by saying, "Kendrick aint called me since y'all made up some shit about us being in the trailer makin out so he missed his award." The two have apparently only met once, and that would be at the BET Awards in 2013, which the singer included a photo from in her tweet. She throws in a bit of wisdom in response to a fan: "It's not always betwixxx the thighs .. Sometimes it's between the ears."

Erykah Badu Calls Out Black Eyed Peas For Copying Her Music Video With "Yesterday"

Erykah Badu says that BEP "borrowed" her idea for their "Yesterday" visuals. At the end of last week, Black Eyed Peas made a return with their new music video for "Yesterday." As opposed to the pop-leaning music they were making at the height of their popularity (with Fergie), this new song didn't feature Fergie at all and returned to their hip-hop roots. The group referenced plenty of classic hip-hop records not only in their visuals, where BEP imposed themselves onto many rap vinyls, but with the production, which sampled a plethora of old school records. They were definitely making a statement with their comeback, however, as Erykah Badu has pointed out, she may have already made that statement. Ms. Badu took to her Facebook page to point out the similarities between the visual she directed for "Honey" and the Black Eyed Peas' "Yesterday"-- both of which feature the artist face imposed on to various vinyls, which are being rifled through out at a record store. Nonetheless she wasn't malicious about it, she said she was "flattered" and called the video "cute." "I think THE BLACK EYES PEAS borrowed my idea a Lil lol ... I'm gone beat up Will I AM. I wrote and directed this joint. Won best director @ VMA's.. So I understand, Pasha Shapiro.. Flattered. Cute video non the less."