Erykah Badu is one of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, R&B and soul. Time and again, she's proven that her talent surpasses generations. Known as someone who continuously reinvents herself, she recently announced the release of her mixtape, "But You Cain't Use My Phone".

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In an unconventional interview with LA Times, Erykah Badu explains her latest release, which theme is central to phones. Her latest cover of Drake's "Hotline Bling" garnered over a million streams just two days since she uploaded it in her Soundcloud.

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"What it also did was introduced me to that frequency of music because I hadn't done it," Badu explains.

For the full interview, vistit the LA Times site.