Erykah Badu Releases Her Version Drake’s “Hotline Bling”; Announces New Mixtape

Erykah Badu Hotline Bling

The world could have lived without another “Hotline Bling” cover. Or at least we thought so. Erykah Badu freed up her version of the Canadian’s single. The soul singer didn’t just provide us with a quick cover. She created an extended version with live insturmentstion that stretches to damn near the 8 minute mark. A quick glance at the credits shows that this is a family affair since her son 7 Benjamin is listed as a co-writer.

This is the first look at new work from Badu. A mixtape from the singer is on the way as well. Entiled “BUT U CAINT USE MY PHONE”, a reference to her 1997 hit “Tyrone,” doesn’t have a release date as yet.