The Healer
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"The Healer" is a spiritually themed neo-soul/hip-hop track by Erykah Badu that pays tribute to the healing power of music and hip-hop culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Healer canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Erykah Badu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describedAs | spiritually themed neo-soul/hip-hop track ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
chant-like chorus
ⓘ
loop-based production ⓘ |
| format |
CD single
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative hip hop
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ neo soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | yes ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ programmed beats ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 3 minutes 21 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
cultural resistance
ⓘ
music as medicine ⓘ social consciousness ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
healing power of hip hop
ⓘ
transformative power of music ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
“Hip hop is bigger than the government”
ⓘ
“This one is for Dilla” ⓘ |
| partOf | New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | New Amerykah series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Erykah Badu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madlib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Madlib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Motown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2008-01-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| theme |
healing power of music
ⓘ
hip hop culture ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| tributeTo |
J Dilla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
spoken word elements
ⓘ
sung vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Erykah Badu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madlib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.