Erykah Badu upholds an image of good vibes, harmony, and oneness with the planet but even she said that it can get real right quick with her. At a recent concert, a fight broke that gave weight to Ms. Badu’s earlier statement and folks on Twitter are scratching their heads wondering what went down.
Posted on July 5 by @imaniology_, Erykah Badu was in the midst of singing her hit track “Window Seat” when a smartphone video revealed a fight between three women that a person in the comments claimed was due to a woman standing on a seat behind her and bumping the back of the seat in front of her. As that might be an annoying occurrence when you’re trying to hear one of your favorite songs, it makes a little bit of sense that hands got thrown at that moment.
The moment was so explosive online that even Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of The Roots chimed in via Twitter, sending a message to James Poyser that the music their producing is now sparking brawls in a joking manner. Badu reportedly commented on the brawl herself, writing in an Instagram Story post that “sometimes you gotta let it all out.”
I forgot to tell y’all the girls started tussling at the Erykah Badu concert pic.twitter.com/pzzhky0Oy9
— clear skin cutie (@imaniology_) July 5, 2022
Wow @jamespoyser ……our music finally starts a riot! https://t.co/Y3vMsziWaF
— Dr. Love (@questlove) July 8, 2022
It isn’t known where the concert and fight took place but what is clear is that Twitter is having way too much fun with the topic. Badu is all about the vibes so hopefully, this isn’t the start of a trend to get it popping at laidback R&B concerts.
Check out the reactions from Twitter below.
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Photo: Getty
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Someone in the background screaming "OMG Why Y'all fighting, Erykah Badu make y'all wanna fight????" Killed me pic.twitter.com/H2XBRDVCgD
— Mmekwa MrTV (@mrtv_mmekwa) July 9, 2022
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I didn’t know Erykah Badu’s Window Seat had the same effect as a Three Six Mafia song https://t.co/BsAWknkOxT
— MaltLiquorPapi (@LowkeyBrilliant) July 9, 2022
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come get the most relaxing smackdown ever at the erykah badu show pic.twitter.com/fHXmFndgQo
— Andre Ward's Freshly Licked Lips (@joyronesjr1) July 9, 2022
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11. Niggas fighting at an Erykah Badu concert (what in The actual fuck) pic.twitter.com/pjYDowhlNZ
— Tru-You-Nu'z (@DaNuKlan) July 9, 2022
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Fighting at an Erykah Badu concert Ik nothing is right with you soul. Yo whole soul STANK!!!
— ImJustGroovy (@ImJustGroove) July 9, 2022
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1. Of all artists' concerts to start jacking, y'all chose Erykah Badu?
2. No titties popped out, that fight is extremely mid https://t.co/OXtINX8wy7
— the freaky leo (@thefreakyleo) July 9, 2022
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Cuz if you can’t go to a Erykah Badu Concert then where the hell can you gopic.twitter.com/YPrScKB2kO
— Cameron Searles (@CJSearle93) July 8, 2022
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Fighting at an Erykah Badu concert is a red flag. She makes the most soothing music, you must have a horrible vibe to still want to fight after listening to it . https://t.co/ou2MpuBggJ
— Dedee (@thoughtfulbae) July 8, 2022
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the person in the background yelling "Erykah Badu make y'all wanna fight????" is what really does it for me https://t.co/V1BBuSszEu
— Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) July 8, 2022
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Me cleanse my phone after watching them two demons fight at Erykah Badu concert pic.twitter.com/0ZMURRDZNu
— Bri Marné (@NonGMHoee) July 8, 2022
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You know how unbalanced your chakras gotta be to fight at
Erykah Badu's concert https://t.co/6VXFcK3iIa— Tres Equis (@CaptCommandoXII) July 9, 2022
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How you start fighting at an ERYKAH BADU concert? It ain’t nothing but incense and vibes in there and y’all tussling pic.twitter.com/rEbGECodt7
— Girl, Be Calm (@SayChanteChante) July 8, 2022
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Fighting at an Erykah Badu concert is so barbaric. They need to bathe in sage. I just know the ancestors were livid. https://t.co/tgbJQdcWGr pic.twitter.com/nl0dxhPj5u
— Bean Nicky Barnes (@BeanNickyBarnes) July 8, 2022