![]() Speaking with The Breakfast Club on NovemBadu reminisced about how the song came about. She released her solo debut, Sis., last year.įind a playlist of all of our recent Songs You Need to Know selections on Spotify. It's one of my favorite songs to perform on stage and it's still hilarious to me.' Fans assumed the song was about Badu's former lover Andr 3000, but the Outkast rapper squashed the rumor with his 'A Life in a Day of Benjamin Andre' track. Kirby spent years as a high-profile songwriter, earning credits on Ariana Grande’s “Break Your Heart Right Back,” Paul McCartney, Kanye West, and Rihanna’s “FourFiveSeconds,” and Brandy’s “Beggin and Pleadin,” among others. Kirby’s track also nods to another R&B classic, Erykah Badu’s “Tyrone,” which starts with one incredible line - “I’m getting tired of your shit” - and builds to an unforgettable kiss-off: “You don’t know how to act/So matter of fact/I think you better call Tyrone/And tell him, come on, help you get your shit.” “I need shelter from the rain,” the group sang, “to ease the pain of changing from boys to men.”īut maybe the men need to find some of the help they require on their own. In 1994’s “Khalil – Interlude,” which was later covered by Drake, Boyz II Men echoed the pained, isolated tone of the song that gave them their name. Boyz II Men went on to sell millions of albums throughout the 1990s. This song resonated with a young quintet of singers in Philadelphia, who changed their name in honor of New Edition’s track and later earned the support of New Edition member Michael Bivins.
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