Chaka and Erykah join big hair forces at the BET Honors show in January.
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2013: Hats On
At the BET Awards in June, Badu’s take on the pompadour is half covered by an orange panama.
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2012: Double Trouble
Badu enters the Late Show with David Letterman studio with a center part and two full knots.
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2012: Top Knotch
Badu rocks a casual chic top knot at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, February 2012.
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2012: French Braid
Erykah’s loose side braid looks tres chic at a performance in Vienne, France.
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2011: Haute Hippie
Badu looks very 1960s with free love era waist-length locks and middle part at the Outside Music and Arts Festival in San Franciso.
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2010: Twist and Shout
Erykah Badu visited BET’s “106 & Park” wearing waist-length twists and braids.
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2009: Full ‘Fro
At the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Erykah took the stage in an overwhelming and all-encompassing afro.
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2009: Peak Performance
Badu wore a shaped up fro to a concert in Los Angeles.
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2008: Blown Away
At her New Amerykah album release party, the artist wore a vintage-looking blow out—a rare straight hair moment for Badu.
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2008: Mane Event
Erykah Badu performed at VH1’s Soul Stage in a larger-than-life afro.
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2006: Go There Hair
At the Nice Jazz Festival, Erykah Badu rocked the stage in a blown out, kinky mohawk.
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2006: Mohawk Mama
Erykah Badu brought down the house at the North Sea Jazz Festival with her searing song selection and her fab fro-hawk.
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2005: Natural Wonder
At a Luther Vandross tribute concert, Erykah wore a modified afro with freshly unwrapped double-strand twists.
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2003: Smokin’ Hot
Erykah Badu took the stage during the ESSENCE Music Festival burning incense and sporting an lush afro.
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2003: Award-Winning Style
At the 45th Grammy Awards, Erykah Badu flaunted a perfectly round halo of kinky curls.
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2003: Full Force
At a 2003 photo shoot, Erykah Badu traded in her locs and braids for a full force afro.
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2002: Going Green
At the 2002 Grammy Awards, Erykah Badu sported mile-long micro-braid extensions with green accents. Love the metallic headband!
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2001: Bald Beauty
In 2001 Grammy’s, Erykah Badu made headlines with her gorgeous shaved head and tribal-chic yellow makeup. One of her most striking looks!
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2000: Loc’d Up
In 2000, Erykah Badu paired a Southern belle straw hat with glossy, chest-length dreadlock extensions.
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1999: High Hair
At the ’99 Grammy Awards, Erykah Badu hit the red carpet with a new twist on her famous wrap—she left the top open, giving us a peek at her dreadlocks.