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Answer: Roy Hargrove

Badu landed the freestyling gig at one of her area's local radio stations, then known as KNON. Badu and Hargrove were briefly part of the same rap group while they both attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in downtown Dallas, Texas. Hargrove ended up establishing a name for himself as a successful trumpeter. Hargrove has worked with many successful musicians, and he was also the leader of the band The RH Factor. Hargrove won his first Grammy with his own band Crisol for their 1998 album, "Habana," which won the award for Best Latin Jazz Performance.

Answer: D'Angelo

Badu performed for D'Angelo in 1994 in Dallas, Texas. After the show, an impressed Kedar Massenburg of Kedar Entertainment signed Badu and soon after Badu and D'Angelo together performed a rendition of "Precious Love," a duet originally performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Massenburg has since gained notoriety for both discovering the talented Badu and coining the term "neo-soul," which he used to describe Badu's music among the work of other musicians. One of the results of her business with Massenburg was the breakup of Erykah Free, which was a rap group that Badu participated in with her cousin Free.

Answer: True

"Ms. Jackson" is the second single from OutKast's fourth studio album, "Stanktonia." "Stanktonia" also featured Badu in the song "Humble Mumble." According to André in one of his interviews, he based the song title on Badu's mother, who is given the title of "Ms. Jackson." "Ms. Jackson" provides a fictionalized portrayal of Badu and André's relationship that ended in 2000, and the track stands as an apology to Badu's mother for hurting her daughter.

A child named Seven Sirius was born between the two artists in 1997. On one occasion, when asked about where the name came from, Badu simply explained that it "is a divine number which cannot be divided."

Answer: A.D. 2000

On February 4, 1999, four undercover cops in the Bronx killed Diallo after shooting him 19 times. All four of the cops were later acquitted, and because Diallo didn't have any sort of weapon on him, many citizens were outraged. The case brought out issues involving racial profiling and the use of excessive violence by police.

Other musical acts who have made supposed references to the incident include singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, reggae artist Ziggy Marley, and heavy metal band Trivium.

Answer: Tyrone

"You Got Me," a song by The Roots featuring Badu singing the chorus, was on the hip-hop group's album "Things Fall Apart," and it won a Grammy in 2000 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Badu also won a Grammy for both "On & On" in 1998 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" in 2003 for Best R&B Song. "Tyrone" was nominated for a Grammy in 1999 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance but lost to "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill on her first solo album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."

Answer: Christ

The hook starts with "Alhamdulillah Allah Jehovah / Yahweh Dios Ma'at Jah / Rastafari fyah dance / Sex, music, hip-hop / It's bigger than religion / Hip-hop." Dios is a Spanish term for God, Allah is an Arabic term for God, and Jehovah is a Hebrew term for God.

The song "The Healer" was produced by Madlib, and it is featured on Badu's fourth studio album, "New Amerykah Part One: (4th World War)," which was released in 2008. The song essentially emphasizes the power and influence of hip-hop music.

When asked about the song, Badu was quoted saying that to her, "hip-hop is felt in all religions. It has a healing power." Badu added that she had "recently been to Palestine, Jerusalem, Africa and a bunch of other places, and everyone is listening to hip-hop."

Answer: John F. Kennedy

In the video for her hit single "Window Seat", Badu is seen naked in front of minors, and the artist did all of this without the necessary permission from city officials. Badu's music video actually sparked such a controversy that police ended up issuing the artist a class C misdemeanor citation for disorderly conduct in 2010.

The uncut music video depicted a stripping Badu walking down sidewalk in Dallas, Texas and ended with a gunshot sound, to which Badu responds by falling down in the same area that U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Badu argues, however, that this video was not meant to be disrespectful. According to her, people were completely misinterpreting it. Badu claims that it was instead a music video speaking out against "groupthink," an idea in the field of social psychology.

Answer: J Dilla

Badu talked about this in several different interviews. According to J Dilla's mother, Dilla would hallucinate often, and in one instance her son told her that ODB of the Wu-Tang Clan, who had already passed away at the time, was talking to him. According to Dilla, ODB told him which bus to get on once he crosses over to the afterlife. "Telephone" was written as a tribute to Dilla after Badu heard of his passing. "Telephone" starts with the following lines: "Telephone / It's Ol' Dirty / He wants to give you directions home / Says it won't be too long." The track was featured on "New Amerykah Part One: (4th World War)."

Answer: Muslims

Badu sparked an uproar in Malaysia after a photo surfaced in a newspaper called "The Star" of Badu baring the word "Allah" in Arabic on her body in the form of two temporary tattoos. This was seen as offensive and inappropriate, and many members of the Muslim community felt slighted by the casual use of Allah in something related to entertainment.

In a press conference held in Kuala Lumpur on the day of the concert, Badu was quoted saying, "Art is often misunderstood in the realm of religion. Art can't be censored by anyone."

Answer: Because she "eats a lot of vegetables"

Throughout the first part of "Green Eyes," Badu repeats "My eyes are green / Cause I eat a lot of vegetables / It don't have nothing to do with your new friend." The track is from Badu's second studio album, "Mama's Gun," which was released in 2000. Similar to OutKast's "Ms. Jackson," Badu drew inspiration from her relationship with OutKast's André Benjamin when writing the song. "Green Eyes" is essentially a three-part song about handling a breakup.