The study of lyrical content based on Islamic view focusing on the halal and haram. Case study: the healer/ hip-hop by Erykah Badu, insya Allah by Maher Zain and shout to the lord by Darlene Zschech / Siti Nur'amalina Hairuddin by Hairuddin, Siti Nur'amalina

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Home Is Where the Ok Is? Early Okayplayer Message Boards & an by Antoine Hardy

“…Prior to social media era, the OKP message boards were the rare space where black digital voices could be heard and acknowledged by peers and fellow recording artists such as Erykah Badu—a digital home or dwelling space. In this essay, I sample and extend Hyde’s redefinition of ethos as “home”; to online communities of color. …”
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Everyday Black Futurity in Popular Culture by RaShelle R. Peck

“…There are well known examples of Afrofuturism, such as the Black Panther films, as well as the music of George Clinton, Sun Ra, Janelle Monáe, and Erykah Badu, which offer profound versions of Black futures. …”
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