On & On

Erykah Badu recorded 'On & On' with producer JaBorn Jamal for her debut album Baduizm, released on Kedar Entertainment in February 1997, with the track built around Badu's distinctive vocal phrasing and a stripped, jazz-inflected rhythm section. Released as the lead single from Baduizm, 'On & On' reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped establish the neo-soul movement as a commercially viable force, presenting Badu's blend of jazz, hip-hop, and gospel-rooted soul to a national audience. The track earned Badu a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and is widely regarded as the song that launched neo-soul into the mainstream, directly influencing a generation of artists including Jill Scott, India.Arie, and others who followed in the genre's wake.