{"id":212720,"date":"2025-06-24T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=212720"},"modified":"2025-06-24T09:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:56:15","slug":"erykah-badu-the-alchemist-next-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/erykah-badu-the-alchemist-next-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Erykah Badu &#038; The Alchemist &#8211; Next To You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aP7sIiZ7se4?si=Jy4O84rZOlT6XdP0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Erykah Badu<\/strong> has released &#8220;Next To You,&#8221; the first single from her upcoming collaborative album with the renowned producer <strong>The Alchemist<\/strong>. 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