• Intelligencer
  • The Cut
  • Vulture
  • The Strategist
  • Curbed
  • Grub Street
  • Subscribe to the Magazine Give a Gift Subscription Buy Back Issues Current Issue Contents
    Subscribe to New York Magazine
  • Subscribe
  • Profile
    Sign Out
  • TV
  • Movies
  • Comedy
  • Music
  • TV Recaps
  • Streamliner
  • Vulture Lists
  • Books
  • Theater
  • Art
  • The Gold Rush
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • About Vulture
  • How to Pitch
  • Newsletters
  • Games
  • Vulture Festival
  • NYMag.com
  • New York Magazine
  • Intelligencer
  • Vulture
  • The Cut
  • The Strategist
  • Grub Street
  • Curbed
Subscribe Give A Gift
  • TV
  • Movies
  • Comedy
  • Music
  • TV Recaps
  • Streamliner
  • Vulture Lists
  • Books
  • Theater
  • Art
  • The Gold Rush
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • About Vulture
  • How to Pitch
  • Newsletters
  • Games
  • Vulture Festival
  • NYMag.com
  • New York Magazine
  • Intelligencer
  • Vulture
  • The Cut
  • The Strategist
  • Grub Street
  • Curbed
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Pin It
+Comments Leave a Comment
party lines
May 10, 2014

First Vulture Festival Kicks Off With Erykah Badu DJ Set

By Jenna Marotta

Share

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Pin It
Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images

The first ever Vulture Festival — a weekend of events starring Parks and Recreation’s Adam Scott, Rufus Wainwright, M.I.A., Solange, and the casts of Bob’s Burgers, Orange Is the New Black, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine — kicked off Friday night with a party at Manhattan’s Neuehouse. (Pick up tickets for all those events here.) The night’s DJ, Low Down Loretta Brown (a.k.a. Erykah Badu), spun through two hours of hits (including “Skew It on the Bar-B,” by former flame Andre 3000, which prompted her to yell out, “I’m about to take you to Baby Daddy’s album. I’m talking about my baby daddy”) before singing an a capella version of her song “Soldiers.” On her way out to pick up her 17-year old son Seven at the airport, all she wanted to do was talk about her getup:

Badu: These are my favorite blue feathers I take with me everywhere.

Where did they come from?
They came from a friend named Thundercat; he’s my bass player.

Nice, do you know where he got them? What kind of bird are they?
It’s from a macaw I think. I think he has a bird and they fell off his tail. And then I have on my medallions I always wear — my Mayan calendar and my Egyptian calendar. And I have on my lucky triple pyramid [necklace] — this was made by Miguel, the singer, and he gave it to me. This ankh ring is made by my father [had eight or ten gemstones in the setting].

What a talented family.
This is my favorite hat, one of my designs.

You designed that hat?
Well you know, kind of. I asked for it.

Tell me. Everyone wonders about this hat.
I’ve been wearing these hats for ten years. Same hats.

So Pharrell stole it from you, right?
I don’t think he stole it. I think that’s a Vivianne Westwood hat he has on, that’s really exquisite — I love his hat.

Did you make it or did you design, it or both?
Yes. Made it.

How do you make a hat?
You just put it on a hat mold and you get some felt, and you spin it and turn it and you have your own bowl.

How do you know when it’s high enough?
I don’t. I just keep giving it pot.

Pot?
Pot.

For a look at the rest of Vulture Festival’s opening night party, click through.

View
1 / 12 Photos
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Photo: Bryan Bedder/2014 Getty Images
Photo: Brad Barket/2014 Getty Images
Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images
Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images
Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images
Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images
Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images
Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images
1 / 12

Tags:

  • vulture festival
  • vulture festival 2014
  • erykah badu
  • dylan mcdermott
  • party lines
  • More

More Galleries

theater Feb. 13, 2023
Lorraine Hansberry Saw It Coming  Her nearly forgotten play The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window resurfaces at BAM, now with Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan. 
By Jackson McHenry
vulture homepage lede Feb. 5, 2023
All of the Best 2023 Grammys Red-Carpet Looks  Lizzo, Doja Cat, and more make the whole place [*Taylor Swift voice*] shimmer! 
By Savannah Salazar
sundance 2023 Jan. 27, 2023
As Seen at Sundance  The talk of the ski town at this year’s film festival. 
By Rebecca Alter and JJ Geiger
photo essay Nov. 9, 2022
‘My Hometown Thought I Was a Freak’  Down and out in New York City’s 1980s hardcore scene. 
By Caryn Rose
live from the black carpet Aug. 28, 2022
See Every Red-Carpet Look From the 2022 MTV VMAs  Lil Nas X, Taylor Swift, Måneskin, Lizzo and more are hitting the black carpet. 
By Savannah Salazar
first person Aug. 17, 2022
The Voice of New York Is Drill  It’s the most captivating sound the city has heard in decades — and also the most misunderstood. Here, 19 NY drill artists set the record straight. 
By Camille Squires
gallery July 19, 2022
Bradley Cooper As Bernstein  On the town and on the set with the biopic version of Lenny. 
By Justin Davidson
gallery June 23, 2022
The Faces of The Tribeca Film Festival 2022  Megan Fox, Robert De Niro, J. Lo, and more smize for the camera. 
By Vulture Editors
scenes May 18, 2022
PinkPantheress Fans Only  Everyone’s a main character at the anonymous singer’s live New York debut. 
By Rebecca Jennings
life in pictures Apr. 12, 2022
Sexy Cyrano  Behind the scenes at BAM with James McAvoy as he brings a smoldering version of de Bergerac Stateside. 
By Pari Dukovic
grammys 2022 Apr. 3, 2022
See Every Red Carpet Look From the 2022 Grammy Awards  Doja Cat, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, and more. 
By Savannah Salazar
oscars 2022 Mar. 27, 2022
See Every Red-Carpet Look From the 2022 Oscars  As the cast of High School Musical 3 once said, “Tonight’s the night!” 
By Savannah Salazar
reasons to love new york Dec. 10, 2021
Snapshots of the City Where Movies Were Born  Because every street has a story to tell; all you need is a camera to tell it. 
By Vulture Editors
gallery Nov. 19, 2021
The Faces of Vulture Festival 2021  We welcomed Issa Rae, Henry Winkler, John Cho, and dozens of other stars (plus one good dog) to our photo studio. 
By Bobby Doherty
emmys 2021 Sept. 19, 2021
See Every Red Carpet Look from the 2021 Primetime Emmys  Michaela Coel, Elizabeth Olsen, Anya Taylor-Joy, and more grace the Emmys red carpet. 
By Savannah Salazar
met gala 2021 Sept. 14, 2021
See Every Celebrity Look From Met Gala 2021  Including Rihanna, Billie Eilish, and more. 
By Charu Sinha
vmas 2021 Sept. 12, 2021
See Every Red-Carpet Look From the 2021 MTV VMAs  Doja Cat, Kacey Musgraves, Lil Nas X, and more arrive on the red carpet. 
By Savannah Salazar
oscars 2021 Apr. 25, 2021
See Every Red-Carpet Look From the 2021 Oscars  Colman Domingo, Steven Yeun, Emerald Fennell, and more are gracing the red carpet of the 93rd Academy Awards. 
By Savannah Salazar
grammys 2021 Mar. 14, 2021
See Every ‘Red Carpet’ Look From the 2021 Grammy Awards  Check out Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, and more in their red carpet looks. 
By Savannah Salazar
the gold rush Feb. 28, 2021
See Every ‘Red Carpet’ Look From the 2021 Golden Globes  Here’s to looking glam even at home. 
By Savannah Salazar
More Galleries
  • TV
  • Movies
  • Comedy
  • Music
  • What To Stream
  • About Vulture
  • About New York Magazine
  • Newsletters
  • Help
  • Contact
  • Press
  • Media Kit
  • We’re Hiring
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Ad Choices
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Accessibility
vulture is a Vox Media Network. © 2023 Vox Media, LLC. All rights reserved.