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If You Loved Kanye's 'Real Friends,' Get Ready for Erykah Badu's 'Trill Friends'

Trill friends: how many of us have them?
If You Loved Kanye's 'Real Friends,' Get Ready for Erykah Badu's 'Trill Friends'
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By Yolanda Sangweni · Updated October 27, 2020
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Inspired by Kanye West’s “Real Friends,” Erykah Badu jumped on the mic to bless us with “Trill Friends.” But West isn’t the only emcee she references. Badu also takes a walk down memory lane with her own interpretation of Whodini’s “Friends.” Listen in.

TOPICS:  Erykah Badu Kanye West