Baduizm is the debut album by American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter Erykah Badu, released on February 11, 1997 by Kedar Records.
 After leaving university in order to concentrate on music full-time, Badu then began touring with her cousin, Robert "Free" Bradford, where she recorded a 19-song demo, "Country Cousins", which attracted the attention of Kedar Massenburg.
 He set Badu up to record a duet with D'Angelo, "Your Precious Love," and eventually signed her to a record deal with Universal Records.
 Recording sessions for the album took place during January to October 1996 at Battery Studios in New York City, Sigma Sounds & Ivory Studios in Philadelphia, and Dallas Sound Lab in Dallas.
The Game is a 1999 album from singer Chico DeBarge.
 It peaked at 41 on the Billboard 200.
 It marked his return to Motown Records (since 1988) after Kedar Entertainment founder Kedar Massenburg was appointed as head of the label in late 1998.
 The album's final song "Heart Mind & Soul" is a cover of the title track of the 1994 album from brother El DeBarge.
Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album is the second tribute album dedicated to Motown recording artist Marvin Gaye, released by Motown in 1999.
 The album featured covers of Gaye's hits including "Sexual Healing", "Your Precious Love" and "Distant Lover".
 Artists such as Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, El DeBarge, Chico DeBarge, Joe, Brian McKnight and Gerald Levert took part in paying tribute to Gaye, all of whom considered the singer one of their biggest influences.
 The album peaked at number 97 on the Billboard Top 200 and number 20 on the Billboard R&B chart and released the cover versions of "Your Precious Love" (Erykah Badu & D'Angelo) and "You Sure Love to Ball" (Will Downing) as singles.
"The Light" is the Grammy-nominated second single from Common's 2000 album "Like Water for Chocolate".
 It was produced by Jay Dee and features keyboards performed by James Poyser.
 It samples "Open Your Eyes" as performed by Bobby Caldwell and the drums from "You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart" by The Detroit Emeralds.
 Framed as a love letter, it is a confession of Common's love for a woman - specifically, his girlfriend at the time, Erykah Badu (in 2012, Common acknowledged via a video for the website RapGenius that the song was about her).
 Cynthia Fuchs of PopMatters describes it as a "charming, tender, and undeniably soulful declaration of affection and respect."
 A music video directed by Nzingha Stewart features Common, Erykah Badu and "recognizable sensual delights" including "a homemade Minnie Ripperton cassette, a mango, a pink lava lamp [and] a deeply green water-beaded leaf."
The label had success in breaking new artists, including the multi-platinum debut of Erykah Badu, Billie Myers and Lost Boyz.
 Recognizing the changing landscape of the industry, Glass strategically aligned Universal with such independent record labels as Kedar Entertainment, home to Erykah Badu, and Mojo Records, home to platinum artist Reel Big Fish and the Cherry Poppin' Daddies.
ICON: The Best of Erykah Badu is a compilation album by American R&B artist Erykah Badu, released in August 2010 under Universal Motown.
 It's the first compilation of Badu's hit songs throughout her music career.
 The collection consists of 12 hit songs, as "On & On", "Love of My Life", You Got Me with "The Roots", "Tyrone" and "Bag Lady".
Erica "Erykah" Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), better known as Erykah Badu ( ), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress.
American singer and songwriter Erykah Badu has released five studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, one mixtape, 31 singles (including 13 as a featured artist), three promotional singles and 20 music videos. Badu's career began after opening a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in her hometown; record label executive Kedar Massenburg was highly impressed with her performance and signed her to Kedar Records.
 Her debut album, "Baduizm", was released on February 11, 1997.
 It spawned three singles: "On & On", "Next Lifetime", and "Otherside of the Game".
 The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
William "Kedar" Massenburg (born 1964) is an American record producer and record label executive, who was the president of Motown Records from 1997 to 2004.
 Massenburg is best known for bringing Erykah Badu to fame.
 He trademarked the term "neo soul."
Joe Thomas, New Man is the seventh album by American recording artist Joe, released on September 23, 2008 in the United States.
 It marked his debut on Kedar Massenburg's independent record label Kedar Entertainment, following his split with Jive Records in 2007.
 The album debuted at number eight on the US "Billboard" 200 albums chart, and reached the top of the Independent Albums chart.

Question: What job do both Kedar Massenburg and Erykah Badu have?
Answer: record producer