Ryan Leslie talks Erykah Badu and her "Window Seat"

Two years since her last release, Erykah Badu planned to make a bang when she returned. Because of her style, Badu has always turned heads. Despite being a veteran in the game, she is still turning heads. However, it had little to nothing to do with her music. Instead, it was her curves that has the people talking.

In her most-recent video, Erykah Badu decided to go nude. Paying attention to the lyrics of the song, she was not stripping to simply strip. She is discussing the many issues of the world. The place where she begins to move her clothes is the same place where President Kennedy was assassinated.

At the end of the video, a completely nude Badu is also murdered in the same spot as Kennedy. Immediately after the video was released to the public, it caused controversy. There have been plenty of people who spoke on the situation. Some police officers planned to arrest her for indecent exposure.

After the outcry because of her nudity, Erykah Badu went on the record to defend herself. She let it be known that she did not strip in order to build buzz. Instead, she was raising awareness. Listening to the lyrics of the song proves that was all that she was doing. Still, that does not change the fact that Erykah Badu was publicly nude. The first person from the hip hop community to speak on her recent activities was Ryan Leslie. He said that the move that she made was a risky artistic move.

In an effort to avoid controversy, Ryan Leslie feels that Erykah Badu should open up about her inspiration for the video. The chances of her actually being arrested for going nude in public are slim-to-none. Before she went out onto the street, Badu did ask for permission. Despite her going out and asking for permission to film her risky video, the controversy does not end. Ryan Leslie feels that if she were to go out and actually speak on what inspired her to do this video that some of the controversy would fade away.

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Erykah Badu sparks controversy with "Window Seat" video

Recently, the women of R&B have been causing quite a bit of controversy. Just as the talk of Beyonce's "Video Phone" video died down, Erykah Badu decided to go nude in her latest release. Because she had always marketed herself as a singer that used her words as opposed to her body, the video came as a surprise to many.

For the past few days, more and more people have watched the video. The more the people watch the video, the more the people talk about the video. A few days ago, the video premiered on the BET countdown series, "106 & Park," but it is likely never to again. Because of the image that BET is trying to project, they will likely ban the video.

The Erykah Badu video has caused quite a stir within the entertainment community, but now legal action may be taking place. After watching the video, select police officers are considering placing her under arrest for indecent exposure. Erykah Badu has recently discussed the video and the reaction across the internet. She said that she expected the gossip websites to react the way that they did. All that they saw was the negative and the fact that she was naked. Badu said that there was also meaning.

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