DPS draft.

A.BADOULA
"Long Time Coming..."

A.BADOULA (pronounced baa-du-la) has barged into the scenes and made a huge success with her quirky music, already labelled as 'The most controversial female lyricist' in 2013. Her flow has been compared to a cross section between Erykah Badu and Kendrick Lamar she comes across as fairly masculine and tomboyish, but in her recent mix tape 'Long Time Coming' she surprised everyone with her soulful jazz singing voice.
Its been more than a year since the songstress from Harlem with her hair wrapped in nefertiti scarf first unleash her boho soul upon the rest of the world. Singing womanist anthems in her reedy voice, Badoula proved to be a true original and many have followed in her footsteps.

Badoula herself shouldn't worry about fading from the hip hop culture anytime soon. The 22-year-old New yorker has proven to be one of musics most intriguing new shape shifters since she started posting songs and videos online a few years ago. Fast-forward to today, and her cheeky black and white video for 'Long Time Coming' has amassed more than 3million plus youtube views. Whats cool about Badoula is how she combines audacious charisma with lyrical naughtiness and genre hop-scotching: over ultra futuristic dance grooves, she sings like a bird and spits rhymes like a sexpot forging an irrepressible persona in the process. "The beats are like scripts, and the raps are my monologue," says Badoula, who studied musical theatre before she took the mic.


If you hadn't made it what do you think you'd be doing now in terms of occupation?

Badoula:
well, I'd probably be like every 22 year old girl right now 2 babies, no baby daddy with a little shitty job on the side...*laughs* nawww I'm joking I'd still be trying to make it I started off on youtube until I got discovered, the thing is it still feels unreal like its crazy, literally one day making my own beats in my room song writing to being famous and everyone wanting pictures! shit! I still went into my job after I got signed, my boss Kim used to look at me like I was crazy! I just love Kim.

How do you cope with the fast life, the drama, the attention, the money, everything!?

Badoula:
UH.. my mama always told me my mouth would get me into trouble so I keep myself to myself we're all trying to make it out here its a hard world I just ignore everything and humble myself still impress my fans.. we got some crazy ones shit! but yh my fan base stays growing! AND I just can't keep up with the digits in my account I get some free shit so DOPE! *laughs* the other week I got some customised trainers from nike I was over the moon.

We were told you never grew up with a father present in your life has he tried to contact you since the fame?

Badoula:
I hope not! *laughs* I mean.. I don't know like he aint been there for like what? 20 years of my life and then fame comes and he wanna holla? naww I'd probably hang up or something. can we stop talking about.. next question.

You're surrounded by drugs everyday do you take any drugs or tried any drugs?

Badoula:
SHIT! I knew this was coming well I mean I think everybody do drugs now, I've been smoking for a while isn't nothing new but like I'd say recently its become a lot more because more money, more stress... right? But I ain't no hardcore drug taker that pops molly and all the others I'm cool with a bit of MARY JANE *LAUGHS*

So recently you released 'Long Time Coming' did you expect it to be a hit success as it is now?

Badoula:
well not as much of a success as it is but like I knew it'll get somewhere Ive got a good team behind me so wouldn't it go well I mean why release a track if you didn't think it was going to be a success?

Is there any special man in your life at the moment?

Badoula:
aha! awkward. Funny you should ask that I'm a lesbian *laughs*... yes I'm a lesbian I thought you'd all know that I was waiting for this question! one of my old songs talks about me coming out etc the journey of acceptance in modern society but yh.. her names Syd.

Front Cover Analysis

This front cover fits in with the new hip hop movement, recently a new trend has come about everyone dresses up how they used to dress in the past, much more vintage and they also have the 'don't give a f*ck' attitude with their appearances, for explain the man with bucket hat who's face cannot really be seen has very messy facial hair.
The fashion trend has changed it is much more loud and out there many different styles placed together much more jewellery or very dull and simple.

The black background has a good effect on the front cover because there is more colour on the clothing on each individual, the black background makes each and everyone of them stand out because the colour scheme is very simple.

The writing on the front isn't too much so it allows us to focus on the little headlines that are placed on the front.

Magazine Shots Analysis


This is one of my first choices of pictures that I may use on my DPS because I like the fact that the background is very rugged and tagged.

I also feel the model stands out exceptionally well because of her clothing.

Her pose is also very effective in terms of the hip hop genre she is also standing in an awkward position and smiling I feel it adds a soft, femininity to her even though her personality comes across as fairly masculine in some of her statements in the DPS.