Georgia Anne Muldrow On The Personal Origin Of "Stay Woke"

About this episode

Georgia Anne Muldrow discusses the personal origins and evolving meaning of her lyric 'Stay Woke' from Erykah Badu's work.

This segment from the Questlove Show was so powerful, we had to share it on its own. Georgia Anne Muldrow breaks down the deeply personal origins of her “Stay Woke” lyric from Erykah Badu’s “Master Teacher Medley" over 18 years ago, and reflects on how its meaning has evolved—and been distorted—over time. Questlove and special guest Open Mike Eagle share their reactions to her story. Please make sure you've heard the nearly two hour conversation between Georgia and Ahmir that published earlier this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Questlove

Guests: Georgia Anne Muldrow, Open Mike Eagle

Topics covered

• personal origins
• lyric analysis
• cultural evolution
• music history
• storytelling

Keywords

• Stay Woke
• Georgia Anne Muldrow
• Questlove
• Open Mike Eagle
• Erykah Badu
• lyric origins
• music culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: Stay Woke, Master Teacher Medley

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