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Erykah Badu Headlines 8th Annual Afropunk Festival

Erykah Badu Headlines 8th Annual Afropunk Festival

Do you feel lucky, Afropunk?

By Beverly Bryan | June 8, 2012

Erykah Badu is in a fight with that bubble guy. Whatevs. The really big news is that this summer she will be lending her many talents and charms to the grand enterprise that is Afropunk. Along with her Cannabinoids she will headline the yearly Afropunk Festival in Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park along with none other than Janelle Monae, Gym Class Heroes, Toro y Moi, Reggie Watts, Das Racist, Spank Rock, and the ever-reliable Ninjasonik.

Sorry to go on like that, but this year the line-up is pretty staggering. Still, previous years have been quite memorable. Check out what you missed in 2010:

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