Last night, I caught up with Erykah Badu at her private listening party for her upcoming albums–yes albums–she will be dropping a trilogy album starting in Feb, but I digress. When queried about the “mainstream” move of her upcoming Tom Ford fragrance campaign, she explained how she and Tom both wanted to use fragrance, fame and fashion to break down color barriers. Peep the clip below to tune in and to learn why she considers her personal style “functional art.”

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