if haven't read the latest Jazzy Journal entry, please do so. bascially there's a rumor going around that Erykah Badu is planning a "Black Sisterhood Tour". the tour would include, Erykah, Sunshine Anderson, Macy Gray and Jill Scott (if she agrees to do it, c the journal entry). now of course, if u've ever been 2 the Black Lily b4, u would definitely find this interesting if not slightly disturbing. obviously, Merc thought so or she wouldn't have wrote about it the journal. basically, the idea and name of the tour is a little 2 closely related to the Black Lily. what makes it even more interesting is that all of those artists (w/ the exception of Sunshine Anderson) have performed at the Black Lily more than once. so basically, i wanna get everyone's opinion on this. is this a rip off or just a coincidence? would u go c the tour? do u think it would b different if it were a Black Lily Tour and it included those artist mentioned as well as the Lily regulars (Jazzies, Flo Brown, Jag, 3 7000 9, Kindred)? and what about Black Lily, isn't that a spin off of the Lilth Fair name? what do the Roots and other OkayArtist feel about this, having not only worked w/ both the Lily fam and those artists, but being friends as well? for the record, i love the Black Lily showcase i can't wait till it comes back 2 nyc area. just want 2 know what u all think about this.

read Mercedes journal entry at http://www.okayplayer.com/jazzyfatnastees/journaljaz.htm