In early October , Badu released a remix of Drake 's single " Hotline Bling " , and later released a mixtape , '' But You Caint Use My Phone '' , on November 27 , 2015 , making it available for digital download and streaming exclusively through Apple Music . After one week of exclusive release on iTunes , '' But You Caint Use My Phone '' was released to other digital retailers and streaming services on December 4 , 2015 . The mixtape was released without the knowledge of her label Universal , due to Badu sending the record straight to iTunes . It also marked Badu 's first release under her own record label , Control Freaq . '' But You Caint Use My Phone '' received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number 14 on the '' Billboard '' 200 , selling 35,000 equivalent album units in its first week . Badu also hosted the 2015 , 2016 and the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards
2017 Soul Train Music Awards
2017 Soul Train Music Awards
Erykah Badu