Clearly this has made an impact on Badu. The neo-soul legend recently set up on the corner in Midtown Manhattan and started singing, seemingly coming up with lyrics on the spot.

"I ain't sold an album in two years," she belted. "Give me some money! I don't want to get no job." Passersby seem mostly uninterested in a video posted of the occasion; her 10-gallon hat stays empty, for the most part.