Erica Badu
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- Date: Jan 14,2009
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971) better known by her stage name Erica Badu, is a multiple Grammy-winner American soul singer and songwriter, whose work encompasses elements of R&B, hip hop and jazz. Erica Badu is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion. She is known as the “First Lady of Neo-Soul”. She is performing at Keyshia Cole’s Just Like You Tour.
On August 23, 2008, Erica Badu joined the rock band My Morning Jacket on stage at their show in Dallas, Texas to perform her song “Tyrone”. Her surprise appearance was met with an enthusiastic reaction from the audience.
Erica Badu also serves as an activist in South Dallas where she grew up. Her charity organization, Beautiful Love Incorporated Non Profit Development (B.L.I.N.D.) provides community-driven development for inner-city youth through music, dance, theater and visual arts.
Erica Badu has a son named Seven Sirius born in 1997 with ex-partner AndrĂŠ 3000 of OutKast. On July 5, 2004, Badu gave birth to a daughter, Puma Rose, in her Dallas home. The father of her second child is West Coast rapper The D.O.C. who is originally from Dallas, Texas. Erica Badu also dated rapper Common from 2000 to around 2002. She is currently expecting her third child with boyfriend of three years - rapper Jay Electronica.
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