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Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an African-American R&B/hip hop artist whose work crosses over into jazz. Erykah Badu is probably best known for "You Got Me," her collaboration with The Roots, as well as her own songs "Tyrone", "Next Lifetime", "On & On", and "Clevah." Erykah Badu's lyrics are highly personal urban philosophy which throw emotional challenges in the face of the listener. Erykah Badu weaves unusual musical influences together creating a rich texture of sound.
Some music journalists have labeled Erykah Badu's Nu soul, nouvelle-soul or neo soul, often comparing her to Billie Holiday in lyrical delivery and grouping her with Maxwell and D'Angelo in musical genre. Erykah Badu dropped her "slave name" "Erica Wright" in favor of "Badu", which she reports is Arabic for "to manifest truth". Erykah Badu has performed with roots rock reggae musician and singer Burning Spear. Erykah Badu has a son named Seven with Outkast member and ex-boyfriend, Andre 3000. On July 5, 2004, Erykah Badu gave birth to a daughter, Puma, in her Dallas home; the father is reportedly rapper The D.O.C.
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