Erykah Badu

AKA:
Erica Abi Wright
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
02/26/1971
Birthplace:
Dallas, Texas
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biography
Originally part of a rap duo that landed opening slots on big name hip-hop tours in the mid-1990s, singer, songwriter and actress Erykah Badu watched her music career advanced rapidly, with just over two years elapsing from her late 1995 discovery, subsequent solo record deal, two successful albums and multiple 1997 Grammy wins. Incorporating blues, jazz, soul and hip-hop, Badu created a fresh, edgy sound all her own, smoother than her rap roots and earthier than the polished R&B popular on the airwaves. Caramel-complected, with expressive, heavy-lidded eyes, Badu, who often dons an Continued
Credits
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Herself
2007
Lady Bernadette
2005
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Music Performer
2004
Rose Rose
1999
milestones
Year
Milestone
1985 
Got a job as a freestyle rapper on a local radio station in Dallas, Texas
 
With cousin Robert 'Free' Bradford, formed the hip-hop duo Erykah Free
1994 
Erykah Free discovered by Legacy Entertainment and produced a demo
 
Toured (as part of Erykah Free) with opening stints for hip-hop acts including Method Man, A Tribe Called Quest and Arrested Development
1995 
After an impressive opening set for R&B star D'Angelo, was offered a solo record deal from Kedar Entertainment as well as Columbia Records; ultimately signed with Kedar
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