Erykah Badu

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Erykah Badu is an American singer, songwriter, and producer renowned as the “Queen of Neo Soul” for her influential blend of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop.

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instanceOf actor
human
neo soul musician
record producer
singer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1994
alias Analog Girl in a Digital World
Low Down Loretta Brown
Sara Bellum
associatedAct Bilal
Common
D'Angelo
surface form: D’Angelo

J Dilla
Janelle Monáe
Outkast
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
surface form: Questlove

Robert Glasper
The Roots
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
awardReceivedFor Baduizm
On & On
birthName Erica Abi Wright
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1971-02-26
debutAlbum Baduizm
debutAlbumReleaseDate 1997-02-11
education Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
genre R&B
hip hop
jazz
neo soul
soul
hasChild Mars Merkaba Thedford
Puma Sabti Curry
Seven Sirius Benjamin
hasInstrument guitar
turntables
vocals
influenced contemporary R&B artists
influencedGenre neo soul
knownFor Afrocentric and eclectic fashion
blending R&B, jazz, soul, and hip hop
distinctive vocal style
name Erykah Badu self-link
notableNickname Queen of Neo Soul
notableSong Bag Lady
Didn’t Cha Know?
On & On
Tyrone
Window Seat
notableWork Baduizm
But You Caint Use My Phone
Mama’s Gun
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
surface form: New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)

Worldwide Underground
occupation DJ
activist
actress
record producer
singer
songwriter
parentOf Mars Merkaba Thedford
Puma Sabti Curry
Seven Sirius Benjamin
placeOfBirth Dallas, Texas
surface form: Dallas, Texas, United States
religion Islam (converted)
residence Dallas, Texas
surface form: Dallas, Texas, United States
twitterUsername fatbellybella

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Raphael Saadiq associatedAct Erykah Badu
Roy Ayers associatedAct Erykah Badu
Soulquarians associatedAct Erykah Badu
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You Got Me chorusVocalist Erykah Badu
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J Dilla collaboratedWith Erykah Badu
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Rahzel collaboratedWith Erykah Badu
You Got Me featuredArtist Erykah Badu
You Got Me featuredVocalist Erykah Badu
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Chaka Khan influencedArtist Erykah Badu
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Soulquarians member Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu name Erykah Badu self-link
this entity surface form: Erykah Badu and The Roots