2/26 — DALLAS, TX
5/7 — NEW ORLEANS, LA
(NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FEST)
8/6 — COLUMBIA, MD
9/10 — ST. LOUIS, MO
9/11 — HIGHLAND PARK, IL
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Erykah Badu is a famous American singer, songwriter, record producer, model, and actress. Erykah Badu created great hit albums like ‘Baduizm’ and her follow-up, ‘Live.’
Early Life and Education
Erykah Badu was born Erica Abi Wright. She was born on 26th February 1971. She is from Dallas, Texas, USA. At present, and her sun sign is Pisces. She was raised and taken care of by her actress mother, Kolleen Maria Gipson. Badu was exposed to the arts early on. Therefore, Badu danced and sang for her mother from a very young age, and she began to perform in shows at the local ‘Dallas Theater Center’.
She went to Booker T.Washington High School. She bloomed at the arts magnet school, focusing on singing and dance. Moreover, she was also active in the Dallas music community during this time and even started freestyling on a local Dallas radio station under the name DJ Apples.
Following her graduation from high school, she attended Grambling State University. Moreover, she majored in theater and minored in quantum physics. (This is sooooo Pisces! They are everything!) Likewise, in the year 1993, she left Grambling to pursue her career in music. Badu served as a drama teacher and as a waitress while she recorded a demo.
Further, she got the attention for her demo music of music producer ‘Kedar Massenburg,’ and in 1996 signed her, and paired her with D’Angelo to record the song “Your Precious Love”. Therefore, Kedar Entertainment, then a small start-up label, later merged with Universal Motown.
Caption: Erykah Badu posing for a photo. Source: Instagram
Career and Professional Life
Erykah’s debut album ‘Baduizm’ exploded onto the music scene in the year 1997. And along with hits like “On & On,” “Next Lifetime” and “Appletree”. Likewise, the album marked a shift in the music of its time and started what was labeled a “neo-soul” movement. The album ‘Baduizm’ received critical acclaim and won her two Grammy Awards. The awards for best female R&B vocal performance and best R&B album.
Likewise, later that year, she released her second LP, Live. Badu’s talent started with the album’s breakout song “Tyrone”. It was completely improvised on stage. Badu got together with the distinguished hip-hop group Roots to create the song “You Got Me” in the year 1999.
Erykah has been copied by so many other artists AND disrespected by so many other artists. What I find most interesting is how “small” soulwise so many artists are. Between you and me, I don’t believe true artists have time to be competitive, petty, or sinister and a true artist would NEVER steal from another artists.
The gift of true art flows from the cosmos into the true artist then out into the world. Erykah is a true artist in my humble opinion. Have a Happy Black History Month Erykah and a very Happy Birthday!
Please make more incense – I want Amethyst – Happy Black History Month! Happy Who’s Who in Texas! Happy Who’s Who in Dallas! Happy Who’s Who in Neo Soul! Happy Birthday to you too!
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