[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Erykah Badu was born Erica Abi Wright in Dallas, Texas on Fevruary 26, 1971. She attended Booker T. Washington High School, Grambling State University. Singing since the age of 14 she left Grambling in 1993 before graduating, to focus more fully on music. During this time, Badu took several minimum-wage jobs to support herself. She taught drama and dance to children at the South Dallas Cultural Center. Working and touring with her cousin, Robert "Free" Bradford, she recorded a 19-song demo, Country Cousins, which attracted the attention of Kedar Massenburg. He set Badu up to record a duet with D'Angelo, "Your Precious Love", and eventually signed her to a record deal with Universal Records.
In 1996, Badu became involved with rapper André 3000 of OutKast, with whom she had her first child, a son named Seven Sirius Benjamin, on November 18, 1997. Their relationship ended in 1997 before the birth of their son. In late 2000, OutKast released the song "Ms. Jackson", which was inspired by André 3000's relationship with Badu and her mother. The song reached number one on Billboard Hot 100 and would go on to win a Grammy Award.
On July 5, 2004, Badu gave birth to a daughter, Puma Sabti Curry; Puma's father is Texas-based rapper The D.O.C. On February 1, 2009, Badu gave birth to her third child, a girl named Mars Merkaba Thedford, with her boyfriend of five years, rapper Jay Electronica.
Badu was Ranked #100 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.
Her only Euro-western appearance was as Stagecoach Mary in 2013’s “They Die By Dawn”.
BADU, Erykah (Erica Abi Wright) [2/26/1971, Dallas,
Texas, U.S.A. - ] – producer,
director, writer, composer, film, TV, voice actress, mother of Seven Sirius
Benjamin [1999- ] with producer,
writer, composer, André Benjamin [1975-
], mother of Puma Sabti Curry [2004-
] with writer, composer, rapper, actor The D.O.C. (Tracy Lynn Curry)
[1968- ], mother of Mars Merkaba
Thedford [2009- ] with producer,
composer, singer Jay Electronica (Timothy Elpadaro Thedford) [1976- ].
They Die By Dawn – 2013 (Stagecoach Mary)
Erykah Badu was indeed in a relationship with Andree 3000 from Outkast. They had one of the funniest songs out there when I was growing up. The song, "Roses" made me laugh my ass off! "I know ya like to think that you don't stink but lean a closer, see. Roses really smell like poo poo. Yeah, roses really smell like poo poo." That one and "Hey Ya" are the biggest two. And then "Ms. Jackson?" That was also a fun one. "Ooh, I am for real." Love that one! Sorry to hear that Erykah Badu and Andre 3000 are no longer together. They made a great pair.
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