As an actress, she has played a wide range of supporting roles in movies including Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules and House of D. She was a core member of the Soulquarians. Early in her career, Badu was recognizable for her eccentric style, which often included wearing very large and colorful headwraps.

Her work has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday. Influenced by R&B, 1970s soul, and 1980s hip hop, Badu became associated with the neo soul subgenre in the 1990s along with artists like D'Angelo. It contained the album's lead single 'Window Seat', which led to controversy. New Amerykah Part Two was released in 2010 and fared well both critically and commercially. It spawned two singles: 'Honey' and 'Soldier'. Badu's fourth album, New Amerykah Part One, was released on February 26, 2008. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. It generated three singles: 'Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)', 'Danger' and 'Back in the Day (Puff)' with 'Love' becoming her second song to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. Badu's third album, Worldwide Underground, was released on September 16, 2003. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It spawned three singles: 'Bag Lady', which became her first top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #6, 'Didn't Cha Know?' and 'Cleva'. Badu is hailed as the queen of neo soul.īadu's second studio album, Mama's Gun, was released on October 31, 2000. Badu's first live album, Live, was released on Novemand was certified double Platinum by the RIAA. The album was certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

It spawned three singles: 'On & On', 'Next Lifetime' and 'Otherside of the Game'. Her first album, Baduizm, was released on February 11, 1997. Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu (), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress.īadu's career began after opening a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in Fort Worth record label executive Kedar Massenburg was highly impressed with her performance and signed her to Kedar Entertainment.

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