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Erykah Badu Wiki Biography
Erykah Abi Wright, simply known as Erykah Badu, is a well-known American actress, singer, songwriter, social activist, as well as record producer. Badu’s major career step happened in 1994, when she performed as an opening act for an R&B singer D’Angelo. It was during that concert when Kedar Massenburg, a well-known president and the CEO of a record label “Kedar Entertainment”, noticed Badu’s talents. Soon enough Badu was signed to his recording company and in 1997 released her debut studio album “Baduizm”. The album spawned four singles and debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts, gaining Badu critical acclaim for her musical style.
Considered to be one of the most important albums for the genre of neo soul, “Baduizm” introduced Erykah Badu to a wide audience, helped her gain a lot of popularity and earned her a nickname of “Queen of Neo-Soul”. A famous singer, how rich is Erykah Badu then? According to sources, Erykah Badu’s net worth is estimated to be $12 million. The majority of Erykah Badu’s net worth and wealth comes from her involvement in the music industry, as well as her acting career. Erykah Badu was born in 1971, in Dallas, Texas, where she had her first exposure to the entertainment industry at the age of four, when together with her mother she performed at the Dallas Theatre Centre. Badu initially attended the Grambling State University, however, she dropped out in order to pursue singing career. Badu was then discovered by Massenburg and signed to his record label. Soon after, Erykah Badu released her debut album “Baduizm”, which helped her establish herself in the neo-soul genre.
Following the success of “Baduizm”, Badu came out with “Live”, a live concert album that was released in 1997. The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard charts, and received a Platinum certification from the RIAA. “Live” was not only critically acclaimed, but also earned Badu a Grammy Awards nomination for Best R&B Album. Badu’s success was at the peak at the time, however, she took some time off in order to raise her son. Badu returned to the industry in 2000 with the release of her second studio album “Mama’s Gun”. The album that contains a range of musical styles has been enjoying success as well, and was even placed among Top 10 Albums of 2000 by the Rolling Stones magazine. As a singer, Erykah Badu has released five studio albums and has successfully launched nine tours. However, Erykah Badu is not only a musician, but an actress as well. Badu made her acting debut in 1997 in a sketch comedy show “All That”, and a year later debuted with a role in a musical comedy film “Blues Brothers 2000” with Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman and James Brown. Since then Erykah Badu has starred in a variety of movies, including “House of D” directed by David Duchovny, “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” produced by Dave Chappelle, as well as “The Cider House Rules” with Paul Rudd and Charlize Theron.
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Erykah Badu Quick Info
| Full Name | Erykah Badu |
| Net Worth | $12 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 26, 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (1.52 m) |
| Profession | Singer-songwriter, Actor, Record producer, Disc jockey, Musician, Social activist |
| Education | Grambling State University, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Booker T. Washington High School, On & On, Bag Lady, Window Seat |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Children | Seven Sirius Benjamin, Mars Merkaba Thedford, Puma Sabti Curry |
| Parents | William Wright Jr., Kolleen Maria Gipson |
| Siblings | Eevin Wright, Nayrok Wright, On & On, Bag Lady, Window Seat |
| Nicknames | Erica Abi Wright , Erica Abie Wright , Loretta Brown , Analog Girl in a Digital World , Fat Belly Bella , Medulla Oblongata , First Lady of Neo-Soul , Queen of Neo-Soul , Low Down Loretta Brown , Maria Mexico |
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| MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/erykahbadu |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004721 |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction, Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction, Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, BET Award for Video of the Year, Soul … |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best New Artist, MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing, MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography, Grammy Award for Best Music Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects, BET Award for Best Collaboration, Soul Train Music A… |
| Movies | Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules, One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute, Holistic Wellness for the Hip-Hop Generation, House of D, They Die By Dawn, The Land, MTV 20: Jams, Jools Holland: Later … Hip Hop Soul, Hip Hop Nation: Vol. 4 |
Erykah Badu Quotes
- Music and the music business are two different things.
- I don’t read music or anything, so when I produce, I go basically by ear.
Erykah Badu Important Facts
- Son Seven was born in 1997.
- Third child, daughter, Mars Merkaba, born February 1, 2009.
- Expecting her third child. [September 27, 2008].
- Has a younger brother and sister.
- Was engaged to rapper Common. They were together from 2000 to 2002.
- She gave birth to daughter, Puma, on July 5, 2004 in her Dallas home. Father is rapper The D.O.C..
- Ranked #100 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
- Is a vegetarian.
- Attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
- 1998 – Named one of “People” magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People
- Named her son Seven. Father is ex-boyfriend André Benjamin of the rap group Outkast. For which the rap song “Mrs. Jackson” was based upon, in 2000.
Erykah Badu Filmography
| Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonlight | 2016/I | performer: “TYRONE” / writer: “TYRONE” – as Erica Wright | Soundtrack | |
| BET Awards 2016 | 2016 | TV Movie performer: “The Ballad of Dorothy Parker” | Soundtrack | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2015 writer – 1 episode, 2015 | Soundtrack | ||
| Power | 2014 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Video Game performer: “See Thru To U” / writer: “See Thru To U” – as Erica Wright | Soundtrack | |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2013 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
| The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | 2011 | Documentary performer: “I Want A World” / writer: “I Want A World” | Soundtrack | |
| 2010 Soul Train Awards | 2010 | TV Special performer: “Medley: Out My Mind, Just In Time; Window Seat” / writer: “Medley: Out My Mind, Just In Time; Window Seat” | Soundtrack | |
| Sex and the City 2 | 2010 | performer: “Window Seat” / writer: “Window Seat” – as Erica Wright | Soundtrack | |
| The Wire | 2008 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
| Dave Chappelle’s Block Party | 2005 | Documentary performer: “Back in the Day”, “Love of My Life”, “You Got Me” / writer: “Back in the Day”, “Love of My Life” | Soundtrack | |
| The Man | 2005 | performer: “Bandy Bandy” | Soundtrack | |
| Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne | 2005 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
| Later… With Jools Holland | 2004 | TV Series performer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
| House of D | 2004 | performer: “Melissa” | Soundtrack | |
| Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
| Brown Sugar | 2002 | performer: “Love of My Life An Ode to Hip Hop” / producer: “Love of My Life An Ode to Hip Hop” / writer: “Love of My Life An Ode to Hip Hop” | Soundtrack | |
| Pootie Tang | 2001 | as Erica Wright, “Southern Girl” / performer: “Southern Girl” | Soundtrack | |
| Drop the Beat | 2000 | TV Series performer: “Southern Gul” | Soundtrack | |
| Bamboozled | 2000 | performer: “Hollywood” 1977, “The Light” Remix | Soundtrack | |
| Next Friday | 2000 | writer: “Tyrone” | Soundtrack | |
| Blues Brothers 2000 | 1998 | performer: “Funky Nassau” | Soundtrack | |
| Eve’s Bayou | 1997 | performer: “A Child With The Blues” | Soundtrack | |
| New York Undercover | 1997 | TV Series 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
| High School High | 1996 | performer: “Your Precious Love” | Soundtrack | |
| Legends of Chamberlain Heights | 2016 | TV Series | Actress | |
| The Land | 2016 | Turquoise | Actress | |
| Hand of God | 2015 | TV Series | April | Actress |
| Black Dynamite | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Hoe Crows | Actress |
| They Die by Dawn | 2013 | Stagecoach Mary | Actress | |
| House of D | 2004 | Lady / Bernadette | Actress | |
| Kid’s Lives… Starring Erykah Badu | 2004 | Video short | Host | Actress |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2002 | TV Series | Musical Guest | Actress |
| The Cider House Rules | 1999 | Rose Rose | Actress | |
| Blues Brothers 2000 | 1998 | Queen Mousette | Actress | |
| Erykah Badu: On & On | 1997 | Video short | Actress | |
| Karter Hall | 2017 | grateful thanks post-production | Thanks | |
| N.O.L.A Circus | 2015 | very special thanks | Thanks | |
| Interludes | 2012 | inspiration | Thanks | |
| StarCraft | 1998 | Video Game thanks | Thanks | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest / Herself | Self |
| Wild ‘N Out | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Team Captain | Self |
| The Real | 2015 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Guest Vocalist | Self |
| 2015 Soul Train Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself – Host | Self |
| Black Girls Rock! | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
| What Difference Does It Make? A Film About Making Music | 2014 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
| Real Husbands of Hollywood | 2013 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| Yo Gabba Gabba! | 2013 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| BET Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| 2013 Billboard Music Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter | Self |
| Janelle Monáe: Q.U.E.E.N. | 2013 | Video short | Herself | Self |
| The BET Honors | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
| Soul Power! | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself, vocalist | Self |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1997-2012 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Musical Guest | Self |
| Independent Lens | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Self | |
| Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement | 2012 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
| Re:Generation | 2011 | Documentary | Self | |
| VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself – Performer | Self |
| Black Girls Rock! 2011 | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
| 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself – Performer | Self |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| The Art of Blending | 2011/II | Short | Herself | Self |
| The Art of Blending | 2011/I | Short | Herself | Self |
| The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | 2011 | Documentary | Herself (voice) | Self |
| 2010 Soul Train Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| The Mo’Nique Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| The Wanda Sykes Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself – Guest Performer | Self |
| Chelsea Lately | 2010 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2010 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| Teenage Paparazzo | 2010 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) | Self |
| 2009 Soul Train Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| The Brian McKnight Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| Say My Name | 2009/I | Documentary | Self | |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2008 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1997-2008 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Musical Guest | Self |
| Girlfriends | 2007 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| BET Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors | 2006 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
| September in Brooklyn: The Making of ‘Block Party’ | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
| Before the Music Dies | 2006 | Documentary | Herself – Musician | Self |
| Building the ‘House of D’ | 2005 | Video short | Herself | Self |
| Dave Chappelle’s Block Party | 2005 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
| Tavis Smiley | 2005 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| Chappelle’s Show | 2004 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Musical Guest | Self |
| Essence Awards | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
| 9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself – Performer | Self |
| 3rd Annual BET Awards | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Herself | Self |
| 100 Greatest Videos | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Commentator | Self |
| 34th NAACP Image Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| Def Poetry | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
| The 44th Annual Grammy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| Stars: An Oscar’s Party | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
| 2002 Trumpet Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| MTV 20: Jams | 2001 | Video | Herself (segment “On & On”) | Self |
| Erykah Badu Live | 2001 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
| The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| The Lyricist Lounge Show | 2000 | TV Series | Herself (2000) | Self |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself – Co-Presenter: Best Makeup | Self |
| The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself – Performer | Self |
| 2000 Essence Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Performer | Self |
| The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic | 1999 | Video documentary short | Herself | Self |
| 29th NAACP Image Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
| The 40th Annual Grammy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself – Performer | Self |
| Unplugged | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
| 3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself – Host | Self |
| Later… With Jools Holland | 1997 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| New York Undercover | 1997 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| The Chris Rock Show | 1997 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
| Later… With Jools Holland | 2004 | TV Series | Herself | Archive Footage |
| The Award Show Awards Show | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Herself | Archive Footage |
| VH1: All Access | 2003 | TV Series | Herself | Archive Footage |
Erykah Badu Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | VMA | MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) | Best Art Direction | Won | |
| 2003 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Song | Brown Sugar (2002) | Won |
| 2000 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Theatrical – Best Supporting Actress | The Cider House Rules (1999) | Won |
| 2013 | VMA | MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) | Best Art Direction | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Song | Brown Sugar (2002) | Nominated |
| 2000 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Theatrical – Best Supporting Actress | The Cider House Rules (1999) | Nominated |
