Erykah Badu biography

Personal life

thumb Badu splits her time between Dallas and Brooklyn, NY in her Fort Greene apartment. Badu has three children. Her eldest child is a son named Seven Sirius Benjamin, born in 1997, with André 3000. Their relationship inspired André 3000 to write the song Ms. Jackson. From 2000 to 2002, she dated rapper Common. On July 5, 2004, Badu gave birth to a daughter, Puma Sabti Curry, in her Dallas home; Puma's father is West Coast rapper The D.O.C., who is originally from Dallas, Texas. On February 1, 2009, Badu gave birth to her third child at home, a girl named Mars Merkaba Thedford, with her boyfriend of five years, rapper Jay Electronica. In attendance were her two children, Puma and Seven.

After her performance at the 2010 Soul Train Awards, pregnancy rumors spread because of her heavier appearance and her concealing attire. It was said that Badu was pregnant for a fourth time, now by the police officer that allegedly arrested her during the production of her Window Seat music video. Badu quickly dispelled the rumors via her Twitter account December 1, 2010 as she proclaimed "everyone knows I was NEVER ARRESTED for the window seat VIDEO nor put on probation.I only got A TICKET in the mail. and I am NOT PREGNANT".

Badu also remains an activist in her hometown of South Dallas. Her charity organization, Beautiful Love Incorporated Non Profit Development (B.L.I.N.D. 501c3), provides community-driven development for inner-city youth through music, dance, theater and visual arts.

In the publication VegNews Magazine, July-August 2008, Ms. Badu stated: "Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure".

Studio albums

Baduizm (1997)
Mama's Gun (2000)
Worldwide Underground (2003)
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008)
New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) (2010)

Live albums

Live (1997)

Tours

Baduizm Tour (1997)
Mama's Gun World Tour (2001)
Frustrated Artist Tour (2003)
Worldwide Underground Tour (2004)
Sugar Water Festival Tour (2005)
Summer Tour (2006)
The Vortex World Tour (2008)
Jam Tour (2009)
Out My Mind, Just in Time World Tour (2010)

Filmography

All That (1997)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
House of D (2004)
Before the Music Dies (2006)
Dave Chapelle's Block Party (2006)
Yo Gabba Gabba! (2009)
Re:Generation Music Project (2012)

References

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