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Badu in 2003, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Erica Abi Wright
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 26, 1971
Ethnicity: African-American [including Cameroonian]
Erykah Badu is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress. Her style of music is soulful, often labeled as nu soul or neo soul. She has worked with artists like The Roots. She is also known as DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, Annie, Sara Bella, Medulla Oblongata, Analog girl in the Digital World, and Manuela Maria Mexico. She was a member of experimental black music collective Soulquarians. Common , D’Angelo , Mos Def , Questlove , and Q-Tip were also members of the group.
Erykah has a son with rapper, actor, and record producer André 3000 ; a daughter with rapper The D.O.C.; and a daughter with hip hop recording artist and record producer Jay Electronica.
Information about Erykah’s DNA testing can be found here and here . Her genetic ancestry includes roots in the Bamileke people of Cameroon.
Erykah’s paternal grandfather was surnamed Wright.
Erykah’s paternal grandmother was surnamed Wilson.
Erykah’s maternal grandmother is the daughter of James Gipson and Odessa Bauchum. Odessa was the daughter of James William Bauchum and Phyllis Rebecca Alexander.
Source: Genealogy of Erykah Badu – https://www.geni.com