

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.
