When you think music is very natural to put in boxes of artists or genres. Well, Erykah Badu has created its own little niche in the world of music. It is known as the "Queen of neo-soul" and "First Lady of Neo-Soul. This, combined with his use of strikingly colored head wraps and fashion, are part of an act of nature.
Born Erica Abi Johnson in 1971, grew up in Dallas, Texas, his single mother. Her mother was an actress ions are local theatrical productions. This gave Erica a quick introduction to. She sings and dances with his mother in Dallas Theater Center the age of 4 years.
At the age of 14 years, Erica has worked in local radio stations and do what is called "freestyle". In this sense, it has been exposed to some major talent like Roy Hargrove. He then decided to change the spelling of his name Erykah Badu. The word "Kah" is a reference to the internal and Badu has a dual meaning. In Africa (Ashanti) means a child born on the 10th, in Arabic, means "Truth and light."
After graduating high school, they attended classes at the University Grambling State to study theater. In 1993, she left college before graduation to pursue a career and focus on music. Meanwhile, there was a demo (of 19 songs) that caught the attention of Kedar Massenburg. Under his tutelage, was paired with D'Angelo and recorded "Your Precious Love". This paved the way for a deal with Universal Records. Massenburg also coined the term "neo-soul" too.
Erykah released their first album in 1997 entitled "Baduizm". The album reached the Billboard charts at # 2 and was immediately compared to Billie Holliday in style. "Baduizm" was certified triple platinum and won a Grammy Awards ceremony at the awards in 1998.
Erykah second version, a live album "Live" in 1997 when she was pregnant with her son, aged seven, by Andre 3000 of Outkast fame. Three years later, in 2000, Badu released "Mama's Gun," which topped the R & B for over seven weeks. Between 2000 and 2003, has experienced a drought Badu written, but managed to disable the option "Worldwide Underground" in 2003. This album, designed as a "continuous slot" gold disk is almost immediately released and has received Grammy nominations as well.
Erykah Badu has been compared to Billie Holliday in singing style and became part of the Soulquarians. Badu is associated with several other acts as The Roots, Outkast, Andre 3000, Jay Electronica and Marquez. His style Writing had trimmed his eclectic band by the music industry and earned him a place in their own little niche.
Badu is a contractor music and is a famous singer, songwriter, producer and an actress who has played in Blues Brothers 2000, Cider House Rules and was part important films "Before the music dies." It was signed by at least three major labels in his career as a Motown Records, and Kedar Kedar Massenburg both inside Universal Records Management and for the moment.
Sometimes, an artist who inaugurates a new era, and Erykah Badu describes to a tee. A veritable institution Genius of American music and its ability, Badu continues today at Pioneer new horizons in the industry.
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