Erykah Badu

Erica Abi Wright born February 26 1971 better known by her stage name Erykah Badu is an American recording artist record producer and actress Her work includes elements from RB hip hop and jazz She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul subgenre and for her eccentric cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion She is known as the First Lady of NeoSoul or the Queen of NeoSoul Early in her career she was recognizable for wearing very large and colorful headwraps For her musical sensibilities she has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday She was a core member of the Soulquarians and is also an actress having appeared in a number of films playing a range of supporting roles in movies such as Blues Brothers 2000 The Cider House Rules and House of D she is also very prominent in the documentary film Before the Music Dies From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia