Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Abi Wright, better known by her stage name Erykah Badu, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, activist, and actress. Badu's career began after opening a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in her hometown; record label executive Kedar Massenburg was highly impressed with her performance and signed her to Kedar Entertainment. Her first album, Baduizm, was released on February 11, 1997. It spawned three singles: "On & On", "Next Lifetime" and "Otherside of the Game". The album was certified triple...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth26 February 1971
CityDallas, TX
CountryUnited States of America
We as Black people have to tell our own stories. We have to document our history. When we allow someone else to document our history the history becomes twisted and we get written out. We get our noses blown off.
Don't let anybody infiltrate your dream
Society has a problem with female nudity when it is not . . . ”—Badu pauses to get her words together; she wants this point to be very clear—“. . . when it is not packaged for the consumption of male entertainment. Then it becomes confusing.
I live in a queendom, ruled by a womb-iverse,
I'm a complete human being. I'm very emotional and loving. I feel, I hurt, I give, I take, and also I think. I analyze. I'm a sociologist, anthropologist.
Time to eliminate things that no longer evolve me.
I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform.
If you invite negativity in, you have to feed it and hang out with it. Best not to invite it in.
I'm a recovering undercover over-lover.
I create my own calm and I keep my balance, because I know that it's not really me, by myself... The Creator always gives me the energy.
Following your heart also means eliminating the things that no longer evolve you.
I'm only in competition with my last level.
Peace and Blessings manifest with every lesson learned. If your knowledge were your wealth then it would be well earned.
I think people who vibrate at the same frequency, vibrate toward each other. They call it - in science - sympathetic vibrations.