Erykah Badu Profile

Birth name: Erica Abi Wright

Nickname: MC Apples

Birth Date: February 26th, 1971

Birth Place: Dallas, Texas

Genres: R&B, hip hop, soul

Debut Album: Baduizm (1997)

Breakthrough Single: "On & On" (1997)

Influences: Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Chaka Khan

Height: 5' (1.52 m)

Education: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Children: son "Seven" with André Benjamin of the rap group Outkast


Did You Know:
1998 - Named one of "People" magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People
Is a vegetarian.
Ranked #100 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
She gave birth to daughter, Puma, on July 5th, 2004 in her Dallas home.