Erykah Badu

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Erykah Badu (2011)
Erykah Badu (2011)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Baduizm
  UK 17th 
platinum
platinum
03/01/1997 (25 weeks)
  US 2 
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum
03/01/1997 (58 weeks)
live
  US 4th 
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum
December 06, 1997 (30 weeks)
Mama's Gun
  DE 42 12/18/2000 (14 weeks)
  AT 56 01/21/2001 (6 weeks)
  CH 33 December 3, 2000 (12 weeks)
  UK 95 
silver
silver
12/09/2000 (1 week)
  US 11 
platinum
platinum
12/09/2000 (25 weeks)
World Wide Underground
  DE 57 09/29/2003 (4 weeks)
  AT 64 09/28/2003 (3 weeks)
  CH 32 09/28/2003 (5 weeks)
  US 3 
gold
gold
04/10/2003 (11 weeks)
New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)
  DE 44 03/14/2008 (1 week)
  AT 39 03/14/2008 (2 weeks)
  CH 10 03/16/2008 (6 weeks)
  UK 55 03/15/2008 (1 week)
  US 2 03/15/2008 (15 weeks)
New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh
  DE 61 04/09/2010 (3 weeks)
  AT 38 04/09/2010 (3 weeks)
  CH 18th 04/11/2010 (6 weeks)
  UK 56 04/10/2010 (2 weeks)
  US 4th 04/17/2010 (21 weeks)
But You Caint Use My Phone
  US 14th 12/19/2015 (2 weeks)
Singles
On & On
  UK 12 
silver
silver
04/19/1997 (4 weeks)
  US 12 
gold
gold
01/25/1997 (19 weeks)
Next Lifetime
  UK 30th 06/14/1997 (3 weeks)
  US 61 05/24/1997 (7 weeks)
Apple Tree (To Be Free)
  UK 47 11/29/1997 (1 week)
Tyrone
  US 62 December 06, 1997 (5 weeks)
You Got Me (with the roots )
  DE 25th 05/10/1999 (9 weeks)
  CH 15th 06/06/1999 (8 weeks)
  UK 31 03/06/1999 (2 weeks)
  US 39 02/13/1999 (14 weeks)
Southern Gul (with Rahzel )
  US 12 01/25/1997 (19 weeks)
One (with Busta Rhymes )
  UK 23 07/11/1998 (3 weeks)
Bag lady
  US 6th August 19, 2000 (20 weeks)
Sweet Baby (with Macy Gray )
  CH 36 09/09/2001 (13 weeks)
  UK 23 09/15/2001 (4 weeks)
Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) (with Common )
  US 9 07.09.2002 (27 weeks)
Danger
  US 82 08/23/2003 (11 weeks)
Honey
  US 88 03/15/2008 (3 weeks)
Window seat
  US 95 04/17/2010 (3 weeks)

Erykah Badu (born February 26, 1971 in Dallas , Texas ; real name Erica Abi Wright ) is an American soul singer. Their music includes neo-soul, jazz, R&B and hip-hop.

Life

Her mother was an actress, so she was already on stage as a child and also learned to dance and sing. She dropped out of Grambling State University because she wanted to devote herself entirely to her music career, which she began with the hip-hop band Erykah Free with her cousin Robert "Free" Bradford. They played in smaller clubs in Dallas, among other things, the previous versions of the hits On & On or Appletree . They recorded the demo album Funky Cousins . Slowly they made a name for themselves and got a record deal. However, the producer felt that Erykah would sell better on her own, and so the two broke up.

Erykah Badu, 2005

She signed her first record deal as a soloist and in 1997 she had a single hit with On & On , which was also awarded the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance . Her debut album Baduizm , which was awarded triple platinum, attracted a lot of attention . She led the R&B charts several times . Her biggest single hit in the US Hot 100 so far was the top ten hit Bag Lady (2000). So far, she has won four Grammys . On April 17, 2002 , Badu appeared on an aftershow by Prince at The Red Jacket music club in Dallas, Texas, as well as on June 12, 2004 at the Black Forest in Dallas.

At the end of February 2008 her fourth studio album “New Amerykah Part One” was released, in which she recalls the roots of the hip-hop movement in terms of sound technology. For the production of the album, she worked with rap producers like u. a. Madlib , who have made a name for themselves as representatives of conscious rap. In the music video of the single Window Seat , which was filmed in March 2010, she takes off her clothes at the scene of the attack on John F. Kennedy . She was then fined $ 500.

Her version of Muddy Waters ' song Mannish Boy featured in the commercial for H & M's Fall 2010 collection .

In addition, she appeared again and again in film secondary roles, including Blues Brothers 2000 , The Cider contribution or House of D .

From her relationship with André 3000 Erykah Badu has a son (born December 6, 1997) and with West Coast rapper The DOC she has a daughter (born July 5, 2004). From 2005 to 2009 she was in a relationship with the rapper Jay Electronica , with whom she also has a daughter (born February 1, 2009).

Discography

Erykah Badu

  • Baduizm (1997)
    • On & On
    • Otherside of the game
    • Next Lifetime
  • Baduizm Live (1997)
    • Tyrone
    • Appletree
  • Mama's Gun (2000)
    • Bag lady
    • Didn't cha know
    • Cleva
  • Worldwide Underground (EP, 2003)
    • Danger
    • Back in the day
  • New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008)
    • Honey
  • New AmErykah, Pt.2 (Return of the Ankh) (2009)
    • Jump Up in the Air and Stay There feat. Lil Wayne
  • But You Caint Use My Phone (2015)

Erykah Free (with Robert Bradford)

  • Funky cousins

Erica Wright

  • Heartache (The Early Recording) (1998)

Filmography

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  1. ↑ Chart sources:
  2. ↑ Erykah Badu at Allmusic (English)
  3. ↑ Eryka Badu - New album and video on Musik-Base.de
  4. ^ Alan Duke: Erykah Badu gets fine, probation for naked stroll. In: CNN . August 17, 2010, accessed January 31, 2017 .
  5. ↑ H&M Fall 2010 , TVSongs.de
  6. ↑ SINGLE MOM !!! R&B Singer Erykah Badu BREAKS UP With Rapper Jay Electronica. (No longer available online.) In: mediatakeout.com. April 5, 2009, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 31, 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mediatakeout.com  

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personal data
SURNAME Badu, Erykah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wright, Erica Abi (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American soul singer
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas , Texas , USA