Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu is an American singer-songwriter and producer from Dallas, Texas, who began her recording career in the mid-1990s and is commonly associated with neo-soul, contemporary R&B and jazz-influenced music. Her musical style blends soul, jazz and hip hop elements with improvisational vocal delivery and experimental production, evolving across albums to incorporate electronic textures and frequently engaging with Afrocentric and social themes in her work.