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 PERSONAL
LIFE
Resides in Dallas, Texas, the town she grew up in.
She also maintains a residence in the Brooklyn,
New York.
Erykah serves as an activist in south Dallas
where she grew up. Her charity organization,
Beautiful Love Incorporated Non Profit
Development (B.L.I.N.D.) provides community-driven
development for inner-city youth through music,
dance, theater and visual arts. B.L.I.N.D. is
based out of The Black Forest Theater, which acts
as a community center & performance hall.
Her son, Seven Sirius Benjamin made his 6-pound,
7-ounce debut at No. 1 in her heart on Nov. 18,
1997, at 2:07 p.m. in Dallas, and the "Live"
album debuted at No. 1 on the pop album charts
the same day and remains a top staple on R&B
album charts. Seven's father is ex-boyfriend
André 3000 of the OutKast fame.
On July 5, 2004, Erykah gave birth to a daughter,
Puma Wright, in her Dallas home. Puma's father is
music producer and longtime friend, The D.O.C of
NWA & Dr. Dre fame. |
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MUSIC STYLE
Erykah's lyrics are highly personal urban philosophies
which throw emotional challenges in the face of the
listener. She weaves unusual musical influences together
creating a rich texture of sound. In many aspects she
remains the quintessential Hip-Hop B-Girl, although she
no longer rhymes.
During the early years, some music journalists have
labeled her the Queen of neo soul or nu soul, often
comparing her to Billie Holiday in lyrical delivery and
grouping her with D 'Angelo in musical genre.
credit: New Amerykah Part I (World
War IV) album
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