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Being honest is my job. That's what music is for me.
Erykah Badu
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Erykah Badu
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 26
Actor
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Jazz Musician
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Dallas
Texas
Erica Abi Wright
Erica Wright
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I think giving is a blind act that should come from a part of me that sees no discrimination (that's why I called it blind).
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I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I don't compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that.
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The metal or the stone that's helping me .I'll incorporate them into anything I wear - but I think it's about accessories more than anything, because it's how you accessorize yourself that gives you your own unique style.
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