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As Erykah Badu, it has nothing to do with me, the way I look, my hair wrap, my style, it's about you and what you feel for my music. If I can make you feel like the way that people who influenced me made me feel, that's completion.
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Erykah Badu
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 26
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Dallas
Texas
Erica Abi Wright
Erica Wright
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