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I lived in New York for maybe a year and a half, from '95 to '97, but I live in Dallas. My whole family is there.

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Erykah Badu
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 26
Actor
Composer
Jazz Musician
Poet
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Dallas
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Erica Abi Wright
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