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It's just that little box in the middle of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Most of the time I go I don't even leave that apartment. I have just enough: a little bed, a little kitchen with two pots. I make some tea and I look out the window or just lay down.

Erykah Badu

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Erykah Badu
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 26
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