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We mainly focus on putting music, art, dance, theater, all forms of art, back into the community, so the community can put it into the world.
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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Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
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Dallas
Texas
Erica Abi Wright
Erica Wright
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If you want to relate to a certain audience or generation, you have to speak their language. I truly believe that.
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