Erykah Badu

We can say that having talent runs in Erykah Badu’s family. When she was younger, she performed alongside her mother. Her sister, Nayrok, was one of their backup singers at the time. She then grew up to become a singer who is popular for the neo-soul sub-genre. In fact, she is dubbed the “Queen of Neo-Soul”. The 1990s and early 2000s were her best decades, and she was able to work with artists like Maxwell and D’Angelo.

Badu had also shown flexibility in creating music when she made contributions to the live-streamed recording of Bilal’s EP, VOYAGE-19, which had to be created online due to the world situation. Apart from singing — and like several well-known artists — she also ventured into acting. There were mixed reviews, but she continued on and made investments towards this skill set. Badu appeared in The Cider House Rules and Blues Brothers 2000.