'''Erica Abi Wright''' (ojoibi February[[Oṣù Kejì]] 26, 1971),<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web|last=Bush|first=John|title=Erykah Badu > Biography|work=[[Allmusic]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/erykah-badu-p200306|accessdate=2008-12-18}}</ref> to gbajumo pelu [[stage name|oruko ori-itage]] '''Erykah Badu''' ({{IPA-en|ˈɛrɨkə bɑːˈduː|pron}}), je omo orile-ede [[USA|Amerika]] akorin, atokun awo-orin ati osere. Ise-owo re po mo lati [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]] ati [[jazz]].<ref name="allmusicbio"/> O kopa gidigidi ninu igbooro iru orin [[neo soul]], ati iru ona toyato to fi n korin ati ona oge re. O je mimo gege bi "Iyafin Akoko Neo-Soul" ("First Lady of Neo-Soul") tabi "Ayaba Neo-Soul" (the "Queen of Neo Soul".
