In her early youth, she decided to change the spelling of her name from Erica to Erykah, as she firmly believed her original name to be her 'slave' name. By the age of 14, Erykah was free-styling for a local radio station alongside such talent as Roy Hargrove. Influenced by her mother, Erykah had her first taste of show business at the age of 4, singing and dancing with her mother at the Dallas Theatre Centre. To provide for her family, the children's grandmother often helped in looking after them while Erykah's mother, Kollen Maria Gipson (Wright), performed as an actress in theatrical productions. Her mother raised her and her brother and sisters alone, since their father, William Wright, Jr., had left the family early in their lives. Erykah Badu was born Erica Abi Johnson in South Dallas, Texas, on February 26, 1971.
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