Erykah Badu Net Worth

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An American artist with a net worth of $12 million, Erykah Badu is also a producer, a song-writer an actress as well as an activist. She has made a name for herself and amassed plenty of wealth through her many acting roles and songs. She was born in Dallas in February 26th, 1971 and was named Erica Abi Wright. She has released about five albums, the first one, Baduizm being platinum-certified, and became an international sensation with worldwide recognition bagging several awards including the BET and Grammy Awards.

Apart from her music that blends R&B, Jazz and hip-hop, she was well known for her like for large head-wraps that eventually became her signature. She was well know as the “First lady of Neo-Soul” and was likened to the great Billie Holiday. She has made several appearances in the theatres among them being “Blues Brothers 2000” (1998) and “House of D” (2004). She has also appeared in several documentaries including “Before the Music dies” and The Black Power mixtape”.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date	Category	Description	Amount
2002	Record Sales	Estimated record sales from the album, Worldwide Underground (500 thousand copies sold in U.S.)	$750,000
1999	Record Sales	Estimated record sales from the album, Mama's Gun (1 million copies sold in U.S.)	$1,500,000
1999	Record Sales	Estimated record sales from the album, Mama's Gun (60 thousand copies sold in U.K.)	$90,000
1999	Record Sales	Estimated record sales from the album, Mama's Gun (40 thousand copies sold in Canada)	$60,000
1996	Record Sales	Estimated record sales from the album, Baduizm (100 thousand copies sold in U.K.)	$150,000
1996	Record Sales	Estimated record sales from the album, Baduizm (3 million copies sold in the U.S.)	$4,500,000
1996	Record Sales	Estimated record sales from the album, Baduizm (40 thousand copies sold in Canada)	$60,000
1996	Record Sales	Estimated record sales from the live album, Live (2 million copies sold in the U.S.)	$3,000,000