Photos: Erykah Badu through the years

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Photos: Erykah Badu through the years

Erykah Badu through the years

Erykah Badu at the 1999 Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, CA on February 24, 1999 Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect

Diana Krall, (right,) George Benson, (center,) and Erykah Badu, (left,) during soundcheck at the 42nd Annual Grammy awards, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 19, 2000Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect.

Erykah Badu at the 42nd Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, CA on February 23, 2000 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect

Erykah Badu atteding the 6th Ann. SAG Awards. Photo by Brenda Chase Online USA Inc.

Erykah Badu arrives at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards March 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David McNew)

Singer Erykah Badu pose for Pictures at the 2000 Essence Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images

Erykah Badu arrives at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA on February 21, 2001. Photo credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Erykah Badu performs at the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. 5/4/01 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect

Erykah Badu performs at the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. 5/4/01 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect

Erykah Badu performs at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Ca. 8/19/01. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.

Erykah Badu performs at the record release party for "Red Star Sounds Volume 1/Soul Searching" to benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. 10/3/01 Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect

Singer Erykah Badu attends the 44th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center February 27, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Erykah Badu during a "Mobilization For Education" march on City Hall in New York City to protest Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Pataki's proposed budget cuts for education. 6/4/02 Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images

Erykah Badu at "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Burbank, Ca. Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.

Erykah Badu, with Common, at "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Burbank, Ca. Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.

Erykah Badu winner Best R & B song in the Pressroom at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on February 23, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

Singer Erykah Badu and actor Michael Clarke Duncan present at "The 34th NAACP Image Awards" at the Universal Amphitheater on March 8, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. The show airs Thursday, March 13, 2003 on the Fox Network at 8:00 PM. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Erykah Badu, winner of Video of the Year for "Love of My Life" at the 3rd Annual BET Awards at the Kodak Theatre on June 24, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Singer Erykah Badu, (L) and Actress Tracee Ellis Ross (R) are seen backstage at the 2003 Essence Festival on July 3, 2003 in New Orleans, LO. Erykah was interviewed for a taped special, which is due to air on the UPN Network on September 12th, 2003. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Singer Erykah Badu performs at the 2003 Essence Festival on July 3, 2003 in New Orleans, LO. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Singer Erykah Badu speaks on stage during the 9th Annual Lady of Soul Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on August 23, 2003 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

(L-R) Singers Erykah Badu and Jill Scott perform on the Good Morning America summer concert series in Bryant Park on July 15, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Erykah Badu performs as part of the Sugar Water Festival at the Greek Theatre on August 9, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images)

(L-R) Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, and Queen Latifah perform as part of the Sugar Water Festival at the Greek Theatre on August 9, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images)

Singer Erykah Badu works on a laptop backstage during "S.O.S. (Saving OurSelves): The BET Relief Telethon" to benefit the victims of hurricane Katrina at the BET Studios September 9, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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Erykah Badu at the 1999 Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, CA on February 24, 1999 Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect

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