Erykah Badu Expecting Third Child

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Singer/songwriter Erykah Badu is expecting her third child, she revealed over the weekend at the Austin City Limits festival. The Grammy winner performed Saturday in a smiley-face tee, showing off her growing belly!

Erykah, 37, is already mom to son Seven Sirius, 10 ½, with Outkast’s Andre ‘Andre 3000′ Benjamin and daughter Puma Sabti, 4, with rapper The D.O.C. The new baby’s father is reportedly Erykah’s boyfriend, rapper Jay Electronica, although she will not confirm or deny.

Source: New York Daily News, Sept. 30th, p. 21

Comments

crimpe on September 30th, 2008

Oooh! LOVE her!! Can’t wait to hear the name…

peachpye on September 30th, 2008

Kids are a blessing and congrats to her, but is it just me or does anyone else think it is slightly tacky for ALL of your kids to have different fathers? I mean, I don’t know. I’m 31 and was raised a little old fashioned. No offense to anyone.

Becky's Daughter on September 30th, 2008

Congrats to her! I’d heard this as a rumor a few months ago so it’s nice to finally see it confirmed. I wonder if she knows the gender yet.

By the way, she did confirm to Essence Magazine in the April 2008 issue that The D.O.C. (aka, Tracy Curry) is in fact is Puma’s father. It can be found on their website.

Brandi on September 30th, 2008

How fabulous is that picture? She’s all attitude and eye shadow. Love it!!

Gotta say, I am dying to see what name she comes up with for this one!

Cynthia on September 30th, 2008

Congrats to Erykah…I saw a photo of her daughter Puma and she has a striking resemblance to the rapper Common…

Kelly on September 30th, 2008

Seven? honestly?

Adraine on September 30th, 2008

Congrats Erykah!I know that you will be a great mom to your new baby as you are to your other two. I read your blog a couple of months ago that firmly told anyone that doesn’t like it to “step off”(nicely put)Please continue to make the great music that you do and your many fans like me will always rock “on and on” with you!Rock on with your bad self!Much love!

Parker on September 30th, 2008

She said this on her MySpace blog back in July:

i’m living to get home and rest my vocal chords and growing belly .
… oh yeah , and mix NEW AM PT 2!
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

lets go !

looking forward to a great rest of the year and a beautiful 2009 .

lets keep creating and shining.
it feels good .

CelebBabyLover on September 30th, 2008

I wonder why she won’t say if her boyfriend is the father? Why keep that secret? I can understand if that father is someone not in the public eye, like Minnie Driver’s baby daddy, but obviously Erykah’s boyfriend is known somewhat, as the media knows his name.

CelebBabyLover on September 30th, 2008

I just re-read the post…and Erykah’s boyfriend obviously IS known by the media, as he’s a rapper. I guess I should have read the post more closely before posting that I was unsure if he was known or not. LOL!

Rhonda on October 1st, 2008

I just LOVE Erykah… I love her many styles of music from the jazzy tone of her first album to the more social conciousness of her latest. Even my husband who is not an R&B or rap or pop music fan loves her music because he says, “it’s MUSIC”… congratulations to a very talented woman. You have it all darling!

Liv on October 1st, 2008

I love her kids names!

HappilySingle29 on October 1st, 2008

Congratulations to Erykah!

But having different fathers for each child? It doesn’t seem right!

heather on October 5th, 2008

why does she need so many baby daddies? congrats to her anyway…