Erykah Badass (excuse me, Badu) says she’s a mother first, then an artist, activist, director, DJ, and producer.

Source: https://www.fwweekly.com/2023/02/22/nd-2-22-riders-in-the-sky-granbury-jazz-fest-botanic-orchids/

Fighting erupted at 9 am on Monday when 10 PDF groups attacked the Badu police outpost where around 30 soldiers and police were stationed, said Ko Zayar Lwin, a leader of the 96 Soldiers PDF group that joined the raid.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-forces-suffer-heavy-casualties-in-battle-for-sagaing-village.html

“I’ve been smoking weed since I was three years old,” Badu bellowed to the crowd, one of many extremely off-color jokes in her 40-minute set that started after the 4:20 countdown.

Source: https://sfist.com/2023/04/21/watch-4-20-covers-hippie-hill-with-pot-smoke-erykah-badu-exhorts-crowd-to-smoke-even-more/