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“I got a call from a mutual friend of ours, Charles King, who's also the executive producer. [Steven Caple Jr and I] had a conversation about it. I read it. We kind of finished each other's sentences when it came to the nuances and personality flaws that the character had, and some stereotypes and things we were trying to stay away from. We agreed on that as well. He just kind of allowed me to run rampant with the ideas. As we paced ourselves through, we developed Turquoise.”

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Erykah Badu, born on February 26, 1971, is an American singer-songwriter known for her unique musical style and emotive voice. She is regarded as one of the key figures in R&B music of the 1990s. more

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