Celebrity Birthdays: Happy Birthday, Erykah Badu!

Lupita Nyong'o, Bieber and Method Man also celebrate.

Tangerine Dream - Erykhah Badu, who performed "Trick Don't Kill My Vibe" with Kendrick Lamar, looks juicy and delicious in her Sunkist shirt. (Photo:  Kevin Mazur/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Erykah Badu: February 26 - The free-spirited neo soul singer and activist celebrates her 43rd birthday. (Photo: Kevin Mazur/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Who Know? Rookie of the Year: Earl Sweatshirt - The Odd Future young gun has emerged from parental exile in Samoa to release his new LP Doris and garner a nomination and tons of respect for his exceptional talent. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

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Earl Sweatshirt: February 24 - The Odd Future prodigy turns 20 years old this week. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

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Kasi Lemmons (Director) - Lemmons knocked it out the park with her directorial debut, garnering both box office success and critical acclaim for Eve's Bayou. The deeply personal drama was the start of a great career. Lemmons later directed Samuel L. Jackson in Caveman's Valentine and Don Cheadle in Talk to Me. She also helmed the tribute to Sidney Poitier for the 2002 Academy Awards and is gearing up for the release of her latest film, Black Nativity starring Jennifer Hudson, this winter. (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Getty Images)

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Kasi Lemmons: February 24 - The award-winning director of Eve's Bayou turns 53. (Photo: Jordan Strauss/Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.: February 24 - The undefeated boxing champ celebrates his 37th birthday. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.: February 24 - The undefeated boxing champ celebrates his 37th birthday. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Rashida Jones: February 25 - The actress and screenwriter turns 37. (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Rashida Jones: February 25 - The gorgeous star of Parks and Recreation turns 39. (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Fats Domino: February 26 - The New Orleans native and rock 'n' roll icon turns 86 this year. (Photo: Ezio Petersen /Landov)

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Fats Domino: February 26 - The New Orleans native and rock 'n' roll icon turns 86 this year. (Photo: Ezio Petersen /Landov)

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Corinne Bailey Rae: February 26 - The British songstress turns 34. (Photo: Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images)

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Corinne Bailey Rae: February 26 - The British songstress celebrates her 35th birthday. (Photo: Eamonn McCormack/Getty Images)

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Bill Duke - The diretcor of Hoodlum will forever be remembered as militant character Adbullah from the 1976 comedy classic Car Wash. Throughout his 40-year career, Bill Duke has spent as much time directing as he has acting. Last year, he completed and released his documentary on shade consciousness, Dark Girls.  (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Bill Duke: February 26 - The veteran actor and star of such films as Predator and Commando turns 71 this week. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Chilli: February 27 - The TLC member celebrates her 43rd birthday. (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images for VH1)

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Chilli: February 27 - The TLC member celebrates her 43rd birthday. (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images for VH1)

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Bobby V: February 27 - The Mississippi-born singer born Robert Wilson turns 34. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for BMI) 

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Bobby V: February 27 - The Mississippi-born singer born Robert Wilson turns 34. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for BMI) 

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Chelsea Clinton: February 27 - The former first daughter of the United States turns 34 this week. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Chelsea Clinton: February 27 - The former first daughter of the United States turns 34 this week. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Fefe Dobson: February 28 - The Canadian singer and songwriter turns 27. (Photo: Aaron Harris/Getty Images for COTY)

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Fefe Dobson: February 28 - The Canadian singer-songwriter celebrates her 29th birthday. (Photo: Aaron Harris/Getty Images for COTY)

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Tangi Miller: February 28 - The former Felicity star turns 41. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Tangi Miller: February 28 - The Felicity actress celebrates her 44th birthday. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for NAACP)

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Tasha Smith: February 28 - The actress turns 44 years old. (Photo: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

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Tasha Smith: February 28 - The actress turns 44 years old. (Photo: Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup)

Rae Dawn Chong: February 28 - The Color Purple actress, who caused a stir last year for making unsavory comments about Oprah Winfrey, is 53. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images) 

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Rae Dawn Chong: February 28 - The Color Purple actress, who caused a stir last year for making unsavory comments about Oprah Winfrey, is 53. (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images) 

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Ja Rule, @Ruleyork - Tweet: "Who's looking for me I'm in Ibiza wit my feet up lmao!!! ‪#FINDJARULE"Ja Rule joins in on the jokes after he became a trending topic on Twitter this past Tuesday (no, he didn't drop a new single or do anything buzzworthy — which is exactly why #FINDJARULE became a trend). The Twittersphere exploded with memes placing The Inc. rapper in "Where's Waldo"-like scenarios, being trailed by Dora the Explorerand other randomness in attempts to clown his not-so-hot career. #Jabechillingthough  (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Ja Rule: February 29 - The rapper — born on a leap year! — turns 38 this week. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Saul Williams: February 29 - The poet and alt hip hop star celebrates his 40th on the Leap Year. (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Saul Williams: February 29 - The actor and alternative hip hop artist turns 42. (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Justin Bieber: March 1 - The troubled pop star celebrates his 20th birthday this week. (Photo: Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, FILE)

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Justin Bieber: March 1 - The troubled pop star celebrates his 20th birthday this week. (Photo: Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, FILE)

Lupita Nyong'o: March 1 - The Oscar-nominated actress and fashion icon celebrates her 31st birthday. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Lupita Nyong'o: March 1 - The Oscar-nominated actress and fashion icon celebrates her 31st birthday. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Harry Belafonte: March 1 - The singer and social activist is 87 years old this week. (Photo: Samir Hussein/Getty Images For The BFI)

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Harry Belafonte: March 1 - The singer and social activist is 87 years old this week. (Photo: Samir Hussein/Getty Images For The BFI)

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Ke$ha: March 1 - The blonde "Tik Tok" singer turns 26. (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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Ke$ha: March 1 - The pop star will be spending her 27th birthday in rehab, where she is recovering from an eating disorder. (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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Don Lemon on how Black America can improve itself: - "Black people, if you really want to fix the problem, here's just five things that you should think about doing… Pull up your pants… The n-word: stop using it… Respect where you live… Finish school… And just because you can have a baby doesn’t mean you should." (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Don Lemon: March 1  - The CNN host celebrates his 48th birthday this week. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Chris Webber: March 1 - The former NBA player turned ESPN host celebrates his 41st birthday this week. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) 

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Chris Webber: March 1 - The former NBA player turned ESPN host celebrates his 41st birthday this week. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) 

Sammie (@PrinceSammie) - TWEET: "Tryna find a Halloween costume... Flr this damn party,Shyt sucks :/ Spider Man, An Angry Bird or a gladiator!? I hate Halloween :(" After releasing his new single "Gettin Em" featuring rapper 2 Chainz this week, Sammie redirects his attention to choosing a Halloween costume.(Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Sammie: March 1 - The "I Like It" singer turns 27 this week. (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

Denise Vasi, Single Ladies (VH1) - The former All My Children star joins VH1's hit series, taking over the lead role from Stacey Dash. Vasi will play "Raquel," a savvy businesswoman who is a friend of Keisha (LisaRaye McCoy).(Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)

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Denise Vasi: March 1 - The Single Ladies actress celebrates her 31st birthday. (Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)

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Reggie Bush: March 2 - The NFL player and Kim Kardashian's ex celebrates his 29th birthday.   (Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

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Reggie Bush: March 2 - The NFL player and Kim Kardashian's ex celebrates his 29th birthday.   (Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Method Man - In an episode from Season 9 titled "Snitch," SVU cast Method Man in the role of a gangster by the name of Dennis King. (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Method Man: March 2 - The Wu-Tang Clan rapper and actor turns 43 this week.   (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)