Who Is Erykah Badu’s son Seven Sirius Benjamin? Untold Truth About Him

Seven Sirius Benjamin is the son of Erykah Badu and her former boyfriend André 3000. Seven, who has an uncanny resemblance to his father, is doing incredibly well on his own and at times, spawns quite a bit of curiosity among his parents’ followers. In addition to being an occasional musician, he is also a college student.

While Badu and 3000’s relationship didn’t last long, the exes have still remained close friends and have also built a strong co-parenting relationship to give their son, Seven a healthy growing environment. Benjamin’s biological parents, who belong to the same fraternity, were in a relationship for about four years before their split in the late 1990s.

Know more about their first child, Benjamin in the headings below; how was his life growing as a star kid, is he also into music, does he have a girlfriend and others.

Seven Sirius Benjamin Is The Son Of Erykah Badu

Seven Sirius Benjamin who was born on November 18, 1997, is now a 24-year-old about to graduate college.

Interestingly the Dallas, Texas native was born the same day, his singer mother, Badu released her second LP, Live in the United States. The album reached number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

In an interview, she said the reason she named her son Seven was because to her it was “a divine number which cannot be divided.”

Seven Sirius Benjamin Parents Were Not Sure Having Him

When Badu got pregnant With Andre’s kid, the former couple had to think about whether to have a kid or not as both of them were at the height of their careers. 3000 once admitted to The New Yorker,

“Me and Erykah actually had to sit down and figure if we were going to keep this child.”

The then couple, nonetheless, decided to welcome their first child and keep going on a musical tour.

Seven Has A Great Relationship With His Mother, Erykah, And His Father

The young adult, Sirius is incredibly close with both of his parents. In like manner, his mom and dad are also doing a fantastic job when it comes to their parenting roles for their first-ever child.

While talking to Majic 107.5, Badu said,

“[We’re] very dedicated parents. From the day I got pregnant, we decided we would make this human being that we brought into this world together.

She added that neither her former partner, Sunny Bridges nor she took the existence of their son for granted.

What Is Seven Sirius Benjamin Doing Now? 

Unlike his famous mother, Seven relatively prefers to live a life behind the camera.

What’s more, he is also not that active on any social media handles. He though can be seen occasionally on his mother’s socials.

His Parents, Erykah Badu And Andre 3000 Relationship

Benjamin’s parents, Badu and 3000 first met sometime back in 1995 at a New York City nightclub. Shortly after seeing the Mama’s Gun singer, Andre played her song On and On at the club.

Then, the two started going on dates and around two years later Badu got pregnant with Benjamin and gave birth to him on 11th Feb 1997. Erykah and Andre’s relationship, however, started to fall apart in 1999.

Badu, in an interview, revealed she and Benjamin’s father decided to end their togetherness simply because it didn’t work out for them. She added there was no infidelity or cheating behind their separation.

Many Have Commented About Seven Sirius Benjamin Looking Just Like His Father

Not only do the fans talk about Seven and his father’s physical similarity, but they also often mention their common sense of fashion and very-alike voice.

Benjamin Has Two Half-Siblings

After breaking up with Andre, Badu went on to have a relationship with Texas-based rapper The D.O.C (Tracy Lynn Curry). When Curry and Erykah were together, they welcomed a daughter named Puma Sabti Curry (Seven Benjamin’s half-sister) on 5th July 2004.

After The D.O.C, Seven’s mother started dating another rapper and record producer, Jay Electronica with whom she gave birth to her third child/second daughter, Mars Merkaba Thedford on 1st Feb 2009.

Per some reports, Seven is quite close with both of his half-sisters. He often catches up with them to have some family time, again shown by his multiple times’ Billboard chart-topper mother’s Instagram handle.

In July 2019, Badu aired a picture, featuring all of her kids on one frame. The imaging included a caption that read,

“The HipHop Incredibles… don’t change the channel.”

Seven Sirius Benjamin Was Homeschooled

Erykah Badu homeschooled her first child, Seven from kindergarten to first grade. His mother explained she did so because she “wanted to give [him] special attention academically, to give him an advantage.”

Does Seven Sirius Benjamin Have A Girlfriend?

As mentioned, the 24-year-old son of Badu and her former partner is quite silent about his personal life. In fact, so far, he hasn’t even sat up for even a simple converse much less let his private affair out in the open.

Considering his age, however, the chances are that Benjamin to a good amount has experienced some form of human partnership.

Though it’s completely up to a matter of time to know who Seven’s girlfriend or wife is/will be.

What Is Seven Benjamin’s Net Worth?

Both Seven’s parents, Badu and Andre are overtly millionaires with the latter’s net worth sitting around $10 million and the former’s over $35 million.

It, however, is only a hypothesis and arrays of opinions when it comes to decoding Benjamin’s wealth. In any case, it may be quite early to go on and pursue details with respect to his financial worth especially given that he is an absolute mystery about his profession.