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Meshell Ndegeocello

An extraordinarily versatile and energetic performer, Meshell Ndegeocello – born Michelle Lynn Johnson in Berlin, Germany on August 29, 1968 - is an acclaimed rapper, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She is also an ardent political activist campaigning on race and gender issues. Born in Berlin, her American father, a sergeant major who also played jazz saxophone, was serving in the army. She was mostly raised in Washington DC and attended the Duke Ellington School of Arts and adopted the surname of Ndegeocello when she was 17. She forged a local reputation playing in variou...