All About André 3000 and Erykah Badu’s Son Seven (and How He Takes After His Grammy-Winning Parents!)

Mar. 15, 2025

André 3000 with his son Seven Sirius Benjamin in April 2016 ; Erykah Badu with her son Seven Sirius Benjamin and daughter Puma Curry in March 2023.Photo:Erykah Badu/ X ; Puma Curry/ Instagram

Erykah Badu/ X ; Puma Curry/ Instagram

André 3000andErykah Badu’s son, Seven Sirius Benjamin, inherited their musical talents.

The “Ms. Jackson” singer, born Andre Benjamin, dated the R&B vocalist in the ’90s. During their relationship, the couple welcomed their only child together, son Seven Sirius Benjamin, in November 1997.

The former Outkast member reflected on his role as a father during an August 2014 interview withThe New York Times.When Seven was a teenager, he moved in with his father in Atlanta, and it was a “positive” change for André 3000, who felt like it “refocused” his life.

Despite growing up in Dallas with his mother, Badu revealed that Seven takes after his father in many ways. She toldRolling Stonein November 2020 that her son shares similar characteristics to André 3000, who she called “one of the most caring people” she knew.

“Seven adopted this same energy from him,” she explained. “They both have this look on their face as if they’re saying, ‘I hope it works for you.’ No matter what it is. They’re nonjudgmental people.”

Here’s everything to know about André 3000 and Erykah Badu’s son, Seven Sirius Benjamin.

He was born in 1997

André 3000 Benjamin and his son Seven Sirius Benjamin attend the Vibe Music Sirius Benjamin on June 11, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia.Tamarra/Getty

Tamarra/Getty

André 3000 and Badu welcomed their son Seven on Nov. 18, 1997.

The former couple dated briefly in the ’90s, with Badu tellingRolling Stonein November 2020 that while the rapper is “one of my best friends” now, they didn’t have an instant friendship after initially meeting.

“We were attracted to each other first," she said. “We had stuff in common, but we didn’t learn all of that until over the years.”

His parents are both musicians

André 3000 and son Seven Sirius Benjamin accept the Grammy for Album of the Year at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles, California.Frank Micelotta/Getty

Frank Micelotta/Getty

Seven is the son of two renowned musicians.

His father was one half of the hip-hop duo Outkast with Antwan Patton, known professionally asBig Boi.

Outkast was formed in 1992 and went on to become one of the most influential hip-hop groups, with the duo releasing six albums during their run beforetheir indefinite hiatus in 2007. They won six Grammy awards, including accolades for their albumsStankoniaandSpeakerboxxx/The Love Below, which spawned hits such as “Hey Ya!” and “Ms. Jackson.”

Since then, André 3000 has had a successful solo career, including the release ofhis debut solo albumNew Blue Sunin November 2023. It earnedthree Grammy nominations, giving the artist 28 total nods.

He has lived in Dallas and Atlanta

Erykah Badu with Andre 3000 and their son Seven Sirius Benjamin.Erykah Badu/ X

Erykah Badu/ X

While André 3000 is from Atlanta, he spent some time in Dallas, where his son was born and raised.The Dallas Morning Newsreported in September 2024 that the rapper lived in Texas for two years when Seven was a teenager.

However, André 3000 shared a life update about his son during an August 2014 interview withThe New York Times, which included a move to the Peach State.

André 3000 added, “We were at the height, so a lot of the time that should have been [spent] with him, I’m on the road entertaining everybody else.”

He was a top student

André 3000 and son Seven Sirius Benjamin during Nickelodeon’s 17th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on April 3, 2004 in Westwood, California.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

For Badu, quality education was at the top of the list for her children, including her son Seven. (She has two younger children from previous relationships.)

He was initially homeschooled for kindergarten and first grade, with Badu explaining in a 2009 interview that she “wanted togive [him] special attention academically, to give him an advantage.” She said that this helped her son learn “how to solve problems in a nontraditional way,” which served him when he was enrolled in a traditional school.

Badu added, “He enjoys challenges … He pushes himself … He does his homework voluntarily.”

“I don’t have any idea what Seven is going to choose to do, but he knows how to be disciplined and how to learn, and because of that he’s one of the top students in his school, and one of the top students in Dallas,” Badu said.

His hard work paid off, with Baduposting on Xin April 2016 that her son was accepted into four colleges. At the time, she shared what he was leaning toward studying, adding inanother post, “We got a psychology /arts and science major. Go 7.”

He has musical abilities

Erykah Badu with her children Seven Sirius Benjamin, Puma Sabti Curry and Mars Merkaba.Erykah Badu/ X

While Seven maintains a low profile today, he exhibited his musical talents growing up. In March 2008, Badu told PEOPLE that she and her son enjoyed playing electric guitar together.

“He plays upright bass in his orchestra at school,” she revealed. “He took piano for four years. And he has a beautiful voice. He probably has the same eclectic tastes that his father has. I would sayhis father is all in his DNA!”

Seven also helped his mom step up her game when recording her music.

“My son saw me singing songs into my phone and putting them on my voicemail,” she recalled. “He goes, ‘Mom, you don’t have to do that. All you have to do is use a microphone on your computer and open up this program called Garageband.’ I began doing that and wrote songs so quickly.”

His parents maintain a close relationship

André 3000 and Erykah Badu attend the 2024 CFDA Awards at American Museum of Natural History on October 28, 2024 in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Despite their relationship ending, André 3000 and Badu have co-parented their son over several decades.

Even Seven had his own thoughts about his parents’ dynamic, with André 3000 adding, “Our son is about to be 17 and he tells us, ‘You guys are nuts.’ “

For her part, Badu called André 3000 one of her “best friends on the planet” during a November 2020 interview withRolling Stone, adding, “Over these years, we’ve just become closer and closer as friends, as humans, as man, as woman.”

“I care for him so very much, about his livelihood, his art, his feelings,” she continued. “And I’m a super big fan of him. … We’re really close. We laugh all the time, talk about things."

He has two half-siblings

Erykah Badu with her daughter Puma Sabti Curry and son Seven Sirius Benjamin.Puma Curry/ Instagram

Puma Curry/ Instagram

While Seven is André 3000’s only child, Badu is alsoa mother to two more children.

In July 2004, Badu welcomed her daughter Puma Sabti Curry with rapper Tracy Lynn Curry, known professionally as The D.O.C. The singer later welcomed daughter Mars Merkaba in February 2009 with producer and rapper Elpadaro F. Electronica Allah, a.k.a. Jay Electronica.

source: people.com