Meshell Ndegeocello

Meshell Ndegeocello is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist. She has gone by the name Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur which is used as a writing credit on some of her mid-career work. Her music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, reggae and rock. She has received significant critical acclaim throughout her career, being nominated for eleven Grammy Awards, and winning two. She also has been credited for helping to "spark the neo-soul movement".

29 August 1968

Born on the same birth day (29 August): Hajime Isayama • Hiroki Kikuta • Hugo Brandt Corstius • Jacques Bouchard • Jerry Bailey • John Edward Williams • Rodney McCray (basketball) • Roy Oswalt • Timothy Shriver • William C. White

Born in the same month (August 1968): Abey Kuruvilla • Ben Bass (actor) • Billy Boyd (actor) • Brett Angell • Casper Christensen • Catherine Bell (actress) • Dina Carroll • Francesca Gregorini • Hideo Nomo • Lee Mack • Michael Bivins • Spider One • Tim Salmon • Yuri Mitsui