Ndegeocello is bisexual, and was a former long time lover of writer Rebecca Walker, with whom she is raising a son, although the relationship has ended. She also had a Dance #1 in 1996 called "Who Is He (and What Is He To You?)" as well as Dance top 20's with "Earth", "Leviticus: Faggot", "Stay" and the aforementioned ".Boyfriend". Her only other Billboard Hot 100 hit besides "Wild Night" has been "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)", which peaked at #73 in 1994. She appeared on The Rolling Stones' 1997 album Bridges to Babylon, playing bass on the song "Saint Of Me." Her biggest hit is a duet with John Cougar Mellencamp, a cover version of Van Morrison's "Wild Night", which reached #3 on the Billboard charts. She has also appeared on recordings by Basement Jaxx, Indigo Girls and The Blind Boys of Alabama, among others. Her music has been featured in a number of film soundtracks including How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Batman and Robin. This recording presented a distinctly androgynous persona. She emerged as a recording artist in 1993 on Maverick Records/Sire Records with her debut, Plantation Lullabies.
Ndegeocello unsuccessfully tried out for the bassist position vacated in 1992 by Muzz Skillings of the hard rock band Living Colour before venturing out as a solo artist. In the late 90s she toured with Lilith Fair. Her music incorporates funk, soul, hip-hop, reggae, R&B, rock and jazz. She has been hailed in the music press as a redeemer of soul music. Raised in Washington, D.C., Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur (as she became known) adopted the surname Ndegeocello, which means "free like a bird", while still in her teens.
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