Singer Erykah Badu and her beau Jay electronica have welcomed a baby girl into the world. The couple welcomed their baby girl today and shared their happy news via Twitter:

Erykah Badu(earlier this morning) :

morning im in labor

contractions are 3 mins apart….breathing

Jay Electronica:

My daughter is ready. Labor has begun. Everybody standback. No hospitals. No doctors. No medicine. Were waiting on midwife to show up.

I’m doing foot squeezes and foot rubs when the contractions hit. Puma is rubbing her hands.

Ok… The midwife is here now and a few family members. Feels like a scene from the color purple.”

She’s dialated to 8 1/2 centimeters.

Getting closer. She says she feels like she’s ready to push

Feb 1. 2009 my first child, my daughter was born at 1:30 pm exactly. Its the happiest day of my life

Erykah is also the mother to son Seven,12, and daughter Puma,5.