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Mama's Gun - Erykah Badu
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Metascore
80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critics What's this?

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9.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    100
    She scores over and over on 14-tracks-in-72-minutes that miss maybe twice and only seem long-winded when she gives the flautist some.
  2. Ink Blot Magazine
    100
    It's everything we say we want in music: gutsy, introspective, innovative, bold, real in a way that few other albums even try to be...
  3. Neumu.net
    60
    The songs on Mama's Gun slip from one to the next effortlessly, coming together as a set of sedate, buttery-smooth grooves.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. BrandiC.
    10
    This albumis a classic.
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  2. Skrapoel
    10
    I listened to this album more than any other during the 00's
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  3. DanceVera
    10
    A freaking genius album that put Erykah on the map for me, and to this day remains a default go to record when I can't decide what to listen to, because I can listen to it in nearly any circumstance or mood. She hits political without getting preachy, and emotional without losing the sexy.… Expand
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