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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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 27 Ratings

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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. Rolling Stone
    80
    Mama's Gun finds Erykah disrobing emotionally, shedding the self-righteousness and goddess posture that marked Baduizm. The new Erykah isn't teaching, she's dealing with regular-person baggage.
  3. Sonicnet
    80
    But what makes Badu a source of deep pride for her black audience (and intriguing puzzlement for her ever-growing white one) is that her mysticism produces its most compelling poetry when set against gritty realities such as drug-dealing boyfriends, jealous neighbors, ghetto etiquette, and the constant war on poverty. As a songwriter, Badu's particular gift is being able to work such everyday touchstones into sublime allusions of spiritual rebirth.
  4. 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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  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
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  1. DH.
    10
    I luv it. U can get up and groove to it its amazing.
  2. BrandiC.
    10
    This albumis a classic.
  3. Skrapoel
    10
    I listened to this album more than any other during the 00's
  4. 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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