Mama's Gun
by Erykah Badu
  • Record Label: Motown
  • Release Date: Nov 21, 2000
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Mojo
    60
    Her sinuous, Lady Dayish voice sets her apart. Unfortunately, it's not to be heard in full effect until about a third of the way through Mama's Gun... [Jan 2001, p.104]
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  2. Q Magazine
    60
    Baduizm was a remarkable starting point... It may have been too much to expect her to emulate it, but there's not quite enough here.
  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.

Awards & Rankings

33
#33 Best Album of 2000
33
#33 Most Discussed Album of 2000
17
#17 Most Shared Album of 2000

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 75
  3. Negative: 12 out of 75
  1. All_ButTrU4
    Feb 11, 2022
    6
    Mama's Gun is the female companion to D'Angelo's ''Voodoo,'' with which it shares a reactionary pseudo- sophistication that too oftenMama's Gun is the female companion to D'Angelo's ''Voodoo,'' with which it shares a reactionary pseudo- sophistication that too often substitutes good taste for good tunes. It's soul music for people who -- wrongly -- think rap is dumb and contemporary R&B is simplistic. Unlike D'Angelo, however, Badu has a nuanced voice that pokes through the bland surfaces; sometimes she manages moments worthy of her forebears, as on the slinky ''Bag Lady'' and the syncopated ''Booty.''… Full Review »
  2. toriamosfan
    Dec 11, 2017
    10
    this is a simple genious album. erykah got a beautiful voice and the songs are so incredible
    the lyrics of the first track is one of the best    this is a simple genious album. erykah got a beautiful voice and the songs are so incredible
    the lyrics of the first track is one of the best i ever read in my entire life    … Full Review »
  3. DanceVera
    Dec 12, 2011
    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 listenA 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.… Full Review »
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