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. 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.
  3. 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.

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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