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Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu
Label: Motown
Released: 2000
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Tracks
Penitentiary Philosophy; Didn't Cha Know?; My Life; ...& On; Cleva; Hey Sugah; Booty; Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi); A.D. 2000; Orange Moon; In Love with You (featuring Stephen Marley); Bag Lady; Time's a Wastin'; Green Eyes; Bag Lady (Cheeba Sac Radio Edit); Tyrone (live); Hollywood; Drama; Your Precious Love (featuring D'Angelo); Bag Lady (Basement Boys Afrocentric Mix); Bag Lady (Enhanced video); Didn't Cha Know (Enhanced video).
Personnel
Erykah Badu
vocalsJames Poyser
pianoPino Palladino
bass, electricEsfandiar Shahmir
percussionShaun Martin
keyboardsBraylon Lacy
bassDoc Gibbs
percussionQuestlove
drumsChinah Blac
vocalsJef Lee Johnson
guitarRoy Ayers
vibraphoneRussell Elevado
guitarBetty Wright
vocalsCarlos Henderson
bass, acousticDready
bassRamone Gonzalez
percussionR.C. Williams
keyboardsAlbum Description
Mama's Gun is the second studio album by American singer Erykah Badu. It was recorded between 1999 and 2000 at Electric Lady Studios in New York and released on November 21, 2000, by Motown Records. A neo soul album, Mama's Gun incorporates elements of funk, soul, and jazz styles. It has confessional lyrics by Badu, which cover themes of insecurity, personal relationships, and social issues. The album has been viewed by critics as a female companion to neo soul artist D'Angelo's second album Voodoo (2000), which features a similar musical style and direction. Critics have also noted that while Badu's first album Baduizm contained its share of cryptic lyricism, Mama's Gun is much more direct in its approach, and places the artist in a subjective position more than its predecessor.
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