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A rich assembly of soul, funk, and organic hip-hop textures, 2000s Mamas Gun is the classic second studio album from neo-soul singer Erykah Badu and follow-up to her groundbreaking 1997 debut Baduizm. The album achieved platinum status and topped the R&B charts for seven weeks bolstered by the Grammy-nominated lead single Bag Lady.

The songs video paid homage to Ntozake Shanges award-winning play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, with Badu presenting a choreopoem performed by herself and four other dancers. Mamas Gun also marked the beginning of her collaborations with the late J Dilla, who produced the Grammy-nominated Didnt Cha Know and Kiss Me On My Neck (Hesi).

Rolling Stone magazine proclaimed that Badu had taken her art to the next level, and applauded the singer for taking chances the way Stevie Wonder or Nina Simone did in their prime. Entertainment Weekly called Mamas Gun a 70s soul homage featuring live musicians and a smooth-funk sound that wouldnt be out of place on a CTI record.