Erykah Badu - Mama’s Gun

Erykah Badu’s swaggering neo-soul is instantly recognizable. The sophistication of Baduizm was enlightening for me, and it took a couple of listens to really recognize the greatness. I’m glad I had that foundation as I approached Mama’s Gun - Badu is widely considered one of the founders of the Neo-Soul movement, and I’ll admit that’s not a genre I’ve ever been overly familiar with.

Erykah Badu’s version of Neo-Soul is an effortless sounding thing, as if the music is beamed at you straight from her brain, and the band isn’t so much a group of musicians as one entity pulsing with the same beat.

From the roundup Some Excellent Albums from 2000.