Eh, fine. Probably one of those situations where it influenced a lot of stuff that came to follow, but is kind of boring because of that.

i thought baduizm was my favorite erykah badu album but maybe its this? mama's gun builds on the themes introduced in baduizm so expertly. i so appreciate the blending off different black instrumentation and musical traditions -- jazz, hip hop, african instruments, blues music. i love how playful the first half of the album is but the second half is DEEP, so much wisdom in the lyrics. And Green Eyes is just a masterpiece. Its one of my favorite Badu songs but its somehow even better in the context of the full album, like all these loved and lost or never loved at all situations are all leading up to the instance when Badu herself has been rejected, and the struggle to move on from that. Truly wonderful.

Good pop album. Bass was doing some interesting stuff. Harmonies got boring fast but I can see why they've inspired so many covers.

Funky, lots of fun sounds

fine. i'm bored