Mama's Gun

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On February 20, 2020, Badu opened an online store named Badu World Market. [171] Badu World Market features bespoke clothing, apothecary goods, musical merchandise, clothing accessories, and more. She also began selling a line of incense; one scent is named "Badu Pussy" because Badu claimed she "took lots of pairs of [her] panties, cut them up into little pieces and burned them." [172] In contrast to Baduizm, Mama’s Gun offers a more pointed, sustained, and grounded statement about what it means to get tired of waiting out and wading through the wretchedness of urban blight, the perpetual threat of police brutality and lethal force, the baggage from bad relationships and the sometimes oppressive voices inside one’s own head. a b "New Amerykah Part Two (return Of The Ankh) by Erykah Badu – Music Charts". Acharts.us . Retrieved January 1, 2016. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

a b McIver, Joel (2002). Erykah Badu: The First Lady of Neo-Soul. Sanctuary. ISBN 978-1-86074-385-6.a b Babyface Has Most Grammy Nominations for Second Year. Johnson Publishing Company. February 26, 1998 . Retrieved April 15, 2009. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help) British album certifications – Erykah Badu – Mama's Gun". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 14, 2022. Erykah Badu Unveils 'New Amerykah, Part II' ". Billboard. February 23, 2010 . Retrieved October 27, 2013. Canadian album certifications – Erykah Badu – Mama's Gun". Music Canada . Retrieved February 19, 2016. Ryzik, Melena (March 2, 2008). "The Mind of a One-Woman Multitude". The New York Times . Retrieved May 2, 2010.

and number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. [25] [26] The album was certified two times platinum by RIAA for shipments of over two million copies. [5] The album's lead single, " Tyrone", was released in October 1997 and became another R&B hit single. "Tyrone", lyrically, is a song chiding a selfish, cheap, and inattentive boyfriend. [27] Offiziellecharts.de – Erykah Badu – Mama's Gun" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 29, 2020. According to Nielsen Soundscan, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) sold 359,000 copies in the United States by early 2010. [63]

Album: Mama's Gun

But these discoveries aren't what I love most about Mama's Gun. What I love most is how it can still help me through my more insecure moments. That's why it will always be my favourite ever album. And that's why sometimes I look over at that poster on my wall and whisper: "Thanks." Erykah Badu: on her career and her romance with Common – Biography". Ebony. Findarticles.com. 2003 . Retrieved October 27, 2013. Rogo, Paula (January 21, 2019). "Erykah Badu Responds To Critics Who Say She Is Defending R. Kelly: 'I Just Want Peace And Light For Everybody' ". Essence . Retrieved January 22, 2019.

After taking some time off to raise her child, Badu returned in 2000 with Mama's Gun. The album was characterized as more organic in sound than her previous studio album, and primarily produced by the Soulquarians and noted bassist Pino Palladino. A remix of one of the album's songs, " Bag Lady", was issued as the first single and topped the R&B charts for seven weeks. The album was well-received, with the lyrical content winning notices from many publications. Reviewers found some of her lyrics hard to decipher on her initial releases. [29] Despite not charting as high as her first two albums, Mama's Gun was another platinum-selling success, and "Bag Lady" was nominated for a Grammy Award. Erykah Badu Strips on Downtown Dallas Street For Music Video". Kwtx.com. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013 . Retrieved October 27, 2013.

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The album's lead single, "Honey", was released on December 11, 2007. [59] It reached number 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100, on which it spent three weeks. [60] The song also charted at number 22 and spent 17 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [60] In lots of ways it’s not so different because we always wrote the songs together, we always talked about what we're going to do together. It was just that we were getting high at the same time.We're just not getting [that way now] but we're doing all the same things. Gold and Platinum". Cria.ca. December 1, 2011. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009 . Retrieved January 4, 2012. Babyface, Erykah Badu and Boyz II Men Among Winners at American Music Awards. Johnson Publishing Company. February 16, 1998 . Retrieved April 15, 2009. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help) Magazine – Couture, High-end, Boutique Fashion News". 10 Magazine. February 5, 2020 . Retrieved February 11, 2020.