#158 Erykah Badu, 'Mama's Gun' (2000)

‘Mama’s Gun’ was the second album by the Queen Of Neo Soul, Erykah Badu. The album follows the both the birth of her son, Seven, after which she took some time off to be a full time mother, and the breakdown of the relationship with his father, Andre Benjamin (AKA Andre 3000 from Outkast). Outkast would famously release the single, ‘Ms. Jackson,’ based on their breakup. The album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios, Jimi Hendrix’s studio in New York City and was recorded almost back-to-back with D’Angelo’s ‘Voodoo,’ featuring many of the same musicians.