Mama's Gun (2000)

Erykah Badu's second studio album leans harder on live band feel than Baduizm did. J Dilla's production on Didn't Cha Know sets a woozy, lagging groove, James Poyser's keys keep everything warm, and Roy Ayers drops in on Cleva. Through it all, Badu's wit and Billie Holiday-tinged phrasing sound like she is barely trying, which is exactly the point.