Mama Drama (album)

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Mama Drama
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
Length77:24
Label
Producer Master P, Beats By the Pound
Mia X chronology
Unlady Like
(1997)
Mama Drama
(1998)
Singles from Mama Drama
  1. "What'cha Wanna Do"
    Released: May 12, 1998
  2. "Imma Shine"
    Released: September 2, 1998

Mama Drama is the third and final studio album released by American rapper Mia X, which was released on October 27, 1998, [1] on No Limit Records, distributed by Priority Records and EMI, and featured production from Master P and Beats By the Pound. Many of the guests who appeared on the previous album returned for guest appearances on the album including Fat Joe and Charlie Wilson. Mama Drama debuted at numbers three and seven on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively. It spawned two singles: "What'cha Wanna Do" and "Imma Shine". It went on to sell 400,000 units in the US. [2]

Contents

Background and singles

Mama Drama was Mia X's most successful album commercially and critically, charting at number seven on the Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The first single, "What'cha Wanna Do", found success, reaching number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, number four on the Hot Rap Tracks and number 32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The second single was "Imma Shine".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Soren Baker of the Los Angeles Times praised Beats By the Pound's "catchy, dance-inducing production" for elevating Mia X's "intense delivery", saying she "finds the delicate balance between sensationalized boasts and a more gentle, feminine approach." [5] AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine was critical of the album's "utterly flat production" obscuring Mia X's rapping abilities and making her a "No Limit variation" of Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim, but felt that the record's collaborations with her fellow No Limit roster was "reason enough for die-hard No Limit heads to check this out, even if it won't convince any doubters." [3] Rob Brunner of Entertainment Weekly felt that No Limit's records were plagued with "mediocre filler" throughout the track listing, adding that: "Mia X's Mama Drama — an exciting combination of abrasive, chaotic production and big-voiced boasting — could have been the first to avoid this problem. So why make it 20 songs when 10 would've sufficed?" [4] Robert Christgau cited "Puttin' It Down" and "Daddy" as "choice cuts" [6] on his Consumer Guide, indicating good songs on "an album that isn't worth your time or money." [8] In his review for Rolling Stone , Christgau was critical of Mia X trading Unlady Like's "silly but audaciously gender-bent mackstress routines" for "cliched-to-death claims of gun-slinging battle prowess", and felt that her content goes adrift through "endless songs about thug services rendered." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Bring It On" (featuring Fiend, Mac, Skull Duggery, C-Murder and Mystikal) KLC 5:10
2."What'cha Wanna Do" (featuring Charlie Wilson)KLC and Craig B4:40
3."Don't Start No Shit" (featuring Master P and C-Murder)Craig B3:55
4."Mama Drama" (featuring Fiend)KLC2:56
5."Imma Shine" (featuring O'Dell)Craig B4:03
6."I Think Somebody" (featuring Fiend)KLC3:03
7."Mama's Tribute"KLC3:59
8."What's Ya Point" (featuring Fat Joe and Snoop Dogg)Craig B4:19
9."Thugs Like Me"KLC3:57
10."Ride or Run" (featuring Big Ed and Steady Mobb'n) Carlos 3:20
11."Tru Bitches"Craig B3:07
12."Puttin' It Down" (featuring Fiend, Mystikal, Mac and Kane & Abel)KLC3:55
13."Ghetto Livin'" (featuring Ghetto Commission and O'Dell)Carlos4:03
14."Play Wit Pussy" (featuring Fiend)KLC3:47
15."Don't Blame Me" (C-Murder and Mr. Serv-On)Carlos4:08
16."Daddy"O'Dell4:12
17."Like Dat"Craig B3:58
18."Sex Ed." (featuring Silkk the Shocker)O'Dell4:44
19."Flip & Rip" (featuring Mac)KLC3:18
20."Fallen Angels (Dear Jil)"O'Dell3:10

Credits and personnel

Charts

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