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Albums like Mama's Gun
Erykah Badu · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like Mama's Gun start with KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka: If you like Mama's Gun, try KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka (similar bass/midrange; neo-soul). A level up from Mama's Gun is Love Deluxe by Sade: Level up via bass/midrange: Love Deluxe by Sade after Mama's Gun. Best sounding next listen: A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mama's Gun.
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Albums like Mama's Gun
If you like Mama's Gun, you need KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka because If you like Mama's Gun, try KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka (similar bass/midrange; neo-soul).
Michael Kiwanuka
If you like Mama's Gun, try KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka (similar bass/midrange; neo-soul).
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +7
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Jill Scott
If you like Mama's Gun, try Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 by Jill Scott (similar dynamics/imaging; neo-soul).
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Same era (±8y): 2000 → 2000
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Amy Winehouse
If you like Mama's Gun, try Back to Black by Amy Winehouse (similar imaging/bass; neo-soul).
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +3
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from Mama's Gun
If you like Mama's Gun, you need Love Deluxe by Sade as a deeper next step because Level up via bass/midrange: Love Deluxe by Sade after Mama's Gun.
Sade
Level up via bass/midrange: Love Deluxe by Sade after Mama's Gun.
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Maxwell
Level up via bass/midrange: BLACKsummers'night by Maxwell after Mama's Gun.
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +9
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Stevie Wonder
Level up via bass/midrange: Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder after Mama's Gun.
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like Mama's Gun, you need A Love Supreme by John Coltrane when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mama's Gun.
John Coltrane
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mama's Gun.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
- Marked preferred stream edition
Confidence 95% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mama's Gun.
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
- Closest sonic facets: bass/midrange
Confidence 83% · sonic
Preferred stream edition
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D'Angelo
Voodoo by D'Angelo — nearer dynamics/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mama's Gun.
- Shared genres: neo-soul, r&b
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like Mama's Gun?
- KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka is a similar next listen after Mama's Gun — If you like Mama's Gun, try KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka (similar bass/midrange; neo-soul).
- What is a level up from Mama's Gun?
- Love Deluxe by Sade is a level up from Mama's Gun — Level up via bass/midrange: Love Deluxe by Sade after Mama's Gun.
- What sounds best after Mama's Gun?
- A Love Supreme by John Coltrane is the best-sounding next listen after Mama's Gun — A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than Mama's Gun.
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