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.
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.
"[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.
"[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.