for me, cookie is amazing, but you gotta hear her whole body of work to really get how incredibly talented and groundbreaking she is. to appreciate that, i think you gotta start at the beginning: Plantation Lullabies, and just move on through her music.

the reason i'm blown away by her (well, primary of the 1000) is that she is constantly evolving and with each successive album you can see her building. i think you can feel that best if you look at her historically. you will not regret a single album. trust.