

“In too deep without imperfection/Not always good, but I stayed on my feet,” she sings, proving once again that she’s the master at moving on. Blige doesn’t regret the relationship, but, rather, feels fortunate to have survived it. The album’s staple “U + Me (Love Lesson)” is a sultry break-up anthem. Blige is set to re-release her acclaimed 1994 sophomore album, My Life, on November 20, 2020. On her 13th studio album, Strength Of A Woman, she bounces back from recent divorce drama with tracks such as “Glow Up,” “Thick Of It,” and “Love Yourself,” which all tap into the trend while maintaining Blige’s personal brand of soul. The melodic sources this time around, though, are so expertly incorporated. The production is not exactly original, and there is evidence here of him borrowing wholesale from other songs.

In 2017, Blige asserted her dominance, going toe-to-toe with trap-tinged R&B and pop music. Perhaps the single finest moment in Sean 'Puffy' Combs musical career has been the production on this, Mary J. Blige at least 8 times during her years at Uptown Records, I knew from the first time I heard her music that she was going to be an artist we would be listening to 30 years later. Mary J Blige Reveals My Life II Album Mary J Blige looks fabulous on the cover art of her highly anticipated My Life IIThe Journey Continues(Act I) album. It’s one of the more downtempo cuts on the album, but Blige still imbues it with the kind of soulful yearning that was usually reversed for the Marvin Gayes of the world. I shot the album cover for WHATS THE 411 REMIX also the cover for the single REMINISCE in 1992. Blige, Whats The 411 (25th Anniversary) 2LP Mary J. Blige, My Life (25th Anniversary 2LP) Mary J. Swapping typical hip-hop breakbeats for samples like Guy’s “Goodbye Love” And DeBarge’s “Stay With Me,” producers Thompson and Puffy create the perfect backdrop for Blige’s hip-hop soul balladry on “Don’t Go,” a My Life classic. Bliges My Life album cover, for the 25th anniversary of the album.
