She just KNOWS.
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul continues to evolve.
Two new Mary J. Blige songs hit the internet this week; "Therapy," co-written by Sam Smith, and "Whole Damn Year," produced by Naughty Boy.
Her album, The London Sessions, isn't out until Nov. 24, but the tracks point to a new creative process that seems to have recharged Blige's sound.
The music is more stripped-down than recent releases from Blige — some even feature live jazz-style instrumentation or doo wop harmonizing. Overall, she goes more for emotion than the raw energy that she's known for, because part of being a queen is knowing how to harness your power.
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But make no mistake: Mary still knows you better than you know yourself.
"Whole Damn Year" describes how it took an entire year to bounce back from heartbreak after a longterm relationship hit the rails, as she sings: "It took a whole damn year to repair my body / It took a whole damn year / It took a whole damn year to repair my body / It's been a bad five years."
And here's more 16 times Mary knew what you felt when you felt all the feels.
When she was like, It's you and me, bae, FTW. — "All I Need," Method Man feat. Mary J. Blige, 1995
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When she realized she was totally underappreciated but wasn't going to cry about it. —"Not Gon' Cry," 1996
Mary got tired of being "your lover and your secretary / Working every day of the week," and left his self-absorbed ass behind. An anthem for women who've overextended themselves in relationships and gotten little in return.
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