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| Jamal Edwards, founder of U.K. rap/grime channel SBTV has supposedly died Posted: 20 Feb 2022 01:28 PM PST Lot of rumours online, with people in the scene seemingly confirming it, most notably Alhan, Aj Tracey, Jaykae https://twitter.com/alhan/status/1495507309400928261?s=21 https://twitter.com/ajtracey/status/1495513722999218180?s=21 https://twitter.com/jaykae10/status/1495515611551653901?s=21 Confirmed by the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60457063 SBTV helped put a lot of artists on and helped the career of many MCs, as well as Ed Sheeran. Very sad news. [link] [comments] |
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| A Guide To Mary J. Blige: The Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul Posted: 20 Feb 2022 02:47 PM PST IntroBorn January 11, 1971, Mary Jane Blige is an American music artist from the Bronx and lived in the projects of New York. Having to undergo many obstacles as a child and adult, Mary used such experiences to heal herself and express her pain through music. Her music career officially started at age 18 when she was signed to Uptown Records as their youngest recording artist after the label received tapes of her covering Soul singer Anita Baker. Due to her massive popularity in music, she was able to influence several figures after her - from Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Bryson Tiller, Teyana Taylor, etc. - as well as being an inspiration for black women and people with a similar background to the singer. So with the release of her latest record, this post will be going over all of her official studio albums with the exception of her Christmas album. What's The 411? (1992)I'm Mary Blige and you just ain't runnin' up in me When recording her debut album and setting a first impression as an artist, Mary started working with record executive Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, who became the executive producer for What's The 411?; the title partially takes inspiration from Mary's past occupation as a 4-1-1 operator. Most of the record is produced by Tony Dofat, Dave "Jam" Hall, and Cory Rooney. Sonically speaking, the album is comprised of Contemporary R&B and Hip-Hop production, essentially pushing forward the genre of "Hip-Hop Soul". A term coined by Puff during promotion for the album, Hip-Hop Soul is an evolution of New Jack Swing as it is meant to fuse soul singing onto typically Hip-Hop beats. The genre is also credited in helping shape the sound of Neo-Soul that would gain popularity shortly thereafter. Mary's choice in combining the two sounds was especially significant for female artists, as New Jack Swing was predominantly a male-dominated genre and the expected rule for black women wanting to be musicians at the time was simply to follow in the footsteps of past traditional soul singers such as Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, etc. One of the tracks that shows this is the Markie Dee-penned single Real Love, which became the biggest song on the record as it peaked at #7 on the Hot 100. The visuals for the single also set a solid first impression for Mary as she uses clothing styles more closely associated with Hip-Hop culture rather than the dresses and outfits more commonly attributed to female Soul Singers. Critics generally complimented the merging of the two genres on the album, commending Mary for using her soulful and raspy voice to sing on top of rough and jagged Hip-Hop beats. With the release of What's The 411?, Mary was able to popularize the blend of Hip-Hop and R&B in popular music and help break traditional barriers for women in R&B/Soul in order to represent a new wave and generation of musicians. What's The 411? peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified 3X Platinum. Due to the commercial and critical success of her debut, an album containing remixes of What's The 411? after the release of Mary's debut project. Having different producers for nearly every song, What's The 411? Remix focuses even more on Hip-Hop beats and production than the original, the most popular song on the project today being the remix for Love No Limit. The remix album peaked at #22 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was certified Gold. Recommended Songs
My Life (1994)If you looked in my life and see what I've seen... Shortly after the success of her debut album, Mary started shortly working on her sophomore album, which serves as a turning point for the singer's career in many ways. For one, Mary has expressed the suffering she has experienced; having to grow up during the crack epidemic, an abusive birth father who walked out on his family, clinical depression from newfound fame, and much more. While Mary was not able to express much of this side of her life in the beginning of her career due to not being a writer at all for What's The 411?, she would later have more creative control afterwards with her later albums, starting with her sophomore effort My Life. With Puff Daddy once more serving as the executive producer, My Life was produced almost entirely by the late Chucky Thompson. While still entrenched in the Hip-Hop beats that made Mary initially gain traction, the album also took inspiration from 70's and 80's soul, interpolating and sampling classic songs from singers such as Roy Ayers, Curtis Mayfield, Barry White, Al Green, and several others. With Mary now being credited as a songwriter on the vast majority of the album, the singer tackles some topics surrounding Mary at that point in time, such as involvement in an abusive relationship with R&B singer K-Ci Hailey, desire to find happiness and love, and battling with depression. Mary has often expressed her admiration for this record, claiming it means the most to her out of any of her other albums. While much of My Life is tinged with sorrow and pain, there are also moments where the singer tries to sound more assured and enamored to try and give herself some form of joy. The most successful song on the record is Mary's rendition of I'm Going Down by Soul group Rose Royce, peaking at #13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album was released to majority positive reviews from critics and is retrospectively viewed by fans as her best work partially due to her sudden surge of vulnerability and intimate lyricism. With the release of My Life, Mary was able to start serving as a voice for others that also underwent a great amount of suffering measurable to the singer. Not only that, but the overall reception and sound of My Life as well as What's The 411? solidifies Mary's nickname among R&B fans as the "Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul". My Life peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for Best R&B Album for the 38th Annual Grammy Awards, marking Mary's first Grammy nomination. It later became certified 3X Platinum. Recommended Songs
Share My World (1997)If you stay, I'll make sure that you look to see a brighter day The creation of Mary's third studio album was another major change in the singer's career. With Uptown Records being dismantled and label head Andre Harrell having left, Mary defected from Uptown in favor of its parent company MCA Records. After later severing professional ties with Puff Daddy, rumors would circulate if Mary would continue to have a successful career and pull off a solid project without Puff's aid. However, she continued to advance as she had more control of her material with the release of Share My World. For Mary's third album, Mary shares executive producer credits with Steve Stoute and Hip-Hop duo Trackmasters, marking the first time Mary serves as executive producer. Share My World has multiple collaborators, with acts such as Rodney Jerkins and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis producing most of the material; the record also includes features and guest appearances by Hip-Hop and R&B stars such as Nas, The Lox, Babyface, and more. Although continuing to have its Hip-Hop influences, Share My World tends to have production and stylistic choices that lean more towards Contemporary R&B and soul-influenced ballads rather than strictly Hip-Hop Soul. This album was recorded during a time when Mary was hoping to defect from her previous substance abuse and overall unhealthy lifestyle and hoping to reinvent herself from a lyrical perspective. As a result, Share My World is a more endearing and generally more upbeat body of work than its predecessor. The most popular track on Share My World is the single Not Gon' Cry; also part of the Waiting to Exhale movie soundtrack, the single peaked at #2 on the Hot 100. The album was generally well received among mainstream critics for its time, with many complimenting the singer for the improvement in her vocals and passionate delivery throughout. Share My World debuted at the top spot on the Billboard 200, marking Mary's first #1 on the chart. It sold 240,000 copies in its 1st week and was certified 3X Platinum. The album was also seen as the singer's worldwide commercial breakthrough as it was her first album to reach the top 10 on several international charts. The record also resulted in a live album for the Share My World Tour to be released, which was certified Gold in the US and peaked at #7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Recommended Songs
Mary (1999)Believe me when I tell you that time is not really on our side After the Hip-Hop influences of Mary's first three albums, her style suddenly underwent a major turn as she worked with different artists and collaborators on the recording of her fourth studio album and self-titled record. Mary uses a mix of producers she's worked with in her past two albums along with new collaborators such as Rich Harrison, Stevie Wonder, and duo Soulshock and Karlin. There are also a number of guest appearances, most notably Elton John, Eric Clapton, and Aretha Franklin. While using mostly the same collaborators as before, Mary's sound on this record contrasts quite a bit as it defects almost entirely from the Hip-Hop sound she first worked with in favor of cleaner production and blues-tinged Soul from the 70's and 80's. Being more inspired by ballad-driven music and gospel direction, the album paints Mary as a generally more mature and passionate artist as she tells stories about faithfulness, commitment, and devotion. A standout track on the record is its official lead single All That I Can Say, exclusively written and composed by Ms. Lauryn Hill which has Mary expressing her indescribable adoration and appreciation for her newfound relationship. The single managed to peak at #6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and was also nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 42nd Grammy Awards. While Mary was a surprise to listeners, the album received widespread praise from mainstream critics and was her most at-the-time critically acclaimed album. Music publications commended the singer for the stylistic transition, complimenting her ability to divert from her Hip-Hop Soul sound she was originally associated with and the capacity to convey a wide range of emotions on the album. With 1st-week sales of 239,000 copies, Mary debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 2X Platinum. Recommended Songs
No More Drama (2001)Maybe I liked the stress 'cause I was young and restless Following the stylistic change of Mary and a recent final split from the romantic relationship with K-Ci, the singer reverted back to familiar territory - both lyrically and sonically - with the release of her fifth studio album No More Drama. No More Drama uses a variety of multiple different producers that Mary previously hadn't worked with, namely acts such as Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz, The Neptunes, Missy Elliott, Rockwilder, and many others. The album was originally intended as the sequel to her self-titled album which would be part of a trilogy with the final installment being titled Mary Jane Blige; this idea was later scrapped due to the leaking of some tracks intended to be on No More Drama. With both album covers reintroducing the street-defined image from her early career, Mary returns to the Hip-Hop Soul sound she made her signature style along with the gospel influences of her previous record. This album serves as a statement from a woman professing that she wishes to move on from her tumultuous life so that she can start anew and begin the process of healing. Although No More Drama has Mary singing about both the negative and positive events in her life, the singer now mostly tackles these subjects without the same pain and suffering that was present in her voice, but rather facing the good and ugly head on without the emotional scars on her sleeves. She voices her determination to leave her past behind and move on to a better life. Mary represented this new stage in her career with the release of the lead single and club banger titled Family Affair and sees Mary receiving a massive amount of commercial success. The song became her first #1 on the Hot 100 as well as her first top ten single on the chart in five years. Critics generally welcomed this step in her career and admired her journey towards emotional evolution and spirituality. Selling over 294,000 copies in its 1st week, No More Drama debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 2X Platinum. Recommended Songs
Love & Life (2003)If love makes the rules, no one gets played for a fool Following the success of No More Drama, Mary worked with Geffen Records - which had absorbed MCA Records at this time - for the release of her sixth studio album Love & Life. She had also reunited with Puff Daddy - where they worked as co-executive producers for the first time and is also the first time Puff served as executive producer for Mary since My Life. Expectations for the album were relatively high due to Mary's first two albums often being regarded as some of her best work at that point. Love & Life again uses many different producers, both collaborators Mary has worked with as well as new faces such as D-Dot, Stevie J, Mario Winans, etcetera. The album uses plenty of samples, ranging from 90's Hip-Hop to a number of Soul Songs from the 70's. With Mary now being in an intimate and initially healthy relationship with her manager Kendu Isaacs - later getting married the same year of the album's release - much of the material on the record reflects Mary in a generally more optimistic and positive state of mind. Blige sings from several different mindsets on Love & Life, ranging from her newfound optimism to recalling her past experiences. Mary kicked off this era with its lead single Love @ 1st Sight which samples A Tribe Called Quest's Hot Sex. The song was a moderate success on the charts as it reached the top ten on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Mary and Puff reportedly often clashed in the studio due to not seeing eye-to-eye on the final product, with Mary claiming that there were too many creative differences when recording the album. Love & Life performed under expectations, both critically and commercially. It was released to mixed/positive reviews, many criticizing it for its writing style as well as heavy reliance on ballads and samples. Love & Life was both Mary's lowest selling studio album and least well received up to this point. Love & Life debuted at the top spot of the Billboard 200, sold over 285,000 copies in its 1st week, and was certified Platinum. Recommended Songs
The Breakthrough (2005)I got to be out my mind to think I need someone to carry me Following the somewhat lukewarm reception from Love & Life, Mary seeks to record her seventh studio album in hopes of recovering from her last record's underperformance. With the release of The Breakthrough, the singer made her significant comeback and reached the biggest peak of her popularity. Similar to her previous records Mary's seventh album uses many different producers such as will.i.am, 9th Wonder, Raphael Saadiq, Cool & Dre, and more to create musical elements typically associated with Hip-Hop, Gospel Soul, and Contemporary R&B. Mary claims that this record is one of her most essential projects as she states that she needed a "breakthrough" in the healing process she was still undergoing; it continues the process that Mary started on No More Drama by speaking on her past experiences and how it's affected her current life while simultaneously speaking on the ways her life had improved and changed with her newfound marriage. Much of the material has Mary acknowledging her past experiences, wanting to be cautious in terms of who she chooses to associate herself with. She also introduces a rap alter ego of herself she has come up with that she calls "Brook Lynn" to show her more confident and aggressive side. Upon finishing the album, Mary has expressed that her desire to find happiness was in the wrong places, claiming that the record allowed her to realize to find self-love rather than trying to love others. While The Breakthrough released multiple moderately successful hits for the R&B charts, the biggest was the lead single Be Without You. Not only did the song peak at #3 on the Hot 100, but also maintained the record for the most successful song on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for about 8 years by holding the top spot for 15 consecutive weeks. Be Without You additionally won 2 out of the 4 Grammys it was nominated for. The Breakthrough was generally more well received than Love & Life, with critics mostly agreeing that the album was an overall improvement from the singer's last project. The Breakthrough debuted at the top spot of the Billboard 200 after having sold 727,000 copies in its 1st week, marking Mary's biggest first-week sales of any of her albums. Additionally, the record won the Grammy for Best R&B Album, marking the first time Mary won a Grammy for this category. The album was also certified 3X Platinum. Recommended Songs
Growing Pains (2007)Just understand we're all just a work in progress Fresh off the Grammy ceremony and wins from The Breakthrough, Mary almost immediately started writing her eight studio album. Both critics and general fans wondered how the artist would continue her career after the immediate and massive success of her last record. Mary claims that the title of the record is meant to represent her continuing to evolve and remind herself of her newfound and healthier state of mind: "I believe the majority of people out there, if something uncomfortable is going on in their lives, are forced to either go back to where they were, or to GROW – and that that tension is called PAIN... the title represents the growth, as well as the understanding that – in order for anything to develop – it has to have some kinda tension behind it." Mary enlists various different producers to aid her in the creative process of the album, most notably acts such as Ne-Yo, The Neptunes, Tricky Stewart, and Stargate. Growing Pains shows itself to be more pop-friendly and accessible to radio than Mary's past records, containing more material that closely resembles pop music from the 80's using more synths. Regardless, the Hip-Hop Sound Mary made her impact with is still present on the record thanks to aid from the Neptunes. With the album title serving as a double function of sorts, Growing Pains has two main emotions it tries to portrays, with most of the 1st half containing happier and lighter material celebrating the singer's growth so far and the 2nd half having material having Mary confess what she has had to suffer through to get to this stage in her life. Blige goes from feeling rejuvenated from the strength and confidence she's found thanks to her relationship to confessing that she sometimes would rather fade into obscurity due to all the trauma that's been present in her life. In order to officially start out the rollout for the record, Just Fine was released as the album's lead single. The high-energy song and video were reportedly inspired by Michael Jackson's Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, sharply differentiating from Mary's past brokenhearted and solemn material. Despite the sudden change in sound and lyrical content, Just Fine became the most successful song on the album; the track peaked at #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song Chart and topped the US Dance Club Songs Billboard Chart. It also received two nominations for the 50th and 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Growing Pains received generally positive reviews from critics. Many noted the maturity and confidence in Blige's songwriting as well as her ability to continue to stand out in the age of younger black women such as Rihanna and Beyoncé gaining more notoriety in the music industry. Growing Pains reached the top spot of the Billboard 200 and sold 629,000 copies in its 1st week. It later won the award for Best Contemporary R&B Album for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards and was certified Platinum. Recommended Songs
Stronger withEach Tear (2009)Fighting won't get us anywhere, so if you want, here's my hand More or less a year after the release of Growing Pains and still on a general career high, Mary started recording her follow-up record. During this time, the news and experiences around the singer would prove to be less troublesome and more healthy in comparison to her career and life in the nineties. This change in Mary's mood would visibly reflect in her material with the release of Stronger withEach Tear. During promotion for the album, Mary would inform fans and interviewers of her generally happier state of mind and the sense that she feels emotionally stronger than when she wrote Growing Pains. The title is meant to take inspiration about how Mary's past troubling experiences in turn helped her become a secure and more confident person: "The album represents who and what I am right now. I'm a stronger human being after all the growing pains. It's about life, love, change, strength—mostly really knowing who you are and being confident in that". Several of the producers that were present on Growing Pains are on Stronger withEach Tear as well (Ne-Yo, Stargate, Tricky Stewart). There are also other acts who aid in the production, namely The Runners, Darkchild, and Suga Dups. Mixed with the past mainstream R&B Pop sounds of Mary's last project, This record also takes a noticeable amount of inspiration from electronic and dance music. The vast majority of the material on the record has the artist singing from a more optimistic state of mind; the main themes surrounding the record topics about infatuation, self-pride, devotion, and determination. The single that gained the most traction when promoting the album was the passionate track titled I Am which peaked at #4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Mainstream critics generally criticized the album for Mary's more heavily processed vocals on several of the songs as well as her further detracting from Hip-Hop influenced production and more into electronic sounds. Apart from this, Stronger withEach Tear was generally received positively and noted for Mary's significant difference in writing style in contrast to the days of No More Drama and My Life. Stronger withEach Tear debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 332,000 copies in its 1st week and was certified Gold. Recommended Songs
My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) (2011)Tried my best to keep you here, but it's hard to hold a shadow While Mary was still achieving a relative amount of commercial success for how many years she's been in the music industry thus far, she has also been receiving a noticeable amount of criticism for her recent lyrical content and writing style; fans and critics alike would often express they preferred the pain and sorrow that was present in much of Mary's early records rather than the more lighthearted and joyful content in her more recent material. Aware of the negative comments that were coming her way, Mary intended to recapture the feeling of one of her most acclaimed albums with the release of her tenth studio record. During press releases for the album, Mary has wanted this album to be a thematical extension of the original My Life album while still having a more modern touch. Lyrically, it's meant to reflect on the pain she's underwent and how she copes with said pain today: "It's a sequel and extension of how far we've come... Not saying that pain doesn't exist no more in our life, but now we understand how to navigate." Once again working with many different producers, Mary also brings in several rap faces to aid her in Act 1, both old and new; the Hip-Hop acts that would appear on the album would be Drake, Rick Ross, Nas, Busta Rhymes, and the return of alter ego Brook Lynn. Because this record has a different producer for nearly every track, My Life II has several different tones throughout, the main sounds being dance/electronic, stripped down ballads, and Hip-Hop Soul. One of the singles from this album that gained traction was Mr. Wrong, a track that has Mary singing about her unhealthy attraction to abusive relationships. The song reached the top 10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. Reception for the album ranged mostly from lukewarm to generally positive. While there was a number of critics complimenting Mary for the passion in her voice and lyrical content, many thought it to be a general downgrade in comparison to her sophomore effort. Act 1 debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, sold 156,000 copies in its 1st week, and was certified Gold. Since its release, a sequel for Act 1 has yet to see the light of day. Mary has said that Act 2 was meant to arrive some time in 2012, but no other official news has come from this allegedly planned sequel since its announcement. While there have been rumors about her working on an album around 2019 being Act 2 with the full title being My Life II… There's Something About Me, My Self & MaryJane (Act 2), such rumors were eventually disproven by Mary's team, stating that this was not the title of the record. Recommended Songs
The London Sessions (2014)I made it to the top, but I can't keep doubting myself anymore After releasing both a soundtrack album and Christmas album and prior to the recording of her 12th official studio album, Electronic Group Disclosure had released a remix to their single F For You featuring Mary, which became a relatively successful hit in the UK. Due to its attention, Mary was inspired to work with the duo once more - along with multiple new collaborators - for the recording of The London Sessions, where she would divert from her previous sound for something more experimental for the singer. With the different collaborators listed on the album cover, Mary recorded her next project in London and first album under Capitol Records, where they had spent merely a month writing and recording all the necessary songs for the album. With her twelfth studio record, Mary completely diverts from Hip-Hop influenced production in favor of a project mostly composed of Pop-Soul and Nu-Disco. Lyrically, Blige explores topics familiar with most of her fans by now, such as seeking self-help, confidence in oneself, hopefulness, and reflecting on past traumatic experiences. The singer claimed that her intended vision for The London Sessions was to capture songs that expressed the creative freedom and atmosphere she felt the city itself contained: "The music is free over here the way it used to be in the States. Artists are just free to do what they love. Listening to the radio you can hear the freedom." The stripped down ballad Whole Damn Year which discusses long-lasting mental and emotional pain received the most attention out of all the singles as it peaked at #39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The London Sessions appeared to be a polarizing album among critics, with some preferring her more Hip-Hop driven sound and found the transitions from the calmer and more emotional tracks to the House-influenced songs to be somewhat jarring. Others claimed the album to to contain some of her best material since The Breakthrough and applauded Mary for taking more risks sonically speaking. The London Sessions suffered in terms of commercial performance due to being leaked a month before its release. It debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200, performing 57,000 units in its 1st week. Recommended Songs
Strength Of A Woman (2017)We've come so high and we've come so far, can't hold us back Approximately two years after The London Sessions, Mary and Kendu Isaacs called it quits on their relationship after thirteen years of marriage to the surprise of many fans. Blige reportedly had to pay at least $30,000 every month for alimony during the divorce settlement due to Isaacs claiming a lack of money and employment. The end of their relationship as well as what happened as a result of it inspired much of the material on Strength Of A Woman. The amount of producers present on this album are noticeably less than Mary's past records, with the main two acts on the record being known as B.A.M. and Hey DJ with additional appearances from KAYTRANADA and Hit-Boy. As a result, Mary returns to familiar territory by reverting back to her R&B/Soul and Hip-Hop roots. Due to Strength Of A Woman essentially being Blige's divorce record, The majority of the lyrical content revolves around the regret and pain she's felt as of being in the relationship due to unfaithfulness and emotional abuse. Mary has expressed in interviews that this album was a very cathartic one for her to record, strongly implicating that it was necessary for her to record this project due to the stress put on her due to her having to split up with her longtime partner. Throughout several tracks, Blige also shows her gratitude for what her partner shows her as she is now a stronger person than who she used to be while simultaneously thanking him for showing his true colors. Mary kicked off the promotion of this album with the release of the lead single Thick Of It. Sampling Give a Little Love by Pop-Rock band Bay City Rollers, Blige proudly declares that no other person will give her ex-partner the amount of dedication and loyalty that she has. The song peaked at #47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Strength Of A Woman received generally positive reviews from most critics, many of which complimented the passionate lyrics and vocal aggression in Mary's singing throughout the album with. The anthems showed to be the main center of most people's praise when it came to the highlights on the project. Performing 78,000 units in its 1st week, Strength Of A Woman debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. Recommended Songs
Good Morning Gorgeous (2022)I should've been careful with me, why did I hate myself? Years after finishing the divorce settlement, Mary had also finished her contract with Capitol Records thus sequentially announcing the start of her own label Mary Jane Productions; she would also sign with 300 Entertainment in conjunction with her own label. With this, Mary releases her first album while being signed to an independent record label. Leading up to the release of Good Morning Gorgeous, Blige explains in interviews on where she received the inspiration for the title of her 14th studio album as well as what the phrase itself means to her: "Good Morning Gorgeous is about me having to find a place in my heart & in my life to accept everything about me... it was a time when I wasn't feeling when I wasn't feeling beautiful or pretty... Something to build up a belief system that I'm worth more than the situation that I was in." The record includes guest appearances from several R&B/Hip-Hop acts such as Usher, Anderson .Paak, and Fivio Foreign. The main producers that were in control of the album were Bongo ByTheWay, DJ Camper, and Cool & Dre as well as additional aid in production from H.E.R. and London on da Track. Picking up on the other side of the singer's divorce, Mary reflects on the time she spent on her drawn-out relationship while professing her newfound self-confidence and hope for finding a better love. Mary started the rollout with the release of the title track as the album's lead single, which has the singer regretting the way she treated herself in the past and now viewing herself in a far better light. The song debuted at #49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album so far has received mostly positive reception from critics, many of which viewed the record as a calmer and more relieved version of Mary due to no longer being in an unhealthy relationship. Pitchfork appeared more mixed on the record, with one of their main criticisms being that some of the collaborations felt misplaced. Good Morning Gorgeous debuted at # on the Billboard 200.Will Update Once Official Numbers Are Out. Recommended Songs
EndIf this inspired you to check out her material, her first three albums are her most essential. After that, I'd throw out honorable mentions to Mary, No More Drama, and The Breakthrough. Appreciate those who read this and have a good day. [link] [comments] |
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