Mary J Blige My Life 2 The Journey Continues Free Download

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.

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.