![]() ![]() Returning to humble beginnings, Blige and Diddy settled on recreating their ‘90s hip-hop soul magic on Love & Life. ![]() While Blige was building a love nest with her then-husband and manager, she found herself back in the music arms of her long-standing collaborator and friend, P. "Ooh, baby, you're not telling the truth/ After all that I done for you/ Still tryna play me for a fool," she sings. Her former love is attempting to get back with her and also continues to deny the hurtful actions that led her to leave him in the first place. On the jittery bop "Telling the Truth," produced by Badbadnotgood and Kaytranada, Blige sings about a relationship she left behind. They keep telling me, "Mary, it's over" 5. Even with the blows, Blige still appears to put her trust and strength into her spirituality and her fans. On this track, Blige goes up against naysayers questioning her career in the midst of her going through her current heartbreak. ![]() "At times, I wanted to leave, but didn't wanna be lonely/ Can't deny the fact you were my one and only." 4. Over the tight groove, she sings about the disappointment she felt in realizing the love she thought she had was not real. On "U + Me (Love Lesson)," Blige reflects on what she's learned about love from the divorce. "I'd be mad too if I lost a real dime ass woman (dime ass woman)," she sings with confidence. The singer assured her fans that nothing was going to stop her from leaving behind her failed marriage. The trap soul "Glow Up" is a hip-hop all-star track as it features DJ Khaled, Missy Elliott and Quavo from Migos. And how you fix your mouth to say I owe you 2. On the soulful number, Blige appears to send a direct message to her estranged husband about his requests for thousands of dollars from her. On the horn-driven "Set Me Free," Blige does not hold back on her truth. Find streaming options for the album here. Take a look at the top five tracks from Blige's latest. ![]() On Strength of Woman, Blige returns to her hip-hop soul roots bringing along Kanye West, Missy Elliott and newbies Quavo of Migos and Kaytranada for her healing opus. sound, with loungey deep soul and upbeat house music rhythms. Blige made her way across the pond to work with singer -songwriter Sam Smith and Disclosure, to name a few, to bring the project to life. Strength of a Woman is a follow-up to 2014's The London Sessions. ![]()
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