In celebration of Blige’s My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act I) anniversary, here are the top five songs from the album era. The album’s next single, the Drake-aided and Rico Love-produced “Mr.Wrong,” carried her into the release of My Life II, her 12th top ten entry on the Billboard 200 and another top-five contender on the R&B/hip-hop album charts.Īdditional featured guests include Beyoncé, Nas, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, and Blige’s feisty rap alias Brook Lynn. Productive throughout the fall of 2011, Blige played intimate shows in urban markets where she, for the first time, performed volume one of My Life in its entirety. Crystal Nicole told Rated R&B in 2014 that it took her 45 minutes to write the album’s official lead single after getting inspiration from being in line at a hibachi restaurant. You do your version, and I’ll do my version,’” said Altino.īy the end of August 2011, Blige had shared “25/8,” an age-old Eric Hudson production where she convincingly bids for more time in the day to spend with her man. “After Mary jumped on the record, Diddy heard the record and said, ‘F*ck that, I need this f*cking record in my life.’ She said, ‘I already have the record,’ and he was like, ‘F*ck. drake - verse 1 dont it seem like, like im always there when it matters but missing most of. Arden Altino, who helped out on the production of The Sweet Inspirations-sampled track, revealed in a 2021 interview with Rated R&B that Blige recorded it first. Bliges tenth studio album, My Life IIThe Journey Continues (Act 1), finds Mary professing her love and loyalty for her man.'They were right, love is blind. It started with the Lil Wayne and Diddy-assisted “Someone to Love Me (Naked),” a return to her hip-hop soul roots, and a track her Uptown Records affiliate first added to his Last Train to Paris album. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).A handful of radio singles were issued ahead of My Life II’s November 2011 release. Wrong7.Next Level8.One Life9.Someone To Love Me (Naked)10.This Love Is For Want ThisMary J. The Journey Continues (Act 1) Album Lyrics1.Don’t Mind2.Feel Inside3.Get It Right4.Love A Woman5.Midnight Drive6.Mr. Well I feel it's still some things you need to know Blige announced a sequel to her beloved 1994 album My Life, she had fans on their knees in gratitude for the resurgence of emotional uneasiness and fractured confessions of heartbreak and longing.
You never know how to really love a woman We wanna I don't stop till she finish man Gotta take your time, want no one minute man Kiss her real slow and get down and blow her mind Say it one more time, say it one more time Blige is one of five headliners taking the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show this Sunday and she promises it’s going to be the. I said, kiss her real slow and get down and blow her mind Kiss her real slow then get down and blow her mind Got some making up to do, gotta make it right When she cries ask her what she's feeling Me and Mr Wrong (mister wrong) Even if I try, no, I never could. Blige lyrics including A Night To Remember, Work That, Good Morning Gorgeous, No More Drama, Beautiful Day. Me and Mr Wrong get along so good (so good) Even though he breaks my heart so bad (so bad) We got a special thing going on. Make her feel that you're always on her side BLIGE Lyrics - A selection of 258 Mary J. Remind her that she's still beautiful in your eyes Pick up your phone just to say you're still in love Make your way home at a decent hour every night Oh, and a real woman never wanna walk into a roomīut I feel there's still some things you need to know They don't talk about it, be about it, put that workĪ woman, she likes to talk and work it outĪnd a woman likes for you to watch her back Well, I feel it's still some things you need to knowĪ woman, she needs more than material things Well, I think it's still some things you need to know So you think you know how to love a woman?