Mary J. Blige recently released her 15th studio album, Good Morning Gorgeous, and the album clearly shows why she still reigns supreme as the Queen of Hip Hop Soul. Since 1992, the R&B veteran’s catalog has been a soundtrack for the heartbroken who are looking for light during their darkest days. She has given us countless testimonies of her trials and tribulations but with this milestone project she is focusing on a particular triumph: learning to love herself.
“It’s, it’s like how I finally got a chance to say I’m amazing I never said that in my life about myself, ever,” she said on the “GMG Interlude.” I never thought it. But just recently in my life, I was like I’m amazing ’cause God said I’m amazing, I’m amazing.”
Blige approached this album with a swagger we’ve never seen from her before. She’s no longer the broken soul begging to be loved. On this album, we are hearing from an unapologetic Mary who knows she’s the baddest bitch in the room. On the DJ Khaled-assisted ‘Amazing,” she’s quite braggadocious and celebrating her rise from the pits of depression and despair.
“My crib is so big I tеll the guests to use a map/ He wanna play house, I ask him, ‘Where’s the fun in that?’/Seein’ all these blessings, man, I think I pray too much/Lately, I been feeling like I turn up way too much,” she sang.
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tanay hudson, the journalist & therapist 