Üܲ²ßßßß²Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÛÛ²Ý ßÛÜÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛßßß²ÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßßÛÜÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜÜ Ü ÛÛÛÛß ß²Ü ÜÜÜܲ²²ÛßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²Ü ÜÜþßßß ßÛÛÛÛ²²ß ßÛÛÝ ÞÝß²ÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßÜÜÜÛßßß ßÛ²²Ü ܲ²²²Ü ÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛÜÜßÛÛÛÝ ß²Ü Üß ßßÛÜÜÜßß²ßß ÜÜÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÝ ßß²²ÜÛÛ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛ²ÛÛÛÜÜ ßßß ßß ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßþÜ ßß ÜÜÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßßß²ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛ²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛßßÛܲ Üܲ²²ßßÛÛÛ²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßß²ÛÛÛßßß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛ²Û²ßßÜÜÛÛÛÛß Ü²²²ßßÜܲ²ÛÛÛÝ ßß²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ Þ²ÛÜÜÛÛßßß ÜÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ² ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ Ü²Ûßßß ÜÜÜÜ ²ÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²ÝÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ Üܲ²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÞ²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ² ßÛÛÛÛ²Ü ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß Þ²ÛÛÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßßß ÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛ² ßÛÛÛ²²ÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÛ²²²ßß ²²ÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛ²²ÛÜ ²ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²ÜÜÜ ÜÛ²ÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²ÜÜÜ ßßßÛÛ ßßÛÛ²ÛÛÛÛÛÝÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßßÛ²ÛÛÛÜßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛ²² ÜÛÛßß ßßß²²²ÜÜ ßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜ ßßß²ÜÜßßÛ²²ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛ²ÛÛ²² ²ÛÛÝ ß²Ü ßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛܱ²ÛÛÛßßß ß²²Ü ÞÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛ²ß þÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²ßß ßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßÛÛ²ÜÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÝÛ²ÛÛÛÝ ß²²Ü ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß ± ÜÜþ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ Ü²²²ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ²²ßß ° ÜÜÜܲ²²Ý ÞÛÛÛÛÛß ß Ü²ßßßܲßÛÛ²ßßßßß ßßßßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛßßß ßß²Ü Ü²²²ßß ÜÛÛß ²ÛÛÛÛÜ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßßÜÜÜ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÝß²ÛÜ Ü²²²²ß Üܲ²Ûßßß²ßßÛÛÛÛÜÜ ßßÛÛÛÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÜÛÛß ßß²ÜÜ Üܲ²²ßß ÜÜܲ۲ßß°° ß²ÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜÜ ßßßÜÜÛÛÛÛßßÜÜÜÜÛÛÛ²ßß ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÛ²ÛÛÛ²²Ü²ß²ß ÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ß ßÜßÛÛܲÛÛßß Ü²ßß ßÛÛÛÛ²ÜÛ²²²ÛÛÛ²Û²ßßß TEAM RNS PRESENTS Üþ ÞÛܲÛÛ ß ßÛÛ°ÞÛÛßß ÞÛÜ ÜÛÛÝ ÜÛÛÝ°ÛÝ ß ÜÜ ßÛÜßÛÛÜÜÛÛÛÛÝARTIST: Mary J. Blige ÞÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛßÜÛß ÜÜ ÜÛÛÝ ß²ÜßÛÛÜßßß ßßßÜÛÛßÜ²ß ÞÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÝÞÛÛÛÜ TITLE: Love & Life ÜÛÛÛÝÞÛÝ ÜÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜܲ° ²ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ°²ÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ²ÜÜÜÛÞ²ÛÛÛÛÛÝ LABEL: Geffen ÞÛÛÛÛÛ²ÝÛÜÜܲÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛßßÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜßßÛÛÛÛßß ÜÜßß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß RIPPER: Team RNS ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ Ü ß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ²ß ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛ 192kbps - R&B Þ²ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÝ 1hr 10min total-101.5mb ÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜßßÛÛÛÜÜßßÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛ²ßß Û² ßßÛÛÜ ßÛÛÜ RELEASE DATE: 2003-08-26 ÛÛß ß²Ü ÞÛÛÝ ÞÛÛ²Ü RIP DATE: 2003-08-09 ÜÛÛÝ ßßÜÜÜÜÛÛÛß Ü²²Û²ÛÛÜ Üܲ²Û²²Ü ßßß ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛßÜ ßßßÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÜ ßßßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßßßßß ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ Þ²Û ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÜÛ²Û ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ Ü²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß track list ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ ---------- ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 01 Love & Life Intro (Feat. Jay Z 2:48 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý & P. Diddy) Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 02 Don't Go 4:28 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß 03 When We 3:36 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 04 Not Today (Feat. Eve) 4:13 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 05 Finally Made It (Interlude) 1:39 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 06 Ooh! 4:07 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 07 Let Me Be The 1 (Feat. 50 Cent)4:40 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 08 Love @ 1st Sight (Feat. Method 5:18 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Man) ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 09 Willing & Waiting 4:19 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 10 Free (Interlude) 2:04 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß 11 Friends 4:02 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß 12 Press On 4:17 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 13 Feel Like Makin Love 4:42 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 14 It's A Wrap 4:20 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 15 Message In Our Music 1:49 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² (Interlude) ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 16 All My Love 4:16 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ 17 Special Part Of Me 4:33 ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² 18 Ultimate Relationship (A.M.) 5:05 ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Here is the highly anticipated album Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß from Mary J. Blige, she decided to go ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß back the P Diddy route again for a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ producer and this album has some great ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² guest appearances. It's been awhile ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ since Mary's last album but this one ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² is sure to keep everyone wanting more ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß and more! Big shouts out to everyone who ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ realizes that releases are more important ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² than words. ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Nobody tells it like Mary. With a voice ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß that is rough and ready, sweet and pure, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Mary J. Blige is capable of conveying ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² heartache and happiness in a single ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ musical phrase. A confessional singer, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² her emotional honesty reflects the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß great traditions of blues and soul with ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ a ripped-from-the-pages-of-your-diary ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² immediacy that has won her countless ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý honors and a devoted, ever-growing Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß audience around the world. Over the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß course of twelve years, five studio albums ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ and one live collection, Mary J. Blige ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² never fails to deliver potent R&B/hip ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ hop mantras that work on the head, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² heart and hips. More than a vocalist, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß she is an accomplished recording artist ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ known for her electrifying live ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² performances, dramatic videos, and ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý innovative studio productions with a Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß who's-who and who's-hot of musical ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß talents from Elton John to Eve. A quantum ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ leap forward and a welcomed return to ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² her roots, Love & Life, the latest CD ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ from Mary J. Blige, reunites Mary and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß producer-performer who crowned her the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. Now a seasoned ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² songwriter (she co-wrote 17 of the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý album's 18 tracks) as well as a Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß brickhouse vocalist, Mary co-executive ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß produced the album with P. Diddy. They ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ collaborated on many of the albums' ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² tracks, including the pulsating first ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ single, "Love @ First Sight," a tune ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² inspired by her real life romance that ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß features Method Man, as well as "Let Me ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Be The One" (featuring 50 Cent). Blige ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² and Combs won a Grammy in 1996 for "I'll ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Be There/You're All I Need To Get By." Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß "The person I really am is hip hop. That ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß stuff lives in me, says Mary. I know how ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ to choose whatever sample is the hottest ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² thing cause I've lived in the clubs. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ I've been to block parties since I was ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 16. I've grown up in hip-hop culture." ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Reflecting a new-found serenity without ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² forgetting her trademark straight-up ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý messages to players, cheaters, and Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß fools, Love & Life features club-ready ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß slammers ("Ooh!"), tender love ballads ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ("Special Part of Me"), and ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² gospel-flavored songs ("Ultimate ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Relationship"). "Not Today" featuring ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Eve, once again pairs her with producer ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Dr. Dre, who produced Mary's #1 smash ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ 2002 single, "Family Affair." "This album ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² is more upbeat," she notes. "It's a ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý celebration of coming full circle. It's Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß who I am and who Mary J. Blige has ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß been." Delivered with conviction and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ compassion, the songs on Love & Life are ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² evidence of Mary's spiritual growth and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ her transcendence over a childhood in ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the projects of Yonkers, New York and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß an early success plagued with drama, all ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ the way up to her current joy. "Yes she's ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² gotten lost; shes done this and that, ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý and she's been trying to figure it Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß out," Mary admits in her typically ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß forthright manner. The team of Combs and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Blige helped usher in a stylish, "ghetto ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² fabulous" hybrid of R&B that united ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ gospel and blues-influenced vocals ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² with high-tech funk and rap on Mary's ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß groundbreaking 1991 debut, What's The ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ 411? Their follow-up, 1994's My Life set ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² a standard for soul that remains ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý unmatched. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß It also set her up for some hard life ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ lessons explored on 1997's Share My ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² World and 1999's Mary. With the same ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ inner strength and raw honesty she had ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² used to tackle her personal pain, these ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß uncompromising recordings revealed the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ universality of Mary's heartaches and ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² demonstrated the healing power of music. ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý "I didn't want to tell my business," Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß she continues. "I had no other choice. I ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß wrote it down and people came back to me ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ and said 'You saved my life!' without ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² even knowing that when they listened to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ me sing, it helped me, too." Ushering ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² in the 21st century Mary released the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß triple-platinum No More Drama in 2001. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ "I always thought my fans were just inner ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² city, but people from all over the world ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý and of every color responded to that Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß record. I gave a lot of myself not ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß knowing it was gonna reach so many ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ people." She has also reached them in ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² other arenas, as a budding actress on ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ television (Strong Medicine) and in ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the independent film Prison Song ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß (co-starring with rapper Q-Tip), as well ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ as in her humanitarian efforts. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý In addition to filming anti-drug public Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß service announcements, Mary has worked ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß with various education groups and received ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Rock The Vote's highest honor, the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Patrick Lippert Award. She is a ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ tireless fundraiser for people with ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² AIDS and continues as the spokeswoman ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß for MAC's Viva Glam IV with all proceeds ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ from the lipstick earmarked to AIDS ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² education and research. Whether pouring ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý her heart out in a recording booth or Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß on a concert stage, or privately ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß learning how to love herself and help ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ others, Mary J. Blige has discovered ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² something powerful. The music that she ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ makes, the songs that have brought so ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² much joy and solace to so many, have ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß also been her own salvation. "Going ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ through all the stuff I went through ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² wasn't in vain because I found out that ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý my job is to give," she concludes. "No Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß More Drama wasn't just an album; it was ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß a transition in my life. I was tired of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ suffering, of the hustle and hassle of ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² everyday life. I figured out that all ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ along, the problem had been pride and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ignorance. Right now I'm growing, I'm ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß learning, and I'm listening. I realized ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ that I need to hear the truth and that ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² the truth is setting me free. 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