The video for Enough Cryin suggests the song is rooted in memories of Blige’s turbulent relationship with the Jodeci vocalist K-Ci. Even here, delivering a buoyant paean to lasting romance, there is a raw power and attitude to her voice that sets her apart. 13 Love Is All We Need (1997)Ī booming, dense production by Jam & Lewis, a feature from Nas in his imperial phase – his guest verse is genuinely imaginative – a killer hook, Blige on commanding form. Beats swiped from an old Biz Markie track, a beautifully controlled but emotive vocal, a nod to old soul in its chorus borrowed from Patrice Rushen: musical traditions rearranged and reconfigured into something new. The influential hybrid “hip-hop soul” sound of Blige’s debut album, What’s The 411?, in a nutshell. It is not a love song so much as a song pleading for love. The title track of Blige’s third album – a noticeably lighter affair than its predecessor – boasts a fabulous Rodney Jerkins production in which disco-era syndrums ricochet around glossy synths, the smooth mood disrupted by the noticeable ache in Blige’s voice. Take Me As I Am is simultaneously laid-back (the music is based on Lonnie Liston Smith’s Garden of Peace) and steely the beat is harder than you might expect from a ballad, the lyrics defiant. Photograph: Kevin C Cox/Getty Imagesīy the time of 2005’s The Breakthrough, Blige was a master at alchemising her troubles into potent material. Performing during the Super Bowl halftime show in February.
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