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15 Years Later, Mary J. Blige’s No More Drama Still Reigns

August 28, 2016
Mary J. Blige’s Declaration In 2001, Mary J. Blige was publicly riding high. Her personal demons were still privately fighting her, but she was fighting back. 2001’s No More Drama was a proclamation of that, as well as a return to form for Mary musically. 1999’s Mary was a departure, and found Mary exploring adult contemporary and more organic neo-soul
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So Damn Happy: Aretha Franklin Brightens Up

In the final decades of her career, Aretha Franklin released a modest amount of music compared to her early years. Gone were the days of releasing an album or two every year. So Damn Happy is one of Aretha’s final bodies of work, despite being released 15 years before her passing

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