Ladies and gentleman please put your hands together for the undisputed Queen of hip-hop soul, Miss Mary J. Blige. With a new album as hot as Buffy the Body’s rear end there’s no question that the originator of this hip-hop soul sub-genre is back on top form. With the odd rap here and there combined with her hugely emotive vocals 'The Breakthrough' is unquestionably Mary’s finest piece of work since 1994’s 'My Life'.
The entire record is like one big addiction. One minute Mary’s saying goodbye to her idiotic boyfriend on the bass heavy 'Enough Cryin’', and the next she’s expressing her love for love with the help of Jay-Z on 'Can’t Hide From Luv'. What is it that makes this woman such an icon? Is it her ability to get raw and gritty on track like on the old skool sampled 'Gonna Breakthrough' or is it just because she isn’t afraid to bare her soul and tell her fans the truth? 'MJB Da MVP' breaks down exactly what life’s been like for hip-hop’s most respected female entertainer over the last ten years (with The Game’s 'Hate It Or Love It' instrumental underlining the track). U2 pop up to rework their classic hit 'One' with the majority of the vocal work being pushed in Mary’s direction. There’s even some throwback production put it place on the uplifting 'Baggage'.
This album triumphs because of so many different reasons and words will never be enough to fully explain why it’s 2006’s MVP.
The entire record is like one big addiction. One minute Mary’s saying goodbye to her idiotic boyfriend on the bass heavy 'Enough Cryin’', and the next she’s expressing her love for love with the help of Jay-Z on 'Can’t Hide From Luv'. What is it that makes this woman such an icon? Is it her ability to get raw and gritty on track like on the old skool sampled 'Gonna Breakthrough' or is it just because she isn’t afraid to bare her soul and tell her fans the truth? 'MJB Da MVP' breaks down exactly what life’s been like for hip-hop’s most respected female entertainer over the last ten years (with The Game’s 'Hate It Or Love It' instrumental underlining the track). U2 pop up to rework their classic hit 'One' with the majority of the vocal work being pushed in Mary’s direction. There’s even some throwback production put it place on the uplifting 'Baggage'.
This album triumphs because of so many different reasons and words will never be enough to fully explain why it’s 2006’s MVP.
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