From beginning to end, the album plays by the rules, never breaking out of the box in which Blige resides. If R&B isn’t your thing, “My Life II” won’t change your mind. This new album won’t do anything to break that. Though her albums always sell well, she hasn’t had a crossover hit since 2005’s “Be Without You” from her “Breakthrough” album, because she thrives within the R&B and hip-hop world. I first became obsessed with her when she released “Growing Pains” back in 2007, and I have been following ever since. What I can say, as a modern-day Blige fan, is that she has crafted yet another strong R&B hip-hop album. The original came out in 1994 when I was 1 year old, so the influence it had on the hip-hop culture and landscape isn’t something I can detail. She explains that the album is “not a competitor, it’s a sequel and an extension of how far we have come.” But for many Blige fans such as myself, “My Life II” is just another album in her catalog. The album starts off with a phone conversation between Blige and Sean ‘P.Diddy’ Combs, one of the main producers on the original. Now 17 years later, Blige has decided to continue the story with the sequel, “My Life II: The Journey Continues (Act I).” She made a strong statement in the music industry with her iconic “My Life” album that detailed the struggles she was facing. Blige has always been open about her personal pain and struggle.
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