The Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, teamed up with director Vanessa Roth, executive producers Sean “Diddy” Combs and Quincy Jones to deliver a documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of her chart-topping album My Life.
The singer and actress revealed in the official trailer that the album marked the darkest hour of her life. Blige would battle drug and alcohol abuse and the ills of living in an impoverished environment of New York. An opportunity as a backup singer at Andre Harrell’s Uptown Records would lead to her meeting Combs, a label employee. Blige hit it big with urban audiences that had an affinity for hip hop and R&B music. She would release 13 albums and headline 10 tours.
In recent years, Blige has transitioned into film and television, starring in film debut Prison Song, Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, and the critically-acclaimed Mudbound. She also played Dr. Betty Shabazz, the wife of Malcolm X, in Betty & Coretta.
Watch the trailer below:
Released in 1994, My Life was the R&B star’s sophomore studio album, which followed the mega success of her debut studio album What’s the 411? My Life would contain hits such as, “I’m Goin’ Down,” “My Life,” “Be Happy,” and “Mary Jane (All Night Long).”
The album landed on several charts and was certified triple platinum, selling over three million albums in the U.S. Combs, Jodeci member Dalvin DeGrate, the Trackmasters and former Bad Boy Entertainment music hitman Chucky Thompson are among the list of producers on the album.
My Life will be available June 25 on Prime Video.
