Just when I thought they couldn’t do it any better, SoulBounce went & eclipsed their previous Mary mix by doing an all-male rendering of My Life. I’ll let them explain.
Fifteen years ago Mary J. Blige released My Life, a breakthrough album chronicling her inner struggles while catapulting her to superstardom as the Queen of Hip Hop Soul. In celebration of this milestone, we gathered nine dynamic male artists to record re-imaginings of their favorite My Life songs for Men Love Mary: A Tribute to My Life, a digital EP presented by SoulBounce. The EP is hosted by one of Bad Boy’s legendary “Hitmen,” Chucky Thompson, who was a key producer on the My Life album.
My Life was a pivotal point in Mary’s career where her voice shined as a beacon of hope and understanding to men and women all over the world. Men Love Mary: A Tribute to My Life offers a fresh perspective from Eric Roberson, Jesse Boykins III, Slakah the Beatchild, Nino Moschella, Bradd Marquis, TL Cross, Darien, D Maurice, Fave and Siik–a new generation of artists inspired by her sincerity, longevity and artistry. My Life was about Mary’s relationship with one man, and now many men have reinterpreted these songs in an effort to pay tribute to an artist who has given us so much of herself. As a culture, we do a great job of paying tribute to our stars posthumously. Men Love Mary: A Tribute to My Life is an opportunity to celebrate our Queen and let her know how much she means to us and to music. This is our chance to honor her and give her flowers while she’s still here, and we’re sharing the bouquet with her adoring fans.
Men do love My Life and it’s a certified 5 Cig creation in my humble opinion (I think it’s one of the few I could nail in karaoke). Flowing from first to last, each song is nearly perfect as Mary painted emotions using detailed strokes, using her voice as the brush and the album still stands the test of time 15 years later.
Download — SoulBounce Presents Men Love Mary: A Tribute to My Life
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I’m a big Mary fan & I fux with Eric & Jesse. But men doing MJB covers?
Ghey?
ahh, don’t judge the book by it’s cover fam. it’s pretty well put together.
Interesting. Now if we can just get a tribute to NWA by a bunch of women, my life will be complete.
I’m bumping this shit though. Thanks.
I’ve always liked Mary’s OG album, but I’m happy that she got out of that space. The shit was so insecure and disturbing in parts…
Amp: It is actually very good.
the link is dead :(
can i get a new link….thank ya kindly
haha, if you listened to the last mix SB pulled together, you’ll see they do a solid job. and since they got Chucky involved, you have to assume it’s legit. The names, most are legit. So many positives that say “give it a try.” Pulling shit like this together is way harder than it looks so i commend them for their work.