Mary J. Blige

Released: August 26, 2003

Songwriter: Mary J. Blige Mario Winans

Producer: Diddy Mario Winans

Come on y'all let's get free, you feel me? (I might give up)
You see I've seen a lot of things
Seen people come and go, seen people die
Seen people hurt and cry...
See cause life is a journey
And in this journey I'm learning to love me
So I can get free, you feel me? (I might give out)
Free, I just wanna be free... (I might give out)
I wanna be free
Free from all the things that tear me down (I wanna be free)
Free from all the lies the stress and doubt (I wanna be free)
Free from all the bondage and captivity (I wanna be free)
Free from always being my own worst enemy (I wanna be free)
It will never be easy for you and me
Never be easy, never be easy
Painful answers unless we don't want to be free
We all want to be free
We all want to be free
I want to be free
I want to be free (I might give out)
I want to be free
I want to be free (I might give out)

Mary Jane Blige (b. Jan 11 1971) grew up in the projects of Yonkers, New York. A random decision to record a cover of “Caught Up in the Rapture” by Anita Baker in a pop-up recording booth at a mall led MJB to getting signed by Uptown Entertainment. After providing background vocals on Father MC’s hit single “I’ll Do 4 U” in 1990, a young intern at Uptown named Sean “Puffy” Combs ended up executive producing Mary’s 1992 debut album What’s The 411?. Fusing hip-hop beats with Mary’s soulful voice earned her the nickname “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”.

She followed up her debut with a string of critically acclaimed albums, including 1994’s My Life and 1997’s Share My World, as well as hit singles such as “Not Gon' Cry,” “Family Affair,” “Be Without You,” and “Just Fine.”

She also collaborated with rappers on a number of tracks, including Jay-Z’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” Ghostface Killah’s “All That I Got is You,” Wyclef’s “911,” Common’s “Come Close,” and Method Man’s “I’ll Be There for You/All I Need to Get By,” which was a platinum hit and won the two of them a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.

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