No longer masking her ornate bravado with hip-hop samples, ‘Mary’ saw Mary J Blige follow her 70s muse.
The project pairs classic R&B textures with rhythmic production while exploring desire, intimacy, independence, and vulnerability.
The Dallas Caton-produced track previews her first full-length project, due September 25.
The album established Teena Marie not just as a composer of love songs, but as a spiritual seeker.
