But instead of just wallowing in self-pity, she keeps a stiff upper lip. And though she wasnвЂ™t actually married in real life, she sure did wail on the Waiting to Exhale single like a hubby of 11 years did her wrong and stepped out on her. Mary plays the character of a scorned wife here. Still, she looked to a higher power and sung of better days ahead. She was adjusting to fame, in an abusive relationship with K-Ci of K-Ci and JoJo, and on drugs. As sheвЂ™s confessed since, My Life was recorded during the roughest period of her life. The title track from her sophomore album is arguably the most hopeful and gloomy on the set.

Here, along with the next cut on this list, is where you hear her heart ache the loudest. вЂњDownвЂќ is from her sophomore set My Life, an album mostly about being in the dumps when it comes to love. MaryвЂ™s cover of the Rose Royce Carwash ballad is so marvelous that when others sing it today, most think hers is the original. Dre-produced single topped BillboardвЂ™s Hot 100 chart, as well as their Pop and R&B charts.

Fittingly, it came from her fifth album entitled No More Drama. This early oughts jam marked the start of Mary pushing negativity to the side in favor of club-ready bangers. Her rapping alter ego, Brook Lynn, also makes a solid lyrical appearance-shouting out a pair of designer shoes and telling the chump where to find her when he comes to his senses. And instead of staying and arguing, sheвЂ™s packing up and bouncing out of his life to producer Rodney JerkinsвЂ™ booming bass and strings. Grown and needing a lot more than promises to please her, MaryвЂ™s fed up with the lies of a man afraid to put a ring on it.

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