No More Drama
| Mary J. Blige
No More Drama
No More Drama is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige. The album was released by MCA on August 28, 2001. Following the critical and commercial success of her fourth studio album Mary(1999), No More Drama was similarly well-received. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 and at number one on the R&B Albums chart, selling 324,000 copies in its first week.[1] It has spawned four singles that have attained Billboardchart success, including its lead single "Family Affair", which became Blige's first career number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and a worldwide number-one hit. -Wikipedia
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NME
Proves that she’s more in tune with how we’re listening now than anyone could’ve realised.
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BBC
Well-made, extremely personal and exceptionally heartfelt.
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Slant Magazine
Mary might be able to fulfill the title of musical royalty that has been bestowed upon her.
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Albumism
Remains one of her most endearing touchstones in one of the most cherished discographies of contemporary soul.
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AV Club
It's a testament to Blige's force of personality and the authenticity of her vision that the disc feels as personal and intimate as the most heartfelt four-track demo.
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All Music
Her music is more than heard. It is felt, and audiences would be hard-pressed to not surrender to her groove.
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Wilson and Alroy
Mary is the most accomplished, and No More Drama is the most coherent. I wouldn't have predicted it, but right now Blige is the most consistently rewarding artist working in pop.
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The Boom Box
A solid effort on the part of Mary J. Blige. A classic it is not, but a quality album that still holds after 15 years.
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Urban Smarts
Mary J is a grand dame of R'n'B. That means that there's a routine in her singing, a routine that gives her experience in how to sing .
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Independent
The immediate effect of her new-found orderliness is to transform this once-distinctive artist into just another soul diva trotting out clichés of bogus assertiveness.
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S F Gate
For the most part, the queen of hip-hop soul is back in form.
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R & Being
A collection of deeply affecting musical manifestos that affirm the power of moving and moving on.
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Rolling Stone
Drama presents Blige more in touch with her roots, more grounded and ready for her next set of challenges, musical and otherwise, an analog soul thriving in a digital age.
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Sortmusic
Enlisting of hip-hop's finest beat-makers to create lush musical soundscapes is nothing short of genius.
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