My Life
My Life is a record built from the inside out: fourteen lyrics written by Blige during clinical depression, addiction, and an abusive relationship with K-Ci Hailey; Chucky Thompson hired last-minute after prior producers raised fees; Sean Combs shifting direction after hearing Thompson’s first track; Prince Charles Alexander joining late to engineer the cover of 'I'm Going Down'; The Notorious B.I.G.’s verse cut from 'K. Murray Interlude' over parental advisory concerns and replaced by Keith Murray. Its sound is rooted in soul sampling—Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Marvin Gaye—and its structure reflects real-time negotiation over voice, visibility, and authorship. It is not a cultural artifact frozen in time. It is a living document of process.
