In chronicling the singer’s life, Roth breaks the major beats into digestible chapters introduced by pithy intertitle cards displaying lyrics from Blige’s songs. She explains how her tumultuous roots instilled a sense of inadequacy within herself, causing her to self-medicate with booze whereby her only guiding light became her ability to sing. There, Blige navigated the devastating crack epidemic ravaging her neighborhood, an abusive household, and a mother dealing with alcoholism.
We first begin with the singer’s early life growing up in Schlobohm housing projects in Yonkers. Coinciding with the album’s 25th anniversary in 2019-and executive produced by Blige and Sean “Diddy” Combs-the documentary is your typical artist-controlled puff piece.
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