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''No More Drama'' is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige. The album was released on August 28, 2001 by MCA Records in North America. The album was certified 3x Platinum. According to ''Billboard'' magazine, ''No More Drama'' has sold over 3,200,000 in the United States alone to date. Critically acclaimed, the album has received positive to favorable reviews from most music critics, debuting at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and opening at number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 324,000 copies in its first week.〔(HITS Daily Double: Previous Album Sales Chart )〕 It has spawned four singles that has attained ''Billboard'' chart success. The album received two Grammy nominations for Best R&B Album and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (for "Family Affair") at the 44th Grammy Awards. Blige would win her first in the latter category for the track "He Think I Don't Know" the following year. ==Conception== The inspiration for ''No More Drama'' came largely from Bilge's own confused and hectic life. In a later interview she confessed to living a life of alcohol and drug abuse at the time, and as a result getting involved in a series of abusive relationships. The album was an attempt to break free from this vicious circle, which was a result of a deprived childhood. Stylistically, the album diverged from Blige's typically blues-soaked R&B into the hip-hop beats and influences that had made her debut, ''What's the 411?'', a hit. This is especially evident in the first single, "Family Affair". Rapper Eve appears on the track "Where I've Been" as well, and urban influences can be heard throughout the album. Early in its development, the album carried the full title ''Mary Jane - No More Drama'' and was to be a sequel to 1999's ''Mary''. Blige's then-manager hinted that the album would be the second in a trilogy and be followed by an album titled ''Mary Jane Blige''. During this time, the first single was supposed to be a song called "Rock Steady" featuring a rap from Jay-Z and Lenny Kravitz on guitar. The song was leaked to mixtapes months before the album was scheduled to be released and subsequently did not make the final cut on the album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Blige May Cut Leaked Jay-Z/Kravitz Track From Album )〕 The original advance copy of ''No More Drama'' was slightly different from the later, official release. A vocal loop repeated throughout the whole of the version included with the intention of anti-piracy sings "Mary J. Blige, No More Drama!". The first publish of an AMG review printed in All Music Guide to Soul, a guide to R&B and soul, of ''No More Drama'' mistakenly pointed this out as if it were part of the actual album, calling it "as subtle and congruent as a consistent drum hit."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「No More Drama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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