Midnight Drive

Album: My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act I) (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • This Rico Love-written-and-produced track finds a lovestruck Mary in a late-night ride to her man. The song opens with a rap from the singer's alter ego Brook Lynn. Mary debuted her rapper persona on Busta Rhymes' "Touch It" remix followed by the track "Enough Cryin" from her 2005 album, The Breakthrough.
  • This is featured on Blige's 10th studio album, My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1), a thematic followup to her 1994 breakthrough, My Life.
  • Rico also wrote the album's second single, "Mr. Wrong."

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