Rainy Dayz
by Mary J. Blige (featuring Ja Rule)

Album: No More Drama (2002)
Charted: 17 12
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Songfacts®:

  • This Irv Gotti-produced track was released as a single to coincide with Blige's re-release of her No More Drama album. The song was a hit for the artist, peaking at #12 in the US and #17 in the UK.
  • The song was written by Irving Lorenzo and Jeffrey Atkins. It was originally intended for TLC but the group turned the track down. That's why lyrics like "We're always livin' so crazy and sexy and cool," (a reference to the group's 1994 album, CrazySexyCool) and "Baby didn't we tell you before about chasin' those waterfalls" (refers to their 1995 single "Waterfalls") found their way into the song.
  • This features additional vocals by rapper Ja Rule, who spits the intro and a verse.
  • Ja Rule wrote the lyrics shortly after 9/11. The Queens, New York rapper drew inspiration from the terrorist act on his hometown. He explained to MTV News:

    "It's basically about how we feel going through life. But [in] these times, especially right now [with] what's going on, it kind of fits. On the record, I'm basically saying that it's these rainy days that we spend a lifetime trying to wash away. Just waiting for the sun to come and shine again. But until then, come smile for me. So that's the kind of vibe that [the song] is on."

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