Tyrese told fans he’s “really hurt” after Mary J. Blige declined a collaboration, though he still has “love” for the nine-time Grammy winner.
“I tried my best to get Mary J. Blige on both songs,” Tyrese, whose Painfully Beautiful album arrived last month, said in a recent social media video. “She passed on it. It’s okay. I feel a way about it. I’m hurt. I’m hurt. I’m really hurt, I can’t lie. But she passed on it.”
Expanding on the rejection, Tyrese said he was “more so hurt” because he had “customized” one song for Blige specifically.
“I wasn’t hurt that Mary passed on the song as if she didn’t have the choice because she does,” he explained. “She’s a fucking legend. She’s my sister. I love her. I was more so hurt about her passing on the song because like a mad scientist I went into the studio, and when I tell you I customized this song, I made this motherfucker tailor-made for Mary.”
Showing “love” for his would-be collaborator, Tyrese urged fans to “get this message” to his “Capricorn sister” Mary.
“I don’t even think you understand how much I love you,” he said about Blige. “You are just so one of a kind. You are one of one of one. Your heart, your soul, your compassion, your empathy towards everyone. You take care of everybody around you, loyal to a default at times. You’re amazing. I love you. I’m disappointed you didn’t do my song but that’s so much equity over all these years, I ain’t gon’ hold that to you.”
Earlier this year, Tyrese publicly shared his wish to reconnect with Blige. More recently, he thanked fans for supporting his new album, noting he “kept this project a secret because I wasn’t sure I could ever release it.”
