First look of BET’s TALES Episode 3 – celebrating the 25th anniversary of Mary J Blige’s “My Life”

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Mary J Blige’s Iconic album “My Life,” BET Networks will celebrate the album with a special R&B Episode of Irv Gotti’s anthology series, TALES. This episode will air at 9pm on Tuesday, July 16, starring Grace Byers (Empire, The Gifted), multi-platinum recording artist Rick Ross as well as Debbi Morgan (All My Children, Power, The Quad, The Defenders), Ben Vereen (Star, Magnum P.I., Sneaky Pete, Roots, How I Met Your Mother) Elisabeth Rohm (Law & Order, NCIS), Morocco Omari (Empire), and introducing Chasity Saunders.

Directed by veteran actress Tasha Smith (Why Did I Get Married, Daddies Little Girls, Star, Power), “My Life” will bring to life Mary J. Blige’s iconic song in a new light in the episode featuring Byers as lead character “Edie.”

The title track from Mary’s second studio album, “My Life” was the last single released from the album in June of 1995. It samples heavily from Roy Ayers’ “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and became a signature song for Blige, achieving great success at Urban radio. Thematically, the song explores attempts to both strive for better in life while also acknowledging and remaining true to emotions during a dark time.

Each week, TALES transforms the lyrics of hip-hop’s greatest hits into captivating visual narratives through the eyes of Irv “Gotti’” Lorenzo.  

The scripted anthology series includes nine additional episodes that will feature timeless hits including the world premiere of Kanye West’s “Brothers” featuring Charlie Wilson(Listen to Song Here),  Geto Boys’“Mind Playing Tricks on Me,” Migos’ “Slippery,” Nas’ “I Gave You Power,”  Lil Uzi Vert’s “XO Tour Life,” Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow,” Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s “Deep Cover,” Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor,” and XXXtentacion’s “Moonlight.”

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