VIDEO : Mary J. On Difficult Album

Mary J. Blige may be spitting fireball lyrics about her soon-to-be ex-husband on her new album, but the songs didn't start from a place of anger and hate. It began with hope. Blige shares in an interview, "This album was written from the perspective of me fighting for my marriage. And then when it all blew up in August, I had to start rewriting songs." The Grammy-winning icon said she spent months releasing her emotions and heartache on "Strength of a Woman," out Friday, which features a number of details about her very public breakup and ongoing court battle with her former manager and husband, Martin "Kendu" Isaacs.