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Mary J. Blige Came to Slay on Her Good Morning Gorgeous Tour

(Tracy E. Hopkins) Mary J. Blige is a survivor. She's not gon' give up. The still reigning Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is also not gon' cry.  She's been through her share of heartache, but the native New Yorker made it clear during her energetic and heartfelt performance earlier this month at  Brooklyn's  Barclays Center that she's in a good headspace. It appears she's finally found the real love that she's been searching for, and it's self love. It was  also abundantly clear that this Brooklyn audience had a love jones for Mary J.  The hype crowd was warmed up by a hip-hop banger set by Funkmaster Flex (in  feisty Flex fashion he  proclaimed that he wasn't getting paid to DJ, but he was there because he loves Mary) and opening acts Queen Naija and Ella Mai (Mai, who was joined onstage briefly by Babyface, was  the  more engaging and tasteful pick). But once Mary hit the stage, most of what happened beforehand quickly took a backseat. Decked out in...