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Long after abusive K-Ci of Jodeci Mary J. Blige is enjoying life with husband Kendu Issacs. They have been married for 4 years and she is really happy with this guy. Did you listen to the last album? Okay, you know what I mean then. Mary speaks up on some things in Essence magazine too. Peep this…

“I THOUGHT HE & LATIFAH WERE A COUPLE..” says Mary
Leaning back, the tawny-eyed brother begins to tell the story of how he and Blige got together. His account is so remarkably detailed, one gets the sense he’s trying to answer all the questions that have been asked about the mystery man who swept Blige off her feet. “This is Details Man,” Blige quips, but she’s only feigning annoyance, because Isaacs is introspective, interesting, intelligent and sexy-traits not at all lost on her.

“I was doing a Queen Latifah record in 2000,” he starts. “And for a song with her, me and another guy we were like, ‘We should put Mary on this.’ ” Latifah reached out to Blige’s people. But Blige was on tour; the only chance for the two women to record was during some downtime at her Detroit stop. “Dana (Latifah) and I flew to Detroit, and Mary came into the studio around three in the afternoon,” says Isaacs, proving that his knack for details is real. “That was the first time we laid eyes on each other.”

“It wasn’t a fairy tale,” Blige notes. “It was like…,” but Isaacs cuts her off. “In my mind it was,” he says sweetly. “Well, in my mind,” Blige continues, “I said, Damn, he’s cute, and then I left it alone because I thought he and Latifah were a couple. I didn’t know for sure what was going on, so I went to work. We all hung out later that night, and we got to know each other better.” That was June. Isaacs was itching to see Blige again. “I begged Latifah to reach out to her,” he admits. “I need to talk to her, I said.”