Mary J. Blige has released the powerful "See What You've Done," from the new documentary Belly of the Beast.
Co-written by Blige, Nova Wav, and DJ Camper, the track opens with warm piano chords. "What's goin' on," Blige sings. "When I gotta fight for a right that is rightfully mine?/What's goin' on."
Directed by Erika Cohn, Belly of the Beast focuses on Kelli Dillon — a survivor of domestic and state violence and community intervention specialist — and a radical lawyer as they discover the sterilization of women in California prisons and engage in a battle with the Department of Corrections. "I cried when I first listened to the song," Dillon said in a statement. "When I heard the passion behind her voice, it affirmed my strength, my ability to survive "I was so moved by the film and Kelli Dillon's story," Blige said. "I immediately knew I wanted to be involved, so I teamed up with Nova Wav and DJ Camper to write a song that would amplify the voices of women in prison. No one has the right to make decisions about a woman's body without her consent and 'See What You've Done' is an indictment, a testimony, a call to be strong, and an anthem for a movement whose work isn't done yet."
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