▁hip ▁hop ▁direction ▁during ▁its ▁early ▁stages , ▁with ▁other ▁potential ▁collabor ators ▁including ▁Dallas ▁Austin , ▁Sw izz ▁Be atz , ▁D idd y , ▁Miss y ▁Elli ott , ▁Ted dy ▁R iley , ▁K and i ▁B urr uss , ▁and ▁Dar rell ▁" Del ite " ▁All amb y . ▁However , ▁the ▁collabor ations ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition ▁due ▁to ▁sched uling ▁conflicts ▁while ▁film ing ▁and ▁periodic ▁ill ness ▁throughout ▁recording . ▁An ▁un re leased ▁song ▁titled ▁" New ▁Begin ning " ▁appeared ▁in ▁initial ▁press ▁releases ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁Music ▁and ▁theme ▁ ▁Following ▁her ▁divor ce , ▁Jackson ▁decided ▁to ▁record ▁an ▁u pt em po , ▁optim istic ▁album ▁rather ▁than ▁songs ▁about ▁sad ness ▁or ▁anger . ▁Produ cer ▁Jimmy ▁Jam ▁said , ▁" You ▁go ▁through ▁all ▁these ▁emot ions ▁and ▁then ▁you ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁and ▁say , ▁" I ' m ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁okay ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁things ▁to ▁be ▁thank ful ▁for ,' ▁and ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁overrid ing ▁feeling ▁in ▁her ▁life ▁when ▁we ▁were ▁making ▁this ▁album ." ▁Its ▁concept ▁focus es ▁largely ▁on ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁René ▁Eliz ondo , ▁Jr . ▁and ▁subsequent ▁em brace ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁life , ▁experien cing ▁d ating ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁It ▁also ▁contains ▁them es ▁of ▁sens ual ity , ▁dece it ,