Mary J. Blige

©Mary J. Blige/Geffen
Born: Jan 11, 1971 in New York, NY [The Bronx]
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Genre: R&B, Pop
Styles: Urban, Contemporary R&B, Club/Dance, Hip-Hop
Biography: When her debut album, What's the 411?, hit the street in 1992, critics and fans alike were floored by its powerful combination of modern R&B with an edgy rap sound that glanced off of the pain and grit of Mary J. Blige's Yonkers, NY, childhood. Called alternately the new Chaka Khan or new Aretha Franklin, ...Read full biography
What's The 411?
Released: 1992
Label: Geffen
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With this cutting-edge debut, Mary J. Blige became the reigning queen of her own hybrid category: hip-hop soul. In retrospect, it is easier to place the album into the context of her career and, as such, ...Read full review
The Breakthrough
Released: 2005
Label: Geffen
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At the end of 2005, Mary J. Blige's career was supposed to be anthologized. The singer had her way, however, and one of her best studio albums came out instead. In retrospect, her previous album, 2003's ...Read full review
Photos
Mary J. Blige visits "It's On With Alexa Chung" at MTV Studios in New York on Sept. 10, 2009.
Mary J. Blige attends a special screening of "I Can Do Bad All by Myself" at the School of Visual...
Mary J. Blige and Ciara attend the Mary J. Blige Fundraising Intimate Dinner and Auction, held at...
Mary J. Blige attends The Dream's "Love Vs. Money" album-release party in the Hiro Ballroom at the...
Mary J. Blige attends the Fragrance Foundation's FiFi Fragrance Awards at the Downtown Armory in New...
Mary J. Blige performs at The Pearl at the Palms resort-casino in Las Vegas on Oct. 17, 2008.
Singer Mary J. Blige attends the amfAR gala to kick off New York Fashion Week at Cipriani 42nd...
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