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I’m a huge Mary J. Blige fan. I’ve also never listened to an album in full after ‘Share My World.’ I apologize.

I still remember when Mary J. Blige came into my life. I was 13 and the video for “Real Love” came onto whatever video show I had on a VHS tape. The opening beat break had me in a trance and the ...
CNN

Mary J. Blige found her strength and now wants to help other women find their own

Mary J. Blige just might be the most famous native of Yonkers, New York, and yet she’s not forgotten her roots there. The newly announced Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is giving back to the ...
Rolling Out

How Mary J. Blige stays reigning as hip-hop soul’s queen

In the early 1990s, a young Mary from Yonkers, New York, would emerge as the voice of a generation, blending raw emotion with soulful melodies to create a sound that would define contemporary R&B.
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I’m a huge Mary J. Blige fan. I’ve also never listened to an album in full after ‘Share My World.’ I apologize.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I still remember when Mary J. Blige came into my life. I was 13 and the ...