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November 15, 2007

Future of Music: Mary J. Blige
January 25, 2007

Q&A: Mary J. Blige

The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul on overcoming her dark past, break dancing and the greatest singer ever
March 10, 2006

The Continuing Drama of Mary J. Blige

Riding high with a Number One album what's won over U2 fans, she says the days of drink, drugs and despair are behind her. But she'll still flip over a table when she's pissed
August 13, 2003

Q&A: Mary J. Blige Rules

From Aretha to Alanis - if it deals with real life, the queen of hip-hop soul approves

Recordings and Reviews

Growing Pains

There's no denying the commercial legs or fan appeal of Mary J. Blige's late-2005 The Breakthrough. In the wake of 2003's Diddy dud Love & Life and the teeth of an industrywide slump, its triple-platinum domestic sales — not to mention the sixteen-month stay of "Be Without You" on the R&B...

2007 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

The Breakthrough

2005

Barbershop 2: Back In Business

2004

2003

2002

2001

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Biography

Mary J. Blige has rightfully earned her royal appellation "The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul." With a powerful croon and smooth flow, the Queen has sold over 40 million albums since her debut in the early-1990s, won eight Grammys, and collaborated with legends like U2, Aretha Franklin, and Elton John.

Blige was born in the Bronx but spent her early years in Savannah, Georgia, where she sang in a...

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