My Life - Mary J. Blige

The Breakthrough - Mary J. Blige

When I heard ‘Be Without You’ about a month or so ago, Mary J Blige was a name not foreign to my ears, however my knowledge of her was really nil, for those who know nothing about her, she first emerged in the early 1990s when I was nothing but a wee baby, at this time her mix of hip-hop and soul caught peoples attention and she was then named the Queen of Hip-hop soul. She has been little seen since 2003, however recently she re-emerged singing the song ‘One’ with U2 at Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast for Hurricane Katrina. But we digress, I will continue with the reviewing of this album. Instead of going in depth with all 18 songs I have decided ...

The Breakthrough - Mary J. Blige

When I heard ‘Be Without You’ about a month or so ago, Mary J Blige was a name not foreign to my ears, however my knowledge of her was really nil, for those who know nothing about her, she first emerged in the early 1990s when I was nothing but a wee baby, at this time her mix of hip-hop and soul caught peoples attention and she was then named the Queen of Hip-hop soul. She has been little seen since 2003, however recently she re-emerged singing the song ‘One’ with U2 at Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast for Hurricane Katrina. But we digress, I will continue with the reviewing of this album. Instead of going in depth with all 18 songs I have decided ...

What's The 411? - Mary J. Blige

"What s The 411?" was the debut album from Mary J. Blige (MJB), a pioneer in her field as a Hip Hop Soul musician as she sings Soul music to Hip Hop-styled beats before the likes of Erykah Bad, Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild came about. It came out in 1992 and immediately made her a star. 1. "Leave A Message" (Intro) 2. "Reminisce" As the first proper song on the album, thi was also one of the singles to the thing, and it has her kick something funky to show just what she is about after the intro showed her Hip Hop connections, she is forced to back it all up with a soulful groove which brings in subtle hints of this harder genre, and the ...

What's The 411? - Mary J. Blige

"What s The 411?" was the debut album from Mary J. Blige (MJB), a pioneer in her field as a Hip Hop Soul musician as she sings Soul music to Hip Hop-styled beats before the likes of Erykah Bad, Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild came about. It came out in 1992 and immediately made her a star. 1. "Leave A Message" (Intro) 2. "Reminisce" As the first proper song on the album, thi was also one of the singles to the thing, and it has her kick something funky to show just what she is about after the intro showed her Hip Hop connections, she is forced to back it all up with a soulful groove which brings in subtle hints of this harder genre, and the ...

What's The 411? - Mary J. Blige

and hip hop song. The beat is very catchy and even though it is from the 90’s it sounds very modern. The video is great and we get to see Mary dancing what she doesn’t do much now!!! This was a massive hit in the U.S and it deserved to be. 10 out of 10 4) You Remind Me Another release from the album, and again it was a massive hit stateside. Mary really shows off her vocals on this track. The background layered vocals fit in very well with Marys raspy voice. 10 out of 10 5) Intro Talk A spoken intro by Busta. 6) Sweet Thing This song reminds me of a classic Aretha song with a more modern beat. Mary shows off not only her strong ...

What's The 411? - Mary J. Blige

and hip hop song. The beat is very catchy and even though it is from the 90’s it sounds very modern. The video is great and we get to see Mary dancing what she doesn’t do much now!!! This was a massive hit in the U.S and it deserved to be. 10 out of 10 4) You Remind Me Another release from the album, and again it was a massive hit stateside. Mary really shows off her vocals on this track. The background layered vocals fit in very well with Marys raspy voice. 10 out of 10 5) Intro Talk A spoken intro by Busta. 6) Sweet Thing This song reminds me of a classic Aretha song with a more modern beat. Mary shows off not only her strong ...