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, New York childhood. Called alternately the new Chaka Khan or new Aretha Franklin, Blige had little in common stylistically with either of those artists, but like them, she helped adorn soul music with new textures and flavors that inspired a whole generation of musicians. With her blonde hair, self-preserving slouch, and combat boots, Blige was street-tough and beautiful all at once, and the record company execs who profited off of her early releases did little to dispel the bad-girl image that she earned as she stumbled through the dizzying first days of her career. As she exorcised her personal demons and softened her style to include sleek designer clothes, she remained a hero to thousands of girls growing up in the same kinds of rough places she came from. Blige reinvented her career again and again by shedding the bad habits and bad influences that kept her down; by the time her fourth album, Mary, was released in 1999, she had matured into an expressive singer able to put the full power of her voice behind her music, while still reflecting a strong urban style. With her fifth album, No More Drama, it wasn't just Blige's style that shone through the structures set up for her by songwriters and producers, it was her own vision — spiritual, emotional, personal, and full of wisdom, it reflected an artist who was comfortable with who she was and how far she had come.

Top Albums
1. The Breakthr..	2. My Life II....	3. Stronger wit..	4. My Life	5. What's the 4..
6. Reflections ..	7. Share My Wor..	8. Growing Pain..	9. No More Dram..	10. Mary
11. Love & L..	12. My Life II....	13. iTunes Origi..	14. The Tour	15. What's the 4..
16. No More Dram..	17. Dance for Me	18. I'll Be Ther..	19. Best of My L..	20. I Am (Remixe..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Mr. Wrong (feat. Drake)	My Life II...The Journey Co..	4:01	$1.29
2.	Family Affair	No More Drama (Bonus Tracks..	4:25	$1.29
3.	I'm Going Down	My Life	3:42	$0.69
4.	Be Without You (Kendu Mix)	Breakthrough	4:05	$1.29
5.	Real Love	What's the 411?	4:29	$0.99
6.	No More Drama	No More Drama (Bonus Tracks..	5:26	$1.29
7.	Love a Woman (feat. Beyoncé)	My Life II...The Journey Co..	4:31	$1.29
8.	One	Breakthrough	4:20	$1.29
9.	Why (feat. Rick Ross)	My Life II...The Journey Co..	4:21	$1.29
10.	25/8	My Life II...The Journey Co..	3:55	$1.29
11.	Feel Inside (feat. Nas)	My Life II...The Journey Co..	5:07	$1.29
12.	Not Goin' Cry	Share My World	4:54	$1.29
13.	Just Fine (Radio Edit)	Serena Williams' Sponta..	3:28	$1.29
14.	I Am	Stronger withEach Tear	3:23	$1.29
15.	Enough Cryin	Breakthrough	4:20	$1.29
16.	Sweet Thing	What's the 411?	3:45	$1.29
17.	My Life	My Life	4:17	$1.29
18.	I Can Love You	Share My World	4:46	$1.29
19.	Everything	Share My World	4:59	$1.29
20.	These Worries	Man On the Moon, Vol. II: T..	4:15	$1.29
21.	You Remind Me	What's the 411?	4:18	$1.29
22.	Touch It (Remix) [Featuring Mary J. ..	Touch It Remixes - Single	3:56	$1.29
23.	Take Me As I Am	Breakthrough	3:57	$1.29
24.	Love No Limit	What's the 411?	4:59	$1.29
25.	Living Proof	Help (Music from the Motion..	5:57	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. Just Stand Up!..	2. Be Without You..	3. Just Fine	4. Mr. Wrong	5. No More Drama
6. Enough Cryin (..	7. I Am	8. We Ride (I See..	9. We Got Hood Lo..	10. Someone to Lov..
11. Take Me As I A..	12. Stay Down	13. Mr. Wrong	14. The One	15. Be Happy (Matt..
16. Seven Days	17. All That I Can..	18. Your Child	19. 25/8	20. (You Make Me F..

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