remains a model R&B diva who paved the way for myriad successors, including Beyoncé and Ariana Grande. Even as she’s gone Hollywood (earning an Academy Award nomination for 2017’s Mudbound), Mary J. Mary (1999) saw her move toward a more classic sound, though 2001’s smash “Family Affair” swung back toward hip-hop that fertile tension has remained in her music since. Blige’s life was never separate from her art, and fans have followed her through addiction, marriage, divorce and therapy, connecting with songs like “Not Gon’ Cry” and “No More Drama” out of deep identification: here was an artist who sang women’s realities as they were almost never presented in popular music-and who always came out stronger. She and Sean Combs crafted her 1992 debut, What’s the 411?, which spawned the ubiquitous and beloved jam “Real Love” and helped set the template for R&B’s marriage to hip-hop. Her voice is elastic, scrappy and versatile, with more than a hint of world-weary grit, and when a chance recording of Anita Baker’s “Caught Up in the Rapture” came before Uptown Records execs in 1988, the label immediately snapped her up as its youngest (and first female) signee. Born Mary Jane Blige in the Bronx in 1971, Blige was raised mainly in Yonkers, New York, where she grew up listening to the greats: Aretha, Chaka and Gladys Knight. Dubbed the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul in the ’90s, Blige came off as tough and streetwise (unlike many of her contemporaries), and she could go toe to toe with rappers, including JAY Z, Method Man and more recently Kendrick Lamar. Blige is that rare singer who can channel your pain-and then drag you onto the dance floor to sweat it away. In 2001, she made her film debut with ‘Prison Song.’ She also starred in the films ‘Rock of Ages’ and ‘I Can Do Bad All by Myself.’ She reached the peak of her acting career with the 2017 film ‘Mudbound,’ which won her several awards and nominations.Mary J. Known as the “Queen of hip-hop soul,” Mary has redefined the genre and has inspired a new wave of artists, who have entered the industry to follow in her footsteps. She has won 9 ‘Grammy Awards’ and has achieved 22 nominations. Eight of her 13 albums have been honored as “multi-platinum” by the ‘Recording Industry Association of America’ (RIAA). She started her career as a background singer in the late 1980s, and a few years later, in 1992, she was all ready to launch her music career with her debut album, ‘What’s the 411?.’ Her glorious career took off with her debut, and to date, she has released 13 studio albums and has garnered immense international success. Mary Jane Blige is a prolific American musician, singer-songwriter, actress, and model.
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