This early oughts jam marked the start of Mary pushing negativity to the side in favor of club-ready bangers. Her rapping alter ego, Brook Lynn, also makes a solid lyrical appearance-shouting out a pair of designer shoes and telling the chump where to find her when he comes to his senses. And instead of staying and arguing, she’s packing up and bouncing out of his life to producer Rodney Jerkins’ booming bass and strings. To honor the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul and her indelible catalogue of hits, let’s take a look at 15 of our favorite MJB songs through the years.Grown and needing a lot more than promises to please her, Mary’s fed up with the lies of a man afraid to put a ring on it. And the undisputed ESSENCE Festival favorite will also hit New Orleans to commemorate the festival’s 25th anniversary while also celebrating 25 years of her iconic 1994 album, My Life.
This Sunday (June 23), she will add to her repertoire when she’s honored at the 19th annual BET Awards ceremony with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her exceptional body of work across genres and industries. After countless nominations over the years for categories like Best R&B Artist and Best song, an unprecedented number of Billboard and Grammy Awards, over 75 million records sold worldwide and so much more, she shows no signs of stopping. Who knew the little girl from Yonkers would go on to be not just music but entertainment royalty? She has secured numerous endorsement deals with M.A.C., Pepsi, Target and more while also conquering both the small and big screen, even being nominated for two Academy Awards for her role in the critically-acclaimed film, Mudbound.
Although she’s faced her fair share of heartaches, heartbreaks, and hardships, Mary never let her personal life or the pressures of the music industry keep her from becoming a master of her craft.
Blige has kept her foot on our necks and provided the soundtrack for most of our lives. Since bursting onto the scene in 1992 asking us What’s the 411?, Mary J.
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