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May 2, 2024 · Mary J. Blige (born January 11, 1971, Bronx, New York, U.S.) is an American singer-songwriter and actress who has been called the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. A major artist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries who redefined music genres , Blige is especially known for soulful ballads and infectious dance hits.
MARY J. BLIGE. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige’s anthems of resilience & empowerment have inspired a legion of loyal fans – particularly women – while influencing virtually every R&B artist of the last twenty years. Blige signed with Uptown Records in 1989, becoming the label’s youngest and first female artist.
With Mary J. Blige’s first album, What’s the 411?, the emerging “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” had imbued diaristic R&B with a youthful hip-hop sensibility.For the follow-up, 1994’s career-defining My Life, the 23-year-old got even more personal, drawing on her depression, struggles with drugs and alcohol, experiences with domestic violence and heartbreak, and the spiritual fortitude that ...
