OPINION: In celebrating the 30th anniversary of Blige’s debut album, theGrio examines its vast influence on Black musical fusion and future Black female artists. Editor’s note: The following article ...

Today marks the 31st anniversary of Mary J. Blige’s debut album, What’s The 411?. This was her introduction to the world and Puff Daddy before he called himself Diddy and proclaimed Mary as the “Queen ...

In the early 1990s, a young Mary from Yonkers, New York, would emerge as the voice of a generation, blending raw emotion with soulful melodies to create a sound that would define contemporary R&B.

The ‘Queen of Hip-Hop Soul’ hit all the high notes during her tour’s stop at TD Garden on Monday night Since the release of her 1992 debut, “What’s the 411?,” the New York-born multi-hyphenate Mary J.

“Illmatic” and “My Life.” Both albums were game changers – classics in their own right – when they dropped 25 years ago. “Illmatic” set Nas apart as a rap god among men. In 1994, the west coast ...

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After Mary J. Blige released her debut What’s the 411? in 1992, she was quickly crowned “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” and she has never relinquished that title. Since then she’s penned 13 platinum (plus) ...

For those who haven't heard yet, listen up: Yo! MJB raps. No longer content to be known simply as one of the most beloved R&B singers of the past decade, Mary J. Blige has decided to join the ranks of ...

Today marks the 33 year anniversary of Whats The 411, the debut album that introduced the world to Mary J Blige and changed the sound of modern R and B forever. Long before he became known to the ...

One of the most apt and unquestioned honorific nicknames in popular music is the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. Mary J. Blige was born in the Bronx in the early ’70s, much like hip-hop itself. By the time she ...