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 ...

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.

June 22, 2006 — -- The "J" in her name may stand for Jane, but she is no plain Jane for sure. From Yonkers, N.Y., to Hollywood, Calif.; from 411 operator to queen of hip-hop soul; from rags to ...

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 ...

Mary J. Blige is not interested in a Verzuz clash but insisted she could put on a single album “and just walk away.” Mary J. Blige has again rejected calls to do a Verzuz battle, expressing her ...

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) ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” Mary J. Blige has arrived. The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee landed in Cleveland on Saturday night, scoring the exalted status at Rocket Mortgage ...

As a teen in the 90s, Mary J. Blige’s album “What’s the 411″ was basically the soundtrack to my life. And I’ve lost too many afternoons to Lifetime movie marathons to count. So when I found out I’d ...