El hip hop es un género musical que incluye golpes rítmicos que acompañan a una voz principal que rapea. Este es un género musical muy popular y uno de los principales componentes de lo que es considerado como la cultura hip hop. Muchos espectáculos instrumentales en los que se presentan DJs sin apoyo vocal, también son abarcados bajo el género de la música hip hop. Esto se ha vuelto más popular dado que las técnicas de mezclado y sampleo (o muestreo) han madurado en los últimos años.
Nació en Nueva York y pasó parte de su infancia en Savannah, para en su juventud volver a Yonkers en su ciudad natal. Cuando vivía en White Plains (Nueva York) se grabó en un karaoke cantando el tema de Anita Baker "Caught Up in the Rapture". La grabación resultante fue enviada a Andre Harrel, gerente de Uptown Records, por el padrastro de Mary. Harrel se quedó impresionado por su voz y la contrató para que hiciera los coros a Father MC.
En 1991, Sean "Puffy" Combs; cantante y productor; comenzó a trabajar con ella su álbum debut. Mary J. Blige y su inconfundible estilo vocal crearon un disco que bailaba entre el R&B y el rap; "What's the 411?". El álbum tuvo cierta repercusión dentro del panorama musical, a excepción de los singles "Real love", "Sweet love" y "Reminisce". En 1994 y de nuevo con la ayuda en la producción de Sean "Puffy" Combs editó "My life". Este era un álbum mucho más personal y en el que fluían sus raíces urban, contenía temas como "You bring me joy" o "Be happy". Su disco "Share my world" en 1997 marcó el inicio de su etapa creativa junto a Jimmy Jam y Terry Lewis. El álbum fue un verdadero hit y debutó como número uno en la lista Billboard. Sus singles fueron:"I Can Love You" presentando a la rapera Lil' Kim. , "Get to Know You Better", "Love Is All We Need" y "Keep Your Head".
It's too bad, it's too bad
It's too bad, it's too bad, baby
But I gotta face reality
It's too bad, it's too bad
Too bad baby, yeah
But I gotta face reality
Today you had a visitor
Or should I say an old friend
But wait a minute
That's not where it ends, no
Is there something
That you wanna tell me, hmm
Cause I'm believing what your friends say
About your hidden secrecies
Your girlfriend
She wasn't disrespectful
In fact, she's a hundred percent sure
And how can I argue with her
Holding a baby with eyes like yours
She said it's your child
And it really messed me up
How could you deny
Your own flesh and blood
Gotta face reality
There can never be any more us
Won't deny it's hurting me
Yet so precious
She said she never wanted to hurt me
And could I understand, she's afraid and lost
She said a real woman wouldn't do this over the phone
And that you told her about me after the baby was born, oh
Your girlfriend
She wasn't disrespectful
In fact, she's a hundred percent sure
And how can I argue with her
Holding a baby with eyes like yours
She said it's your child
And it really messed me up
How could you deny
Your own flesh and blood
Gotta face reality
There can never be any more us
Won't deny it's hurting me
Yet so precious
She said it's your child
And it really messed me up
How could you deny
Your own flesh and blood
Gotta face reality
There can never be any more us
Won't deny it's hurting me
Yet so precious
Hmm, oh the baby looks just like you
How could you deny your own flesh and blood
Your own child
What kind of man are you?
Oh, oh and
Your girlfriend
She wasn't disrespectful
In fact, she's a hundred percent sure
And how can I argue with her
Holding a baby with eyes like yours
She said it's your child
And it really messed me up
How could you deny
Your own flesh and blood
Gotta face reality
There can never be any more us
Won't deny it's hurting me
Yet so precious
She said it's your child
And it really messed me up
How could you deny
Your own flesh and blood
Gotta face reality
There can never be any more us
Won't deny it's hurting me
Yet so precious