Be Happy

They say pain makes for incredible art. That couldn't be any more truer than in the case of Mary J. Blige. When she was drugged up and in that wild ass relationship with K-Ci, she was puttin out that product! Timeless music, man. . . . just timeless.


How can I
Love somebody else
When I can't
Love myself enough to know. . . .



Curtis Mayfield - You're So Good To Me




Mary J. Blige - Be Happy

Love Changes

Mary J. and Jamie rocked this joint.

Mother's Finest is an interracial rock group from Atlanta. So all that "experimentation" you see coming out of Atlanta, with the likes of Cee-Lo, the Dungeon Family, etc. . . just know that it's nothing new. Atlanta has pushed the musical envelope for many, many decades.



Mother's Finest - Love Changes



Jamie Foxx feat. Mary J. Blige - Love Changes

You Bring Me Joy

I've been going through my posts, and I noticed that I don't do enough R&B joints! Damn! I need to smooth it out for yall just a bit more often. . .



Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Next To Me



Mary J. Blife - My Life

Mary Jane Girls

The Mary Jane Girls were a popular American R&B, Soul, Funk and Pop group in the 1980s. The lead singer, JoAnne McDuffie, was a former background singer for Rick James. Of course, the name is obviously a reference to Rick James' love for that reefer!



Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long



Mary J. Blige - Mary Jane (All Night Long)




LL Cool J - Around The Way Girl

Love Is All We Need

I love this Mary J. track! I don't know, it's just a well written song, and Nas is the perfect compliment. If it was any other rapper, I don't think the track would work as well.



Rick James - Moonchild



Mary j. Blige feat. Nas - Love Is All We Need

Free At Last

Nope, not the Freeway album, but the Al Green track. God I love Al.




Al Green - Free At Last




Mary J. Blige - No One Else

Get Familiar With The Stylistics

The Stylistics are one of the more famous groups to come out of the whole Philadelphia soul era. On a side note, as a native Philly cat, it warms my heart to have my city have an entire sound (the Philly sound) attributed to us. Hell, it has its own entry in Wikipedia!

But I digress. The Stylistics first big hit was "You're a Big Girl Now", but it certainly wasn't their last. You know what, I'm just gonna drop some hits from then right now so you can see how we get down in Philly. You feel me?!


The Stylistics - Hurry Up This Way


Jay-Z - Politics as Usual

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The Stylistics - You Are Everything


Mary J. Blige - Everything

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The Stylistics - You're A Big Girl Now


Ghostface Killah - Big Girl**

**It starts w/ that "Strung Out" sample (which you can find here! just search. . . . ), but let the song play. . . Ghost just uses the track with The Stylistics still singing on it. . . . But he makes the shit work!

My Cup Runneth Over With Hundreds

Marcus Miller (born June 14, 1959 in New York) is a grammy award-winning jazz musician, composer and producer, perhaps best known as a bass guitarist with Miles Davis, Luther Vandross and David Sanborn. Miller is classically trained as a clarinetist, and also plays bass clarinet, keyboard, saxophone, and guitar, and is a capable singer.


Marcus Miller - Much Too Much



Jay-Z feat. Mary J. Blige - Cant Knock The Hustle