#19 Mary J Blige Whats the 411? (1992) When the Bronx-born Queen of Hip Hop Soul catapulted her debut on to a legion of approving listeners, she unwittingly defined a new wave of R&B. Before Mary, R&Bs roots were still firmly planted in soul and jazz (ie Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan). The emergence of hip hop and this album from Blige and her mentor and producer Sean Puffy Combs (aka P Diddy) gave birth to a new gritty sound, informed by the singers harrowing past. Without this ... no R&B/soul divide, which means no TLC, Beyonce, or Ashanti, to name just three.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:56:24 +0000
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