And that's why I love her. She coulda been fake and be like "yeah..." knowing it was a no. So she just said it - - people say they want the truth till they get it.
Pink got y’all as fans cuz she imitated black people. Now she’s back to her regular Tony Hawk Pro skater chick swag. She pulled a Miley. Used black ppl for streams n sales; then went back to being a normal yt girl.
@@mileenakhan4778she never imitated being Black shut the fuck up you don’t even know what being Black means you think it’s a skin color how can someone act like a skin color? 🥴
@@mileenakhan4778it was Pink record label that made her do R&B she was always into doing the type of music she wanted plus she been around black people before she became famous
@@sigmasiren7 & is💅🏾👑 & they know it. They can’t get mad cause she don’t want them at her table & she don’t wanna sit at theirs. She got the girls in a uproar😫
Love Mary.. but you're all falling victim to this idea that there can only be one exceptional Black woman in a particular field at a time.. It's beyond stupid to have this mentality. With or without Mary.. we would still have all the talented female artists we had. Their talents are God given. Faith is a totally different artist from Mary.
@@devinnichols1514 Oh no, I believe in there being a variety of black women doing their thing at the same time. I'm not with this one black woman R&B, rap or popstar at a time.
Mary has always said “there’s room for everybody” in the industry. You have to be your own person, don’t let the labels & industry tell you “you’re gonna be the NEW so & so”. This is a big problem in the industry. Mary has embraced a lot of the NEW generation of R&B singers like Jazmine, Elle , Queen Naja, Summer & CoCo Jones, etc etc . Her Strength of a Woman festival embodies & embraces BLACK WOMEN . ❤
@elishaeason2738 FACTS! I've always heard her say positive things and embrace other women in the industry. She's just not gonna work with ANY and EVERY body. Not happenin', LOL, and there's nothing wrong with that.
@@mstoi38 thank you. Mary has worked with Faith . Mary even said she loved singing with Faith & gave her props. She also thanked Faith on The Breakthrough album 💿. Keyshia was doing some sneaky stuff behind the scenes ( allegedly) & Mary found out about it. It was said ( allegedly) that Chaka Khan stepped to K . Cole & told her to stop the BS with Mary . This is why Mary pays her dust. Mary was a major part of the best era in music with a lot of great women. Toni, Whitney , MiMi, Janet , etc etc . She didn’t mess with them & they didn’t mess with her . 🤷🏿♀️
So Mary wasn't a mimmick of none of the older female artists ? Sure was Aretha Franklin she remade her song and also played in her movie ! Now c'mon and I'm quite sure that's not the only artist Chaka Khan sweet thing !😮 ok
@ekaterinakozhevnikova8023 they are clones she saying she is not the original, the real carters are dead , what we seeing is a walking dead of celebs , who is getting money made off the shell of who they were, they image is kept alive to fool the masses
@@shonDonFH this is a blog for all peoples opinions . There is no point in calling people names .... what was the purpose of you calling me a clown 🤡 because we view things differently? I guess you are just another dumb bitch who can't read and understand what "drop your comments and opinions below" means?!🤷🏾♀️ so let's not get offended when you was disrespectful first. It's sad that people like you think insults get you attention 🤣😂😂💃🏾💅🏾
I think Janet Jackson is the most imitated but never duplicated artist in history, Beyonce, Aaliyah, Ciara, Selena Normani, Britney. JLo, and the list goes on. All of these artists have acknowledged verbally in interviews Janet's influence in their careers . Janet has been very gracious to all of them and doesn't feel intimidated because she knows that her Legacy as the blueprint is set in stone and can never be replicated.
Ummm... not really in agreeance. Most of the legends from the 80s/90s/0s had strong influence on the youngesters.. whitney and mariah, janet and madonna, aaliyah and beyonce. Brandy and Lauryn Hill Etc etc.. theres no objective fact of who is most influencial except maybe Michael Jackson
@sweedy3333 Janet's the QUEEN OF MUSIC JUST LIKE HER BRO WAS THE KING ABD STILL IS IN DEATH, ALOT OF ARTIST U SEE TODAY HAVE ALOT OF MICHEAL AND JANET INFLUENCE , THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT 2 BOW DOWN 💯💯💯💯
I will always love Ms. Keyshia Cole. She definitely deserves way more accolade’s that what’s given to her. She’s exceptionally talented, and beautiful too. I like how she says she finally understood and sympathize with Mary on how annoying it was, trying to make other artists like her.
@trinmozestudios9827 so true but at the end of the day I don't see a piece of metal as something to solidify an artist as a great artist... and keyshia is definitely a great artist
@@tukayz254She does seem jealous she's not obligated to work with them if she doesn't want to but we know why she won't work with them. Lol They gone sing her under the table. If Whitney with her big vocal flex can collaborate with Faith, Kelly, Enrique, Bobby & Mariah and has nothing to be jealous of because Whitney knew who she was, then why else would Mary be so standoffish and insecure about a few duets. Mary ain't had a duet with a woman since Faith. And Faith never even liked the damn song she said it fit Mary better. If you listen to the rest of the album... Faith clearly held back her vocals on Love Don't Live Here Anymore. Mary don't wanna be outshined. 😅
I love all of these ladies and adore their music. I do feel like people often try to play with Mary’s accomplishments and her being a trailblazer and trendsetter in R&B. This woman doesn’t get her flowers enough for me.
But she does. She just did the superbowl a year ago. She gets her flowers. She just wants ppl to bow down to her. Seems like she’s intimidated by girls who can outsing her. Cuz Faith, Keyshia and Pink can outsing her.
@@mileenakhan4778 i really don't think Mary cares about anyone out singing her. I feel she may feel annoyed and disrespected by record labels pushing this agenda of being compared and being copied to a certain extent
@@mileenakhan4778keyshia is known to sing terrible live. I’ve seen her twice. The only reason she sounded decent at the MTV awards is because Diddy told her not to mess up. Even he knows she is not a good singer
Yup she said that she thought Mary was drunk when she recorded her version and told her to her face but Mary said that she recorded the song very early in the morning and was hoarse hence her being off key during the high notes toward the end of the song
It’s funny because I don’t think Keyshia Cole gets enough recognition either. She got so many hits. When I worked at Cheesecake Factory they used to play Heaven Sent and one night the entire restaurant was singing it 😂
Mary is a true icon! However, Pink’s first album Cant Take Me Home, didn’t sound like or emulate Mary J Blige in any way, shape, or form, that’s a REACH. Mary has a very distinct sound and style it truly cannot be duplicated!
@@TheodoreBakes I’m a multi-talented singer, song writer, and muscisian with a very trained ear. Pink’s first album had its own tone and sound, with heavy drums and hip hop flare, NOTHING LIKE ANYTHING MJB has ever done lmao! Thank you for understanding cause I was like wth, is it just me?! Lol
Yeah her first album skewed more to The futuristic R&B that TLC Fanmail and Toni Braxton The Heat and those alike which isn’t surprising being that they were all on the same label….but during her live sets she did cover a couple of Mary Signature songs
@@Ellerich3 Agreed, Pink had a very early 2000s hip hop edgy sound, which indicates these artist all had the same song writers. Everyone covers songs, that’s very common. This video clearly states that Pink emulated MJB which is that part that doesn’t fit.
@@lancomenyongo7346 She has sang with Whitney, Mariah and Beyoncé. I don't think it's about "outsinging" her lol. It's more about certain female artists being pushed to duplicate her hip hop soul formula (Faith, Ashanti, Keyshia Cole...)
@@AngeBiampandou Faith Evans is a better singer. And TBH they tried to market Faith in the same manner as Chante Moore or Toni Braxton. I never got that street vibe from Faith like I did I with Mary. Faith was messing with the rappers which gave her the street image like Mary. .
@@lancomenyongo7346 Faith Evans is indeed the better vocalist of the two BUT she was definitely marketed as the Mary J Blige of Bad Boy Records wheb she hit the scene singing over hard hittibg hip hop beats like U Used To Love Me lol
Faith is dope, her voice is so fckn beautiful. Unfortunately now the btch don't wanna sing no more, so that's heartbreaking but of course I still buy all her music. Lol
She is! Multi talented and was always unbothered by Mary or anyone. She can be seen on video sharing her spotlight with Kelly Price. That's called being secure in your own talent. Faith knows what she brings to the table and has been for years
I appreciate Pink's commentary about MJB declining her. I love that she didn't take it personal cause like she said people will literally smile in your face and say yes when they really have no intentions on working with you. She respected her honesty and the boundary!
But if Nicki Minaj does the same thing, it’s because she’s bitter and doesn’t want other female rappers to win. If Nicki rejected to work with Cardi on Motorsport, rejected Megan, Doja, sexy red. People would have said she doesn’t wanna help upcoming female rappers lik it’s Nickis responsibility to help new artists.
@@RUclipsTV-qw5mu don’t artists force themselves on Nicki Minaj until they collaborate with her? Megan thee stallion LITERALLY BEGGED THE BARBS TO TAG HER NAME TO NICKIS LIVE, while Nicki was on live and begged the barbs to tell Nicki to do a collaboration with her. Latte asked Nicki 3 TIMES To do a feature with her but Nicki declined and collaborated with coi leray because coi Leary’s daddy has pull in the industry and got nicki to collaborate with coi. If you don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes of the industry, BE QUIET.Newer Artists DO FORCE THEMSELVES ON OLDER ARTISTS!
@sarkie3927 1. what does this have to do with Nicki???? 2. It is a big difference when you're acting as if you're the gate keeper of female rap and every new female rapper has to kiss your ass and go through you to be successful. Mary is saying find your own style that's not mine and she also says it to their face! Not throwing subs in a song or a tweet. So yea there is a difference with Nicki and Mary.
I remember when “no more drama” came out - every single listen by the end of the song I was in tears. No other song has ever had such an effect on me 😢
FACTS it unlocked another level in her artistry but not only that her accolades herstar began to rise so much more. I remember watching her performing that at the academy awards I don't know if it was for the Emmys or Golden globes or what but she brought the House down standing ovation and you could tell when she was singing it she took it to another place she was burying her heart her soul on that stage I feel like crying just thinking about it because I was going through it and that song was a blessing
Mary is often imitated but never duplicated. I have seen her in concert several times and she was outstanding. You can feel the raw pain in her music. Long live Queen Mary the Queen of hip hop soul.
I have a weird relationship with Mary! I feel like she’s a legend because she been around so long, & I feel like she should be respected because her impact is crazy! But she wasn’t the best LIVE vocalist at all! But her catalog is irrefutable!
Mary was never a vocalist. Her marketing was the opposite of a Whitney. She was known for singing songs over hard hitting hip hop beats, wearing baseball caps and jerseys. Her voice cracked but you could still feel her pain. It's similar to an Adele. She's great at emoting but she's very far from being a vocalist from a technicall standpoint. She might get off key at some moments and she's not really known to do crazy runs/riffs and all sort of vocal acrobatics
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I’m glad someone said it. She has never been the best vocalist. I love her but it’s that arrogance she has that will always rub me the wrong way.
@@AngeBiampandouYou don’t know anything about vocals or Mary dummy. Mary has done all that and more that’s why she is the most successful r&b singer in the last 25 years clown.
I don’t care about the politics behind the scenes. I love both Mary n Faith. Faith Evans first album is and was perfection. Whats the 411 can never be duplicated, I love every single song on those albums.
Pink's R&B music was for like 1 year? It was 2000 when her first album came out. Because by 2001 when her second album came out. Pink went Pop/Rock. So I'm not gonna hop on the bandwagon hating on Pink. Pink was new and the record label packaged her as an R&B singer.
@Monroestevens306 , she hasn't performed it in some years. Which is crazy because while it was her debut single. It was a huge hit. And it's definitely one of her most popular songs. And I also loved her R&B era too.
Pink HATED that first album! She’s said it in some of her first interviews. But, she did what she had to do to get on & I respect her playing the game to get herself where she was trying to go.
@@MultiBizOwner I've seen other interviews where she said she actually loves her first album lol there's even an interview from this year where she stated that she STILL LOVES that album!
Toni Braxton is underrated ????? Since when ? Y'all are overusing the term now. I mean the "underrated" label is for singers like Chanté Moore, Tamia and Deborah Cox not one of the top selling female artist of the 90s. He Wasn't Man Enough was litteraly sampled over a year ago by Burna Boy and became his biggest hit in the U.S. She's not underrated at all. Might as well call TLC underrated next time
Just like every other music artist MJB doesn't have to collaborate with anyone if she doesn't want to. When did it become "mean girl" just bc you say no unequivocally 🤔? Why is this even a thing pertaining to MJB? As if no one else has ever turned down doing songs with artists knock it off. Had it happened it was for Pink benefit imo. Shout out to MJB one of the best to ever pick up a 🎤❤🍫👑😊✌. Legit journalism went out the window soon as the internet was introduced into our daily lives 💯.
@@ashtontk-rw7mo don't I know it and Empressive is pushing the BS agenda. And this happened decades ago with Pink so there should be no outrage or long azz videos about it Smdh 💯🙄.
@@naimahthomas1035it started with Nicki Minaj when she said the industry was trying to replace her with Cardi and everyone said Nicki was bitter and didn’t want other female rappers to win. Now Nicki has to pretend and work with TikTok stars just to appease the public. She’s the only A lost celebrity who does that.
Most Girls is one of my favorite songs of all time. 🔥🫶🏾 Mary J has a strong place in my heart. If it wasn’t for Mary J & Whitney I wouldn’t understand Mariah’s The Emancipation of Mimi era, Evanescence Fallen era, Paramore, Ashanti’s Chapter 2 era, and Keyshia Cole The Way It Is era. The influence is all there. Thank you Mary for inspiring all of us‼️
_Growing Pains_ is the album that really did it for me. The whole album knocked from start to finish, top to bottom. 12-year-old me was rocking. The same way I feel about Mary is exactly how Luther felt about Dionne, Patti and Aretha (especially Aretha). I might have not gone through the same things that Mary went through, but she definitely helped me to do more with my life instead of just doing nothing. Her music is medicine, therapy and soul food. Not too many artists have _that_ impact. She's not perfect and I'm no idol worshipper but she is definitely one of my favorite artists of all time not to mention one of my favorite actresses right now too lol.
I must commend you on your research. And thank you for sharing both Faith and Mary’s comments about the disappearance of Mary’s vocals from “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”. For me, Hip Hop RnB was an acquired taste when it first came on the scene. I was strictly old school RnB and Club Music until I heard Mary sing Real Love. I thank Mary for all the female singers that followed her into this genre of music. Although each of the singers you mentioned in this video may have been influenced by Mary or were taught to emulate her by producers, each artist has evolved into their own signature style. She definitely deserves her crown and her flowers for being the Queen of the genre.
Y’all give Mary too much of a pass 😂 she gives DIVA in the negative light even if you see her at award shows the last couple years. I still love her tho she IS the queen of hip hop soul.
@@onlyh8720Nah Mary BEEN like that😂😂😂She’s hella insecure because she knows that she’s not the best singer Chaka Khan had to check her a few times about her attitude and lack of respect for singing…Mary would literally party all night and give subpar effort in the studio The stuff she went thru was self-inflicted. She just act shy & humble in interviews so fans give her a pass🙄
I literally just listened to their cover of that. I was raised on the original Rose Royce version and Mary and Faiths is imo on the same level. Beautiful. 😍🔥
Thank you for this video - - a very balanced take on things. What you left out is that Faith was a songwriter and did reference tracks/ vocals for some of Mary's songs - - this is how she got mixed with Puffy and Bad Boy. I'd like to see a "BluePrint" series of videos - - you can start with Janet Jackson.
Thank you Empressive for doing this breakdown on MJB! I love me some Mary J. Blige! I really miss my era of music (80s and 90s)💔. You are very talented and I love your channel❤. Keep going!!!
Christina is overrated. Y’all do this to every white girl with a high belt range. Just cuz u can hit Whitney notes doesn’t mean u sound good hitting them.
That’s why talent can never duplicated only imitated. Mary sings from deep down her soul, her music cuts you down to your core you feel it, I love the other artists Faith, Keysha Cole and others, but Mary Babyyyyy BTCH moves you. I met her about 15 years ago when I was working for this high-end clothing store in New-York (Scoop), she came in with her publicist, some wht girl, she was SUPER NICE, I told her I love her music and that I lover her, she said ohhh thank you girl I love you too, and I stopped bothering her and continue helping her choosing her outfits, she paid and left, she made my day, so classy and humble. But her publicist was acting like she was the celebrity, I was like this B needs to chill who the F are you?Anyways Love Mary she is my fave❤❤❤
I LOOOVE Mary but tbh everyone I know that has worked with her on TV sets and met her (even just as a fan) has had not so favorable things to say abt her 😢
That’s a lie dummy. You don’t know anyone that worked with Mary. Everyone that work or met Mary has all said the same exact thing and that’s she nice, kind and real. You just making up stuff. No one stays in the entertainment business for over 3 decade that’s difficult to work with.
I got to see Pink live in Columbus, Ohio, and she is hands down one of the best performers in the industry. She knows how to entertain. But with all that being said, I’m glad pink found her own niche because there can only be one Mary J. Blige.
Mariah didnt have an issue with anyone but JLO. Because JLO couldnt sing but was sleeping with Mariah’s ex to try and rub elbows with high execs in the industry to boost her career. And it worked.
Whitney ended up becoming friend with Mariah after they actually met tho and they eventually collaborated together on the Prince of Egypt soundrack. And what do you mean by "the entire industry" in regards to Mariah ? Is it about J-Lo and Tommy Mottola ?
@@marissawilson4644Exactly and no one can say Whitney didn't embrace other artists. She loved seeing them shine and gladly wanted them to bring their A-game. That woman loved singing with peers meaning ones who were singing just as long as her as well as with ones after her
@@jeanaeparadise3991 calling me slow is exactly what's wrong with creatures like you who think they are intelligent. Her reputation of always turning artists down is the reason she's labeled as self centered and arrogant which is NOT good. Beyonce is on a higher scale and more humble. Life isn't difficult at all
All of these Woman have their own voices. They All have a different & unique style that's their own. I respect all these woman stay beautiful inside and out. Showing Love & Support as a fan.❤😍🫡
No one likes being compared to anyone else. No one like feeling like they're being replaced. However, do you notice that Mary never disrespected Keyshia, Faith or Pink in her music? She never wrote subliminal lyrics about them, never allowed her fans to attack them, never recruited other artists to join her in dissing them. Now that's Queen behavior..unlike your boss Nicki
R&B artists are different from rap artists... and people cannot control their fan-bases. Mary J Blige's fanbase are mostly older people. She first came out as an artist in 1992.
Beef and battle has always been an integral part of rap music. Rnb and other non rap genres are different. Diss tracks are not really a thing with a few exceptions in other genres
@@faraboverubies2020 I agree that artist definitely cannot control *every* stan but I'm sure *some* stans would be influenced if the artist publicly asked them to stop behaving a certain way. It would be nice to at least see the artist ask their stanbase to calm down.
Mary J Blidge is a legend and I feel she doesn’t get her flowers! She’s paved the way for many artists of this day and she’s living proof of overcoming adversity❤️
I think artists shouldn't take it out on the new artist. They should take it out on the industry. Maybe take the new artist under thing wings and let them know to advocate for themselves and individuality. It's so weird and catty to be mad at the new unsuspecting artist.
Say what you want but Mary is petty, for her not to speak to Faith (BIGGIE's WIFE) during the funeral, and side wih the side chick...she petty. I also think MAry did ask for her voice to be removed off of the track "Love dont live here anymore", simply because you can hear on that track that Faith was singing circles around her. Its ok to have your favorite artist, but dont let them blind you from the truth
................ Unpopular opinion: Faith was and will always be the side chick. Kim was there before her, during her, and sadly after. The only thing that makes Faith not a side chick is that to get back at Kim for any number of bogus reasons Biggie put a ring on it. Neither are that innocent, but to blaspheme Kim for what Faith also did?!? Na can't see it.
@GoldenRainbow1987 Well from the mouth of both Faith and lil Cease, Faith had no idea Kim and big was a thing until she caught them. Even Cease said that big treated Kim and introduced Kim as his hommie or artist. Only Big real close people knew he was knocking Kim down. Faith also was cool with her because Big also told her Kim was the hommie, never knowing Kim was the hommie with benefits. It's was told on drink Champs, Faith book, and a lifetime show called "Hopelessly in love".
@@GoldenRainbow1987 You're about as delusional as Kim. Lol How tf was Faith the side chick when she was the WIFE!? Kim having Big first meant absolutely nothing to him if he still married another woman while him and Kim were broken up. It's not okay the way he treated any of those women, why y'all continue to romanticize such a toxic ass relationship when that man was pistol whippin that woman will forever have me rather fckn perturbed. And yes, Mary was petty as hell condoning her friend fckn a married man but had all the heat in the world for the woman who swiped her husband. That shit feel different when it hit home huh? But the good news is that was almost 30 years ago. They're all cool now. So none of it really matters anymore.
As much as I love Mary. She vocally cant hang with any of the women mentioned. Mary has her own way of singing. Shes the Aunt who sings in church choir and can carry a tune. And she's cool. MARY IS A LEGEND. but her and Ashanti are on the same level vocally.. Not great singers. But they put their heart and souls into every word.❤❤
The only person in this video that I think could be compared to Mary is Keyshia. They may have put Faith on a Mary wig for a minute, but Faith's swag, music, and vocals was completely different, and all real music heads alike that knows Faith would agree. Faith sings her ass off and never tried to water down her music to sound like Mary. Was Faith music inspired by the new hip hop sound that rnb was embracing at the time, somewhat. But so was SWV, TLC, hell, even Mariah Carey. Mary's ego is/was through the roof, and a lot of that shit was petty and uncalled for. Even if the girls were inspired by her, that is what artistry is about, and I'm sure the foundation of Mary was influenced by some of the greats before her. Mary needs to quit, and so do you.
This reminds my of Nicki Minaj's situation with Cardi B and Latto as well as Mariah Carey's situation with Ariana Grande no one wants to feel like their being replaced
I understand that labels push people to be similar to past artists, but do we really think that there are not similarities with people in general? Sometimes it's not just about a copy it's just a similar style period. 1 person does not have a monopoly on a certain style.
Exactly. And Faith and Mary both being from the east coast, they grew up not far from each other so they have a few similarities but they're not the same. Keyshia being all the way from the other side of the country with a similar style to Mary is something else. Faith is more like the R&B version of the Gospel Great Karen Clark. So Mary definitely reaching to hell and back with Faith, but she caught Keyshia red headed.... I mean, "handed".
Unfortunately Mary has been known to be insecure and that can cause a person to be more upset about comparison. No one can be Mary, no one! Not being able to love your self will keep you upset about someone “ trying to be you” because no one can be you! It’s Mary!!
Thank you! Not even close to being the same, plus Faith adds that dash of gospel to her R&B that Mary doesn't have. Mary has tha hood hip hop soul. You'll dance at first but prolly end up crying by the end of the night, but aye, love hurts right? Wrong! Because Faith got the smooth, soothing R&B that will have you out here making kids you can't take care of. And then leave Reasons or All This Love on repeat so you can sleep to that. Lol
Mary is a great singer, but she doesn’t have the best vocals and some are afraid to admit that, because they’re fans. Faith Evans is a real powerhouse singer.
This vid is spot on!! Thank you for shedding a light on this! These girls have the same issues the rap girlies have it’s just under covers and not as sensationalized. I love how it wasn’t beef and most of them respected her and her honesty. Sidenote the colorism in the industry is crazy…. Literally from dark, mixed to yt.
I loved this video!..thanks for the inside info on these artists..please do more of these ..❤if Mary can forgive and embrace Diddy now she can embrace these ladies now..
Love Mary, none of these ladies compare. With that being said, Mary sounded mean and bitter to all these young ladies even when they gave her nothing but praises. It’s amazing they all pretty much have the same story.
Those of us who grew up watching this whole thing play out, we remember Faith was a background star, writing a lot of Mary's hits. When Mary and Puff fell out, Faith got her chance to come forward. It was a beef that was perpetuated and never took root, because as much as we loved Mary for innovating this genre, Faith was something new. She wasn't a replica; she was just another girl from around the way who was reppin for the girls. Pink always said she didn't like being an R & B artist, she was more punk. And I am glad she got to be the artist that she wanted to be in the first place. Pink is a real one, but anyway. The girls on the west wanted to get that representation to. But Kecia had come up loving and singing Mary song. I know this because I was one of the cousins who groomed Kecia to sing Mary's notes clearly and true. But Kecia is a westsde around the way girl. Only like Mary because of what Kecia was at the time as a ghetto girl turned R&B artist. But Mary's attitude about it all is truly the reason why even though I love her, I don't like her. How she treated Kecia was not cool. PERIOD, don't care how nobody including Kecia, feels about that. The same can be said for Lil Kim, but everyone was already onboard with hating on her, so Niki was able to take Kim's blueprint and call it her own. Now she too is feeling that same pain that she brought to Lil Kim, and looking for empathy. But the industry is a machine. And we can all see how the machine works. So it's not fair for the old parts to blame a new part for what the industry chooses to do to keep the machine running efficiently and prosper in the ways it has in the past and wants to in the future. That's just my take on it.
Pink and MJB are 2 complete different artists and great in their own right.... I love pinks 1st album, and she has never reminded me of MJB.... Love Mary also of course. And don't see it with Faith either.... Love her too.
I’m a be real honest I grew up on Mary J she filled my heart along with many young ladies, my age. She was that girl back in the day however, I’ve always viewed her as a very salty Capricorn.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 she’s mean and I’ve always dislike the fact that she never put anybody else on. To me, that’s what your supposed to do and to me. I guess she was going through her own things a lot of things as we have come to learn and she probably wasn’t capable however, I think her not liking some of these females was definitely a part of her insecurity and that’s on period for me.
I respect Mary's power to say no, but this nailed in her own career. She failed to work with anyone due to her own insecurities and that kept her from remaining highlighted. 🤷🏿♂️
How can she be insecure about performing with Pink; when she has went to toe AND held her own with Whitney, Aretha, Chaka, Patti, Mariah, Barbara, and The Clark Sisters Jeniffer Nettles(country singer) to name a few…Like nahhhhhh ion think she was insecure she probably didn’t see a need or reason to…
Faith Evans sung back up on Mary J Blige 1st two albums..Alot of people dont know that but you folks didnt even realize what they were hearing was FAITH background vocals on Mary stuff..smdh!
IMPRESSIVE I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE VOCALS STORY IM A HUGE FAITH EVANS FAN ACTUALLY IM A FAN OF ALL OF THEM 😍🙏🏾👊🏾🎤🔥🔥🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
There will never be another Mary. This woman is an icon she has gotten me through a lot of heartbreak I love her style mary will always be in my play list.
Faith evans and mary j Blige were different. It was just another woman coming in the r&b soul lane and she couldn’t handle it. Then she felt away about keyshia cole Sounds like nothing but jealousy to me
Each one of these amazing creative artists are totally different Vocally, their voice range is outrageously remarkable can’t be duplicated they are trendsetters Mary always been the most trendy her style is out of this world hair & clothes period!!! Faith has both the ultimate gospel voice that will bring you to tears as well as Jasmine Sullivan & Kelly Price, Pink is dynamic as well she has the pop star, R&b & she can do country, her style is unpredictable different yet amazing, Keyshia Cole give Mary vibes a lil bit but she is totally different her voice is more raspy but still beautiful & soulful hair & clothing fyyeee!!! Mary J Blidge is an iconic, legendary soulful songstress that have longevity still dropping hits & giving us remarkable talent acting on Power & everything she has been in a wide variety of films, went through a terrible divorce but still overcame all of it!! She is still gorgeous like she isn’t aging at all okay!!! Her boot game tho?!!!!! Killing the fashion shit in her sleep she remind me of my auntie Corretta so much!! Who I love dearly Mary is that woman that will continually bring it I wish all of these amazing women longevity & continue to flourish I love em all🫶🏾 they all are in a league of their own literally & I ain’t talking bout the movie but I like the movie as well 😉🙌🏾💯💯
It’s very valid what Mary felt. And actually it’s quite sad it’s always done to the female artist only. Like the same thing with Mariah being compared to Whitney and then later the public tried to usher in Ariana as her “replacement”. Or Lady Gaga to Madonna and then Natalia Kills Beyoncé to Rihanna and Ashanti, Aaliyah to Ciara and Cassie and even each other (Aaliyah vs Beyoncé) like it’s so tiring and very unnecessary.
Mary and Faith both had huge talent and label machines behind them creating these iconic styles and music. Chucky Thompson (RIP) who produced for both of them said Mary was the streets and Faith was the church, they brought different things to the table. I wish Mary and Faith can completely bury this beef, its been like 30 years! I still want the Verzuz too
I really wanted Mary and Faith to pop up and Sing Love Don’t Live Here Anymore during her tour with Nas she performed a snippet of the song before she sung You+Me(Love Lesson)
I don't think pink was comparison to Mary, she had her own style, but Mary did need faith on her album because my life was the shit and faith writing and background vocals helped that album, so to me, Mary needed Faith's skills to boost her album up
@@Stephanie-ArmyVet yeah, don't go, never wanna live without you and gotta believe, those songs where the hits and everyday it rains from who's the man soundtrack, faith wrote and sung on that
Whats crazy is that the majority of these female artist do not have control over their image when they start out in the music industry. When they first get signed, the record label creates their image and tells them “ you have to look, act and be this way to sell records”. Its not until an album or two later when artist renegotiate their contracts is when you see them going in the direction they want to present to their fans
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Shoutout to Mary for saying “No”. Saying “no” is not easy for everyone. 💪🏿💯
And that's why I love her. She coulda been fake and be like "yeah..." knowing it was a no. So she just said it - - people say they want the truth till they get it.
agreed! just wish she wouldve said no to kencant too!
But when Nicki Minaj does it, it’s because she’s bitter and don’t want other female rappers to thrive
@@iLoveLeatherNYC But when Nicki Minaj does it, it’s because she’s bitter and don’t want other female rappers to thrive
@@sarkie3927she’s the biggest hater Fvck Nikki ‼️
I’m with Pink. Imitation can be very annoying. It’s good to pay homage, but some of them do too much. But I think it’s the labels not the artist.
Pink got y’all as fans cuz she imitated black people. Now she’s back to her regular Tony Hawk Pro skater chick swag. She pulled a Miley. Used black ppl for streams n sales; then went back to being a normal yt girl.
@@mileenakhan4778now catch THAT tea 🫰🏽 #facts
@@mileenakhan4778she never imitated being Black shut the fuck up you don’t even know what being Black means you think it’s a skin color how can someone act like a skin color? 🥴
Record labels like to profit off of copycats.
@@mileenakhan4778it was Pink record label that made her do R&B she was always into doing the type of music she wanted plus she been around black people before she became famous
Mary is, has always been, and always will be in a league of her own. They can imitate but they’ll never duplicate the magic that is her✨🌟💫
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Facts, Mary is an icon.
@@sigmasiren7 & is💅🏾👑 & they know it. They can’t get mad cause she don’t want them at her table & she don’t wanna sit at theirs. She got the girls in a uproar😫
@@sigmasiren7 ✨💕✨💕✨❤️🧚🏾♀️4eva
Nope!!! They sure can't!!!
Mary is definitely a trend setter for a different form of R&B. She should be celebrated.
absolutely
She doesn’t want to be obviously
@@ParisMileyWhat? You sound dumb
Love Mary.. but you're all falling victim to this idea that there can only be one exceptional Black woman in a particular field at a time.. It's beyond stupid to have this mentality. With or without Mary.. we would still have all the talented female artists we had. Their talents are God given. Faith is a totally different artist from Mary.
@@devinnichols1514 Oh no, I believe in there being a variety of black women doing their thing at the same time. I'm not with this one black woman R&B, rap or popstar at a time.
Mary has always said “there’s room for everybody” in the industry. You have to be your own person, don’t let the labels & industry tell you “you’re gonna be the NEW so & so”. This is a big problem in the industry. Mary has embraced a lot of the NEW generation of R&B singers like Jazmine, Elle , Queen Naja, Summer & CoCo Jones, etc etc . Her Strength of a Woman festival embodies & embraces BLACK WOMEN . ❤
@elishaeason2738 FACTS! I've always heard her say positive things and embrace other women in the industry. She's just not gonna work with ANY and EVERY body. Not happenin', LOL, and there's nothing wrong with that.
@@mstoi38 thank you. Mary has worked with Faith . Mary even said she loved singing with Faith & gave her props. She also thanked Faith on The Breakthrough album 💿. Keyshia was doing some sneaky stuff behind the scenes ( allegedly) & Mary found out about it. It was said ( allegedly) that Chaka Khan stepped to K . Cole & told her to stop the BS with Mary . This is why Mary pays her dust. Mary was a major part of the best era in music with a lot of great women. Toni, Whitney , MiMi, Janet , etc etc . She didn’t mess with them & they didn’t mess with her . 🤷🏿♀️
All those women have their own style. Especially Jazmine Sullivan and Summer Walker.
*Naija
So Mary wasn't a mimmick of none of the older female artists ? Sure was Aretha Franklin she remade her song and also played in her movie ! Now c'mon and I'm quite sure that's not the only artist Chaka Khan sweet thing !😮 ok
I miss that era of when we thought pink was light skin woman with a 27 piece making RNB music 😂
Naw i knew she was a white girl whole time 😂😂😂 that could SING‼️❤️
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Not the 27 piece 😂😂😂😂😂 and we sholl did 😂😂😂😂
Lmao ok!!!
I love her energy ,soul and style she can never be duplicated😊❤ Diddy stole Mary's style like he steals his artist souls🤷🏾♀️
@@ekaterinakozhevnikova8023damn not us asking whose trying to break Beyoncé soul😩🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He already said Mary was his muse for faith..all 3 acknowledged it… so how is it stealing? 🤡
@ekaterinakozhevnikova8023 they are clones she saying she is not the original, the real carters are dead , what we seeing is a walking dead of celebs , who is getting money made off the shell of who they were, they image is kept alive to fool the masses
@@shonDonFH this is a blog for all peoples opinions . There is no point in calling people names .... what was the purpose of you calling me a clown 🤡 because we view things differently? I guess you are just another dumb bitch who can't read and understand what "drop your comments and opinions below" means?!🤷🏾♀️ so let's not get offended when you was disrespectful first. It's sad that people like you think insults get you attention 🤣😂😂💃🏾💅🏾
@@ekaterinakozhevnikova8023 😂🤣😂🤣rite!
I think Janet Jackson is the most imitated but never duplicated artist in history, Beyonce, Aaliyah, Ciara, Selena Normani, Britney. JLo, and the list goes on. All of these artists have acknowledged verbally in interviews Janet's influence in their careers . Janet has been very gracious to all of them and doesn't feel intimidated because she knows that her Legacy as the blueprint is set in stone and can never be replicated.
Wait a minute, how did the late Selena copy Janet?
Ummm... not really in agreeance. Most of the legends from the 80s/90s/0s had strong influence on the youngesters.. whitney and mariah, janet and madonna, aaliyah and beyonce. Brandy and Lauryn Hill Etc etc.. theres no objective fact of who is most influencial except maybe Michael Jackson
If anything Beyonce and Selena were both more similar to Tina Turner or a whitney/mariah. Normani also isn't a Janet. Ciara aliyah and jlo, sure
Janet is another performer who other women copied.
@sweedy3333 Janet's the QUEEN OF MUSIC JUST LIKE HER BRO WAS THE KING ABD STILL IS IN DEATH, ALOT OF ARTIST U SEE TODAY HAVE ALOT OF MICHEAL AND JANET INFLUENCE , THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT 2 BOW DOWN 💯💯💯💯
I will always love Ms. Keyshia Cole. She definitely deserves way more accolade’s that what’s given to her. She’s exceptionally talented, and beautiful too. I like how she says she finally understood and sympathize with Mary on how annoying it was, trying to make other artists like her.
I'm heartbroken that Keyshia doesn't even have a BET award. I was SHOCKED when I found out. She deserves a LOT more!!
@trinmozestudios9827 so true but at the end of the day I don't see a piece of metal as something to solidify an artist as a great artist... and keyshia is definitely a great artist
@@firelord_ozai she is definitely amazing.
@@trinmozestudiosI understand the importance of an award but she doesn't need one we her fans know how talented she is
I see Keyshia Cole every time she come to town. I cannot say that about any body else. Love all of Keyshia's music, she is always on my play list.
Faith is a legend in her own right. Own style and sound not similar to others. She's very talented
Thank you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I agree
I’m glad Faith, Pink and Keyshia kept their respect for Mary despite knowing how she felt.
@@tukayz254That’s a damn lie 😂😂
@@tukayz254stop talking out of your a$$
@@tukayz254 stop the CAP 🧢. There’s plenty of other females that were / are successful & Mary isn’t jealous of any of them .
Mary was something serious back in the day
@@tukayz254She does seem jealous she's not obligated to work with them if she doesn't want to but we know why she won't work with them. Lol They gone sing her under the table. If Whitney with her big vocal flex can collaborate with Faith, Kelly, Enrique, Bobby & Mariah and has nothing to be jealous of because Whitney knew who she was, then why else would Mary be so standoffish and insecure about a few duets. Mary ain't had a duet with a woman since Faith. And Faith never even liked the damn song she said it fit Mary better. If you listen to the rest of the album... Faith clearly held back her vocals on Love Don't Live Here Anymore. Mary don't wanna be outshined. 😅
I love all of these ladies and adore their music. I do feel like people often try to play with Mary’s accomplishments and her being a trailblazer and trendsetter in R&B. This woman doesn’t get her flowers enough for me.
Agreed. My Life was an absolute masterpiece, the soundtrack for young women. I will always give Mary her flowers.
But she does. She just did the superbowl a year ago. She gets her flowers. She just wants ppl to bow down to her. Seems like she’s intimidated by girls who can outsing her. Cuz Faith, Keyshia and Pink can outsing her.
@@mileenakhan4778You tried it. Mary is a stand alone.
@@mileenakhan4778 i really don't think Mary cares about anyone out singing her. I feel she may feel annoyed and disrespected by record labels pushing this agenda of being compared and being copied to a certain extent
@@mileenakhan4778keyshia is known to sing terrible live. I’ve seen her twice. The only reason she sounded decent at the MTV awards is because Diddy told her not to mess up. Even he knows she is not a good singer
I remember when Chaka said that she didn’t like MJB’s version of Sweet Thing
I remember that 😂. Chaka's version is the best version, but I liked MJBs too.
Yup she said that she thought Mary was drunk when she recorded her version and told her to her face but Mary said that she recorded the song very early in the morning and was hoarse hence her being off key during the high notes toward the end of the song
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It’s funny because I don’t think Keyshia Cole gets enough recognition either. She got so many hits. When I worked at Cheesecake Factory they used to play Heaven Sent and one night the entire restaurant was singing it 😂
Not getting recognition how?
Her personal life overshadows her talent.
Mary is a true icon! However, Pink’s first album Cant Take Me Home, didn’t sound like or emulate Mary J Blige in any way, shape, or form, that’s a REACH. Mary has a very distinct sound and style it truly cannot be duplicated!
Agreed!! I would have never thought of those two at the same time lol
@@TheodoreBakes I’m a multi-talented singer, song writer, and muscisian with a very trained ear. Pink’s first album had its own tone and sound, with heavy drums and hip hop flare, NOTHING LIKE ANYTHING MJB has ever done lmao! Thank you for understanding cause I was like wth, is it just me?! Lol
Yeah her first album skewed more to The futuristic R&B that TLC Fanmail and Toni Braxton The Heat and those alike which isn’t surprising being that they were all on the same label….but during her live sets she did cover a couple of Mary Signature songs
@@Ellerich3 Agreed, Pink had a very early 2000s hip hop edgy sound, which indicates these artist all had the same song writers. Everyone covers songs, that’s very common. This video clearly states that Pink emulated MJB which is that part that doesn’t fit.
Pink's Debut is a great album I feel like that's a BIG TIME reach as well!
Faith has enough talent to not emulate anyone 🤷🏾♀️
Exactly
Yet thats how she came about oh well lol
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So agree 👍
@@keyme52525Faith is closer to Karen Clark Sheard than Mary J Blige. Mary not seeing Faith with the vocals. At all.
Mary J is in a lane all own her own! No comparison to the other R&B hip hop ladies! Queen Mary
True and we still remember songs like real love 😊
Mary j is the undisputed queen of hip hop soul
Mary j b is a real honest person so yeah it is what it is she’s the Queen
She’s just mad no one is kissing up to her. She only has issues with women who can outsing her. Go figure.
@@lancomenyongo7346 She has sang with Whitney, Mariah and Beyoncé. I don't think it's about "outsinging" her lol. It's more about certain female artists being pushed to duplicate her hip hop soul formula (Faith, Ashanti, Keyshia Cole...)
@@AngeBiampandou she sang with them. She didn’t sound good singing with them either. She got outsang everytime. Big difference.
@@AngeBiampandou Faith Evans is a better singer. And TBH they tried to market Faith in the same manner as Chante Moore or Toni Braxton. I never got that street vibe from Faith like I did I with Mary. Faith was messing with the rappers which gave her the street image like Mary. .
@@lancomenyongo7346 Faith Evans is indeed the better vocalist of the two BUT she was definitely marketed as the Mary J Blige of Bad Boy Records wheb she hit the scene singing over hard hittibg hip hop beats like U Used To Love Me lol
Faith Evan is in a league of her own!! Her voice is amazing!!
Faith is dope, her voice is so fckn beautiful. Unfortunately now the btch don't wanna sing no more, so that's heartbreaking but of course I still buy all her music. Lol
She is! Multi talented and was always unbothered by Mary or anyone. She can be seen on video sharing her spotlight with Kelly Price. That's called being secure in your own talent. Faith knows what she brings to the table and has been for years
#amazing team fizzy
@@mickie9knives878😂😂😂
Faith lost her voice !
Faith will not ever be what MARY is an was !
Foh
I appreciate Pink's commentary about MJB declining her. I love that she didn't take it personal cause like she said people will literally smile in your face and say yes when they really have no intentions on working with you. She respected her honesty and the boundary!
I love how Mary isn't fake and doesn't let newer artists FORCE themselves on her. If She don't wanna fwy she doesn't have to period.
But if Nicki Minaj does the same thing, it’s because she’s bitter and doesn’t want other female rappers to win. If Nicki rejected to work with Cardi on Motorsport, rejected Megan, Doja, sexy red. People would have said she doesn’t wanna help upcoming female rappers lik it’s Nickis responsibility to help new artists.
Nobody forced themselves onto her.. 💀 u making ya self mad with those imaginations in ur head
@@RUclipsTV-qw5mu don’t artists force themselves on Nicki Minaj until they collaborate with her? Megan thee stallion LITERALLY BEGGED THE BARBS TO TAG HER NAME TO NICKIS LIVE, while Nicki was on live and begged the barbs to tell Nicki to do a collaboration with her. Latte asked Nicki 3 TIMES To do a feature with her but Nicki declined and collaborated with coi leray because coi Leary’s daddy has pull in the industry and got nicki to collaborate with coi. If you don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes of the industry, BE QUIET.Newer Artists DO FORCE THEMSELVES ON OLDER ARTISTS!
@sarkie3927 1. what does this have to do with Nicki???? 2. It is a big difference when you're acting as if you're the gate keeper of female rap and every new female rapper has to kiss your ass and go through you to be successful. Mary is saying find your own style that's not mine and she also says it to their face! Not throwing subs in a song or a tweet. So yea there is a difference with Nicki and Mary.
@@RUclipsTV-qw5mu who said I was mad? I'm confused
I remember when “no more drama” came out - every single listen by the end of the song I was in tears. No other song has ever had such an effect on me 😢
I feel ya…I shed a tear (or two) when I heard “Good Morning Gorgeous”.
FACTS it unlocked another level in her artistry but not only that her accolades herstar began to rise so much more. I remember watching her performing that at the academy awards I don't know if it was for the Emmys or Golden globes or what but she brought the House down standing ovation and you could tell when she was singing it she took it to another place she was burying her heart her soul on that stage I feel like crying just thinking about it because I was going through it and that song was a blessing
Yes on both songs
Mary J has her unique wonderful sound. There can be only one. Mary J Blige created the blueprint for a lot of artist. She will always be a legend.
Mary is without a doubt the Queen of hip hop soul! Her catalog is crazy! She is legendary and I agree she is definitely not celebrated enough!
Mary will be always be the Queen. Like her music.
Mary is often imitated but never duplicated. I have seen her in concert several times and she was outstanding. You can feel the raw pain in her music. Long live Queen Mary the Queen of hip hop soul.
I have a weird relationship with Mary! I feel like she’s a legend because she been around so long, & I feel like she should be respected because her impact is crazy! But she wasn’t the best LIVE vocalist at all! But her catalog is irrefutable!
Mary was never a vocalist. Her marketing was the opposite of a Whitney. She was known for singing songs over hard hitting hip hop beats, wearing baseball caps and jerseys. Her voice cracked but you could still feel her pain. It's similar to an Adele. She's great at emoting but she's very far from being a vocalist from a technicall standpoint. She might get off key at some moments and she's not really known to do crazy runs/riffs and all sort of vocal acrobatics
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I’m glad someone said it. She has never been the best vocalist. I love her but it’s that arrogance she has that will always rub me the wrong way.
You sound dumb.
@@AngeBiampandouMary is already known and established as one of the greatest vocalist of all time and there is nothing you can do about it.
@@AngeBiampandouYou don’t know anything about vocals or Mary dummy. Mary has done all that and more that’s why she is the most successful r&b singer in the last 25 years clown.
There is only one Mary j blige ... period ❤
@@tukayz254Too bad go cry somewhere else!!
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@@teewashington1987Yup 😂😂😂
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Exactly!!!
I don’t care about the politics behind the scenes. I love both Mary n Faith. Faith Evans first album is and was perfection. Whats the 411 can never be duplicated, I love every single song on those albums.
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Mary’s best album is My Life. She should thank Faith for writing on contributing her beautiful vocals to that project.
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Exactly!
Pink's R&B music was for like 1 year? It was 2000 when her first album came out. Because by 2001 when her second album came out. Pink went Pop/Rock. So I'm not gonna hop on the bandwagon hating on Pink. Pink was new and the record label packaged her as an R&B singer.
This, but she was a dope R&B singer too. I wonder if she would ever perform “There There You Go” live ever again. I liked that song.😅
@Monroestevens306 , she hasn't performed it in some years. Which is crazy because while it was her debut single. It was a huge hit. And it's definitely one of her most popular songs. And I also loved her R&B era too.
Pink HATED that first album! She’s said it in some of her first interviews. But, she did what she had to do to get on & I respect her playing the game to get herself where she was trying to go.
@@MultiBizOwner I've seen other interviews where she said she actually loves her first album lol there's even an interview from this year where she stated that she STILL LOVES that album!
Mary J Blige was/is my "Therapist". She is the Queen of Hip Hop/Soul. Men always pitting women against each other. Mary J is the best!!
No women put women against each other
@@Mish2Legit yeah you right, but somewhere a man is the behind the scene pulling strings.
We need a video on toni braxton i feel like she’s super underrated and not talked about enough
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I disagree She’s not underrated at all. She’s just not out here working so her star is a little bit dim
I agree.
Toni Braxton is underrated ????? Since when ? Y'all are overusing the term now. I mean the "underrated" label is for singers like Chanté Moore, Tamia and Deborah Cox not one of the top selling female artist of the 90s. He Wasn't Man Enough was litteraly sampled over a year ago by Burna Boy and became his biggest hit in the U.S. She's not underrated at all. Might as well call TLC underrated next time
Mary is incomparable 🎯🎯🎯
Just like every other music artist MJB doesn't have to collaborate with anyone if she doesn't want to. When did it become "mean girl" just bc you say no unequivocally 🤔? Why is this even a thing pertaining to MJB? As if no one else has ever turned down doing songs with artists knock it off. Had it happened it was for Pink benefit imo. Shout out to MJB one of the best to ever pick up a 🎤❤🍫👑😊✌. Legit journalism went out the window soon as the internet was introduced into our daily lives 💯.
😂😂😂 it's EMPRESSIVE with the headlines lmao I never said it about Mary j Blige either ❤️❤️❤️❤️🎶🎶🎶
That is called selective outrage and hypocrisy.
@@pareeshaslaughter6798 yeah that part. These bloggers get desperate and will make a BS video just to post.
@@ashtontk-rw7mo don't I know it and Empressive is pushing the BS agenda. And this happened decades ago with Pink so there should be no outrage or long azz videos about it Smdh 💯🙄.
@@naimahthomas1035it started with Nicki Minaj when she said the industry was trying to replace her with Cardi and everyone said Nicki was bitter and didn’t want other female rappers to win. Now Nicki has to pretend and work with TikTok stars just to appease the public. She’s the only A lost celebrity who does that.
Most Girls is one of my favorite songs of all time. 🔥🫶🏾
Mary J has a strong place in my heart. If it wasn’t for Mary J & Whitney I wouldn’t understand Mariah’s The Emancipation of Mimi era, Evanescence Fallen era, Paramore, Ashanti’s Chapter 2 era, and Keyshia Cole The Way It Is era. The influence is all there. Thank you Mary for inspiring all of us‼️
YAAAASS YOU SAID IT!! Even Evanescence!!!! You hear it!!
Ok the lead singer of Evanescence is amazing. Same with Hailey Williams.
@@GoldenRainbow1987 yaassss yalll get it 🥹🫶🏾🔥‼️
@@phillinsogood you get it 🥹👏🏾🫶🏾🔥‼️
@@SuperExtrovert I wouldn’t mind an R&B album from Hailey tbh
_Growing Pains_ is the album that really did it for me. The whole album knocked from start to finish, top to bottom. 12-year-old me was rocking. The same way I feel about Mary is exactly how Luther felt about Dionne, Patti and Aretha (especially Aretha). I might have not gone through the same things that Mary went through, but she definitely helped me to do more with my life instead of just doing nothing. Her music is medicine, therapy and soul food. Not too many artists have _that_ impact. She's not perfect and I'm no idol worshipper but she is definitely one of my favorite artists of all time not to mention one of my favorite actresses right now too lol.
Mary J Style is too different, no comparison. Self titled Mary J Blige album and No More Drama album say it all.
I must commend you on your research. And thank you for sharing both Faith and Mary’s comments about the disappearance of Mary’s vocals from “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore”.
For me, Hip Hop RnB was an acquired taste when it first came on the scene. I was strictly old school RnB and Club Music until I heard Mary sing Real Love. I thank Mary for all the female singers that followed her into this genre of music. Although each of the singers you mentioned in this video may have been influenced by Mary or were taught to emulate her by producers, each artist has evolved into their own signature style. She definitely deserves her crown and her flowers for being the Queen of the genre.
Y’all give Mary too much of a pass 😂 she gives DIVA in the negative light even if you see her at award shows the last couple years. I still love her tho she IS the queen of hip hop soul.
I love a fan that isn’t bias your comment is so accurate
I thought so too but I now think Mary is just very guarded. She has gone through a lot and takes her time in getting to know ppl or trusting them
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@@onlyh8720Nah Mary BEEN like that😂😂😂She’s hella insecure because she knows that she’s not the best singer Chaka Khan had to check her a few times about her attitude and lack of respect for singing…Mary would literally party all night and give subpar effort in the studio The stuff she went thru was self-inflicted. She just act shy & humble in interviews so fans give her a pass🙄
Love love love Mary...but girl...😐. None of these people mentioned ever gave me MJB influence. They all had their own sound and style.
That "Love don't live here anymore" song with Faith and Mary on it together is amazing they should of kept that on the album them 2 together omg❤️
I literally just listened to their cover of that. I was raised on the original Rose Royce version and Mary and Faiths is imo on the same level. Beautiful. 😍🔥
Thank you for this video - - a very balanced take on things. What you left out is that Faith was a songwriter and did reference tracks/ vocals for some of Mary's songs - - this is how she got mixed with Puffy and Bad Boy. I'd like to see a "BluePrint" series of videos - - you can start with Janet Jackson.
Really need Faith and Mary to do an album together because I love how their voices sound together
No thanks. Faith don’t need no off key vocals on her album.
Who’s gonna buy it?? White terns buy more music than anyone and I doubt that they are checking for Matt and faith
Listen to everyday it rains. Mary j ft Faith Evans
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Faith ain't in Marys league.
No one can replace MJB ❤️
Baby Mary is in her own lane! No one can compare. I like faith but not as much as I love Mary.
Mary has always been a style curator. Always….Faith was the voice, period. Two albums I will not go without: My Life and Faith. Classics.
Whitney was THE VOICE!
@@Director2024 Whitney is their predecessor. She has a whole different lane. I am referring to the late 90s divas, thanks tho.
Thank you Empressive for doing this breakdown on MJB! I love me some Mary J. Blige! I really miss my era of music (80s and 90s)💔. You are very talented and I love your channel❤. Keep going!!!
Unrelated, but thank you, for saying Christina Aguilera is a powerhouse singer! She and Pink are bother GREAT talents, singers and artists.🔥
Yes, I agree.💯🙌🖤
Yes! Love Christina Aguilera ❤️ ♥️
Christina is overrated. Y’all do this to every white girl with a high belt range. Just cuz u can hit Whitney notes doesn’t mean u sound good hitting them.
Powerhouse of what lol.
@@dekaibrahim6749 hollering. 😂
That’s why talent can never duplicated only imitated. Mary sings from deep down her soul, her music cuts you down to your core you feel it, I love the other artists Faith, Keysha Cole and others, but Mary Babyyyyy BTCH moves you. I met her about 15 years ago when I was working for this high-end clothing store in New-York (Scoop), she came in with her publicist, some wht girl, she was SUPER NICE, I told her I love her music and that I lover her, she said ohhh thank you girl I love you too, and I stopped bothering her and continue helping her choosing her outfits, she paid and left, she made my day, so classy and humble. But her publicist was acting like she was the celebrity, I was like this B needs to chill who the F are you?Anyways Love Mary she is my fave❤❤❤
I LOOOVE Mary but tbh everyone I know that has worked with her on TV sets and met her (even just as a fan) has had not so favorable things to say abt her 😢
I've heard the same thing.
That’s a lie dummy. You don’t know anyone that worked with Mary. Everyone that work or met Mary has all said the same exact thing and that’s she nice, kind and real. You just making up stuff. No one stays in the entertainment business for over 3 decade that’s difficult to work with.
@@faraboverubies2020 Lies. You retards are only going by what Jaguar Wright said. Another liar and loser that has never met Mary a day in her life.
She is so overrated!!!!! She act like her voice is powerful girl Bye!!!!!
Heard the samething
I love how pink respected MJB response!!!
I got to see Pink live in Columbus, Ohio, and she is hands down one of the best performers in the industry. She knows how to entertain. But with all that being said, I’m glad pink found her own niche because there can only be one Mary J. Blige.
How whitney felt about Mariah. How Mariah felt about christina,Ariana, Leona, and the entire industry!😊
Mariah didnt have an issue with anyone but JLO. Because JLO couldnt sing but was sleeping with Mariah’s ex to try and rub elbows with high execs in the industry to boost her career. And it worked.
Whitney ended up becoming friend with Mariah after they actually met tho and they eventually collaborated together on the Prince of Egypt soundrack. And what do you mean by "the entire industry" in regards to Mariah ? Is it about J-Lo and Tommy Mottola ?
These celebrities think they are higher than what they really are.
Whitney never had beef with Mariah, she just hated comparisons. They even joked about the comparison at an award show with a cute skit.
@@marissawilson4644Exactly and no one can say Whitney didn't embrace other artists. She loved seeing them shine and gladly wanted them to bring their A-game. That woman loved singing with peers meaning ones who were singing just as long as her as well as with ones after her
Some of y'all are commenting negatively about Pink and probably don't know ish about her musical journey.
Empressive said good morning y’all. Here you go.
Mary doesn’t need to be arrogant about it. If an artist comes to you for a duo, don’t decline them right away, just let them know it may a possibility
She can do what she want.
Why lie?
@@OOoKarmaoOO it's not lying, it's rather avoid being perceived as nonchalant
@@dadad9342 She don’t have to work with a artist if she don’t want to. Are you slow? People turn down collaborations all the time.
@@jeanaeparadise3991 calling me slow is exactly what's wrong with creatures like you who think they are intelligent. Her reputation of always turning artists down is the reason she's labeled as self centered and arrogant which is NOT good. Beyonce is on a higher scale and more humble. Life isn't difficult at all
A Mary X Keyshia collab would be iconic. There's room for everyone at the top, in the same space.
All of these Woman have their own voices. They All have a different & unique style that's their own. I respect all these woman stay beautiful inside and out. Showing Love & Support as a fan.❤😍🫡
No one likes being compared to anyone else. No one like feeling like they're being replaced.
However, do you notice that Mary never disrespected Keyshia, Faith or Pink in her music?
She never wrote subliminal lyrics about them, never allowed her fans to attack them, never recruited other artists to join her in dissing them.
Now that's Queen behavior..unlike your boss Nicki
R&B artists are different from rap artists... and people cannot control their fan-bases. Mary J Blige's fanbase are mostly older people. She first came out as an artist in 1992.
Beef and battle has always been an integral part of rap music. Rnb and other non rap genres are different. Diss tracks are not really a thing with a few exceptions in other genres
"I Can Love You" was about Faith Evans
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I agree that artist definitely cannot control *every* stan but I'm sure *some* stans would be influenced if the artist publicly asked them to stop behaving a certain way. It would be nice to at least see the artist ask their stanbase to calm down.
Wow, I thought your last paragraph was going to end with Beyoncé's name. Not Nikki's.
Mary J Blidge is a legend and I feel she doesn’t get her flowers! She’s paved the way for many artists of this day and she’s living proof of overcoming adversity❤️
Well then you are in La La land cuz she’s been getting her flowers.
I think artists shouldn't take it out on the new artist. They should take it out on the industry. Maybe take the new artist under thing wings and let them know to advocate for themselves and individuality. It's so weird and catty to be mad at the new unsuspecting artist.
Saying 'no' is not weird or catty though.
@@hotties3v3nShe was weird for having her vocals taken off FaithS album she’s a hater for that.
Man, I wish this was longer. I enjoyed every moment of it.❤
Say what you want but Mary is petty, for her not to speak to Faith (BIGGIE's WIFE) during the funeral, and side wih the side chick...she petty. I also think MAry did ask for her voice to be removed off of the track "Love dont live here anymore", simply because you can hear on that track that Faith was singing circles around her. Its ok to have your favorite artist, but dont let them blind you from the truth
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Unpopular opinion: Faith was and will always be the side chick. Kim was there before her, during her, and sadly after. The only thing that makes Faith not a side chick is that to get back at Kim for any number of bogus reasons Biggie put a ring on it.
Neither are that innocent, but to blaspheme Kim for what Faith also did?!? Na can't see it.
@GoldenRainbow1987 Well from the mouth of both Faith and lil Cease, Faith had no idea Kim and big was a thing until she caught them. Even Cease said that big treated Kim and introduced Kim as his hommie or artist. Only Big real close people knew he was knocking Kim down. Faith also was cool with her because Big also told her Kim was the hommie, never knowing Kim was the hommie with benefits. It's was told on drink Champs, Faith book, and a lifetime show called "Hopelessly in love".
@@GoldenRainbow1987 You're about as delusional as Kim. Lol How tf was Faith the side chick when she was the WIFE!? Kim having Big first meant absolutely nothing to him if he still married another woman while him and Kim were broken up. It's not okay the way he treated any of those women, why y'all continue to romanticize such a toxic ass relationship when that man was pistol whippin that woman will forever have me rather fckn perturbed. And yes, Mary was petty as hell condoning her friend fckn a married man but had all the heat in the world for the woman who swiped her husband. That shit feel different when it hit home huh? But the good news is that was almost 30 years ago. They're all cool now. So none of it really matters anymore.
As much as I love Mary. She vocally cant hang with any of the women mentioned. Mary has her own way of singing. Shes the Aunt who sings in church choir and can carry a tune. And she's cool. MARY IS A LEGEND. but her and Ashanti are on the same level vocally.. Not great singers. But they put their heart and souls into every word.❤❤
The only person in this video that I think could be compared to Mary is Keyshia. They may have put Faith on a Mary wig for a minute, but Faith's swag, music, and vocals was completely different, and all real music heads alike that knows Faith would agree. Faith sings her ass off and never tried to water down her music to sound like Mary. Was Faith music inspired by the new hip hop sound that rnb was embracing at the time, somewhat. But so was SWV, TLC, hell, even Mariah Carey. Mary's ego is/was through the roof, and a lot of that shit was petty and uncalled for. Even if the girls were inspired by her, that is what artistry is about, and I'm sure the foundation of Mary was influenced by some of the greats before her. Mary needs to quit, and so do you.
Mary's songs helped me through high school and their still helping now through pain. She has a special place in my heart.
This reminds my of Nicki Minaj's situation with Cardi B and Latto as well as Mariah Carey's situation with Ariana Grande no one wants to feel like their being replaced
I understand that labels push people to be similar to past artists, but do we really think that there are not similarities with people in general? Sometimes it's not just about a copy it's just a similar style period. 1 person does not have a monopoly on a certain style.
Exactly. And Faith and Mary both being from the east coast, they grew up not far from each other so they have a few similarities but they're not the same. Keyshia being all the way from the other side of the country with a similar style to Mary is something else. Faith is more like the R&B version of the Gospel Great Karen Clark. So Mary definitely reaching to hell and back with Faith, but she caught Keyshia red headed.... I mean, "handed".
@@TakenBySirprize69 💯 agree
Unfortunately Mary has been known to be insecure and that can cause a person to be more upset about comparison. No one can be Mary, no one! Not being able to love your self will keep you upset about someone “ trying to be you” because no one can be you! It’s Mary!!
I feel like Faith was more R&b based and Mary was more Hip hop Soul as they labeled it. They were both great but no the same, not to me
Thank you! Not even close to being the same, plus Faith adds that dash of gospel to her R&B that Mary doesn't have. Mary has tha hood hip hop soul. You'll dance at first but prolly end up crying by the end of the night, but aye, love hurts right? Wrong! Because Faith got the smooth, soothing R&B that will have you out here making kids you can't take care of. And then leave Reasons or All This Love on repeat so you can sleep to that. Lol
Yeah, I never saw the correlation then and still don’t. Completely different styles.
Mary probably forgot that at some point in life she would love to have someone that she admire to give her opportunity to collaborate with her
Hello 👋🏾 people like Aretha, Chaka, and Patti all collaborated with her. She looked up to them
Mary is definitely the blueprint for a lot of R&B girlys and I just realized it, she deserves all her flowers.❤❤❤
My mom met her back in 90s said she was very stand offish and seemed as if she was unapproachable.
I feel the same way about Nicki as I do Mary, THERE IS NO COMPARISON, so why do they even let it ruffle their feathers!?🤷🏾♂️
This sounds like what the industry is trying to do with Nicki Minaj and the other Rap Girls!
Mary is a great singer, but she doesn’t have the best vocals and some are afraid to admit that, because they’re fans. Faith Evans is a real powerhouse singer.
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This vid is spot on!! Thank you for shedding a light on this! These girls have the same issues the rap girlies have it’s just under covers and not as sensationalized. I love how it wasn’t beef and most of them respected her and her honesty. Sidenote the colorism in the industry is crazy…. Literally from dark, mixed to yt.
Hip Hop Soul is Mary J….she’s the icon so….
I loved this video!..thanks for the inside info on these artists..please do more of these ..❤if Mary can forgive and embrace Diddy now she can embrace these ladies now..
Love Mary, none of these ladies compare. With that being said, Mary sounded mean and bitter to all these young ladies even when they gave her nothing but praises. It’s amazing they all pretty much have the same story.
Those of us who grew up watching this whole thing play out, we remember Faith was a background star, writing a lot of Mary's hits. When Mary and Puff fell out, Faith got her chance to come forward. It was a beef that was perpetuated and never took root, because as much as we loved Mary for innovating this genre, Faith was something new. She wasn't a replica; she was just another girl from around the way who was reppin for the girls. Pink always said she didn't like being an R & B artist, she was more punk. And I am glad she got to be the artist that she wanted to be in the first place. Pink is a real one, but anyway. The girls on the west wanted to get that representation to. But Kecia had come up loving and singing Mary song. I know this because I was one of the cousins who groomed Kecia to sing Mary's notes clearly and true. But Kecia is a westsde around the way girl. Only like Mary because of what Kecia was at the time as a ghetto girl turned R&B artist. But Mary's attitude about it all is truly the reason why even though I love her, I don't like her. How she treated Kecia was not cool. PERIOD, don't care how nobody including Kecia, feels about that. The same can be said for Lil Kim, but everyone was already onboard with hating on her, so Niki was able to take Kim's blueprint and call it her own. Now she too is feeling that same pain that she brought to Lil Kim, and looking for empathy. But the industry is a machine. And we can all see how the machine works. So it's not fair for the old parts to blame a new part for what the industry chooses to do to keep the machine running efficiently and prosper in the ways it has in the past and wants to in the future. That's just my take on it.
Pink definitely wasn't trying to be a Mary J Blige replica, Pink was more a branch from the TLC, Destiny Child tree
Pink and MJB are 2 complete different artists and great in their own right.... I love pinks 1st album, and she has never reminded me of MJB.... Love Mary also of course. And don't see it with Faith either.... Love her too.
I loved this! so did my husband. You are so amazing at what you do! 🤍
I’m a be real honest I grew up on Mary J she filled my heart along with many young ladies, my age. She was that girl back in the day however, I’ve always viewed her as a very salty Capricorn.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 she’s mean and I’ve always dislike the fact that she never put anybody else on. To me, that’s what your supposed to do and to me. I guess she was going through her own things a lot of things as we have come to learn and she probably wasn’t capable however, I think her not liking some of these females was definitely a part of her insecurity and that’s on period for me.
YES..I know a few Capricorns on a personal level & they are definitely salty & always grumpy/ornery.
I respect Mary's power to say no, but this nailed in her own career. She failed to work with anyone due to her own insecurities and that kept her from remaining highlighted. 🤷🏿♂️
How can she be insecure about performing with Pink; when she has went to toe AND held her own with Whitney, Aretha, Chaka, Patti, Mariah, Barbara, and The Clark Sisters Jeniffer Nettles(country singer) to name a few…Like nahhhhhh ion think she was insecure she probably didn’t see a need or reason to…
She's worked with other artists though but for her it had to make sense
You can add Lauryn, Beyonce, Mariah......and don't let me get started on the men.@@Ellerich3
Yeah Mary sang with Whitney, pattie, Aretha, Elton John, u 2, and the list goes on, she didn't want to work with those birds . No shade
Faith Evans sung back up on Mary J Blige 1st two albums..Alot of people dont know that but you folks didnt even realize what they were hearing was FAITH background vocals on Mary stuff..smdh!
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My Life is still one of my favorite albums. So beautiful and heartbreaking.
I love these types of videos from you Empressive! Always a treat. Great job 💯
IMPRESSIVE I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOVE DON’T LIVE HERE VOCALS STORY IM A HUGE FAITH EVANS FAN ACTUALLY IM A FAN OF ALL OF THEM 😍🙏🏾👊🏾🎤🔥🔥🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
There will never be another Mary. This woman is an icon she has gotten me through a lot of heartbreak I love her style mary will always be in my play list.
Period!
Good T-E-A!!! Never heard these comparisons broken down like this.
Can we not forget that alllll of Mary's album's are lit! 🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤👑👑👑
Mary got a story to tell and I would be here for that Movie or docu series.
Faith’s book was amazing.
She put a documentary about for the anniversary of her album My Life on Amazon back in 2021
@CandieP @@AngeBiampandou and there's a Lifetime movie - 2 parts - about her, came out this year I think.
@@essedarden4690 Oh I didn't know that. I need to check that out. Thanks for the recommandation
@@essedarden4690 I saw that one. I guess I was thinking more like a New Edition 3 part series for Mary like they did on BET.
Faith evans and mary j Blige were different. It was just another woman coming in the r&b soul lane and she couldn’t handle it. Then she felt away about keyshia cole
Sounds like nothing but jealousy to me
Each one of these amazing creative artists are totally different Vocally, their voice range is outrageously remarkable can’t be duplicated they are trendsetters Mary always been the most trendy her style is out of this world hair & clothes period!!! Faith has both the ultimate gospel voice that will bring you to tears as well as Jasmine Sullivan & Kelly Price, Pink is dynamic as well she has the pop star, R&b & she can do country, her style is unpredictable different yet amazing, Keyshia Cole give Mary vibes a lil bit but she is totally different her voice is more raspy but still beautiful & soulful hair & clothing fyyeee!!! Mary J Blidge is an iconic, legendary soulful songstress that have longevity still dropping hits & giving us remarkable talent acting on Power & everything she has been in a wide variety of films, went through a terrible divorce but still overcame all of it!! She is still gorgeous like she isn’t aging at all okay!!! Her boot game tho?!!!!! Killing the fashion shit in her sleep she remind me of my auntie Corretta so much!! Who I love dearly Mary is that woman that will continually bring it I wish all of these amazing women longevity & continue to flourish I love em all🫶🏾 they all are in a league of their own literally & I ain’t talking bout the movie but I like the movie as well 😉🙌🏾💯💯
Glad you gave shine to Mary. For those that don’t know Mary truly is The R&B/Hip-Hop Soul Queen.
It’s very valid what Mary felt. And actually it’s quite sad it’s always done to the female artist only.
Like the same thing with Mariah being compared to Whitney and then later the public tried to usher in Ariana as her “replacement”.
Or Lady Gaga to Madonna and then Natalia Kills
Beyoncé to Rihanna and Ashanti, Aaliyah to Ciara and Cassie and even each other (Aaliyah vs Beyoncé) like it’s so tiring and very unnecessary.
Mary and Faith both had huge talent and label machines behind them creating these iconic styles and music. Chucky Thompson (RIP) who produced for both of them said Mary was the streets and Faith was the church, they brought different things to the table. I wish Mary and Faith can completely bury this beef, its been like 30 years! I still want the Verzuz too
Mary and faith is cool now. Faith and Kim is even cool now
Their hasn't been beef between Mary & Faith since 1998. They've been cool with each other for years.
I really wanted Mary and Faith to pop up and Sing Love Don’t Live Here Anymore during her tour with Nas she performed a snippet of the song before she sung You+Me(Love Lesson)
I don't think pink was comparison to Mary, she had her own style, but Mary did need faith on her album because my life was the shit and faith writing and background vocals helped that album, so to me, Mary needed Faith's skills to boost her album up
You sound dumb. Mary didn’t need Faith.
Speak To The People!!’❤
I absolutely love her song 'Don't Go'. Faith's background vocals were the truth.
@@Stephanie-ArmyVet yeah, don't go, never wanna live without you and gotta believe, those songs where the hits and everyday it rains from who's the man soundtrack, faith wrote and sung on that
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Whats crazy is that the majority of these female artist do not have control over their image when they start out in the music industry. When they first get signed, the record label creates their image and tells them “ you have to look, act and be this way to sell records”. Its not until an album or two later when artist renegotiate their contracts is when you see them going in the direction they want to present to their fans
There will only be one Mary. She is incomparable because she was in a league of her own from her sound to her style. She was so unique.❤
Well said.