Mary J. Blige
USA, 1991–now
American singer (b. 1971). What's the 411? (1992) put a raw gospel-schooled voice over hard hip-hop drums and named the result hip-hop soul; My Life (1994) turned that sound inward and made her the singer a generation confided in.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Mary J. Blige and 0 artists Mary J. Blige influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Mary J. Blige?
- Jodeci — Jodeci came up alongside her at Uptown and their roughened, hip-hop-clothed singing is the immediate model for hip-hop soul.