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Mary Talks Growth & Pain on Tavis
Mary J. Blige recently sat down with Tavis Smiley to talk about her forthcoming Growing Pains release. Props to Tavis for pointing out that Mary is one of the few that's been able to survive in the game for over 15 years and still be relevant without suffering overexposure or selling out. Mary was real humble in her response, without stooping to the level of defaming other entertainers.
But I'm not.
Mary, through it all, still seems to be the most grounded entertainer we have, despite those fleeting moments of WTF-ness. Perhaps she just knows how to keep herself in check. The restraint that keeps her from accepting every endorsement, working with every other artist, releasing 5-10 songs at once and being a hollow tool for labels, producers and men is what keeps her fresh, relevant and real. Make no mistake, whoever comes after her (even if they wear the shades, rock the hairstyles and do the dances) they will never be able to get in our collective guts like Mary. The impact that she's had on music and her audience is something that sticks to the bones like cooked food.
99% of the chicks that are "hot" right now are like TV dinners. Yeah, I said it. Part 2 follows.
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Comments
Loving Mary's grown woman swagger right now. She is working it out!
Raven | December 5, 2007 1:28 PM | Permalinklol @ tv dinners. agreed. mary is the truth and i'm so happy she knows it.
Love | December 3, 2007 9:31 PM | PermalinkHere here! I heart Mary majorly. That's why if I ever see Keylolo Cole on the street she gets a major beatdown talmbout she should be where Mary is. She talking crazy. But that's nothing new. I resent the comparison.
Vivrant Thang | December 1, 2007 1:41 PM | Permalink99% of the chicks that are "hot" right now are like TV dinners.
You better preach up in hurr!
Butta | November 30, 2007 3:53 PM | Permalink