#DidYouKnow that the producers of what would become one of Rihanna’s BIGGEST hits, pitched the song to Mary J. Blige first!?
Mary speaks on PASSING on ‘Umbrella’ because she says it didn’t fit her!
Listen to her STORY:
Continue reading #DidYouKnow? #MaryJBlige PASSED on ‘Umbrella’ before it got to #Rihanna! [vid]
The Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige is taking over Vegas!
Mary just announced her very first residency this summer!!
Continue reading #MaryJBlige announces her 1st Vegas residency! [vid]
The QUEEN of HIP HOP SOUL, Mary J. Blige turns 55 today!!!
Let’s SALUTE Mary with some of her GREATEST VIDEOS to date!
WAKE IT UP!!!
Most are still REELING from the CHRISTMAS holiday joy, but remember for some it was ‘No Happy Holidays’. Mary J. Blige punctuated our pain with this MOVING live version of her deep cut hit of the same name….
Continue reading WAKE UP JAM: #MaryJBlige ‘No Happy Holidays’ [live]
It’s SATURDAY so let’s SLING IT BACK a bit with a Christmas CLASSIC from the Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige–‘Christmas In The City’!
Continue reading 12 Jams of #Christmas- Saturday Slingback: #MaryJBlige ‘Christmas In The City’ [LIVE]
WAKE IT UP!
Can you believe that it has been 22 years since Mary J. Blige released her album, ‘Love & Life’!?
‘Love @ 1st Sight’ with Method Man was the lead single and still a BOP!!
Continue reading WAKE UP JAM: #MaryJBlige ‘Love @ 1st Sight’ feat. #MethodMan
WAKE IT UP!!!
Cassidy had a nice little RUN of HITS! ‘I’m A Hustla’ REMIX was a HOOD CLASSIC!
The ANNOUNCEMENT is OUT, OneMusicFest RETURNS to Piedmont park and some BIG NAMES have been released!
Continue reading #OneMusicFest 2025 returns to Piedmont Park Atl–#Future #MaryJBlige #Doechii and more announced! [details]
Y’all remember this JAM! Mary J. Blige has HIT after HIT after HIT, and DEEP CUT VIBES like this one!
Continue reading VIBES from the VAULT: #MaryJBlige ‘Ooh!’ [vid]
WAKE IT UP! Can this be an album DEEP CUT? It was released–it got a visual… however–it was still kinda SLEPT on, despite being a BANGER! Mary’s ‘Someone To Love Me (Naked) was a FAVE of mine… stir in Wayne and Diddy— and it’s a HIT in the streets!!
Continue reading WAKE UP JAM: #MaryJBlige ‘Someone To Love Me (Naked)’ feat. #Diddy & #LilWayne [vid]![#DidYouKnow? #MaryJBlige PASSED on ‘Umbrella’ before it got to #Rihanna! [vid]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/maryj-4pm-thegamutt.jpg?w=640&h=372&crop=1)
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![VIBES from the VAULT: #HappyBirthdayMaryJBlige [vids]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/mary-thegamutt.webp?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![WAKE UP JAM: #MaryJBlige ‘No Happy Holidays’ [live]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/maryj-no-happy-thegamutt.jpg?w=600&h=372&crop=1)
![12 Jams of #Christmas- Saturday Slingback: #MaryJBlige ‘Christmas In The City’ [LIVE]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mary-j-blige-xmas-thegamutt.jpg?w=594&h=372&crop=1)
![WAKE UP JAM: #Cassidy ‘I’m A Hustla’ feat. #MaryJBlige [vid]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cassidy-hustla-thegamutt.jpg?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![#OneMusicFest 2025 returns to Piedmont Park Atl–#Future #MaryJBlige #Doechii and more announced! [details]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/one-musicfest25-thegamutt.webp?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![VIBES from the VAULT: #MaryJBlige ‘Ooh!’ [vid]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/maryjblige-ooh-thegamutt.jpg?w=672&h=372&crop=1)
![WAKE UP JAM: #MaryJBlige ‘Someone To Love Me (Naked)’ feat. #Diddy & #LilWayne [vid]](https://thegamutt.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/maryjblige-someone2love-thegamutt.webp?w=580&h=300&crop=1)
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