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Mary J. Blige - Why
Artist: Mary J. Blige
Featuring: Rick Ross
Producer: Eric Hudson
Album: My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)
Label: Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope
If Mary J. Blige and Rick Ross can’t make love work, what hope is there for the rest of us? OK, to be completely accurate, the relationship described on new single Why is - to my knowledge - one-hundred percent fictional. (I’ll leave it to y’all to debate whether the artists would be a perfect real-life match.). Performed last week on American Idol (where Blige was featured as a “mentor”), this cut finds Eric Hudson serving up a lush, bittersweet keyboard-led backdrop as the veteran R&B songstress narrates the disintegration of a once-promising relationship. Aware they’re caught in a rut (“We both said that we would change, but it’s all the same shade of gray.” ), she struggles to ascertain where exactly things went wrong. Ricky Rozay offers a male perspective on the guest tip, reminding MJB how she fell in love with his bedroom “technique” and his gwop, but ultimately leaving the decision in her hands: “You the dealer, cut the deck while we winning baby.” So, The DJBooth readers, does MJB’s latest selection sound like a hit? If you’re digging Why, there’s plenty more where this came from on the Booth-approved My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) LP, available in stores and online as of last November.
This song first appeared on the
R&B / Pop Chart
on March 19, 2012
Listen to More: Mary J. Blige , Rick Ross , R&B/Pop, Hitmaker Written by richard
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11662 |
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Logical choice for the single since Ross is huge right now (and I mean in a musical, popularity sort of way.)
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| Posted on Mar 11, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 1638 |
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I agree with Z's review, I really can't say anything else on it.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 7997 |
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This is a good song from Mary. Enjoyable for many ages. Rick Ross was a good addition and he rarely disappoints lately.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2012 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1338 |
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I would have went with the Nas feature instead.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 60 |
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Thumbs up for this entry, that says it all.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2012 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1142 |
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Rick Ross is not one of my favourite artists, but I understand how people will enjoy this.
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| Posted on Mar 12, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 238 |
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Another solid track from Mary. Exactly what I expected from her.
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| Posted on Mar 13, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 16, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 8863 |
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How I love this Woman!! She is truly a Queen!!
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| Posted on Aug 26, 2012 |
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