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Mary J. Blige - I'm The One
Artist: Mary J. Blige
Producer: Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
Album: Stronger With Each Tear
Label: Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope
Strong-woman swagger has long been a female R&B staple, but few can match Mary J. Blige‘s streetwise assertiveness. On her latest single, the veteran singer engages in some, “I’m not sayin’ I’m the best, but I’m the best” braggadocio as she tells a fickle man what her devotees in the Booth and beyond already know: “I’m The One.” Blige’s crowd-pleasing brand of urban soul is backed by the time-tested production stylings of Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, whose midtempo, synth-heavy boardwork should have all the ladies and fellas stepping out onto the dancefloor. Booth favorite Drake jumps on board to provide moral support, rapping MJB’s praises in a studio-enhanced, pop-reference-peppered guest verse (I definitely wasn’t expecting a White Stripes namedrop) that won’t be appearing on the record’s official single version—it’s a bummer, I know. Regardless, ItO has no shortage of club appeal, and will certainly get its share of spins in anticipation of Me, Myself & Mary
‘s Stronger With Each Tear winter release.
This song first appeared on the
R&B / Pop Chart
on June 15, 2009
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I like this joint, dope vibez
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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After I just got done rating a 5 star for a song called Death of Autotune, I'm right back on the bandwagon with this record! Mostly from the Darkchild production, but this one here is CRACK! MJB held it down with the vocals for a surefire club hit. Drake wasn't the best feature for this, but he was hot nonetheless.
Prediction - There will be many remix's made to this record. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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The production is cool for dance music. Mary is nice on this, and the hook and melody are pretty catchy. I still wasn't sure whethere to rotate this, but Drizzy pushed it to rotation status for me. (Love the White Stripes reference!)
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Go Mary! Loved it!
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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liked it alot
wished drake went harder tho but still love him |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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MJB with autotune and singing about swagger?? wooooooooow. pretty basic repetetive production too, Darkchild can do MUCH better! plus a feature from the most overrated, overhyped dude ever named Drake. nah, this is absolutely a no go to me. u can't sell me shiat and says its gold, nah. not with me...
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I like it, MJ and Drake, great combo
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Mary J is a legend and this song proves it again. Love ya Maryyyy
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Anyone rating this below 3 stars- do you not go to the clubs much and/or are you listening to this song at a very low volume?
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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yeah im with Big-A ONLY where he says somethin bout MJB talkin bout swagger, idk bout that. not really her subject.
BUT Big-A, Drake is nowhere near overhyped. he's acually underrated cuz his skill is amazing. He saves this from bein garbage but back to her, idk man this just.. aint Mary J... and the autotune? no way. but i guess thats what we all said bout Jamie Foxx and his CD wasnt half bad. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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@CB126405: there's a lot of songs that can go hard in the club, but this+ Mary J doesnt equal "club music" to me..
what kinda club u talkin bout? |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I was seriously waiting for a artist (besides Wayne) to take advantage of Drake's sudden popularity. The production, MJB's vocals & Drizzy sounded great on this.
@cb - A remix would be fair epic, though its to bad we wont hear a verse from T.I. who would of sounded pretty sweet over the production. Speaking of T.I., the other MJB song that got leaked that featured T.I. was pretty good as well. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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@cb - way to tell it to them i couldnt agree anymore cuz this song is hot. And for whoever said drake is overrated is @*#$! retarded, and u obviously one of them jayz dick riders who hates wayne even though hes dope
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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The production and hook are pretty catchy and Drake is a good feature. MJB on autotune sounds interesting but I probably would of liked it better if she used her regular voice. Weird how this came out the same day as D.O.A. Good track Drake pushed it to 3 stars
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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This was catchy. Funny what cb126405 said. I just rated "Death of Auto-tune" a 5 as well, but I can't really hate on this. It was pretty catchy and should do well in the clubs. MJB always sounds good and Drake was decent on here.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Yeah I have to agree with Big-A on this one. Mary and auto tune is not the business, plus the music is not good to me. Hook is too repetitive and the production is generic. It's catchy, you can dance to this but it lacks quality.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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it's ok.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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@1_O-TYME_1: u shud chill out man. no need 4 callin people retarded and stuff. everyone has a different taste in music. i agree drake isnt overrated but if someone thinks so, its their opinion.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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@that1kid13: I feel you, but this song WILL make moves in the clubs. MJB isn't a personal favorite of mine, and definitely isn't somebody I keep my fingers crossed for hoping I hear when I go to the clubs, but I can't take that away from her here. When I'm partying and/or at the club I am the least critical of music, because dance music above all has one goal - to make you dance. Will I play this when I'm making a PB&J in my kitchen or mowing the lawn? No. But I gotta give solid dance music credit when it's due.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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@1_O-TYME_1: Thanks for the love fam, but please keep it cool with the name calling.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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T_T ... production is hot, but other than that... I mean, this song could have been done by anyone.
D.O.A.!! So unnecessary... stop being mercenaries. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I'm not a big MJB fan, but this is hot. Nice beat, Nice lyrics, and NICE verse from Drake (Who seems overrated, but is actually good enough to be called the best rapper on the rise). I aint hatin on this one, 5 stars.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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MJB with AutoTune is like Tiger Woods playing golf with a handicap = completely unnecessary.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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The thing is DJ Z, that with this song, even with auto-tune, Mary still shows she has a sickkk voice. The hook is hella ill, and Drake's flow doesn't match perfectly, but who cares? Production and vocals are both enjoyable, so all these low-raters need to loosen up. Ya dig?
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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WOW! its good to hear MJB on such an uptempo beat BUT I don't know if all the voice effects (no more autotune) lol are necessary ... Is Drake on dat too???
Its good for what it is (Club-Music) ... Backed by a melodic/catchy prod from Darkchild, the track really jumps out of the speaker ... Rotation. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Drake is MY FAVORITE RAPPER RIGHT NOW!!
His wordplay is absolutely NUTS!! I can hear this getting some radio play but not alot!! Mary doesnt need Auto-Tune to make a hit so IDK why they used it!! Doesnt take away from the song but makes me ask WHY MARY WHY?? Beat is pretty good but it's the usually club type production!! Drake saves this from being completely forgettable |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Dang, I'm usually so opinionated, but I gotta do this again, cuz it's right on the money with what I was thinking:
"MJB with AutoTune is like Tiger Woods playing golf with a handicap = completely unnecessary. "-DJZ Also, Drake's verse was cool, but not all that great. See, till now, he's been dropping verses that are dang near untouchable in my opinion, but it seems like he might start featuring on a LOT of tracks this summer because people are jut now warming up to him. I don't want him to start dropping less than perfect verses. I will say awesome production though and if it was anyone other than Mary J, I would have thought the club vibe was dope and a great record. But this is the Queen of Hip Hop Soul we're talking about. I mean, I'm all for versatility, but she can make a great club record without autotune (See "Family Affair"). LOL...dang, I guess I'm still just as opinionated as I always am. |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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DRAKE, why didn't you use the famous phrase, " I'm on a son@ with Mary J Bli@e my ni@@as" ? That is a dream of every rapper to have a track with the queen. I a@ree with z by the way, if you can sin@, you have NO USE FOR THE DECEASED AUTO TUNE! JAY SAYS STOP USIN IT. Aside from Wayne, Kanye, Teddy pain and my boy LeSbLeSd no one should be usin that anymore. Period.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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And on this one I'm agreeing with Z.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I'VE BEEN RIDING WITH (MARY) SINCE 92 SO OUTSIDE OF THAT AUTO-TUNE BULLSH*T..... SHE CAN DO NO WRONG WITH ME.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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WOWWW THIS IS OKAY
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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True! Autotune is a no no for someone who can sing so good without it lol Z gr8 simile. I have also listened to hova today and have become more of a hater of autotune (with the exception of yours truly T-Pain). But the production was so solid. Drake did his usual and now I have to rate it a banger fosho. Kinda funny tho that she is talking about swagger.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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I'm not a fan of MJB. I'm not saying she has a bad voice, it's just that I can't stand to listen to her. I usually like Darkchild, but I thought the production could have been a little smoother.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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OOO SHIT THIS SONG IS @*#$! THUGISH MAN BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHY EVERY @*#$! ONE SAYS @*#$! SWAGGER ALL OF A @*#$! SUDDEN THAT IS MY @*#$! WORD DAMN!!!
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Banging! Mary J. Blige is always bringing it and this is more club than a lot of her stuff I've heard recently. I like it a lot. Drake is hit or miss with me and on this he hit. Great club effort, not on the level of black eyed peas but still good.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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darkchild did their thing on this production its hot as hell
i agree 100% with cb, this pumps me up definitely club worthy track |
| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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Mary Mary.... This woman has got it goin on.
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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you can never go wrong with a darkchild production and MARY's vocals go well with the production! DRAKE is always fire but is that a lil autotune that i hear --- that kind of ruins it!
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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OK
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| Posted on Jun 08, 2009 |
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hottt. drake made the song.
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| Posted on Jun 09, 2009 |
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| Posted on Jun 09, 2009 |
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this joint hot haters back up
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| Posted on Jun 09, 2009 |
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| Posted on Jun 10, 2009 |
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| Posted on Jun 10, 2009 |
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this is to dk(danity kane) for mary. it's the darkchild beat
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| Posted on Jun 11, 2009 |
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STRAIGHT FIRE....BANANAS, I AM PLEASANTLY SICK!!!!........
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| Posted on Jun 12, 2009 |
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Ok, not cool. Coulda sworn I had rated this song...anywhos, this track is tight. I'm with cb on this one. The track is fire, and whoever rates it low must be a little too young for the clubs. So turn up your speakers, give another listen, then come back and comment.
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| Posted on Jun 13, 2009 |
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