Real Love

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"Real Love" is a 1992 R&B/hip-hop soul single by Mary J. Blige that became one of her breakthrough hits and helped establish her as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album What’s the 411? NERFINISHED
artist Mary J. Blige NERFINISHED
chartPerformance US Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs hit NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era early 1990s
follows You Remind Me NERFINISHED
format 12-inch single
CD single
cassette single
genre R&B
hip hop soul
soul music
hasEraSignificance helped define Mary J. Blige’s early career sound
hasLeadVocalsBy Mary J. Blige NERFINISHED
hasMusicVideo Real Love (music video) NERFINISHED
hasRemix Real Love (remix) NERFINISHED
hasSubject romantic love
hasTempo mid-tempo
hasType breakthrough hit
helpedEstablishTitle Queen of Hip-Hop Soul NERFINISHED
includedInAlbum What’s the 411? NERFINISHED
isBreakthroughWorkFor Mary J. Blige NERFINISHED
language English
mainInstrumentalStyle sample-based hip hop production
notableFor blending R&B vocals with hip hop production
early defining example of hip hop soul sound
partOf Mary J. Blige discography
performer Mary J. Blige NERFINISHED
precededBy You Remind Me NERFINISHED
producer Mark C. Rooney NERFINISHED
Mark Morales NERFINISHED
Puff Daddy NERFINISHED
Sean Combs NERFINISHED
recordLabel MCA Records
Uptown Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1992
releaseYear 1992
vocalStyle hip hop soul
writer Kenny Greene NERFINISHED
Mark C. Rooney NERFINISHED
Mark Morales NERFINISHED
Mary J. Blige NERFINISHED

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Mary notableWork Real Love
subject surface form: Mary J. Blige