Mary J. Blige

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actress human recording artist singer songwriter

Mary J. Blige is an American singer, songwriter, and actress widely known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" for her influential blend of R&B, soul, and hip-hop.

Aliases (5)

Blige ×1
Mary J. Blige (in some versions/live performances) ×1
Mary J. Blige (singer) ×1
Mary J. Blige as Angel ×1
Mary Jane Blige ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actress → human → recording artist → singer → songwriter →
activeYearsStart	1989 →
awardReceived	American Music Award → BET Award → Billboard Music Award → Grammy Award →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1971-01-11 →
debutAlbum	"What’s the 411?" →
debutAlbumReleaseYear	1992 →
familyName	Blige →
fullName	Mary Jane Blige →
genre	R&B → contemporary R&B → hip hop → hip hop soul → soul →
givenName	Mary →
influencedGenre	contemporary R&B → hip hop soul →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
marriageEnd	2018 →
marriageStart	2003 →
nickname	Queen of Hip-Hop Soul →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Original Song → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
notableWork	album "Growing Pains" → album "My Life" → album "No More Drama" → album "Share My World" → album "Strength of a Woman" → album "The Breakthrough" → album "What’s the 411?" → film "Mudbound" →
occupation	actress → record producer → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Bronx, New York City, New York, United States →
recordLabel	Geffen Records → MCA Records NERFINISHED → Matriarch Records → Uptown Records →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Kendu Isaacs →
televisionWork	"Power Book II: Ghost" →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chaka Khan → Dr. Dre → Faith Evans → Puffy → Raphael Saadiq → Robin Thicke → Tricky Stewart →	associatedAct
MCA Records → MCA Records → Uptown Records →	notableArtist
Electric Circus → One More Chance (Stay with Me Remix) ("Mary J. Blige (in some versions/live performances)") →	featuresArtist
Press Play → Press Play ("Mary J. Blige (singer)") →	hasGuestArtist
Respect (2021 film) →	castMember
Lil' Kim →	collaboratedWith
Jimmy Napes →	collaboratesWith
Hype Williams →	directedMusicVideoFor
Mary J. Blige ("Blige") →	familyName
Mary J. Blige ("Mary Jane Blige") →	fullName
Super Bowl XXXV →	halftimeShowPerformer
Ain’t Nobody →	hasNotableCoverVersionBy
Uptown Records →	helpedLaunchCareerOf
Nina Simone →	influenced
Chaka Khan →	influencedArtist
Monica →	influencedBy
Overjoyed →	isCoveredBy
Black Nativity →	mainCastMember
Mary →	notableBearer
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album →	notableMultipleWinner
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album →	notableRecipient
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance →	notableWinner
Rodney Jerkins →	notableWorkWith
Who Shot Ya? →	originalIntendedArtist
Black Nativity ("Mary J. Blige as Angel") →	portraysActor
Geffen Records →	signedArtist
Mudbound →	starring