Mary J. Blige is undoubtedly the Queen of Hip Hop Soul. Since her 1992 debut she has consistently provided chart topping hits about her loves and losses in life. As years have passed, her influence now reaches across color lines because Mary knows how to sing everyone into the feelings. Perhaps it’s because she’s a gifted writer and unique lyricist with a voice dipped in pain. Or, it could be because when it comes to love, Mary has always had a deep well of experience to draw from.
“High” Profile Relationship
When Mary first burst onto the scene in the 1990’s, it didn’t take long before she entered into a relationship with a fellow artist, K-Ci Hailey of Jodeci. The two of them entered into a relationship that, on the outside, looked like something blessed by the hip hop fairytale Gods. They even sang about their love on Mary’s classic debut album What’s The 411?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhZ6HqBNVt4
Unfortunately, Mary and K-Ci’s relationship was less than ideal. There were alleged reports of abuse and drug usage that ultimately ended their courtship. Though she was private about her relationships afterwards, eventually Mary married her manager Martin ‘Kendu’ Isaacs. Just as she did with K-Ci, to celebrate the love she had for Kendu, she put her feelings to words with her hit song ‘Be Without You’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52_IwIoBcDc
Once again, as we all have recently witnessed, this relationship was not the one. Last year we reported on the issues taking place within her and Kendu’s marriage, which ultimately ended in divorce. Now newly single, Mary is speaking out on the pain she went through and how she’s moving on after her marriage fell apart.
