Ok what has this woman done different from other female singers other than steroids. I think she blows in the bad way!! She rips off other songs and they all sound alike. Queen of Hip hop my aunt fanny!!

I have mixed feelings.

She was great when she first started, really part of that first group to pionerr R&B and hip hop together. What's the 411 and My Life are stellar in my opinion. I also like the Mary album. But, she seems to be on autopilot now and if she's kind of a caricature of herself. Her music production pretty formulaic so it's hard to hate, because it's generic now. But, that's the point, it's generic and boring now.

Never really though much about her actual vocal quality/abilities when I liked the songs. She's a decent enough singer, though she tends to overscream.

cheeseburger said:

She got that title because at the time, no other female arrtist were singing over Hip Hop Driven beats ... like it or not it's her title

She's actually the only A-list performer (who still tops the charts) that I genuinely like. I can understand how people are turned off by her "Oprah" antics and "self-help" theatrics, but I find her music consistently good for a mainstream artist. And she doesn't allow her music to get drowned out or disappear beneath all the production work on her albums. The norm nowadays is to work with different producers for a single album. This is also true for Blige but while other artists disappear beneath the clutter of their producers' trend-setting, the technique seems to work on her favor. Somehow Blige's individuality shines through for every album in spite of this.

forkupine said:

a to the m to the e to the n.

forkupine said:

THANK YOU!

sosgemini said:

And well put. She has her supporters here, but, man, do people ever like to gripe about her.

forkupine said:

That is the solely thing that is true about her artistry! She has had much consistent work and productions throughout her whole career and her messages are universal, although they sometimes seem repetitious on each and every album. I am a big MJB fan and I've loved nearly every thing she's done up to this point. Her voice is killer too man!

I like a lot of her music, but if I never hear her get it crunked up in this dancerie it'll be too soon for me!

silverchild said:

I agree. While she has basically been doing the same thing for over a decade she still has this uniqueness that stands out from every1 else. How dare they say Keysha Cole is the "next Mary" Heffa please. She cant even do "Love" live right.

Anyway...her last two albums have been really great and I look forward for more. She just needs a new change of style in music.

I've been following her since day 1, and she's very rarely let me down. If anything, she might be a little underrated. She's just about the most consistent mainstream artist out there producing current work.

GangstaFam said:

Is there an artist out-there who isn't over-rated in some way?

TheMightyCelestial said:

I've ranted before about the use of that word, so I won't repeat the rant.

I appreciate Mary for doing what she does and doing it well

RipHer2Shreds said:

I think you're over-rated Rip.
But don't take it personally.
I'm just 'spressin' myself & speaking my mind.

TheMightyCelestial said:

I know, like that creep Illustrator everyone said was so funny!

NDRU said:

oh , I hated him with a passion that was grotesque.

paisleypark4 said:

Her voice ain't the best, but there is a sincerity about her voice that is so heartfelt.

TheMightyCelestial said:

I disagree - you can't be overrated if you're not rated at all.

BOOO! @ this thread.

Nuff said.

Hate her. Her voice is annoying as fuck. Plus she her ego just makes me wanna throw up.....

cheeseburger said:

she's had a nice long run with a consistent career. I don't like every single song she's put out, but she does have a bunch of good ones that just hit home, and girls could relate to what she's singing about when it comes to relationships. As for merging r&b and hip hop together, I think that when Real Love came out, she alienated the r&b female artists before her who did not survive after new jack swing died down, with the exception of Janet.

I could never stand her and the final straw was when she murdered U2's One and BONO effin' guested on the track too.

That song is just meant to be SUNG not screamed.

But she has nice thighs tho

I don't think Mary is overrated. It's true that technically, she may not be the best vocalist but I love the raw emotion in her voice and I enjoy her music. I also think she's a great performer. She's so crazy onstage lol, but she really gets into her performances and is never boring, I really like that about her.
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Overrated?


I didn't know anmbody rates her?


She did kill ONE though.

fcukthepolice said:

Kill as in serial killer, right?

As in One is dead now.

krayzie said:

And, see, you got the queen of "I ain't got shit positive to say" agreeing with you which only means one thing; you're opinion on the matter is...


DISQUALIFIED!!