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Transcript: Mary J. Blige, Making The Breakthrough
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- NPR Weekend All Things Considered
- Article date:
- January 21, 2006
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Weekend All Things Considered (NPR)
01-21-2006
Mary J. Blige, Making The Breakthrough
Time: 18:00-19:00 AM
ELLIOTT: Before there was any such thing as American Idol, kids who aspired to singing careers had to find other paths to stardom. In 1989, a young girl from the New York projects stepped into a karaoke booth at a local mall and sang this song.
(Soundbite of Anita Baker tune)
As a kid, Mary J. Blige sang Anita Baker tunes. Today, it's her songs that young girls sing, dreaming of the big time. Blige is the reigning queen of hip-hop soul, but along with the grammys and the glitz, Mary J. Blige has been to some very dark places, and her music is a candid commentary on what she's been ...