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BIRTHDAY: January 11, 1971 BIGGEST SINGLE: "Be Without You" (2006) BIGGEST LP: My Life (1994) GRAMMY AWARDS: 3 "Everything's not about me. If it's relating to you, I could be singing about you. I could be singing about all of us, which I am." - Mary J. Blige TIMELINE Born in Atlanta on January 11, 1971, and raised in New York, Mary J. Blige has risen to the status of one of the most respected and acclaimed R&B and hip hop divas of the 90s. Mary's talent for success comes from her ability to blend pure R&B vocals, hip hop beats, and streetwise appearances - resulting in the tag, "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul." 12 albums from 1992 to present