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Mary J. Blige was born on January 11th, 1971 in Bronx New York. She was raised in New York's housing projects.
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At only age 17 Mary teams up with Sean "Puffy" Combs. Her first album out was What's The 411? in 1992.
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Mary, one of the biggest R&B stars worked with Busta Rymes and Lil Kim. She later worked with DMX, Lauryn Hill and Elton John.
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Mary started catching attention of record promoters in 1992, she became top hip-hop and soul performer by the end of the decade. Many of her fans call her "Queen Mary".
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Mary later came out with a new album, My Life in 1994. It was so popular she executive produced her third album, Share My World in 1997.
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Mary shared a Grammy Award with Method Man for Best Rap Group Performance. They rapped "I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need to Get By".
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Some of her albums out in 1997-1999 are, Share My World, The Tour, and Mary. In 2001 Mary released her sixth album No More Drama.
