Mary J. Blige
(1971-)

birthdate: January 11
birthplace:
Bronx, New York

Mary Jane Blige, widely known as the "Queen of Hip Hop Soul", is 6 time Grammy Award winning American hip hop singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress who has received over 26 Grammy Award nominations and has sold more than 40 million records worldwide. She has been involved in numerous humanitarian causes, including working with Partnership for a Drug-Free America, the Million Family March and the M.A.C. AIDS Foundation. For her dedication to humanitarian work she received Rock the Vote's Patrick Lippert Award, Rolling Stone's Do Something Award and a lifetime service award by 100 Black Men.

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