Take Two #8: Mary J Blige's "What's the 411?" with Naima Cochrane

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We wrap up another edition of Take Two and discuss Mary J Blige's debut album What's The 411? We get into Mary's role in hip-hop soul, the story of Uptown Records, and Mary's image at the time.

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More on What's the 411?

• Mary J. Blige, 'What's The 411?' at 20: Classic Track-By-Track Review (Billboard)
• ‘What’s The 411?’: When Hip-Hop And R&B Collided On Mary J. Blige’s Debut (uDiscoverMusic)

Show Tracklisting (all songs from What's the 411? unless otherwise indicated):

• Slow Down
• What's The 411?
• Lil Louis: Club Lonely (I'm On The Guest List Mix)
• My Love
• Real Love
• Leave A Message
• Love No Limit
• Mariah Carey: Emotions
• Shanice: I Love Your Smile
• Tracie Spencer: Tender Kisses
• Lisa Fischer: How Can I Ease The Pain
• Real Love
• Reminisce
• Love No Limit
• Intro Talk
• I Don't Want To Do Anything
• Love No Limit
• Changes I've Been Going Through
• You Don't Have To Worry
• What's the 411?
• Leave A Message
• Audio Two: Top Billin'
• Real Love
• Reminisce
• Changes I've Been Going Through
• Intro: Ribbon in the Sky
• Guy: Do Me Right
• SWV: Anything - Old Skool Radio Version

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there

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