THE SPIN (Daily Dose of Celebrity News): IS MARY THROWING HATERATION?
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TODAY (DEC. 18): Is Mary Throwing Hateration?
THE FACTS:
• Mary J. Blige insists that she isn’t upset over losing Umbrella to Rihanna, claiming the song was too mainstream.
THE SPIN:
Looks like someone might not be taking her own advice. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, says she isn’t mad that she lost out on the song, Umbrella, to Rihanna despite it being originally written for her.
She claims the song was too mainstream, telling WENN: "I'm not going to chase what mainstream fans like. It might work for a Mariah. It might work for a Beyonce. But Mary J. Blige is looked at as some sort of organic thing."
I love Mary, and I don’t like speaking ill against her, but I distinctly remember reading an article with Bryan Michael-Cox, who penned Blige’s huge crossover hit, “Be Without You,” where he said he received a call from Blige’s label head asking for a record similar to Mariah’s comeback smash, “We Belong Together.” He said it was the quickest song he ever wrote in his life. It’s not secret that at the time Mary needed a hit just as bad as her old boyfriend, K-Ci (take that how you want it). So yeah, Mary, love you, but umm, people in glass houses… I’ll leave it at that.
TODAY (DEC. 18): Is Mary Throwing Hateration?
THE FACTS:
• Mary J. Blige insists that she isn’t upset over losing Umbrella to Rihanna, claiming the song was too mainstream.
THE SPIN:
Looks like someone might not be taking her own advice. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, says she isn’t mad that she lost out on the song, Umbrella, to Rihanna despite it being originally written for her.
She claims the song was too mainstream, telling WENN: "I'm not going to chase what mainstream fans like. It might work for a Mariah. It might work for a Beyonce. But Mary J. Blige is looked at as some sort of organic thing."
I love Mary, and I don’t like speaking ill against her, but I distinctly remember reading an article with Bryan Michael-Cox, who penned Blige’s huge crossover hit, “Be Without You,” where he said he received a call from Blige’s label head asking for a record similar to Mariah’s comeback smash, “We Belong Together.” He said it was the quickest song he ever wrote in his life. It’s not secret that at the time Mary needed a hit just as bad as her old boyfriend, K-Ci (take that how you want it). So yeah, Mary, love you, but umm, people in glass houses… I’ll leave it at that.
hey there - I think that to elude to Mary J "hating" on a song originally written for her is missleading. She obviously works with songs and a choice of music that has substance and music/songs that she personally believes in. Mary has evolved into a woman, and her fans are growing and maturing with her as time evolves. Let us just give credit when credit is due, and not take the spotlight and shine from our successful sistas and brothas who are at the forefront. Personally, whoever mad the initial comment is the original "hater".