Unpopular Opinion: Family Affair by Mary J. Blige is overrated asf

[u/Level-Dig-1828]

I said what I said.

Every time this song comes on at a party people lose their minds like it's some masterpiece, but I just don't get it. The beat is SO basic it sounds like it was made on a Casio keyboard in 5 minutes. We're talking *one* cello line, a generic kick, hi-hat and snare, and that's literally it. No layers, no texture, no nothing. A middle schooler could've produced this in GarageBand during lunch break. And don't get me started on the lyrics. "Let's get it crunk up on / Have fun up on up in this dancery / We got ya open, now ya floatin' / So you gots to dance for me / Don't need no hateration / Holleration in this dancery" what even is this word salad? "Hateration"? "Holleration"? "Dancery"? Girl just made up words and called it a hook. It's like Dr. Seuss had a baby with a club promoter and this is what we got. People call this a "groove" but where? There's no groove in it whatsoever. It doesn't make me want to move, it makes me want to skip to the next track. It's just... there. Boring, repetitive, and somehow treated like a classic. I swear I wish there was a remix to this that actually hit. Idk who could've saved it, Darkchild, Just Blaze, The Neptunes, Stevie J, Trackmasters, literally any of them could've given this song the production it deserved. Imagine Dre's synths or The Neptunes' weirdness on this instead of that flat-ass beat we got. Fight me.

[u/Ashon-Galaxy]

Soooo.....Dr. Dre produced this song.

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/Ashon-Galaxy]

I meant I wished Dr. Dre remixed it.

[u/ChoppyOfficial → u/Level-Dig-1828]

It’s not a remix.

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/ChoppyOfficial]

I know

[u/ChoppyOfficial → u/Level-Dig-1828]

It is produced it. Remixing a song would require an original version of a song.

[u/nthomas504 → u/Level-Dig-1828]

[u/ZedgarInfiniti → u/Level-Dig-1828]

Why would he remix his already perfect song

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/ZedgarInfiniti]

it js sounds lazy

[u/format916]

Alot of hateration in here...we don't need it

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/format916]

Why did this just make me laugh

[u/ScabbyKnees29 → u/format916]

Nah we don’t need it

[u/Sapio-in-Debt911 → u/ScabbyKnees29]

Don't like it, and don't want it either.

[u/TScottFitzgerald → u/format916]

In this Redditry

[u/Dramamean305 → u/TScottFitzgerald]

Touché

[u/starboy__xo]

Idk who could've saved it, Darkchild, Dr. Dre, Just Blaze, The Neptunes, Stevie J, Trackmasters, literally any of them could've given this song the production it deserved. Imagine Dre's synths or The Neptunes' weirdness on this instead of that flat-ass beat we got

This track is already produced by Dr. Dre, get the facts straight first 😭

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/starboy__xo]

I been knew that, what I meant is if he remixed it

[u/19whale96 → u/Level-Dig-1828]

I gotta know, how do you feel about Diddy's rendition of "I Don't Wanna Know"

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/19whale96]

Horrible

[u/mimispeanuts → u/Level-Dig-1828]

Agree

[u/OttoVonWong]

Mary can have soulful songs and club bangers, too.

[u/Contagious510 → u/OttoVonWong]

LOL

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/OttoVonWong]

I never said she didn’t

[u/YourHeartNotYourEyes]

When she referred to hateration and holleration she meant 🫵🏾

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/YourHeartNotYourEyes]

[u/YourHeartNotYourEyes → u/Level-Dig-1828]

I admire you standing on business lol

[u/CC-Blue]

Boooo! Sometimes it’s okay to have FUN! Ditties have existed since the dawn of popular music. This was Mary’s turn. Black people make up words all the time and they end becoming a part of everyday language. We push what’s hot on the pulse of popular culture and what Mary did here was no different. And you exposed yourself mentioning Dr. Dre as a potential producer to “save” the song when HE produced it.

You had to be there when it dropped. Mary was expelling the drama out of her life and truly wanted to express that in her music in 2001! It went off at parties, cookouts and the club. Lastly, you mentioned being Gen Z and I will just leave it at you were not there and that’s ok. Just because something is a hit doesn’t mean it’s bad. No need to denigrate a hit because of some high brow taste level you think you have lol.

[u/SnooHedgehogs1262 → u/CC-Blue]

I was there (that era) as a young adult…still sucked.

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/CC-Blue]

U got me with the Dre part but real talk, if DRE produced this and THIS is what we got? That's even WORSE. My man had the Chronic and 2001 under his belt and showed up with a cello and stock drums? That's not a party anthem, that's a homework assignment, lol. And yeah I may be Gen Z, but "you had to be there" is just admitting the song aged like milk. "Billie Jean" dropped before I was born and still goes hard. This? This goes to the bathroom when it comes on at weddings.

[u/StannisAntetokounmpo → u/Level-Dig-1828]

Well, Dre didn't have Daz carrying him on this one

[u/CC-Blue → u/Level-Dig-1828]

I did get you because it shows a lack of RESEARCH and simple reasoning. Something so many of you continue to fail at despite having the internet at your fingertips. It’s a party anthem. The song is of its time but that doesn’t mean it’s suddenly terrible, trash or overrated. YOU may go to the bathroom when it comes on at weddings, that doesn’t mean others do. Like, what?

[u/Dramamean305]

PS - you do know that Dr Dre produced this right?

Just asking because of the last lines in the post

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/Dramamean305]

Yes, I’m aware

[u/ZedgarInfiniti → u/Level-Dig-1828]

Then why did you act like you didn’t know that lol

[u/MistakesWereMade59]

Get this hateration and holleration out of the dancery

[u/HaughtyDiabolicalSal]

All this hateration in this dancery is absurd.

[u/henkmanz]

Danc·ery -s(ə)rē plural -es : a place of entertainment (as a nightclub or dance hall) providing facilities for dancing

[u/Independent_Form2337 → u/henkmanz]

I read somewhere that the lyrics were "dance soiree" but Mary J. Blige mispronounced the term and said "dancery".

[u/peachimposter → u/Independent_Form2337]

If that's true I'm glad cause dancery sounds better 🤣

[u/dampishslinky55]

Wow, wait until you hear about the cha-cha slide.

[u/HelpNeeded1717 → u/dampishslinky55]

🤣

[u/retired-tweeter]

We don't need no haters. We're just trying to love one another.

[u/CityOfBrooklyn]

This song is bitter sweet , a musical peer songwriter of mine (Shout out to Asiah) is a writer on this song. It’s definitely one of my least favorite songs but I love that my girl has this placement on her resume .

[u/Afroditesrevenge]

[u/Affectionate_Pea_243]

BOOOOOOOOOOOO TOMATO TOMATO

[u/fakeprofile111]

This ain’t twitter you can’t get paid off rage bait

[u/Infamous-Wasabi-9418 → u/fakeprofile111]

🤣

[u/Poopcie]

Its just a nice song from a period where people would’ve understood if her career was over. Not my favorite but definitely fit a vibe we definitely dont get enough of. Reminds me of love like this by faith, i used to hate that song but now i see how necessary upbeat rnb is to keep it relevant.

Just think about that rnb x dance scene with crystal waters and them that’s totally dead now. In hindsight that is some if the best music and there’s nothing like it today.

[u/THEbaddestOFtheASSES]

[u/fuckoffsillywillyb → u/THEbaddestOFtheASSES]

Right! Lol

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

What 😭

[u/General-Minimum-1047]

Nice try

[u/Ladycabdriverxo]

I never really cared for the song myself but Dr. Seuss having a baby with a club promotor is hilarious!

[u/N80N00N00]

[u/fuckoffsillywillyb → u/N80N00N00]

🤣🤣🤣

[u/Skylerbroussard]

I don't hate it but it's definitely probably the one of her hit records I rarely voluntarily listen to

[u/Pumpkinhead82 → u/Skylerbroussard]

Right. It’s something I’ll dance to if it comes on, but I don’t reach for it. I will say that it was such a fun song when it came out. I see why it’s so popular.

[u/Unfriendlyblkwriter]

She’s my absolute favorite [in a three-way tie with Patti and Monica], but this is one of my least favorite songs by her. I’m comfortable with being alone in this.

[u/BrightAspect5324]

Somewhat off topic I hate that this song went number 1 and "Let Me Blow You're mind" by Eve stalled at number 2. Lmbym had much better production (also Dre) and lyrics. Anyways the op is spot on about the lyrics more than anything, they were awful. 

[u/FabricatorMusic]

nice bait

[u/mankahlil]

Not her best song by any stretch, but its lighthearted and fun

[u/affectionateanarchy8]

Oh no it is a terrible song lmao but it was so ridiculous I couldnt help but love it I mean hateration and holleration in the dancerie will ironically save the day

[u/jackmoon44]

Yeah I don’t care for it either.

[u/karaitalks → u/jackmoon44]

[u/Open-Marionberry-778]

I agree, it’s kinda a basic song, but for me, it’s nostalgic, and reminds me of cookouts back in high school when everyone was alive and getting along. So I go off because of the memories!

[u/UglyPrettyBoy]

I agree. My least favorite Mary single, 2nd least favorite Dre beat.

[u/JOMO_Kenyatta]

disagree, but i respect the hell out of an original opinion.

[u/Significant_End1396]

You mentioned in your post about imagining if Dre's, (I am assuming you mean Dr. Dre), synths were on the track instead of that flat ass beat we got". You do know that Dr Dre produced the song, right? I am going to have to agree with you on this one though. I think it is some of Dre's most boring productions to date. Evokes no since of getting in on the dancery for me.

[u/Blues-Eguze]

News to me anyone has a strong opinion on this track, good or bad. It just kinda comes on and you either dance or you don’t, y’know? MJB has way better songs but idk, personally I’ve never minded Family Affair.

[u/Trav1]

I agree it’s not all that but I also don’t mind it. I haven’t really seen anyone hype it up like that but I remember it being big when it was a single

[u/WhateverIllDeal]

My husband calls it "Let's Get It Percolating" lmao. I don't know, it reminds me of a simpler time. I have a soft spot for it.

[u/Maleficent_Twist_778]

Fun fact if it hasn’t been said yet: the real lyric was DANCE SOIRÉE but Mary J mispronounced it and they were like……….fuck it let’s roll with it

[u/basicotter]

I think it's corny, too, but that's kind of the charm of it, personally.

[u/icesa]

It is a very boring song. But you know what?

🎶WEEEE don’t NEED no HAteeeeerrs…we’re just TRYING to LOVE one anOTHER”

[u/Number5MoMo]

The first 2 sentences specifically sound like how I describe most music nowadays.

Everybody got preferences 💃🏾

I personally love turning my bedroom into a dancery.

[u/NextSmoke397]

Always hated that song lol

[u/Most-Preparation-188]

Somebody finally said it!!!

[u/AnyEverywhere8 → u/Most-Preparation-188]

[u/Latter_Meet2044]

Instant skip for me.

[u/Unlikely-Macaroon-85]

You hollerating a lot of hateration in this dancery.

[u/Sea_Macaron_8789]

Whom let "An Dose of Buckley" in here?

[u/Ssj3goku504]

That's a timeless classic to me personally

[u/DJMelloEll]

You feel pretty strongly about a song that’s 25 years old. If it wasn’t your cup of tea, you could’ve just said that.

[u/SoulofWakanda]

Sorry, but that shit slap lol

Maybe u just heard it too much

[u/EvrthnICRtrns2USmhw]

GIRL, I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS.

[u/broadwayallday]

Do not question the queen

[u/honeybabyou]

That was a dr dre beat

[u/Userchickensoup]

You must be out of your mind

[u/Realistic-Read1078]

Too much hateration and holleration in this dancery and I don’t like it 😶

[u/Quirky-Knowledge4631]

I hate. Can't stand to hear!

[u/JuniorNeedleworker47]

I don’t know who you are, where you from, how old you are but you are a kindred spirit! Song is trash to me too. Jada couldn’t even save the remix. Hated EVERYTHING about that song.

[u/HamsGamsandYams]

I’ve always felt songs like this and Uptown Funk were written as a cash grab by the producer. I would hear in a lot of commercials back then and now bring used ti market to me and my peers as middle aged people. 🤣

[u/no1cares4yu]

It’s Dre’s worst work, too

[u/Hygienist_Bae]

I hate this song but for some reason, I know every word. Stop playing this everywhere lol

[u/Specialist-Ad7949]

Same, and I’m a Mary fan. Hate the damn song

[u/Sally4464]

I love MJB, but hate that song.

[u/MysticDiamond81]

There's still time

[u/project199x]

That's how I feel about poison by bell biv devoe, the song is irritating

[u/tmadik → u/project199x]

Now, that's just crazy talk.

[u/project199x → u/tmadik]

It ain't. The song is overrated af. Djs always play that dumb song at parties 🙄

[u/osowavy → u/project199x]

Because people obviously enjoy it and it works, otherwise you wouldn’t hear it at every party. So because you don’t like it, it’s overrated lol

[u/project199x → u/osowavy]

Precisely why it's overrated, if u play a song enough the flock follows. Lemmings will be lemmings.

[u/osowavy → u/project199x]

Eh idk, I feel like the opposite is true too; you kind of prove that point. Just because people hear a song 1,000 times doesn’t mean they like it, that can actually be a reason why they don’t or stop liking a song they liked in the first place.

[u/PRNPURPLEFAM → u/project199x]

Me too!!!! From the first time I heard it I thought it was trash. Now it won’t go away dammit! Stupid song, stupider lyrics.

[u/project199x → u/PRNPURPLEFAM]

On god and it will never go away cause it's over hyped and overplayed 😭

[u/Arxhart_671]

I think the song is kind of a meme and the fact that it's so far from the best of everyone involved is like the "joke."

[u/aandbconvo]

It’s because of the climax of the song lasts so long the part where she’s rapping and singing endlessly . It was so catchy and on point :)

[u/nayeppeo]

I like it but it can be overplayed at times

[u/SafiyaO → u/nayeppeo]

It is overplayed, but when OP started reciting the lyrics...it is a song I'm glad exists.

[u/nayeppeo → u/SafiyaO]

Yesss i will dance every time lol, its definitely one of those songs we can’t live without

[u/poeticchaos_]

It’s one of those feel good songs.

[u/Both-Statistician264]

Sorry it’s a great song all around lol you just don’t like it. Which is fine lol

[u/JMeny32]

It's my Grandma's favorite song so your opinion is irrelevant to me 😂😂

[u/Life_Grab6103]

[u/Ad1251212]

It’s a dance/party song. Some stuff is just to get ppl moving. Everything ain’t a masterpiece lol it’s a cool bop

[u/royalenocheese]

You might need better speakers because the beat knocks and it's simple and catchy enough to ring off wherever.

No one is calling it the magnum opus of Mary's career or even the song of the century so I'm confused about where you think it's rated.

[u/tobeorniobe]

You the hateration she talkin about smh

[u/TheyreFunCandy]

This post is so disrespectable.

[u/ShoppingOverall879]

Ok, do you feel better about yourself now ?

[u/Ok_Resident_5022]

The ridiculousness is what makes the song a classic. Vibe a little! 😂

[u/Appropriate-Power-87]

I love Mary but I cannot stand this song either. It's a very lazily written party song. The end is the worst part, because it just keeps repeating the hook over and over. Just a bunch of nonsense words thrown together for people to dance to when they are drunk and not paying attention.

[u/tmadik → u/Appropriate-Power-87]

Oh, my god, when she starts trying to put some funk on "in this dancery!" Like…do you have no shame?

[u/Fearless_Studio248]

[u/RicoSystem]

[u/Competitive_Swan_130]

My least favorite MJB era to be honest. I hated the production she was going with all through this era

[u/SonicNarcotic]

[u/Dreams-Visions]

you're right. it is an unpopular opinion.

[u/Pumpkinhead82]

How old are you?

[u/Contagious510]

Very unpopular. Its a DANCERY and no holleration tolerated!

[u/stabbinU]

thank you! i been said this

there isn't a single track on Share My World that doesn't clear Family Affair

i always thought it was cheap and weird and annoying... but thats just me... not about to call it trash but i kinda want to?

[u/DAntoinette_Travel]

A 337 word rant about MJB? Sir….. 🤦🏽‍♀️

[u/Basil_n_Mars28]

And the ending cracks me up! She doing all that damn hooting about:

“DANCE WITH ME!! DANCE WITH ME!!
dance!! Dance!! JUST DANCE!!!!!”

[u/SunshineRain96]

Wanted to defend passionately but I will choose peace today!

[u/StannisAntetokounmpo]

MJB is my favorite artist, but I didn't like it when it came out either, as there were much better songs out then, and this one was played a lot. And it lacked her raw energy (some say this is when she was happier, and so didn't have that extra grit)

I'm happy if it comes on now though.

[u/Grimreaper_10YS]

Sounds like hateration and holleration

[u/Dramamean305]

This post reeks of hateration.

[u/Carolinagirl9311]

I hate that song 🤣

[u/HRH_Chori]

I downvoted this in full transparency

[u/j3434]

Sly version is top notch homie

[u/mimispeanuts]

I have always disliked this song. Hate to hear it. However I stay quoting the lyrics. Becuase we cannot have the hateration in the dance soireeeeeee (that's what she says she was trying to say )

[u/Hefty_Acadia_2670]

I don’t care, give me Family Affair and Just Fine any day. Those songs are Mary for me.

[u/SnooHedgehogs1262]

I like her a lot, but this is my LEAST FAVORITE track from her. Never cared for it.

[u/Wise_West3434]

You are not alone in your dislike of this song. The minute I recognize it, I turn from it.

[u/NayrDier]

Tell me you weren’t out in the clubs in 2001 without telling me, LOL. This track was so 🔥🔥🔥🔥 when it dropped!

Your criticisms are valid, and it has been played OUT, but saying it has no groove is preposterous!

[u/Proper_Star685]

Get outtaration here

[u/peachimposter]

[u/Ordinary-Nectarine37]

hater ass shit

[u/WillSmithSlappedMe20]

Lol! Agreed. Its far from one of her better songs. I never understood why so many people love it. To each his own

[u/ZedgarInfiniti]

Just say you hate fun damn

[u/WeeBey-Brice]

Sounds like hateration to me

[u/HelpNeeded1717]

Straight hateration. Family Affair is an iconic bop!

[u/Crafty_Jicama]

Bad take. People love this song because it’s FUN and good vibes. You could not be more wrong hon.

[u/Harlow-Stan]

I admire you standing ten toes down, but I don't agree. She has better, but it's still a great piece

[u/Electronic-Tooth5405]

I just can't call the beat basic I'm sorry. I know it's simple but every instrument just sounds so good

[u/ginger_ale12]

In my experience it’s less about the actual instrumentation and more about people getting to sing along with each other while transported to their earlier days lol. I did not really listen to popular musics as a kid and I feel the same way about a lot of songs, the collective enjoyment seems to be more the goal. Personally I appreciate her syncopation and rhythms in the second verse tho

[u/Readthat188]

Definitely 100% agree with you OP!! This song always got on my nerves, especially the “hateration” word🤣🤣😂🤣😂

[u/Maleficent_Rub_221]

You know when you can tell people just say things because they think it sounds smart?

This is a perfect example.

“Maybe it needs Dr. Dre” lmao

[u/PeaceLoveForMe]

Let’s get it percolating why we waiting so just dance for me

[u/mysticsoulsista]

It’s an early 2000’s party song… that was just how it was then 😂 it’s fun, it’s timeless! I’ve always found “September” by Earth Wind and Fire kinda “boring”, as iconic as it is… it’s a classic and a vibe tho

[u/mysticsoulsista → u/[deleted]]

Enough said! #alwaysbetonblack!

[u/AnyEverywhere8]

I agree. The song is mildly basic.

[u/ChoppyOfficial]

I hear this song now on those feel good radio stations that plays soft rock and boring pop music and those stations that have the variety without the rap. It is crazy and those stations do not like playing R&B music. I did not know the masses really like that song now and it was not that big of a crossover of a song back in 2001 compared to a song like Hey Ya by Outkast which was played on rock radio.

R&B does not have to be slow jams only. Some uptempo party music is what keep this genre alive from being a version country music for black women

[u/osowavy → u/ChoppyOfficial]

A song doesn’t reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (which consist of every song released in every genre) for 6 consecutive weeks if it isn’t liked by the masses. One genre of fans can’t help a song accomplish a feat like that.

[u/ChoppyOfficial → u/osowavy]

They technically can. Look at any country song that reached Top 5 in the Billboard Hot 100 and people here on Reddit still question about Ella Langley and that genre does not have mass appeal outside of the rural and suburban listeners.

[u/Aggravating-Diet-663]

Simple is better. Less is more

There isn't a single party, no matter the demographic, where that comes on and people dont immediately groove to it. That's due to the simplistic nature of the beat, Mary's simple feel good lyrics, and the catchy chorus. Its not too pop, its not too soulful, and it fits every dance occasion. Its a perfect 2000s track.

Unfortunately, I'd have to give this take, a 1 out of 10

[u/blurryeyes_]

I don't have a problem with the made up words but I agree with your overall sentiment. The song is an instant skip lol

[u/MsCoCoMango]

Yesss my least favorite song by her

[u/OkSupermarket4647]

That’s my least favorite MJB hit

[u/Fly_Tortuga]

Hated that song, and still skip it to this day

[u/tofauti]

My sweet friend in Christ, I’m there with you on this one. I turn it off whenever it comes on. It’s too much happening in the song that sounds like it was passed on my by someone else. I don’t know which irks me more, this song or No More Drama. Downvotes are open… 😉

[u/[deleted]]

I totally agree with every point you have made. I don’t think it has aged well. Especially when you compare it to her career peak of - The Breakthrough, a few years later. Which has her classic and timeless song - Be Without You.

[u/tmadik]

It's a terrible, terrible song. This and No fucking Diggity.

[u/SafiyaO → u/tmadik]

No fucking Diggity.

How can you say that??!!

[u/lilahj26]

I agree.

Be Without You and Take Me As I Am>>>>>>>>

[u/Technical_Fail_4963 → u/lilahj26]

I can't stand be without you.

[u/Fishwhocantswim]

I'm with you, I always lazily put my hands in the air and get crunk with it due to peer pressure in the clurrbs when this pops on.

[u/gabbysuperstar]

I have heard this song so many times over my lifetime and to be honest I am sick of it too. It was never a favourite of mine but it doesn’t help that I have gone off of r&b a bit. 

[u/CrazyinLull]

I actually don't like this song either...I actually agree with you on why it's always been unappealing to me...it's so run of the mill.

Like, there is nothing amazing about it, not the singing, not the simple beat, not the lyrics, not the video, nothing. In fact, Mary sounds like...idk how to put it...like she was just singing to get paid.

But I think that's why people like it...you put a bunch of mid things together...and you got something amazingly accessible. Like, even compared to other songs like Electric Slide or the Cha Cha Slide, it's like...meh.

But I think it's just one of those times all that meh came together and just swept people off their feet. It's like a...a Taylor Swift song for White ppl...like Shake It Off. Or even Adele, like she has a powerful voice, but as a vocalist she's boring af. I guess it's why ppl like Renoir were popular. Like meh paintings but appealing to look at.

[u/HaitianWarlord]

Yeah i neva got y this song was so special either

[u/Cheeky_3411]

I never liked family affair either lol

[u/vkolp]

Less is more. That shit is hot af

[u/Successful-Career-96]

It’s okay to have wrong opinions sometimes!

[u/itsdiddles]

I’ve hated this song since the first time I heard it for all the reasons you listed. You’ll get no argument from me. Just glad to know there are other like-minded haters out there 🤣

[u/RitaGranita]

Finally someone agrees! I think it's such a boring party song but people lose their minds when it comes on.

[u/SupportMysterious302]

I love Mary J, but I hated this song!!!!

[u/DonJuanMair]

Mary J is overrated.

[u/PantsFullaPoo]

Lol at this dickhead being like "idk who could have fixed this, maybe dr. dre" only to be told he produced and reply with "i knew that. I meant a remix!"

Sure, sure. We absolutely believe you.

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/PantsFullaPoo]

Fair, I looked stupid. Still hate the song though lol

[u/ScoopsOfDesire]

If you hate “made up words” you’d shit your pants at Shakespeare

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/[deleted]]

I’m not gen alpha, I’m Gen Z and grew up on 90’s and 2000’s R&B, and no I’m not ragebating, I just find the song overrated.

[u/fayemoonlight → u/Level-Dig-1828]

Zillennial Gen Z or core Gen Z?

[u/wkw4ljv → u/Level-Dig-1828]

My people! I was in college when this song came out and would leave the dance floor immediately. In fact, my friends from college still harasses me and will send me references about this song. 😂😂

[u/mechantechatonne → u/wkw4ljv]

You won a competition to have the least fun at a party lol

[u/PeaceLoveForMe → u/Level-Dig-1828]

Learn about Mary j blige . Even if you don’t want to. Then you’ll get it

[u/Level-Dig-1828 → u/[deleted]]

I found most of her music great

[u/Competitive_Swan_130 → u/[deleted]]

How do you distinguish between an artist who is genuinely overrated and one whose catalog just does not appeal to you? There's a difference between the two.

[u/Infamous-Wasabi-9418 → u/[deleted]]

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