The Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul, Mary J. Blige, today unveiled the video for ‘Why?’ – latest single to be lifted from her Gold-selling ‘My Life II’ opus.
Watch MJB and guest-star Rick Ross in action below…
Solid. Very much so, at that.
A fact rendered bitter-sweet when considering that the album is almost at its curtain-call. Why wasn’t the gloss and grandeur apportioned to this video also employed for its lead and most important releases (’25/8′ and ‘Mr. Wrong’)?
In any case, what’s done is done (including the album). Here’s hoping lessons have been learned going into the next outing.
25 COMMENTS
Mely B
May 9, 2012 at 12:08 pm
This is one of the stand-out tracks on this album. Re your comments about the videos – you know r&b doesn’t get the big budget for videos anymore which can lend a low-rent quality to the production. The rollout of this album was all wrong & I think Mary had a hand in it – SOMEONE TO LOVE ME shouldn’t have been the soft lead and 25/8 should not have been released as a single @ all! Like I said, WHY is a really good track but it’s too little, too late to salvage this album.
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Darius
May 9, 2012 at 12:19 pm
Its never too late Mary j managed to sell 600 thousand records without a pop radio smash and the video looks very high budget to me what us gonna happen is record sales are going up up up I’m glad Mary is continuing to promote my life 2 haters will hate
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aishaaguilerakeys
May 9, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Nice vid, nice song. Go Mary! I like.nThis isn’t the first time she works w/ RR, though, guess she likes it.
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Dunk
May 9, 2012 at 12:30 pm
This is a great track and the album has a number of great songs on it, no point in looking at the artist when they have low rent videos in this day and age where R&B is not selling, i hope Mary continues to push the labum for awhile as it is great!
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johnb
May 9, 2012 at 12:46 pm
the video is well put together. it is the best so far off the album! i cant wait for don’t mind
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pat
May 9, 2012 at 12:46 pm
great song title WHY? as in why are u still promoting this flop album
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johnb
May 9, 2012 at 12:51 pm
pat
May 9, 2012 at 12:46 pm
great song title WHY? as in why are u still promoting this flop album
ummm hater much? and mary has never had one flop album so you need to get your fax together!
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BmoreK
May 9, 2012 at 12:58 pm
It doesnt matter if its only gold… This CD is awesome IJS open your ears to something worth listening to.
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Tiny
May 9, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Love this song, was one of my fav from the album.
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Darius
May 9, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Album sold 600 000 how is that a flop bitches
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RoyalKev
May 9, 2012 at 1:26 pm
The video wasn’t bad. I think Mary looked great in the beginning and towards the end in all white. If I’m honest, I just don’t LOVE the song. I actually thought this album was crap when I first heard it and then after I gave it a good listen I had a completely different opinion. I wish her singles were organized better.
I liked Mr. Wrong as a single choice (but it was released too early). I preferred the order of releases to have been released this way: Don’t Mind, 25/8(with a better video), Mr.Wrong(with a better video) and then a wrap-up with Empty Prayers(which is phenomenal).
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Darshelle Jones
May 9, 2012 at 1:39 pm
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Jessica
May 9, 2012 at 2:13 pm
@Pat: Where is your album?? oh that’s right…. nowhere= FLOP!!! LMAO!!! Pat, do yourself a favor- go and sing Little Miss Muffett and Mary Has A Little Lamb and learn the words and go from there to get a record deal, loser!!!
Anyways, I love this track and this is why she is called ” The Queen of Hip-Hop & R&B” for 20+ years, I can’t wait for Act 2 cd next!!!
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ANTHONY
May 9, 2012 at 2:18 pm
MARY J BLIGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN HIPHOP & R&B SELLER, SO 600,000 IS GOOD FOR THE QUEEN….NO MORE DRAMA JUST SHOWED HOW THE QUEEN IS A CROSS OVER ARIST AND THE BREAKTHROUGH WAS HER BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGH AND LAST, ALSO REMEMBER THE FREE DOWNLOADS OF CD AND SINGLES….
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SHUH
May 9, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Mary J. Blige does not do flop albums. She can still sell an album like it’s nobodys business. Keep reigning Mary!
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swagg
May 9, 2012 at 4:31 pm
smh u youngsters or old dummies have no clue about the music biz and neither does sam if he thinks an album thats been gold a while and been out for 6months and its an urban release is a flop in 2012..thats great that she has had no top 20 hits and managed this it will prob b plat after summer if she continues to promote..alot of classic albums didnt seel like hot cakes at first but ended up doing really well due to promotion and singles its harder but it does happen
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lyric commander lee
May 9, 2012 at 5:27 pm
this is the feeling i was hoping to get from her new project- classic mary! love it!
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Duane Da Vinci
May 9, 2012 at 5:35 pm
(Waits for Deveal to post his Rant)…..
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Darianna Jones
May 9, 2012 at 7:42 pm
I love Mary J. Blige, but she could have released better singles. There were so many other good songs on that CD that could have been released that would have had a greater impact than the ones she came out with. Hell, even the “Ain’t Nobody” cover could have done some damage. But (sigh), hopefully Part 2 will offer us more
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antertain
May 9, 2012 at 11:21 pm
The real MJB is back.
This is all she needs to do.
Maybe snag one last video with Beyonce.
I’d drop off my seat if a video for Love A Woman came.
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divaonthereal
May 9, 2012 at 11:55 pm
MJB you really need to release and do a video for the collaboration of you and Beyonce “A Woman’s Love”. That song is fire and -it need to be released.
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Lenny
May 10, 2012 at 7:28 am
God is a new platinum for today’s standarts.
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Lenny
May 10, 2012 at 7:28 am
Gold is a new platinum for today’s standarts.
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Leo
May 10, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Great video at last! Lavish. I missed this kinda work from Mary. Yes!!!!
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Johnb
May 10, 2012 at 10:11 pm
Someone stated she didn’t get a top 20 hit off this album …. Actually mr. Wrong made it to number ten on r&b charts and got Mary her 23rd top 10 she has the most top tens as a female artist now even more than Mariah Carey so how is anything Mary does consider a flop ? Ok I thought so
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