Please don't EVER compare MJ to BK....Mary J Blige came during a time where it was much harder to be a female in the industry & she didn't & still doesn't have to have 'The machine' around her to bring in a good performance. She has always been a one act performer & has maintained popularity as such & she has a loyal fan base of actual grown ass people, not the crazy beehives which consist of a lot of the younger generation which has declined in so many ways. Please please there just isn't any comparison whatsoever. They have their own lanes