Umculi waseMelika, umdidiyeli, umlingisi, umbhali wamaculo, owine izindondo eziyisishiyagalolunye ze-Grammy nguMary J. Blige. Wazalwa ngoJanuwari 11, 1971 eNew York (USA).
Ubuntwana nobusha bukaMary J. Blige
Isikhathi sobuntwana senkanyezi evuthayo senzeka eSavannah (Georgia). Kamuva, umndeni kaMary wathuthela eNew York. Indlela yakhe yokuphila enzima yadlula izithiyo eziningi, kwakukhona izimanga endleleni, ezinhle futhi ezingezinhle kangako.
Ubuntwana babunzima. Ukungqubuzana njalo nontanga kwashiya uphawu lwabo. Engathandi ukuya esikoleni, uMary wayezulazula emigwaqweni, ethanda ukuzijabulisa nabangane bakhe.
Ukuqala kwendlela eya empumelelweni
Ngenhlanhla, uqophe ingoma ka-Anita Baker ethi Caught up in the Rapture. Futhi mhlawumbe akulutho, kodwa usingayise kaMariya wabonisa i-tape ku-Andre Harrell.
Izinkanyezi zaqondana. UHarrell wamangala ngezwi futhi wasayina isivumelwano ngaso leso sikhathi. Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi isihlabani esafufusa saqala ngama-backing vocals.
Kwaqalwa. Inhlanganisela yezimo iholele ochungechungeni lwemicimbi, futhi manje uSean "Puffy" Combs, ehlatshwe umxhwele amakhono ephimbo, wasiza umculi owayesafuna ukucula ngokuqoshwa kwe-albhamu yokuqala. I-albhamu yokuqala ethi What's the 411? yaphuma ngo-1991.
Kwathatha izinyanga ezimbalwa ukuyiqopha, futhi yaba ekhangayo, uhlobo olusha. Ukuhambisana komculo okuthakazelisayo, kuhlanganiswe nezwi eliqinile nelingavamile, kwakha "intambo yomculo" ehlanganisa i-blues ne-rap.
Ngaleso sikhathi, uBlige wanikeza konke okuhle kakhulu ku-100%. I-disc yakhe yokuqala, ngaphandle kokubamba iqhaza kwama-rapper i-Grand Puba no-Busta Rhymes, ibambe izikhundla eziphambili kabili.
Ihamba phambili eshadini lama-albhamu e-R&B/Hip-Hop, What's the 411? igxile kumahithi ayishumi aphezulu e-Billboard 200.
Isitayela somuntu siqu kanye nokuziphatha kweciko
Indlela nesitayela sokugqoka kwakuhluke kakhulu kulokho okwakulindelwe kuBlige. Umbhikisho we-Rap kanye nomzabalazo wangaphakathi ophikisana nemithetho nokungabi nabulungisa kwempilo kwenza uMary abenguye.
Izinkampani ezinkulu zokuqopha (MCA, Universal, Arista, Geffen) zazinesithakazelo kunkanyezi ekhulayo ngesivinini esisheshayo.
Abaphathi balezi zinkampani balwe kanzima nesithombe somculi, kwabonakala kuyize. Kodwa isikhathi sihamba, izinguquko zenzeka emphefumulweni wentombi ye-rap futhi izinto eziyinkimbinkimbi zavela ku-wardrobe.
Emantombazaneni amaningi anesiphetho esifanayo, wahlala eyisidlamlilo uMary J. Blige!
Umsebenzi uMary J. Blige
Ngo-1995, kwakhululwa i-albhamu yesibili ethi My Life. USean Combs ubambe iqhaza elikhulu kulokhu. Le albhamu ibe nezinguquko ezithile.
Ngakho-ke, amazwi omculo nezothando aphazamisa isilaleli emsindweni we-rap, futhi uMariya wayebonakala etshela impilo yakhe yonke, ubuhlungu nezinkinga. Wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngakho konke okuhlobene nokuphulwa kwamalungelo abantu abamnyama.
Ukuhlukana kwakhe nelebuli u-K-Ci Hailey nakho kwamkhathaza. Konke lokhu kunikeze i-albhamu umuzwa womuntu siqu. Njengomthetho, ukuqoshwa okunjalo kubambelela emphefumulweni wabalaleli, ngoba wonke umuntu ubona kuwo ingxenyana yokuphila kwabo.
Ukuphila Kwami kwaba umsebenzi ophumelela ngokulinganayo, ngenze ngendlela efanayo emashadini. Ngawo lowo nyaka, lo mculi waba ngomunye wabaqokiwe futhi wawina indondo yeBest Rap Song engomeni ethi I'll Be There for You.
Futhi-ke umculi washintsha iqembu. Manje umdidiyeli wakhe usenguSuge Knight. Lesi sinqumo sasingelula, kodwa uMary, owayazi ukuthi ufunani, wawulandela ngokucacile umgomo wakhe.
Ngemva kokusayina inkontileka ne-MCA, umculi waqala ukudala i-albhamu yesithathu yesitudiyo.
Eminyakeni emibili kamuva, ngo-1997, i-LP Share My World yakhululwa njengokubambisana phakathi kwabaqambi nabadidiyeli uJimmy Jam noTerry Lewis. Yabelana Ngezwe Lami - enye yezingoma ibe yingoma eshisa izikhotha.
Kungale ngoma lapho umculi asekela khona uhambo lwekhonsathi. I-CD entsha ebukhoma yakhululwa ngo-1998.
Isikhathi esivuthiwe somsebenzi womculi
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, isitayela sikaMary sashintsha njengoba ekhula ngokomoya nangokomsebenzi. Akabange esahlubuka njengentombazane.
Ngo-1999, i-albhamu yakhe entsha yesine, uMary, yakhululwa. Manje wayesebukeka njengengcweti eveza izwi, enezwi elinamandla lobuhle obungavamile. Isitayela sakhe somculo sesizuze ukuzethemba nokuthandeka.
Umsindo wezwi lakhe, umthwalo we-semantic wagcina imizwa yawo yangaphambili. UMary ufinyelele kunombolo 2 eshadini le-pop futhi wangena kumahithi aphezulu angamashumi amabili e-Canada eshadini lakhe lokuqala le-R&B.
Eyesihlanu ilandelana, kodwa hhayi ngokwamandla omsindo, i-albhamu ethi No More Drama yakhululwa ngo-2001. Ngalesi sikhathi, umculi wagxila kakhulu futhi wagxila kakhulu ekudaleni inzalo yakhe.
Ngaphambilini, abahlaziyi bashada nabaqambi, manje uMary ngokwakhe wabonisa isilaleli umbono wakhe womculo. Le albhamu bekungenye edayisa kakhulu, yafinyelela ku-#1 eshadini eliphezulu le-R&B/Hip-HopAlbums.
2003 kanye nesinye isitudiyo sikhiphe iLove & Life. Kukule albhamu lapho umculi ekhombise khona ukuthi usezingeni eliphezulu. Igalelo elibalulekile kule albhamu lenziwe nguSean Combs (P. Diddy). Impumelelo yezohwebo ye-albhamu yayibangelwa kakhulu nguye.
Yiqiniso, ubuntwana obunzima bushiye izibazi emphefumulweni womculi. Noma kunjalo, uhamba ngokuzethemba, ezuza izinhliziyo zezigidi, namuhla usengomunye wabalingisi abahamba phambili besimanje.
