Take Two #8: Mary J Blige's "What's the 411?" with Naima Cochrane

We wrap up another edition of Take Two and discuss Mary J Blige's debut album What's The 411? We get into Mary's role in hip-hop soul, the story of Uptown Records, and Mary's image at the time.
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Mary J. Blige, 'What's The 411?' at 20: Classic Track-By-Track Review (Billboard)
‘What’s The 411?’: When Hip-Hop And R&B Collided On Mary J. Blige’s Debut (uDiscoverMusic)
Show Tracklisting (all songs from What's the 411? unless otherwise indicated):
Slow Down
What's The 411?
Lil Louis: Club Lonely (I'm On The Guest List Mix)
My Love
Real Love
Leave A Message
Love No Limit
Mariah Carey: Emotions
Shanice: I Love Your Smile
Tracie Spencer: Tender Kisses
Lisa Fischer: How Can I Ease The Pain
Real Love
Reminisce
Love No Limit
Intro Talk
I Don't Want To Do Anything
Love No Limit
Changes I've Been Going Through
You Don't Have To Worry
What's the 411?
Leave A Message
Audio Two: Top Billin'
Real Love
Reminisce
Changes I've Been Going Through
Intro: Ribbon in the Sky
Guy: Do Me Right
SWV: Anything - Old Skool Radio Version
Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there
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