Episode notes
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.
More on Naima
- Check out #MusicSermon
- Naima’s chat with the National Museum of African American Music
- Twitter | Instagram
More on What’s the 411?
- 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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- Naima Cochrane
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Hosted by Oliver Wang and Morgan Rhodes, every episode of Heat Rocks invites a special guest to talk about a heat rock – a hot album, a scorching record. These are in-depth conversations about the albums that shape our lives.
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