The MessageHip-Hop and R&B Royalty Mary J Blige being inducted to The Apollo walk of fame at The Apollo Theater in New York City on May 28, 2021. Cindy Ord/Getty Images Play Now [1:01:19]Like this?Log in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile.Log inCreate a free AccountLike this?Thanks for liking this song! We have added it to a personal playlist for you.Show me! Save by Sanni Brown and Sean McPhersonJanuary 13, 2022This week on The Message, we're celebrating Hip-Hop and R&B Royalty! You'll hear new music from birthday girl and Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige, as well as music from James Brown, Terrace Martin, Aaliyah, Biz Markie and more.Program playlistGalleryFullscreen SlidePrevious Slide5 of 5Biz Markie performing in Los Angeles on March 30, 2016.Rachel Murray/Getty Images1 of 5Mary J. Blige attends 'Mary J Blige: My Life' premiere presented by Amazon Studios at Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on June 23, 2021 in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images2 of 5James Brown, American funk soul singer, songwriter and producer, performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesNext Slide