25 years later, the nine-time Grammy Award winner performs songs from the opus during her "Strength of a Woman Tour" stop in the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (L-R) Mary J Blige's debut album 'What's The 411?' was released in 1992. But thanks to the risk-taking efforts of Uptown Records honcho Andre Harrell (a former rapper, himself) and his ambitious and audacious team of image builders (including Kirk Burrowes, Sybil Pennix, Lisa Cambridge, Malika Thompson and the omnipresent Sean “Puffy” Combs) a legend was born. The young woman’s birth name was Mary Jane Blige and she had a look and sound that was quite a polarizing contrast to what the record industry grew comfortable with for a black R&B vocalist.
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