Stream Mary J. Blige's "Family Affair" In Celebration Of Her 51st Birthday

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Happy Birthday, queen!

In celebration of Mary J. Blige's birthday, we're throwing it way back to 2001 with "Family Affair." The Bronx-born industry icon celebrates her 51st today, Tuesday, January 11th, and she's been receiving plenty of love from friends and fans alike across social media all day long.

Throughout her career, the Power Book II: Ghost actress has achieved plenty of impressive feats, and although she's getting older, she's not letting that stop her from crossing more things off of her bucket list, including her upcoming Super Bowl Halftime show with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Kendrick Lamar.

"This is our royalty regardless of how anyone else feels about her, Mary is our royalty and we’re not going to let anyone tarnish this brand," rapper Method Man said when speaking on Blige's fierce performance on the 50 Cent-produced STARZ series.

Which Mary J. Blige tracks do you have in rotation in celebration of the No More Drama hitmaker's birthday? Let us know in the comments.

Quotable Lyrics:

Ooh, it's only gonna be about a matter of time
Before you get loose and start to lose your mind
Cop you a drink, go head and rock your ice
'Cause we celebrating no more drama in our life


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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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