The legendary queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, sits down with DJ Khaled on this week's episode of "The First One." In this episode, Mary J. talks about the earlier days of her career, which involved the legendary Sean "Diddy" Combs and Andre Harrell at Uptown Records. Blige also details some of the best stories of her rise as a leading lady in the world of Hip-Hop as well as the making of iconic albums such as What's The 411 and My Life. The seminal songstress of Hip-Hop explains to DJ Khaled where her unique style of dance, fashion and music originated from as well as her evolution as an actress, producer and business woman.

New episodes of "The First One" release every Thursday, only on Amazon Music. Featured guests include Lil Wayne, J Balvin, Fat Joe, Jon Bon Jovi, Kelly Rowland, Big Sean, Diddy, Nas, Jhene Aiko, T.I., Wyclef Jean, and more. Check out the music featured and discussed in this episode on The First One Playlist: smarturl.it/FirstOnePlaylist.

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