![]() little did know that life was change so drastically just a few years later. i didn’t know that it would be one of the memories i hold so tightly to. i’d give anything to back to the night that seemed so insignificant. guess, i was ahead of the curb that night at my aunt janet’s. anywho, i remember janet and robert saying, “why you do that song? it’s so slow.” □□♂️ the sound of r&b, especially songs by women, would move away from the pop/dance sound that so dominated pop radio to a more raw, hip-hop oriented sound thanks to breakout success of mary j. the moves were not “janet” or “paula” by there were still intricate. but he danced! i was going to something equally slammin’ BUT i had mary’s “you remind me” video was my current fave and i had mastered the choreo. robert did janet, although i cannot remember which song. and by perform, i mean we lip sync (for our lives) for janet’s enjoyment. we watched movies, joked and performed for her. my best fiend robert and i spent the night during the first week. late in the summer of 1992, my aunt janet moved into her new place in north philadelphia. little did i know just how mary’s 1992 debut album “what’s the 411?” would shape the future of the musical landscape. while it was in the pocket of the r&b sound of the moment, it was pointed to where contemporary r&b would go. blige’s debut single “you remind me.” i was instantly captivated by the mid-tempo waves of rhythm, pulsating beat and the irresistible hook. I was listening, as i often did every week night, to the power 9 at 9 countdown on power 99FM in philadelphia in the summer of 1992 when i first heard mary j.
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