Mary J. Blige

Released: July 28, 1998

Songwriter: Mary J. Blige Chucky Thompson Diddy Rick James Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff

Producer: Chucky Thompson Diddy

[Intro]
Yeah
L.A., we about to turn this into a party
If y'all ready to party tonight, y’all gotta say this shit with me
Y'all ready? Come on
Say 'Do that shit,’ say 'Do that shit'
Come on, 'Do that shit,' where you at, say 'Do that shit'
Uh-huh
Doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, oh, ay, yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
We gon' party all night with y’all, all night
Doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo, oh, ay
Ladies, if you know the song, sing along, come on

[Verse 1]
Oooooh baby, not tonight
I don’t wanna fuss and fight
I just wanna make it right
Ooh, ooh ooh, there's work to do
I wanna get real close to you
I wanna get you in the mood

All the things you want to do
Just relax and I’ll take care of you
Or anytime you want me (And what you say?)
I'm sayin' that I love you every day
And I know that you love me
Baby, admit it

[Chorus]
Give me all your love and don't stop
My love’s waiting when you reach the top
(Sing the song, y'all) (All night long)
Oh oh, come into my bedroom honey (Say what?)
What I got will make you spend money
(All night long)
(Mary J., what you say, what you say)

[Verse 2]
You know that I know that you love me, yeah yeah
But if you just give me a chance
I could still show you romance
I know that you still savin' for my flavor, babe
So stop playin' hard to get
And let's make love like we first met
Yeah, yeah

Mary Jane Blige (b. Jan 11 1971) grew up in the projects of Yonkers, New York. A random decision to record a cover of “Caught Up in the Rapture” by Anita Baker in a pop-up recording booth at a mall led MJB to getting signed by Uptown Entertainment. After providing background vocals on Father MC’s hit single “I’ll Do 4 U” in 1990, a young intern at Uptown named Sean “Puffy” Combs ended up executive producing Mary’s 1992 debut album What’s The 411?. Fusing hip-hop beats with Mary’s soulful voice earned her the nickname “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”.

She followed up her debut with a string of critically acclaimed albums, including 1994’s My Life and 1997’s Share My World, as well as hit singles such as “Not Gon' Cry,” “Family Affair,” “Be Without You,” and “Just Fine.”

She also collaborated with rappers on a number of tracks, including Jay-Z’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” Ghostface Killah’s “All That I Got is You,” Wyclef’s “911,” Common’s “Come Close,” and Method Man’s “I’ll Be There for You/All I Need to Get By,” which was a platinum hit and won the two of them a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.

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