It’s enough to say that Mary J. Blige didn’t have the best time growing up as she had to endure a few things that many of us don’t know much about and probably wouldn’t want to if given the choice. But from the hardship and pain she had to endure she did manage to find a silver lining as singing became her one way out of the life that might have been the end of her had it continue in the same way for too long. Eventually she got to work with Puff Daddy and eventually her music career began to really take off as she found that success was something she wanted more of and would work as hard as she could to maintain. Since then she’s been doing whatever it takes to keep on the level and play her music as much as she wants in an attempt, a successful one at that, to be counted as a legend in her own time.
Here are some of her songs that have been featured in movies and on TV.
5. Hidden Figures – Mirage
With something as important as the construction and computations of a NASA spacecraft you would think that you’d want people on the job that are as sure as they can possibly be when it comes to making sure that every last part is in working order and the theories are as sound as possible. But given the time period that this film was in and the shortsightedness of so many individuals back then it’s not hard to think how the women in the film were shortchanged more than once. If you’re the guy in the pod with a rocket strapped to your back you’d definitely want to be certain that you were being guided by someone that’s best suited for the job.
4. Mudbound – Mighty River
Racism isn’t worth it. It’s a divisive tool that’s been used by too many throughout the years and in truth it’s one of the biggest problems that’s been around for a long, long time now. Jamie and Ronsel both showed that men can enter a war and come out as friends no matter their color or problems, but the world they left behind was still waiting for them when they returned, and more than that, it was ready to remind them that freedom is not a value that all those in the world share as the same highly-prized ideal. There is such a thing as forgiveness when it comes to the evils we do to one another, but it’s a long and very hard road to walk.
3. Empire – Shake Down
Being part of the music industry and running your own sizable empire are two different things entirely as this family knows all about in this show. The ins and outs that tend to dominate their lives and the constant manipulations and inner workings of the business are something that a lot of people will never know anything about since it’s something you need to start making mistakes to really understand. One thing about any big business that deals in talent and insane amounts of money is that there will always be a problem looming on one horizon or the other, it’s all a matter of how one deals with it and whether they survive intact.
2. 8 Mile – You’re All I Need
A lot of people have come to think that this was the story of Eminem’s life in movie form, and in truth it kind of is, but there’s a lot of difference between this movie and his life, so it’s more of an entertaining film. Rabbit though is a guy that’s down on his luck and needs something to get his life going, as he lives in a trailer with his mother and has no one else in his life other than his friends that is going to give him a chance to do anything. His performances at the Shelter however are what eventually get him noticed and the final battles he has with Papa Doc and his buddies is nothing short of epic.
1. Friday After Next – Family Affair
This movie is right up there with the original Friday since it’s got the humor and the feel to it that the first one did. The second one didn’t come quite close enough to capturing the same energy as the first, but this one is great since it goes back to the slapstick comedy that made the first one so memorable. It’d be nice to see Chris Tucker come back but that wasn’t even a possibility in the second one so the third was bound to have to stand without him. Despite being one of the best in the trilogy however it didn’t get a whole lot of love since a lot of people were still stuck on the first one.
Mary J. Blige is an icon for a reason.
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