Mary J. Blige and Method Man are pure magic when onstage together. The famed New York-bred collaborators reunited during her second annual “Strength Of A Woman Festival” most recently.
As part of Bligeβs Hip-Hop 50 celebration, she and Method Man, alongside Jodeci, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Ciara, Lola Brooke, Jadakiss, DJ Drama and others took over Atlantaβs State Farm Arena with their respective hits and dynamic stage presence. Naturally, Meth and Blige performed their 1997 classic duet entitled βIβll Be There For You/Youβre All I Need,β just as they did the year prior.
βAh, man, it means so much to collab. I mean, the song, I won my first Grammy ever with βYouβre All I Needβ with Method Man,β she expressed. βFor Hip-Hop and being the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, thatβs big. Thatβs massive. And to have that song still have the impact on people every time it comes onβitβs like we first performed it for the first time. So itβs amazing, man.β
When asked if she would record another track with the Wu-Tang rapper, she gleefully responded, βOf course I would!β
Blige also spoke about the future of “Strength Of A Woman Festival” and whatβd she like to push for as it continues to expand.
βI love the scholarship giveaways and just the money that goes out to the communities in Atlanta and the inner cities. I love to give away. So hopefully more bigger donations and bigger community initiatives.β