“Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the compliment and be thankful that people are complimenting you, but don't let it consume you; don't let your circumstances around you and the way people view you make you act a certain way.”

American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur

Mary J. Blige is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. She is widely known as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” and the “Queen of R&B.” Her career has brought her major recognition across music and television, including nine Grammy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. She has also won four American Music Awards, twelve NAACP Image Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards, among them the Billboard Icon Award.