There are songs that immediately transport you to another place and time. Mary J. Blige featuring Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, one of the members of the all-male R & B group Jodeci. At the time when Mary J. Blige's album was released in 1992, I was 10. I didn't purchase the CD until a few years later and I remember it being one of the first CD's I bought and listened to from start to finish. The CD came with a poster that was in the inside front case. I hung it up on my wall and immediately felt like a grown woman . Mary J. Blige is known for her womanly anthems. She sings about the many phases and faces of love with hits like, "Real Love" that spoke about the search for love and "Not Gone Cry", one of my favorite singles from Blige from the "Waiting to Exhale" movie soundtrack which discusses the pain and heartache from betrayal in love. I love hearing both men and women singing together on a song. This ...