Real Love

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"Real Love" is a 1992 R&B/hip-hop soul single by Mary J. Blige that became one of her breakthrough hits and helped establish her as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul."

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Real Love canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album What’s the 411?
artist Mary J. Blige
chartPerformance US Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs hit
countryOfOrigin United States
era early 1990s
follows You Remind Me
format 12-inch single
CD single
cassette single
genre R&B
hip hop soul
soul music
hasEraSignificance helped define Mary J. Blige’s early career sound
hasLeadVocalsBy Mary J. Blige
hasMusicVideo Real Love (music video)
hasRemix Real Love (remix)
hasSubject romantic love
hasTempo mid-tempo
hasType breakthrough hit
helpedEstablishTitle Queen of Hip-Hop Soul
includedInAlbum What’s the 411?
isBreakthroughWorkFor Mary J. Blige
language English
mainInstrumentalStyle sample-based hip hop production
notableFor blending R&B vocals with hip hop production
early defining example of hip hop soul sound
partOf Mary J. Blige discography
performer Mary J. Blige
precededBy You Remind Me
producer Mark C. Rooney
Mark Morales
Puff Daddy
linked to: P. Diddy

Sean Combs
linked to: P. Diddy
recordLabel MCA Records
Uptown Records
releaseDate 1992
releaseYear 1992
vocalStyle hip hop soul
writer Kenny Greene
Mark C. Rooney
Mark Morales
Mary J. Blige

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Mary J. Blige notableWork Real Love
subject linked to: Mary
Corey Rooney notableWork Real Love