I remember hearing this song a long time ago when I was about 3 or 4. It was late at night and we used to live out in an apartment complex. My mom was walking me home that night and someone was playing this song out their car radio. It was cold out but hearing those chiming in the song and her voice. Then looking up at the stars in the sky...
This song has a special part in me. Just something was special about that moment.
I knew who Mary J. was back in the day, but I had no appreciation of her until some asshole sent his 13 CDs from Columbia House to my address, which I opened, played, and kept :)
I've been a life long fan since. I love this woman, her whole thing, her brand. She pretty much defined what good R&B should sound like for the 90s (and there was some great sh!t out there, of course). Love her.
Dear Holy God above, Please grant the singers/rappers of today the ability to see that this is true music, that this brought the crowds running, that this is actual talent. Please let them see that layering auto-tone over a shitty voice only makes a shitty computerized voice. Please let the musicians of old come back in full force, and influence today's children the way they're supposed to be influenced. For this I pray. Sincerely, Sexxyperv. Amen.
I rememeber when this dropped. I was in 7th grade and flyest girl in the school was performing this in front of the class and staring at me the whole time. My joint was BRICK.
This was Mary's first single from Dec. 1991! I always wondered why Uptown/MCA didn't release a video for this version! It would have been a much bigger hit if they had!
the only word that comes to mind when it comes to Mary is voice. she's a voice for women, for the middle class, for the ghetto, and her longevity is proof positive of being in touch with folks. this, though, will always be my favorite Mary song, when she was young and hungry, she was just Diva. Love it. Thank you.
Wow Has it been that long Instant goose bumps!!Crushes on older chicks long summers, just started high school,nike air max,house partys,streetfighter at the arcade,Finsbury park fun fair(London)young with out a care in the world mary was the shit!!93- 94
Wow Has it been that long Instant goose bumps!!Crushes on older chicks long summers, just started high school,nike air max,young with out a care in the world mary was the shit!!93- 94
we used to stand around on 125th st in harlem in front of the Apollo theatre every saturday night back in the day while this song was blasting out of somebodys car just singing this shit over and over!!!!! Those were the damn days!
the first time I ever heard this song, I was sitting in a barber shop near the campus of Winston-Salem State Univ. I decided to enroll in college after I got out of the Navy. So I moved to Winston-Salem, NC and got a little apartment near campus...so, Im sitting there in the barber shop, reading Ebony magazine and this song comes on. I swear to God, the hair on my forearm stood straight up as soon as heard her voice. That album started the Mary J soundtrack to my life.
what stupid and racist comment to say. What made you think they can be foreginers? Foreginers appreicate good music as anyone else. For your records American aritsts from 70s, 80s and 90s are appreicated more in Europe than the US, you can ask the likes of Alexander O'neal, Tina Turner.
@npscholes You didn't read the comment I responded to and you also read to much in that comment. I didn't say Foreigners didn't appreciate good music. But most of the younger ones or people that never heard it will speak ill towards this. That is fact.
To all who say she changed her style, Mary is Mary still you just wet behind the ears still. This is one sister who is not going to sell out and will forever and always have soul. Do what you do girl we are not mad at you at all!!!
i have good and bad memories of this song, my good memorie is we practiced off this song for our upcoming graduation, 2nd good memorie that day as we were practicing me & a friend of mines cuadette bell got yelled at for doin our own thang, so the teacher said, ms bell-ms boykin get right or get out my line, like a yr n a half later she passed away from violence, r.i.p. my friend.
@504GAYWOMAN37 Sorry to hear about your memory tied to your friend's passing hope this song relaxes your mind and 'reminds' you that heaven only gain an angel and you'll see your friend soon :)
@katochable Say I agree but ya know the music industry goes with the figure; the money count! They seem to believe what the public likes when they don't! The artist is ignored most of the time, this is what Prince was so hot under the collar about. the artist is just a cash cow, never mind the creative mode of the one with the gift by God to do what they do!
can someone help me in the beginning shes in a black hat what video is that from because i saw the two videos this one combines and she not wearing that outfit in either one if anyone knows shout out thanks
Yes Lord I remember growin up listenin 2 dis song all da time...I miss the 90'z it was real fun and enjoying..now we're in a recession, ppl dyin every minute...things are not the same anymore.
Ok this is the jam! I remember when this song came out and everyday me and my girls was singing this in the lunchroom and on the bus on every field trip! hose were the dayz!
This takes me back to the best Thompson Family Reunion I can remember,Club Mercedes,Drive thru runs and the list goes on -Family card games-In between-and Geraldine being a sore looser. Only family would know what this means to me.
Anyone from the South Florida area? Mar J was one of the hottest acts back in the early 90s, which was completely different than the late 90s. The local Box Network had her featured on several local stages, and her local performances were second to none! You Remind Me & Real Love were her two top songs of that time and propelled her to the top.
Mary is bringing it on this record! This and 'Real Love' are two of her best songs, and the raw emotion she conveys through her voice stirs the soul. None of the crappy pseudo-R&B coming out now can touch this.
This CD is badass. A real R&B fan would own this album. I'm 16, and i used to not like mary, but my mom played this CD, and i just got hooked. The CD is great.
I remember hearing this song a long time ago when I was about 3 or 4. It was late at night and we used to live out in an apartment complex. My mom was walking me home that night and someone was playing this song out their car radio. It was cold out but hearing those chiming in the song and her voice. Then looking up at the stars in the sky...
This song has a special part in me. Just something was special about that moment.
sketcheddreams 2 months ago 2
I knew who Mary J. was back in the day, but I had no appreciation of her until some asshole sent his 13 CDs from Columbia House to my address, which I opened, played, and kept :)
I've been a life long fan since. I love this woman, her whole thing, her brand. She pretty much defined what good R&B should sound like for the 90s (and there was some great sh!t out there, of course). Love her.
BridgeportIPA 2 months ago
I like this version better than the remix..
I didn't realize Terrence Howard was in the video.
ladyleo1996 3 months ago
I like this version better than the remix..
ladyleo1996 3 months ago
this isn't the original video!!!!
chuckdamailman 4 months ago
@chuckdamailman this isn 't the original video, but this is the original version!!!
Triantafyllitsa 1 month ago
I LUV ALL MARY'S MUSIC!!
rockstarswaggcrew 4 months ago
OLDSKOOL ALL DA WAY CANT FORGET DIS TRACK FO SHO
tawkischeap1 4 months ago
Love this song..for some reason i've always digged the orginal version more than
the remix! lol!
plato2008 4 months ago
Awsome.What can I say THIS IS AMAZING nothing compare to the new today's rabbish.........................
youcefkaidi1 4 months ago
Mary J. dont u know that you remind me of the GOOD OL' 90S!!!!!
cab12000 5 months ago
R&B with NewJack Swing as well. Go 90's!!!
plzletmego87 5 months ago
I have always sang this song in my head ever since it came out. Whenever I see someone that reminds me......
justdadance 5 months ago
Mothafuckin Fire
DoctorPlay 5 months ago 2
13 ppl have amnesia ?
KieshaAntoinette 5 months ago
luv this song
29mdr 5 months ago
Dear Holy God above, Please grant the singers/rappers of today the ability to see that this is true music, that this brought the crowds running, that this is actual talent. Please let them see that layering auto-tone over a shitty voice only makes a shitty computerized voice. Please let the musicians of old come back in full force, and influence today's children the way they're supposed to be influenced. For this I pray. Sincerely, Sexxyperv. Amen.
sexxyperv 6 months ago 4
I rememeber when this dropped. I was in 7th grade and flyest girl in the school was performing this in front of the class and staring at me the whole time. My joint was BRICK.
philosophic9 6 months ago
cool track
sozz1956 6 months ago
my mom loved this song when i was a little kid R I P MOMMA
truelegendinblack 6 months ago
I love this song!!!
lilmissy691 6 months ago
This was Mary's first single from Dec. 1991! I always wondered why Uptown/MCA didn't release a video for this version! It would have been a much bigger hit if they had!
MrJon76 6 months ago
she is hood. that is what i love about her. yes she is hood but she is a lady. we must find that balance
morriscj3138 6 months ago
I Love this:)
LisaFields22 7 months ago
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thatbastardson 7 months ago
Can't touch the Patrice Rushen original, but its still cool.
dwightddddd 7 months ago
@dwightddddd You can't be serious? anyone who knows the whereabouts of Patrice Rushen, please let her mama know...
konumers 6 months ago
@konumers Ha ha thats funny man
dwightddddd 6 months ago
damn this brings so much memorizes
hizbawite 8 months ago
oh my god i played this song into the GROUND back in the day
edendoran 8 months ago
Must be nice to have sweet memories and not just bitter ones.
wgamador 9 months ago 2
@wgamador I agree. It seems like it's so much easier to remember the bad times than it is to remember the good times.
butterflii08 8 months ago
the only word that comes to mind when it comes to Mary is voice. she's a voice for women, for the middle class, for the ghetto, and her longevity is proof positive of being in touch with folks. this, though, will always be my favorite Mary song, when she was young and hungry, she was just Diva. Love it. Thank you.
jeremyshockey234 10 months ago
Patrice Rushen put this song in the early 80's .
siricet81 10 months ago 3
@siricet81 Thanks, thats exactly the song I was looking for!
DBoyIam 10 months ago
Her name is Patrice Rushen. She is a musical genius herself.
siricet81 10 months ago 6
There's an r and b song similar to this but from a different artist..also a female...anybody knows who Im talking about?
DBoyIam 10 months ago
oh shit. this is the jama-lama-ding-dong bitches
thatbastardson 11 months ago
nothing of mary j bilge every go wrong because there's always a situation like that some where going on
shawn2544 11 months ago
F*$%^& classic
MegaSoulbro 1 year ago
IF YOU KNW MUSIC YOU KNW MARY!!! 12 PEOPLE EVIDENTLY DNT KNW SHIT!
energized1ne 1 year ago 3
this song is AMAZING
ilOvepurple675 1 year ago
I forgot how much I love this song.....
terithecook 1 year ago
M.J.Blidge is the realest diva, seaking in terms of real music.
mazumathefirst 1 year ago
this shit is blazin hot, to this day.
thatbastardson 1 year ago
the intro to this is like the fetus of god in my ears...........
Cloudgatekeeper 1 year ago 4
damn. this is some hot shit. you better be bobbing your head, or your just stupid.
thatbastardson 1 year ago 35
Wow Has it been that long Instant goose bumps!!Crushes on older chicks long summers, just started high school,nike air max,house partys,streetfighter at the arcade,Finsbury park fun fair(London)young with out a care in the world mary was the shit!!93- 94
MegaSwift81 1 year ago 4
Wow Has it been that long Instant goose bumps!!Crushes on older chicks long summers, just started high school,nike air max,young with out a care in the world mary was the shit!!93- 94
MegaSwift81 1 year ago 2
le RnB des années 90s etait plus pure qu'aujourd'hui
raph771 1 year ago 3
which song did the motorcycle scene go to?
sensationalWun 1 year ago
@sensationalWun we ride
SHELLY2SEXY2007 1 year ago
we used to stand around on 125th st in harlem in front of the Apollo theatre every saturday night back in the day while this song was blasting out of somebodys car just singing this shit over and over!!!!! Those were the damn days!
hairbyyve 1 year ago
the first time I ever heard this song, I was sitting in a barber shop near the campus of Winston-Salem State Univ. I decided to enroll in college after I got out of the Navy. So I moved to Winston-Salem, NC and got a little apartment near campus...so, Im sitting there in the barber shop, reading Ebony magazine and this song comes on. I swear to God, the hair on my forearm stood straight up as soon as heard her voice. That album started the Mary J soundtrack to my life.
MisterCrazyLegs 1 year ago
Bought the 12 inch single to this when it came out.
It will always be my favorite Mary J song.
Just oh so smooth. Miss this kind of music.
Man, can't believe how long it's been, since those days ! (:
atSummersEnd 1 year ago
go mary this is a great dance jam
wgseagal 1 year ago
tuneeee it stil gives me goosebumps love it,big it up mary j.xxx
kel4u207 1 year ago
what video is that originally ? :)
heidilovesmusic 1 year ago
I love I love can't get enough...the original is so much better!
afriqbeau 1 year ago 4
LOURD
KSTOB22 1 year ago
i love it
mamdrama240 1 year ago
Oh my this women is so talented and beautifull wow just blows my mind
cj06feb 1 year ago
those 9 people that say they dnt like this song....must be smokin some serious s@#!
shannwhite29 1 year ago 2
@shannwhite29 they are either foreigners or under the age of 1 month.
StylistecS 1 year ago
@StylistecS
what stupid and racist comment to say. What made you think they can be foreginers? Foreginers appreicate good music as anyone else. For your records American aritsts from 70s, 80s and 90s are appreicated more in Europe than the US, you can ask the likes of Alexander O'neal, Tina Turner.
npscholes 1 year ago
@npscholes You didn't read the comment I responded to and you also read to much in that comment. I didn't say Foreigners didn't appreciate good music. But most of the younger ones or people that never heard it will speak ill towards this. That is fact.
StylistecS 1 year ago
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npscholes 1 year ago
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npscholes 1 year ago
To all who say she changed her style, Mary is Mary still you just wet behind the ears still. This is one sister who is not going to sell out and will forever and always have soul. Do what you do girl we are not mad at you at all!!!
TheTroublesome7 1 year ago
Yall Know yall miss this music!!!!!!
85starstudded 1 year ago 2
Mary is the best and i will always love her music
j1j1harle 1 year ago 2
I was in 1st grade when this came out. I love me some Mary J.
mrdefinite 1 year ago
ol school wen i was in high school!!! classic
katherinemcanelly 1 year ago
I now how sweet you we mind me. To my love Racheal, I love You BABY!!!!
Tecate DENVER
banks398 1 year ago
DAMN...was it really 20 years ago?
lilpoindexter 1 year ago
no 1 will good as my wife she is the best of all times
sharonrobert1 1 year ago
I love mary dearly, but I personally don't think the video fits this song.
babi3ful 1 year ago
I wish these days were back. Now my neices singers and rappers are taking over, damn.
gaddyify 1 year ago 2
Mary!!!! Thank you.
Noondayflowers 1 year ago
OMG...SOOOO Rememba this jam - yeah thanx for posting!!!!
TamorangiR 1 year ago
Anotehr great song from the Queen herself xxxxxxxxxxxxx
donzi1505 1 year ago
This remind me when i !st started blowing down bush garden but This video dont go with this song whats wrong with all of yous who b doing this.
tbop12 1 year ago
I ♥ Mary J Blige
marniquasuperstar12 1 year ago
thanx 4 remindin me
stewiegusto 1 year ago
i have good and bad memories of this song, my good memorie is we practiced off this song for our upcoming graduation, 2nd good memorie that day as we were practicing me & a friend of mines cuadette bell got yelled at for doin our own thang, so the teacher said, ms bell-ms boykin get right or get out my line, like a yr n a half later she passed away from violence, r.i.p. my friend.
504GAYWOMAN37 1 year ago
@504GAYWOMAN37 Sorry to hear about your memory tied to your friend's passing hope this song relaxes your mind and 'reminds' you that heaven only gain an angel and you'll see your friend soon :)
Pugartes 1 year ago
old mary j blige or new mary j.??? i say the old :)
MsNikole12 1 year ago 3
@MsNikole12 old
TheDramaReport 1 year ago
she is the bom i love her music memories.
otorres138 1 year ago
man dis was n is hot im a true fan
dreamtownsend 1 year ago
♥ I Am So Loving This Song ♥
playmate659 1 year ago
a legend and a icon only one mary j blige
weeeeee1988 1 year ago
Bring back 90's r&b pleeeeeeeeease! Enough of this commerial rubbish- bring the soul back into soul
katochable 1 year ago 5
@katochable Say I agree but ya know the music industry goes with the figure; the money count! They seem to believe what the public likes when they don't! The artist is ignored most of the time, this is what Prince was so hot under the collar about. the artist is just a cash cow, never mind the creative mode of the one with the gift by God to do what they do!
BerryBearParis 1 year ago
It's amazing how just hearing the first few bars of this song can bring back so many memories. LOVE MARY J.!!!!!
tjt12345us 1 year ago 4
The jam!!!! I loves some mary!!!
bisexualbuffthug 1 year ago
wow and I was 16 when this came out, I remember watchin that Uptown Unplugged too.
Mary is a legend.
analtorturrr 2 years ago
man...i was 17 when this hit the streets.
Mary was special and sincere then and she still is.
The Undisputed Queen Of HIp Hop Soul...
manwomanboogie 2 years ago 17
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such a great singer
Dynamarss 2 years ago
Merry Christmas queen of r/b and soul and rap and music...
LeighFeatherstone 2 years ago 2
good stuff mary j...........
hotcashhotcash 2 years ago 2
this tune was the one
rockstone2407 2 years ago 2
marry can get down i saw her in boston she was great better then jay z
smokingdiz 2 years ago 5
it show was boston barnikle lol
92diamondprincess 2 years ago 2
92diamondprincess--AMEN to that the 90's was when music was at it's finest!!!!!
BostonBarnikle 2 years ago 3
i like dis song im so glad im a 90s baby
92diamondprincess 2 years ago 2
young ass... Im an 80s baby lol.... *smile*
aero912 2 years ago 5
Absolutely Soooo ~The woman~ right here!
valambiguous 2 years ago
this my favorite song from MJB, no other one can top it!
zenbutterfly71 2 years ago 3
Mines too.
lil22 2 years ago 2
The remix was aiight....this album version was a smash hit!
When you heard it on the radio it was SO original! R&B music didn't sound like this before Mary . MJB is an musical icon!
MsFarzee 2 years ago 3
can someone help me in the beginning shes in a black hat what video is that from because i saw the two videos this one combines and she not wearing that outfit in either one if anyone knows shout out thanks
666scorpio 2 years ago
yea the 90s had soul man... its sad now
LilMike1309 2 years ago
Mary J Blige is forever the QUEEN of Hip Hop Soul..............OH YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
monrouge24 2 years ago
I forgot about the original version and how good it is. I was so in love with the remix I forgot how good the original was.
hennylo68 2 years ago
I DONT EVEN REMEMBER THE REMIX
Sherieification 2 years ago
What.........? How can you not, the remix was dope, some of puffs early work.
hennylo68 2 years ago
It sucked! This version is superior! This is when I fell in love with her.
ElJefeNLA 2 years ago 3
It´s very important to have her today and it´s right. to keep it up -5.
tageet 2 years ago
luv it.....Misha & Pokie 4eveh!
Hamburguler2 2 years ago
This is when music was music.
misslynxs04 2 years ago
I always loved the original better than the remix it's so laidback and smooth.
Pugartes 2 years ago 15
Same here. Both are good but the original just flowed better with the mood than the remix.
StylistecS 1 year ago
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I love this song!!!!!
nevaehmuzic 2 years ago
This the Mary J I remember. Classic baby.
MARZOSIRUS 2 years ago 3
i was born in 80 and and grew up in the 90's . today's rnb will never compare. the 90's was so soulful!!
bam81380 2 years ago 7
90 s defo the best in R&B...had somehow more quality...there is too much of the same nowadays...
YouOnlyLoveOnce 2 years ago 2
1990's r&b is untouchable. tell me this song doesn't go right through you...
jimmyseventyfive 2 years ago 89
I sooooo agree. Some new music is good but late 20th century R&B is much better!
anointedove333 2 years ago 4
I agree with you
RisseandRube 2 years ago
man....i remember daydreamin at home about how my "perfect" girlfriend would see me back when i was younger.....if i hadve gotten one back then....X(
link3hyrule 2 years ago
I miss her sounding like this :*(
jeanniechristine 2 years ago 56
I agree..but Nevertheless, still love her!!
dollaswife 2 years ago
@jeanniechristine HELL YEA!!!!!!
JuicyChick11 1 year ago
does ushers song really sample this song?
WeRtheBoredFreaks 2 years ago
I don't think so. This sing and his have such different structures.
magitinacopper 2 years ago
Word still the shit.
BeastlySwagger 2 years ago
Oh yeah I missed the 90s too.
Artho 2 years ago 5
MAN I MISS THE 90'S!!!!! i remember my mom used to blast this in the car every morning when she used to take me to school.
syxodude91 2 years ago 11
you must be my age.
Antuanne2 2 years ago
3:54 dude,and that bitch got EPIC OWNED by MJB LMAOOO!!!
Anyways,this song is still the shit after 17 yrs!!!
mrssmithjr 2 years ago 6
I Love the intro to this song until the beat comes Awesome !!!
Musix50 2 years ago 2
this is the best version of this song. The piano is off the hook!
NinoBrown23 2 years ago 4
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jjeverytime1 2 years ago
Can i lick your panties, hotpants????
NegativeCommentsSuck 2 years ago 2
<3333333 Xx
Azzii95 2 years ago 2
This is when it was still dejavu to see every girl. That didn't mean you wanted to sex every one you saw. But you felt her. Deep. Thanks.
jeremyshockey234 2 years ago 2
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Brittany4120 2 years ago
Yes Lord I remember growin up listenin 2 dis song all da time...I miss the 90'z it was real fun and enjoying..now we're in a recession, ppl dyin every minute...things are not the same anymore.
navbey 2 years ago 8
Takes me back to my Army days in Korea. Got to see where she filmed beach scene in Kauai yesterday NA PALI coastline. Breathtaking!!!
Melissagalvan 2 years ago 4
This song take me back i was about 10..I love this song.....
Ladytete122103 2 years ago 8
Ok dammit!!!! This song is STILL the shit!!! YEARS later.. hands down... My favorite!!
alicia1114 2 years ago 13
Ok this is the jam! I remember when this song came out and everyday me and my girls was singing this in the lunchroom and on the bus on every field trip! hose were the dayz!
brwnwafle 2 years ago
This takes me back to the best Thompson Family Reunion I can remember,Club Mercedes,Drive thru runs and the list goes on -Family card games-In between-and Geraldine being a sore looser. Only family would know what this means to me.
blkcougar91 2 years ago
i love this song
o63822 2 years ago 6
OMG! TERRANCE HOWARD!
CHOJINMAHN 2 years ago
Anyone from the South Florida area? Mar J was one of the hottest acts back in the early 90s, which was completely different than the late 90s. The local Box Network had her featured on several local stages, and her local performances were second to none! You Remind Me & Real Love were her two top songs of that time and propelled her to the top.
RajWireman 2 years ago
This album got me into R&B. I used to listen to rap only, but after my mom played this album over and over, i loved it.
cherishshanae 2 years ago
love you capricorn!
Bunzypoo 2 years ago
yet another mary j. song that takes me there/ no school like the old school
jimmyseventyfive 2 years ago 5
Is It A Dream Or Is It Deja Vu...(8)
DWATAHPWECiiOUSS 2 years ago 2
This song takes me back! I miss the 90's!!
blackgirl86 2 years ago 12
Mary is bringing it on this record! This and 'Real Love' are two of her best songs, and the raw emotion she conveys through her voice stirs the soul. None of the crappy pseudo-R&B coming out now can touch this.
moonbeam2484 2 years ago 2
what what what i'm jamming over here bring the 90s back
aidonia21 2 years ago 3
Alie!
:)
DWATAHPWECiiOUSS 2 years ago
hahha you're west indian?
aidonia21 2 years ago
shit like
MACKEM4rLIFE 3 years ago
thanks for the memories:)
RisseandRube 3 years ago
Luv it .....
jaanballi 3 years ago
This is this sh--t from the strickly business soundtrack.
blaymeka 3 years ago
This CD is badass. A real R&B fan would own this album. I'm 16, and i used to not like mary, but my mom played this CD, and i just got hooked. The CD is great.
cherishshanae 3 years ago
DAmmmmm. This was the jam!!!
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Harpal08 3 years ago
This was the 1st tape I ever owned I was 9 years old and begged my mama to buy this for me...I played it so much the tape snapped
PYT923 3 years ago 4
this is my shit...even though its old...
missososexy23 3 years ago 3
When this came out I used to sing it over and over, constantly rewinding my tape. Needless to say it's still a beautiful song and I still can't sing!
daniedenb 3 years ago 2
this song was always amazing. Dave Hall did great on the piano...man if anyone has sheet music for this song...hook a brotha up!
NinoBrown23 3 years ago 2
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This is my jam!!!
Quishawn1 3 years ago
ke des souvenirs.........tres belle chanson
KSTOB22 3 years ago
timeless jam. classic mjb. if u can't get into this you don't luv musiq.
calijur 3 years ago 2