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'The One' is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige featuring Canadian rapper Drake. Written by Blige and Drake along with Ester Dean and producer Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins, it was included in her ninth studio album, Stronger with Each Tear (2009). Released as the album's lead single, the song marked Blige's 5th entry on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, on which it reached number 32. Blige's sum extended her lead for most charted titles among women in the 1990s and 2000s.

Background[edit]

I Remember Lyrics: We tramped the open moorland in the rainy April weather / And came upon the little inn that we had found together / The landlord gave us toast and tea and stopped to share a joke. On December 12, 2010, at 3:46 a.m. (during peak Drake hours: midnight-4 a.m. ET) Oliver El-Khatib, Drake's manager and OVO founder, posted two songs from The Weeknd on Drake's blogspot site.

'The One' is an energetic uptempo lasting three minutes and twenty-nine seconds, written by Blige in collaboration with Drake and Ester Dean, and produced by producer Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins. Blige described the song 'the most successful of my career, I loved working with Drake, I am very passionate about hip hop, R&B and to dance. This song will not disappoint you, even my future album.' Blige told radio host Angie Martinez on her New York radio show that the song introduces the world to the concept of 'Crazy Mary', who uses auto tune. She explained: 'It was for effect. I wanted 'Crazy Mary' to get her shine on. She couldn't get her shine with my regular voice. I used the effect. I used it as a telephone effect or reverb.' Blige announced on June 27, 2009 that the official release for the single would not be until August 4. Despite her comments, the song was released on iTunes on July 21 for download.

Music video[edit]

Blige filmed the accompanying music video for 'The One' with director Anthony Mandler in August 2009, back-to-back with the video for her other single, 'Stronger'. Drake still appeared on the set for the video, despite reinjuring his ACL on stage during the America's Most Wanted Tour just days before.

The final video was released on August 28, 2009. It depicts Blige in different scenes with neon lights in most of them, Drake is shown rapping alone and in front of Blige. A success on BET's 106 & Park, it battled for the number one spot daily. Its success on BET led it to place on the network's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown at number 35.

Critical reception[edit]

Billboard Magazine's Michael Menachem said that on the song, Blige joins 'Auto-Tune nation' and that 'The R&B siren sings a warped vocal that enhances the song's vibe of controlled chaos. Drake, who has his own hip-hop/R&B hit 'Best I Ever Had,' adds a punch of confidence that matches the intensity of Blige's snappy lyrics. Producer Rodney Jerkins, who has been churning out hits since the '90s, provides a forceful rhythmic structure for Blige in the form of a constant pulse underlying his pounding beats. Whether she's demanding exclusivity from her man or touting drama-free single life, Blige always sounds strong'.^[1]

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1071170/mary-j-blige-the-one
2. ^'Mary J. Blige Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)'. Billboard.
3. ^'Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard.
4. ^'Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard.
5. ^'Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009'. Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

External links[edit]

• 'The One' Music video on YouTube

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Remember Me Drake

Advisory - the following lyrics contain explicit language:

Trap, TrapMoneyBenny
This shit got me in my feelings
Gotta be real with it, yup

Kiki, do you love me
Are you riding, say you'll never ever leave
From beside me, 'cause I want ya, and I need ya
And I'm down for you always
KB, do you love me
Are you riding say you'll never ever leave
From beside me, 'cause I want ya, and I need ya
And I'm down for you always

Look the new me is really still the real me
I swear you gotta feel me before they try and kill me
They gotta make some choices they running out of options
'Cause I've been going off and they don't know when its stopping
And we came to the top and I see that you've been learning
And when I take you shopping you spend it like you earned it
And when you popped off on your ex he deserved it
I thought you were the one from the jump, that confirmed it
TrapMoneyBenny
I buy you champagne but you love some Henny
From the block like you Jenny
I know you special girl 'cause I know too many

'Resha, do you love me
Are you riding, say you'll never ever leave
From beside me, 'cause I want ya, and I need ya
And I'm down for you always
JT, do you love me
Are you riding say you'll never ever leave
From beside me, 'cause I want ya, and I need ya
And I'm down for you always

Two bad bitches and we kissing in the wraith
Kiss-kissing in the wraith, kiss-kissing in the wraith
I need that black card and a code to the safe
Code to the safe, code-code to the safe
I show 'em how to network, fuck that Netflix and chill
What's your net-net-net worth

Cause I want ya, and I need ya
And I'm down for you always
And I'm down for you always
And I'm down for you always
D-d-down for you always
D-d-down for you always
I got a new boy, and that nigga trap!

Kiki, do you love me
Are you riding, say you'll never ever leave
From beside me, 'cause I want you, and I need you
And I'm down for you always
KB, do you love me
Are you riding say you'll never ever leave
From beside me, 'cause I want you, and I-

Bring that ass, bring that ass, bring that ass back
B-bring that ass, bring that ass, bring that ass back
Shawty say the nigga that she with can't hit
But, shawty, I'ma hit it, hit it like I can't miss
Clap that ass, you're the only one I love, clap that ass
Bring that ass back
You're the only one I love, let's go, let's go, lets go

Trap, TrapMoneyBenny
This shit got me in my feelings
I just gotta be real with it, yup

I don't even care,
I'm just being real, my shit look...