Mary J. Blige, “On Top” | Rap BNGRZ

On the 8^th edition of Rap BNGRZ (2022), we break down the banger status of “On Top” performed by Mary J. Blige featuring Fivio Foreign.  

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ring on the braggadocio, drip, sex, and kick-a$$ery – is that even a real word?  Regardless of whether it is or isn’t, you’ve entered Rap BNGRZ territory! On Rap BNGRZ (bangers, spelled properly), the premise is simple and like other columns gracing The Musical Hype (Outlandish Rock is its rock brotha from a different motha). BNGRZ provides background info and commentary on cocky, confident, ferocious hip-hop/rap songs. The bangers featured on BNGRZ can be brand-spanking-new or certified classics. On the 8^th edition of Rap BNGRZ (2022), we break down the banger status of “On Top” performed by Mary J. Blige featuring Fivio Foreign.

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Theme & Lyrics

“Ayy, who run it? (Who run it?) / Who run it? (Who run it?) / Be honest (Be honest) / One hundred (One hundred).” Woo! Who can’t turn up when the energy is that lit !  Honestly, it’s hard for me to believe that Mary J. Blige has entered her fifth decade in life – it can’t be real! On “On Top”, one of the hip-hop-driven numbers on her 2022 studio album, Good Morning Gorgeous, the Grammy-winner has all the confidence in the world. “Now I’m back and I’m better / Big step in Margiellas,” she asserts in the first verse, continuing, “Buss down sky dweller / My time a little better / Who run it?”  She goes on to tout the longevity of her career (true) and for good measure, some drip.  Interestingly, Cool N Dre stitch up a drill production for the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul. Of course, she eats!

Expectedly, MJB gets an assist from a rapper – it had to happen! She taps Fivio Foreign, who happens to be 20 years her junior. No problem, of course! Even though Blige more than holds her own, Foreign amplifies the confidence of this top-driven joint:

“This is my city, I’m giving aggression

None of my shooters is getting arrested

Who run it? (Who run it? Huh)

Eight hundred (Eight hundred), they buggin’

Dare a nigga come and say some (Bow!).”

Woo!

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Final Thoughts

Are you in need of a short but sweet banger that pleases both R&B and rap fans? Look no further than “On Top.” Mary J. Blige proves she’s still the one to beat at 51 years young, Woo! Who would’ve thought the Queen could ride a drill beat so well?

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Mary J. Blige • Good Morning Gorgeous • Mary Jane Productions Inc. / 300 Entertainment • 2.11.22

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Mary J. Blige, “On Top”: Rap BNGRZ No. 8 (2022) [: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, The Musical Hype, Pexels, RODNAE Productions, WoodysMedia]

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