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Mary J. Blige, “On Top”: Rap BNGRZ 🔥 No. 8 (2022) [📷: 300 Entertainment, Brent Faulkner, cottonbro, Mary Jane Productions Inc., The Musical Hype, Pexels, RODNAE Productions, WoodysMedia]On the 8th edition of Rap BNGRZ 🔥 (2022), we break down the banger status of “On Top” performed by Mary J. Blige featuring Fivio Foreign.  

Mary J. Blige, Good Morning Gorgeous [📷: Mary Jane Productions / 300 Entertainment]

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


Theme & Lyrics

Bitmoji Image“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!

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Bitmoji ImageExpectedly, 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 💭

Bitmoji ImageAre 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

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

 


the musical hype

the musical hype (Brent Faulkner) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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