This song gave me the strength to leave a dead-end, abusive and toxic relationship after years of struggling.. Gave me the courage to finally leave. Thank you, Mary! 🥳
This tune was LIT in 2005 and it still is 15 years later in 2020. The beat is outrageously hot! I remember back on BET it was unearthed that allegedly Foxy Brown or someone was supposed to do the rap but failed to make the appearance for whatever reason so Mary called up one of her homegirls from the noggin --- BROOK LYNN!
Foxy was supposed to do the verse. Darkchild actually produced the beat around the time Foxy was working on her Black Roses album. The album, of course, wasn’t completed because of her hearing loss, so in comes BrookLynn
Mary came with all these different looks and no one ever talked about her style❗️✨💕. Mary J. BLige has always had a beautiful unique style, and the best songs. She is beautiful😍✨🌹and don’t have to show skin to do it.
I didn't appreciate her style when I was a kid. As an adult she couldn't be any further from the truth on what she speaks in her music.. This grown up people music.
They couldn't if they tired! And if they would they would be hating! Mary always put that shit on! In my opinion shes definitely the flyest celebrity! When it come to style! Swag! And clothes!
I"m going to need people to starting putting some "Respeck" on Mary's name. She doesn't get a lot of credit for her style and the music she's contributed to the game.
OMG this came out when I was over my daughter’s father. Every word she sang in this song was what I was going through at that time. I mean every word!!! Thanks Queen for the memories and the strength to bounce!!!
Why did I think this was my mom who wrote this comment 😂. My mom introduced me to Mary J Blige in 1995, when I was born. I have known about Mary and listened to Mary since I was a baby.
Ah shit!... Here we go with the queen of this and that🤦🏽♂️ You don’t realize how disrespectful that can be for others that do the same as her. Especially the ones that pave the way for ppl like her to become so successful. Ppl like you obviously forget the trailblazers that set the ground for this shit. Queen my ass. She’s definitely iconic but stop being unknowingly disrespectful
Here in 2019.. 32 years old & just learning this lesson. Young ladies don’t lose yourself searching for love in the wrong people. Real love starts with you first & the universe will then send it to you in due time.
This song is so true and real. Finding your strength to move on and give your time to someone who chooses you completely. Anything less is waste of time. period.
Jaime Kerr omg so yea this dude didn't want a relationship so I stop seeing him now I have a whole boyfriend and he telling me now he want me like bruh you had time to make me yours boy bye it was hard but I had to
You ain't met a Irish white women that grew up on Mary I relate to all her songs at some point in my life I don't think just black women relate can relate to other black women colour don't come into it with music
My dad totally destroyed my faith in the black man, that's why I married a white man instead. Its extremely sad that he left me with such a hateful representation of the black man. I'll forever hate him for that.
This was my “get back” song back when it came out. That whole albulm was 🔥 Now I’m playing it in 2020 😆 and this song lyrically is exactly my last situation down to promises of marriages. Whew moving on feels so good and it’s all about me right now
This song is so real when she say got to see my friend and family. So, many of us get into a relationship and to busy for family and friends. Don't act like it ain't you we all get comfortable.
Wow I'm surprised you didn't get 1 billion likes for that comment ,I didn't really catch that I was still on the not playing house anymore ...lol ...Good ear
COCO Lve My view is different. This is her attempt to get away from a controlling boyfriend/man. She's tired of living for her man and not being respected, he not coming home, etc.... She sings "Time to choose my clothes, choose my friends be with my family" they been askin girlfriend where you been, we ain't seen you in weeks."
“Been chasing this fool around thinking he gone hold me down, I would follow his lead, thinking I would be the one he keep around!” That’s my favorite part 😂🤷🏽♀️
Its working on me right now!! Praying and listening to this is giving me the strength to finally let go and giving me the strength to do something for me...tired of crying!!
Love it ..been chasin this fool around..thinkin he was gonna hold me down..i would follow his lead thinkin I would be the one he would keep around..smh..daumm how blind could i be..
Still love this song. My sister got this CD for me as a Birthday gift and I was chatting with music lovers who told me that this album was dope and after playing it it became one of my favorites. I jammed to this and Be Without You. Enough Cryin' became a theme for me. A few months before this album dropped I had finally graduated from a 4 year college after being forced to switch to attending part time due to health issues and being in a toxic church where many of the members wanted me to be who they wanted me to be as well as experience emotional and spiritual abuse. After grown tired of being mistreated I left after being there for 6 years and I was blessed with 2 partial scholarships and I graduated
I'm hooked on Mary's music. The woman brings a clear and concise message from her own life experiences with a combination of class, compassion and fire. I swear she put the hurt on this song. I will always adore her and her music. I will never get over this song. 🤗 STRA8 FIRE!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Every now and then, I got to come for this one to be RECHARGED, when I feel my strength is waning! Legends and Classics are made of MJB. Her music is timeless. Her style Flawless. Her Humility & Grace. Impeccable.
I had enough crying I had enough denying The pain isn’t good for me The pain isn’t on my seat I’m won’t give up finding love Similar that I reach success above This is for the ladies who’s getting through it This is for the ladies saying there’s nothing to it Be like a builder and nail it Even in the darkness Good will always prevail
Mary J Blige is amazing! My #1 singer hands down since 1992, What’s the 411 Album, she always knew what we were going through through her music,..🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 and her style and her clothes! ....Enough said! Love you Mary! 💯💯💯💯💯💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
a lot of women got set free (and healed).... during this song... Praise the Lord!
Whew chile..left town listening to this song and never returned!🤗
This song got me through me a lot of crying.Women we need to heal
Gurrrrrllllll... yess me
Yes💪💞me someMary j, she got it she git ot
ME TOOO!! Yes GOD!!
Who's here listening in 2024 🎶 this song is still a banger hahaha 😂 peace ✌️
Hell yeah and I'm a male banging this shit lol
Meee lol
Always been that shit
Me
Me 😂🎉❤
This song gave me the strength to leave a dead-end, abusive and toxic relationship after years of struggling.. Gave me the courage to finally leave. Thank you, Mary! 🥳
I said the same thing.
I'm struggling leaving a man i been involved with for 14 years so toxic and no moving forward or commitment ..time to say bye bye byeeee
Congrats beautiful!! I pray that god continue to give you the strength to never look back 💕
You and me both
"I got to be out my mind to think I, need someone to carry ME." Meditating on that line right there. 💖
💯 she been look at that front door ...
Yaaaaaaas!
🙌🏾💪🏾
So true girl those words......
Gurrrrl!! NEW MO👊😜
The lyrics hit different as an adult 💪🏾❤ Mary music always been therapeutic 💯💕
Absolutely
Yes indeed.
Tell me about it.
@@wholeagainjritf
She featured herself on her on song , I'm done ,I'm done G.O.A.T
Im like who brook- lynn 🤣🤣 auntie mary a fool for dat lol
My grandma told me what the hell a man gone marry you for when yall already playing house. Lesson learned! Listen to your elders people.
yes indeed. my grandmother used to say why buy the cow when u can get the milk for free. learned my lesson and won't go back down that route
SHANELL032007 all men aint same. Jh
Smh female obsession with marriage
@@safesex281 SMH male obsession with expecting everything without investing anything.
Well said 😂
These lyrics are the damn truth. Keeping it 100.
Jay-z wrote it
+D NT610 Jay-z Wrote The Rap With Mary, Not The Song!!!..
juicysparkles watup
100
juicysparkles facts
Sorry but this song will forever SLAP!!! After watching her documentary Last night that pain in her voice wooooo🥺💕🙏🏽
"So many men think all a girl needs is to be sold a dream but I won't fall for it" True words!
The way the beat switches up on that part makes it that much better
They sell you a dream, and then deliver you a nightmare. Love yourself.
Roses 4me true
Okay listen
Straight Factsssssssssss I felt that line!
This tune was LIT in 2005 and it still is 15 years later in 2020. The beat is outrageously hot! I remember back on BET it was unearthed that allegedly Foxy Brown or someone was supposed to do the rap but failed to make the appearance for whatever reason so Mary called up one of her homegirls from the noggin --- BROOK LYNN!
Been loving this song every since it came out still is in 2020,, always will I got me and doing just fine 😉😊👌👍
Aye the 2nd verse is my life lol
Foxy was supposed to do the verse. Darkchild actually produced the beat around the time Foxy was working on her Black Roses album. The album, of course, wasn’t completed because of her hearing loss, so in comes BrookLynn
Yup. Jayz wrote the rap. It was incredible.
That's Mary J Blidge herself
These lyrics hit reeeal different as an adult. Time to remind myself who I am.
Factsss
Factz
Rewind that💯
16 singing this shit whole time prophesying 🤦🏾♀️😂😂😂
@ ColorMein Yessssssss 🔥 couldn't said it better .....
Mary came with all these different looks and no one ever talked about her style❗️✨💕. Mary J. BLige has always had a beautiful unique style, and the best songs. She is beautiful😍✨🌹and don’t have to show skin to do it.
👌
I didn't appreciate her style when I was a kid. As an adult she couldn't be any further from the truth on what she speaks in her music.. This grown up people music.
They couldn't if they tired! And if they would they would be hating! Mary always put that shit on! In my opinion shes definitely the flyest celebrity! When it come to style! Swag! And clothes!
I agree. Sis is a whole fashion icon
Think I said it'll your the best onreel sh ,
My mama use to bump this so loud picking me up from middle school. Had me jamming with her.
I know how you feel. Those were the good memories.
Omg my mom did too lol
JebronLamez
Sameeeeeee!!! This album was always playing in the car.
JebronLamez 😂😂😂
This lady's been through so much, but she always stayed on top of her game. Such an outstanding person 👏 ❤️
Mary j Blige is a real woman
Amazing that her fashion is never talked about - she looks fantastic casual or elegant. She is really fresh on all her videos
on
she is definitely a fashion icon since the 90s
always!!!
yes she is! i love everything she wears
It is talked about. A lot of people in the industry talk about it. Cookie from Empire was inspired by Mary, the biggest show in years.
She cannot make a bad song if she tried.
ikr................she gold man, she gold
carolbeea Mary J. pretty good she been good for a long time
You got that right
True
What's in the new chicken wrap
When you hear 'Dark Child' know it's a banger!
Mary sang her feelings on this!!!!
I"m going to need people to starting putting some "Respeck" on Mary's name. She doesn't get a lot of credit for her style and the music she's contributed to the game.
The goat
Amen!!!❤❤❤❤❤
quit cryin and speak. Jh
@@bobbydailey8010 straight facts
Facts
That relationship with K-Ci really scarred Mary. It also provided inspiration for many bops.
That's all I thought of, that particular relationship
OMG this came out when I was over my daughter’s father. Every word she sang in this song was what I was going through at that time. I mean every word!!! Thanks Queen for the memories and the strength to bounce!!!
After my divorce in 2005 and I've Been working on me and celebrating my newness every since. God used mary!!!
Why did I think this was my mom who wrote this comment 😂. My mom introduced me to Mary J Blige in 1995, when I was born. I have known about Mary and listened to Mary since I was a baby.
She is the Queen of R&B
Paula Johnson She sure is!!!
You mean the Queen of Hip hop soul
RnB Soul not RnB
Aaliyah Fan queen aaliyag and queen mary!!!
Ah shit!... Here we go with the queen of this and that🤦🏽♂️ You don’t realize how disrespectful that can be for others that do the same as her. Especially the ones that pave the way for ppl like her to become so successful. Ppl like you obviously forget the trailblazers that set the ground for this shit. Queen my ass. She’s definitely iconic but stop being unknowingly disrespectful
Dark child killed it with the production
One of my favorite producers
Here in 2019.. 32 years old & just learning this lesson. Young ladies don’t lose yourself searching for love in the wrong people. Real love starts with you first & the universe will then send it to you in due time.
Exactly❤❤❤
I like that...
Oh and betta late than neva...
Why just young ladies what about young men?
Thank you for that.
AMEN the young ladies to hear this and obey. Thanks
The moment when reality hits . . . "It's time I do something for me!"
She SERVED every look !!!!
Jamming to this in 2019🖤🖤
Me Too Forever
August 2020
2021
2023*
This woman is simply amazing
yes she is
She legit has fans from all backgrounds and she’s. She’s so relatable.
Exactly even white folks love queen mary!!!
🗣GIVE THIS QUEEN HER MUTHAFUCKING FLOWERS!!! SHE BEEN HERE FOR ME, MY MOMMA, MY MOMMA'S FOLKS...😭😭😭
Seriously, this woman has given us her SOUL. 😍🌹🌹🌹🌹
What happened to female R&B like this?! 😩
Who's here Listening to this Song in 2024 ❤🎉😊❤🎉😊❤🎉😊❤🎉😊❤🎉😊❤🎉
❤❤❤
Me ✋
HEY HEY HEY 🔥
YASSSSSSS!!!
What Like Mary J Blige and Fantaisa ❤All Of Them
I get so hype when she starts rapping 😂😂😂😂😂
Me too girl!!!
Same. She can move. This song is lit
Yeah Hov wrote those bars 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Same!
@@dannylamar4020 😮😮 I was wondering who wrote it!
That note she hit @ 3:35 really sealed the deal and was the icing on the cake.
Ooooh this my shit
+Old School Joe lol
Anna Dee it is lol
Damn you fine...God bless.
Debbie Gabriel thank you God bless you too
This song is so true and real. Finding your strength to move on and give your time to someone who chooses you completely. Anything less is waste of time. period.
Agreed!!
So 100%True
🙌
This is the "I've sobered up after being drunk in love". It was on constant rotation after I finally saw the light
me too...I just seen the light this pass week... told him bye after 6years...✌👌
15 years..i cant stop playing this song. Sounds like a funeral march..
When you get enough..... you're just done.
I'm loving mary her clothes her voice shes so stylish and fly
yessss
temeka haynes yesss! this video shows Mary at her finest! always loved her look!
Always always then now and forever she's awesome
Wasn't her sister her stylist too I'm sure I saw it in the behind the scenes to family affair.
Fun fact: Jay-z wrote the rap verse. And Foxy Brown was supposed to do that part
Now that you mention it… I can hear his cadence.
You know the shit when you can feature on your own song!!! Go Brook Lynn!!!💖💖💖
"Been chasing this fool around, thinking he gon hold me down" perfectly describes the last 2 years of my life😂
B. Nicole chile you n me both 😩
Damn. Been 3 years for me. I got played. It feels raw. Cut cords, and move up.
Girlfriend try 20 years lmfao😁
Damn x.x
Jaime Kerr omg so yea this dude didn't want a relationship so I stop seeing him now I have a whole boyfriend and he telling me now he want me like bruh you had time to make me yours boy bye it was hard but I had to
This song is a WHOLE MOOD
The Queen of R&B.
carolbeea yes
Real tawk.
Been chasing this fool around thinking he’s gonna hold me down I would follow his lead thinking im gone be the one he keep around 🤦🏽♀️
I’ve been there
Ain't nobody like MARY..BEAUTIFUL 😍
Done enough lying and crying to myself, nothing left to do but move what else?!
Damn Rodney Jerkins is a genius. How does he make so many great beats? Love this song!
Rodney "Dark Child" Jerkins on the beat. Fire.
A legend
a black woman's "i'm thru" song ...
Don't forget "Not gon Cry". ("I shoulda left yo azz a THOUSAND times!!!!")
And this white woman's...
Girl you don't know hispanic women then. Every strong woman's anthem 🙌🏼
You ain't met a Irish white women that grew up on Mary I relate to all her songs at some point in my life I don't think just black women relate can relate to other black women colour don't come into it with music
Yessssssss 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Who’s listening 2019?
Enough's enough s
2021 still
Still listening 2021
Mary is 50 and fabulous. Enough Cryin for 2021
many of our sisters go through this daily and many of our brothers be the ones to mess the beautiful heart of a lady up. this song is it
Staystrong
Jay75Euro yes
Well these bitches better get a clue and stop blaming us for them falling for the same shit
Sylk Starks wow lol
My dad totally destroyed my faith in the black man, that's why I married a white man instead. Its extremely sad that he left me with such a hateful representation of the black man. I'll forever hate him for that.
Only if women would listen to their heart and instincts they would save them selves a lot of headaches.
Yess Mary
Listen to your head.
We cant save ourselves from it all. We arent in it alone. Men have a responsible to be honest and havd integrity
@@KISHEEME So true!
I hate being hurt by childish player guys
This was my “get back” song back when it came out. That whole albulm was 🔥 Now I’m playing it in 2020 😆 and this song lyrically is exactly my last situation down to promises of marriages. Whew moving on feels so good and it’s all about me right now
Yes girl, so happy for you.
Mary has some of the best makeup looks in the game. Beautiful!!!
And hair...she literally can rock ANY style!
@@MichelleRey75 . yasss!
This song is so real when she say got to see my friend and family. So, many of us get into a relationship and to busy for family and friends. Don't act like it ain't you we all get comfortable.
Wow I'm surprised you didn't get 1 billion likes for that comment ,I didn't really catch that I was still on the not playing house anymore ...lol ...Good ear
lol It happens.
COCO Lve Preach Sistah!! I know it!!!
COCO Lve My view is different. This is her attempt to get away from a controlling boyfriend/man. She's tired of living for her man and not being respected, he not coming home, etc.... She sings "Time to choose my clothes, choose my friends be with my family" they been askin girlfriend where you been, we ain't seen you in weeks."
DominiqueDevereaux That too, good concept.
Brings tears to my eyes.. I was going through a ruff time.. this album brought me out..❤️Mary J
Hope everything is better for you
Yes the Breakthrough album we so needed and still do shoot! Lol
Amen girl! She killed it with this song🔥🔥🔥
“Been chasing this fool around thinking he gone hold me down, I would follow his lead, thinking I would be the one he keep around!” That’s my favorite part 😂🤷🏽♀️
Wow sis~star!! Right when i got to your comment this verse was playing😍💃
10 years later still watching this
Dark Child+Mary=🔥
Mary is a Queen 👑 in her own right!!!! ✅💯💖😊🙌
This song saved me.
Mizzjlady 2018 still jamming
Me toooooo
Its working on me right now!! Praying and listening to this is giving me the strength to finally let go and giving me the strength to do something for me...tired of crying!!
Mizzjlady you’re not alone
She's such a trend setter! Love you Mary....
Tiffany McCall she sure is the queen
Daaaaaaaaamn this still my shit......HANDS DOWN MARY IS ALWAYS GONNA BE #1
This song is my anthem; Mary J. Blige said EVERYTHING in this song for me!
Love it ..been chasin this fool around..thinkin he was gonna hold me down..i would follow his lead thinkin I would be the one he would keep around..smh..daumm how blind could i be..
Girrrrrlllllll!
This hits different now that I'm older...
💯
mary is so passionate about her songs....
she tells a heartbreaking story with such swag!
and she can rapppp go Mary
That wasn’t her rapping.
Ok three years later it don’t matter because Mary still jamming 🤗
Who was rapping.
@@paulajohnson4588 Brook Lynn
@@Awillii Brook Lynn is Mary J, that's just her alter ego. Like Beyonce has Sasha Fierce
why is it hard for a successful black woman to find love, hate how Kendu did her. FRFR
Her music is therapy lOl
This is lyrical, visual, & vocal PERFECTION 🤩🔥🙌🏾✨
“It’s time I do something for me!”
Still love this song. My sister got this CD for me as a Birthday gift and I was chatting with music lovers who told me that this album was dope and after playing it it became one of my favorites. I jammed to this and Be Without You. Enough Cryin' became a theme for me. A few months before this album dropped I had finally graduated from a 4 year college after being forced to switch to attending part time due to health issues and being in a toxic church where many of the members wanted me to be who they wanted me to be as well as experience emotional and spiritual abuse. After grown tired of being mistreated I left after being there for 6 years and I was blessed with 2 partial scholarships and I graduated
love it! I'll remain single before i get taken advantage of again
Maddi Page Exactly
I'm hooked on Mary's music. The woman brings a clear and concise message from her own life experiences with a combination of class, compassion and fire. I swear she put the hurt on this song. I will always adore her and her music. I will never get over this song. 🤗 STRA8 FIRE!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
A FASHION ICON!!!!!!!!!
Mary can do no wrong..🌷⚘🌷.. Love her to the max..❤
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Mary j Blige has been through a lot of pain but I will always have her back the best singer I'm the music game 🎮
Lemme Find out..."Brook Lynn" is MARYS alter ego. 😆🤷🏽♀
I was confused thought it was her lol sister 😂
15yrs later 😂😂😂 I was thinking the same shit
But why I’m just now finding out in 2024 😂😂
The beginning 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mary always carries herself so classy like myself.she is so talanted.
Mary you are incredible! Just absolutely consistent❤️💯
Every now and then, I got to come for this one to be RECHARGED, when I feel my strength is waning! Legends and Classics are made of MJB. Her music is timeless. Her style Flawless. Her Humility & Grace. Impeccable.
Love everything about you marry
It's interesting that no one ever really mentions her alter ego Brook Lynn who raps. I enjoy her lyrics.
Play Mary J Blige Because You Love and Music it keep me feeling you no matter what it be like I'll be happy when I hear your music everyday at night
'fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me'.
2023... timeless ❤
2021. Still giving me that "You a Queen, Bounce back baby" 👑✨💪🏿
I love it when she raps!!!
What a Song!
DarkChild & MJB!
I had enough crying
I had enough denying
The pain isn’t good for me
The pain isn’t on my seat
I’m won’t give up finding love
Similar that I reach success above
This is for the ladies who’s getting through it
This is for the ladies saying there’s nothing to it
Be like a builder and nail it
Even in the darkness
Good will always prevail
SHE SNAPPED this still go Hard AF in (2022) 🙌🏽🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥
10 years later this track slaps! True queen!
This song is currently healing me ! Helps knowing I’m not the first women to play someone fool ! I will regain my strength and confidence!
Queen of R&B!!!
This song is 🔥 🔥.
Man I always loved the background vocals on this one
Mary J Blige is amazing! My #1 singer hands down since 1992, What’s the 411 Album, she always knew what we were going through through her music,..🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 and her style and her clothes! ....Enough said! Love you Mary! 💯💯💯💯💯💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
It’s 2019 & I’ll still rock everything she had on in this video !!😍