Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
2001
"Family Affair" is a song by American singer and actress Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, her brother Bruce Miller, Camara Kambon, Michael Elizondo, and producer Dr. Dre for her fifth studio album, No More Drama (2001).
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, becoming Blige's first Hot 100 number one single. It was the 12th-biggest song of the 2000s decade in the US and the 99th-biggest song of all-time in the country as of 2018. It reached number one in France and the top 10 in 14 additional countries across Europe and Oceania, peaking at number two on the Eurochart Hot 100. In 2022, Blige performed the song at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show.
As for her acting career, tumblr might know her best as Cha-Cha on the first season of the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy.
"Family Affair" received a total of 86,1% yes votes!
Previous Mary J. Blige polls: #62 "As".
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Damian & Duke Bonding? There are not enough of those in the world. Maybe this planet would be a better place if there was.
Duke: I'm heading out.
Bruce: Where?
Duke: Just hanging out at the museum with my friends.
Bruce: Good, then you can take Damian.
Duke: What? Why?
Damian: I have a paper due on Friday.
Duke: Ugh, fine.
Bruce: And remember, Duke, you're older so it's your responsibility to keep him safe.
Duke: Whatever.
[at the museum entrance]
Duke: You know the deal. Just stay out of my way.
Damian: Not to worry, I don't need anyone to supervise me.
Damian: *snatches his ticket and walks away*
Duke: That's a relief.
[dinosaur exhibit]
Duke: ...Yeah, then the principal said—
Duke: *sees Damian climbing a T-Rex skeleton*
Duke: Hey, look over there!
His friends: *look the other way*
Duke: *flips over the dinosaur and grabs Damian*
Duke: *puts Damian down and runs back to his friends*
Duke: Whoops, thought I saw something. Guess I was mistaken.
[solar system exhibit]
Dre, snickering: Uranus. Get it?
Riko: Oh yeah. Hilarious.
Duke: *sees Damian dangling upside-down from a planet on the ceiling*
Duke: I'm getting a phone call, one sec.
Duke: *grabs a ladder and meets Damian*
Damian: Can I help you?
Duke: *sighs and slings Damian over his shoulder*
[biodiversity exhibit]
Izzy: ...So I told my brother that, but still...
Damian: *leans over a railing*
Duke: *slips away and pulls Damian back before he falls*
Duke: You're lucky that shark's not real.
Duke: *goes back to his friends*
Damian: I would have simply adopted it.
[engineering exhibit]
Dax: Guys, check it out.
Dax: *launches a baseball catapult*
Duke: *catches the ball before it hits Damian*
[bathrooms]
Duke: *leaves the bathroom*
Duke: *sees Damian entering an exhibit under construction*
Duke: This kid just can't quit.
Duke: *tackles Damian away from a falling beam*
Duke, annoyed: You're welcome.
Damian: Tt.
[food court]
Duke: I'll take a ham sandwich and a cookie.
Steph, the cashier: Here you go.
Duke: *sits down by his friends*
Steph: Next!
Damian: I will have a vegan burger, apple juice, and cookie.
Steph: Sorry, kiddo, we just sold our last cookie.
Damian, disappointed: Oh, alright. I'll just take the burger and juice.
Duke, to his friends: I'll be right back.
Duke: *hands Damian the cookie*
Duke: How's the paper coming?
Damian: I believe I've gathered what I needed.
Duke, ruffling Damian's hair: Cool, just stay out of any more trouble.
Damian: Tt.
Duke: *goes back to his table*
Damian: *pulls out his notebook*
Damian, writing: Of the many things at the Gotham Museum, the one that stood out the most is my big brother...
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Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen - No Diggity
1996
"No Diggity" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet, released as the first single from their second studio album, Another Level (1996), featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen. The song reached number one in Iceland and New Zealand, as well as on the US Billboard Hot 100 where it ended "Macarena"'s 14-week reign. In the UK, it peaked at number nine. The track sold 1.6 million copies in 1996 and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. It uses samples from Bill Withers's "Grandma's Hands". Billboard magazine ranked it number 91 in their "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in October 2023, saying, "No song sounded like it at the time, and no song has re-captured its full effect since."
Co-producer Teddy Riley originally offered the song to his R&B group Guy as part of their short-lived reunion in 1996. After failing to record any material, he then suggested the song to Guy's lead singer Aaron Hall, who refused to take part in recording the song. He then offered the song to his other group Blackstreet. In a 2010 interview, Riley revealed the song was initially a hard sell among group members, stating; "None of the guys liked 'No Diggity'. None of them. They would even say it. That's why I'm singing the first verse. You know how they say they pushed the little one out there to see if it tastes good and see if he would get egged? Well they pushed me out there – and it became a hit."
An a capella cover of "No Diggity" was sung in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect.
"No Diggity" received a total of 82,5% yes votes!
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