Mary J. Blige just blew minds with her emotive performance at Super Bowl LVI alongside fellow rap royalty. Her reign dates back to 1992, and 15 years ago, she accepted a GRAMMY like a true queen.
At the 49th GRAMMY Awards in 2007, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul strutted to the stage with panache, and offered thanks heavenward. "Praise you, Father — thank you, Jesus!" Blige said with visible emotion.
She went on to offer a moving meditation on why the highs and lows of a creative journey must be taken together: "I don't think you can have a peak if you don't have a valley," Blige said, "And it's in the valley when we learn who we really are."
In this episode of GRAMMY Rewind, go back to 2007 and bask in Blige's radiant joy at her GRAMMY win for "Be Without You," from her 2005 album The Breakthrough. (Blige took home two other GRAMMYs that night, Best R&B Song for "Be Without You" and Best R&B Album for The Breakthrough.)
Enjoy the heartfelt, throwback clip above and keep checking back for more episodes of GRAMMY Rewind.