A highly successful Singer from Yonkers New York who, along with super producer Sean "Puffy" Combs, originated the style of music known as Hip Hop Soul. She came to fame in the 90's and is often compared to great soul singers such as Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan due to her raw emotive style of singing.
Also known as the Queen of Hip Hop Soul.
When I'm having a rough day, I'll put on some Mary J. Blige and that makes it better. That and a drink.
a singer coming from Bronx...the queen of hip-hop soul....she is well kown and respected in the biz.She released 7 albums...the newest is the breakthrough which has sold in nearly 3 millions copies worldwide.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.