After being honored with BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige took to the stage at the 2019 BET Awards to perform some of her memorable hits from the 1990s and early 2000s, such as No More Drama, Real Love, Be Happy, My Life, Just Fine, Family Affair, and I’m Going Down.
Following a rousing performance of I Can Love You with Lil’ Kim, Blige was joined on stage by the Staten Island rapper Method Man to perform their Grammy-Award winning duet I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By, originally released in April 1995.
Method Man and Blige’s performance of the song, considered by many to be one of the greatest R&B/hip-hop love songs ever, left many fans weak in the knees and swooning. Hundreds of fans took to Twitter last night to share their excitement about the performance.
Me when Method Man came out on stage during Mary J Blige's performance.. #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/kOofGG8atY
— Mike ?? ?? (@Magic20099) June 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/beycentric/status/1142988627070373893
My Moms reaction to Mary J. Blige and Method Man “You’re all I need” #BETAwards19 #BETAwards2019 #BETAward pic.twitter.com/cFG7GwGTfe
— WillXMoore (@WillXMoore1) June 24, 2019
MY HEART IS SMILING LIKE SHIT .IM HAPPY AS FXCK.GO MARY GO MARY GO MARY !! #BETAWARDS pic.twitter.com/btHSTydyPK
— Baby Grl? (@Blkconnoisseur2) June 24, 2019
Mary J. Blige is Queen of Hip Hop Soul for a reason! She shut down the #BETAwards stage ? https://t.co/c9jtiv4QRn
— BET Her TV (@BETherTV) June 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/JusC_MON/status/1142921597319360513
Method Man and Mary J. Blige about to hit the stage that stage lit as f*ck #BETAwards2019 #BETAwards #BETAwards19 pic.twitter.com/T4jL5RWEaP
— Marlon Harrison (@North2013) June 23, 2019
“Mary J. Blige & Method Man just KILLED the BET Award…”#WuTangClan #MaryJBlige #MethodMan #BETAwards2019 @methodman @maryjblige pic.twitter.com/gjUuw8U9WQ
— Dr. Tyrone Jackson, Jr. (@TyroneJacksonJr) June 24, 2019
My favorite part of the awards so far #BETAwards
— ?ɪᴠᴇ ɴɪɴᴇ (@BoltzBlazersFan) June 24, 2019
Me vibin’ to all the hits Mary J has given us over the years #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/juWW7crBfY
— Pretty_MusAKAl (@Pretty_MusAKAl) June 24, 2019
Oh shut it down Meth and Mary #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/y0TrByeWgq
— Sèven?✨ (@Muvakillaa_) June 24, 2019
ME RIGHT NOT. KIM. METH. MARY. I CANNOT. pic.twitter.com/JE1mAjPSHM
— Sesali (@BadFatBlackGirl) June 24, 2019
The duet by Mary J. Blige and Method Man is a remix of Method Man’s All I Need which featured on his album Tical (1994). All I Need was inspired by Aretha Franklin’s You’re All I Need to Get By.
In their duet, Blige does the backing vocals and choruses while Method Man raps.
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You’re All I Need hit number 1 on the R&B singles chart in May 1995 and number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1995. It also won the Grammy Award for the Best Rap Performance by a group/duo in 1996.
This is not the first time that Method Man and Blige have performed the song together at a major awards ceremony since after it was released in 1995. They performed You’re All I Need together at VHI’s 6th Annual Hip Hop Honors ceremony in 2009.
Blige is celebrating 30 years as a performing artist this year. She signed to Uptown Records in 1989.