Mary J. Blige Calls Super Bowl One of Her ‘Most Important’ Accomplishments: Black People Became the Night’s ‘Epicenter’

EXCERPT:

BLIGE: “It was probably one of the most important roles and accomplishments in my career because we have come so far. Hip hop has come so far, African — black people have come so far. And to have us, you know, the epicenter, the front line of such a huge, huge moment, I mean, words can’t express how grateful I am to Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine for calling me to be a part of that. Because if I didn’t get a call from them — “

HOSTIN: “Well, you’re hip hop royalty.”

BLIGE: “Right, but you know, if I didn’t get a call from them, I wouldn’t have been there. So it was extremely important to all our careers, I believe.”

(Via Mediaite)