Billboard Top 100, 2002: #17 
A classic. Timeless.
It slides into the music at the club right alongside Brick House, Super Freak, September, Rock With You, Get Down On It, Ladies' Night, Billie Jean, and on and on... (and it's better than most of them)
...and people out on the floor in their forties and fifties just keep on dancing, thinking it came out in 1983.
Mary J. Blige floats back and forth from singing Soul to Funk to Hip-hop like there are no boundaries between them - perhaps there aren't for her.
If you've been in cave somewhere and don't know this song, get to know it. It's that important, and it's that good. I don't care if you're 17 or 70, there's no excuse for not knowing and loving this song.
However, if you are 70, you may need some help with the vocabulary:
"Crunk" - (adj.) Past tense of 'crank,' as in "Crank up the music."
"Dancerie" - (n.) Place where people get together to dance, such as a club.
"Hateration" - (n.) Act or attitude characterized by negativity.
There - now you're all caught up. Enjoy!
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