Mary J. Blige, the queen of hip hop soul, has managed to turn a life that had its share of drama (drugs, destructive relationships, etc.) into a career-long narrative arc. And Mary's kept it real the whole ride, from her old-school-rough-girl days with Method Man, to her current status as the glossy, no-more-drama diva. Robin Thicke, the latest usurper to Justin Timberlake's blue-eyed R&B throne, grabs a spot on the royal stage in lieu of another Lil' Wayne collaboration, crooning cuts off his latest release Something Else.