Terri and Monica: Systa (Epic Records 53436; CD and cassette)
Amy Linden, The New York Times, 21 November 1993
THE PHENOMENAL crossover success of the singer Mary J. Blige has, not surprisingly, produced a truckload of street-savvy, no-nonsense female rhythm-and-blues singers. Taking their cue from hard-core rap, they exist in a world where vulnerability is akin to weakness, and it's not enough to love your man — you must be prepared to beat him down as well.
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