"Family Affair" is a 2001 hit song for Mary J. Blige,
produced by Dr. Dre. It was taken from her fifth album,
No More Drama, and was responsible for popularizing the
terms "hateration" and "dancery" in the US, as well as
contributing to the popularity of the word "crunk".
The music for "Family Affair" was originally created in a
jam session between Dr. Dre and musicians Mel-Man, Camara
Kambon and Mike Elizondo. Later, Blige heard the song and she
and her brother Bruce Miller contributed the lyrics and melody.
Finally, Dr. Dre produced Blige's vocals, but this was done at
a distance because at the time he was busy filming the movie
Training Day. The music video was directed by Dave
Meyers.
The single topped the Hot 100 for six weeks from November 3,
2001. It was Blige's first Hot 100 number-one, although she had
previously reached number two with "Not Gon' Cry" in 1996.
In 2007, this song was used on a Propel Fitness Water
commercial. According to Rolling Stone's Magazine Dr.Dre earned
2 million dollars in royalties from the mega-hit.
In 2008, for
Billboardmagazine's 50th Anniversary, "Family Affair"
was listed as the 79th best single on the The Billboard Hot 100
All-Time Top Songs. while at the end of 2009 was named the 12th
most successful song from 2000 to 2009, on the
BillboardHot 100 Songs of the Decade.
Rolling Stoneranked it number ninety-five on their list
of 100 Best Songs of the 2000s decade.