Mary J. Blige Wants Her Song Pulled From Nas's 'Stillmatic'

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Hip-hop soul queen Mary J. Blige has requested that the song "Braveheart Party," her collaboration with Nas and the Bravehearts, be removed from Nas's latest platinum-certified set, Stillmatic. For reasons described as "personal," Blige asked that the Swizz Beatz-produced song not be included on future pressings of the album. Fans lucky enough to have purchased the first edition Stillmatic now have a potential collector's item.

Blige has collaborated with Nas in the past: The rapper was featured on "Love Is All We Need," from the Blige's 1997 triple-platinum Share My World album. Blige is currently featured on Nas rival Jay-Z's latest release, Unplugged, on the medley "Can't Knock The Hustle/Family Affair."

In related news, Blige is currently gearing up for a world tour that will kick off on February 5 in Albany, New York.

Mary J. Blige tour schedule (subject to change):

February 5 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre

February 6 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre

February 8,9 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall

February 10,11 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall

February 13 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre

February 14 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre

February 15 - Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre

February 18 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre

February 19 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre

February 22 - Houston, TX - Reliant Astrodome

February 23 - Dallas, TX - Bronco Bowl

February 28 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre

March 2 - Las Vegas, NV - Aladdin Theatre

March 3 - Tempe, AZ - Gammage Auditorium

March 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium

March 13,14 - Tokyo, JPN - Tokyo International Forum

March 16,17 - Osaka, JPN - Kouseinenkin Hall

March 18 - Fukuoka, JPN - Sun Palace

March 20 - Nagoya, JPN - Nagoya Kokaido

March 22 - Sendai, JPN - Sun Plaza Hall

April 1,2 - Copenhagen, DEN - Valby Hallen

April 3 - Stockholm, SWE - Stockholm Globe Arena

April 5 - Hamburg, GER - Congress Centrum

April 6 - Cologne, GER - Palladium

April 7 - Rotterdam, NET - Ahoy

April 8 - Brussels, BEL - Forest National

April 10 - Paris, FRA - Palais Omnisports

April 11 - Stuttgart, GER - Liederhalle

April 12 - Berlin, GER - Columbiahalle

April 14 - Vienna, AUT - Bank Austria Hall

April 15 - Munich, GER - Colosseum

April 16 - Milan, ITA - Alcatraz

April 17 - Zurich, SWI - Hallenstadion Zurich

April 19 - Birmingham, UK - NEC Arena

April 20 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Evening News Arena

April 23 - London, UK - Wembley Arena

April 25 - Dublin, IRE - RDS Arena