It's the year that gave us the enduring "bootylicious," but the greatest pop music neologism of 2001 has to be "hateration," from Mary J. Blige's "Family Affair." This Dr. Dre production is an undersung classic of the era—a jaunty, joyous celebration of good times and no more drama that never fails to get things "perculatin'" in the "dancery," to borrow two more of the song's novel lyricisms. And "hateration" so perfectly captures the essence of Blige and "Affair": playful, yet strong; slightly over-the-top, but still on point. (Just listen to her impassioned delivery run wild, frequently ignoring, but never forgetting, the staccato beat.) Best of all, it's remarkably easy to slip into everyday conversation. No hateration intended, but "bootylicious" who? A-
11 years ago this week, "Family Affair" was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.
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