alphastreet said:

I miss the mariah from Butterfly... she was so put together, cool, and just real... sexy came natural to her...

now she is uptight, mechanical, super self-conscious, immature to the extreme.. and now turning kind of geeky....

i wish she would at least put out a pop song.. and not trying to keep up with chris brown.. and cheap hip-hop and rnb...

TotalAlisa said:

Nowadays, nearly everything from the music industry is a pop product. Mariah just isn't the singer she once was a decade ago, even though the MIMI album was good. I'm really not that all impressed with her new stuff though.

No whistling?

theodore said:

on what?

paisleypark4 said:

The sawngs

TMB remix featuring Rick Ross and The Dream.

JackieBlue said:

theodore said:

Oh ok

paisleypark4 said:

theodore said:

so u sayin is that u happy that she is not whispering again

paisleypark4 said:

No, I'm saying I want to hear those high ass notes

love the Cyndi Lauper mention in this new Billboard interview (good read overall)

Mariah Carey's "E=MC2" offers genre-crossing equation
On a recent Monday morning, Mariah Carey flew the red-eye from New York to Los Angeles, stopped by Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show to chat, recorded a background vocal track for the song "I Stay in Love" for her upcoming album, then recorded a video for Wal-Mart's "Soundcheck" series, which will be used as bonus footage online and played in stores.

By the time all of this was done, it was just past noon. Her afternoon consisted of another radio interview, and in the evening she returned to the studio to work on mastering the album, "E=MC2" -- due April 15 via Island Def Jam.

If "E=MC2" scores big, Carey could find herself in elite chart company. She's currently tied at No. 2 with Elvis Presley for the most Hot 100 No. 1 singles, with 17. The Beatles hold the crown with 20.

The busy singer recently spoke with Billboard about the new album.

Q: "E=MC2" crosses a lot of genres. There are a few ballads, but there's definitely some hip-hop and even some gospel-tinged songs and a bit of a reggae beat.

Mariah Carey: I'm really a festive person, and that's what came across with the "Mimi" album. I hate it when people are like (uses a dramatic voice): "She's taking a new direction with hip-hop." I'm like, "Will you please freakin' research?" I've been doing this for a long time -- working with (writer-producer) Dave Hall on "Dreamlover," using the "Ain't No Half-Steppin"' loop.

I think that it was Q-Tip -- he said this to me in '97 --that I was really the catalyst for so many of these artists who are now trying to infuse (songs with hip-hop). It was just digging in the crates with Dave Hall and coming up with, "Hey, let's use this loop!" And from then on, I did it anytime I could. The next was "Fantasy," which was a groundbreaking moment for me, the ability to be able to work with Puffy (Sean Combs).

Right now everything is kind of merged together because pop is such a nebulous format, in my opinion. You'll hear a hip-hop record next to sort of a rock-sounding pop beat, or a country song. Aretha Franklin can still have a hit -- look at "A Rose Is Still a Rose" -- it's just her talent is shining through. She can work with anybody at any time in her life. Same thing with Patti LaBelle and Luther (Vandross), God rest his soul, before he passed away. The true talent will always come through.

Q: And after the success of "We Belong Together," "Don't Forget About Us" -- co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox -- and "Shake It Off" on "Mimi," you've teamed up with Jermaine Dupri again for several songs on "E=MC2."

Carey: JD is the best. I love him, I really do. We have such similar influences. It's funny because a lot of our favorite records from growing up are really the same. Back in the day we did the (R&B) remix of "Always Be My Baby." The original version was a hard track, if you listen to the bass -- but it was very poppy on top. I knew JD could do it, even though he hadn't really worked with somebody like me before. I knew he was just incredibly talented. He's really just honed his skill as a producer in so many ways. I'm a fan and a friend.

Q: Do you ever think about surpassing the Beatles with their 20 No. 1s?

Carey: I do, because people bring it up. (laughs) But it's not like I sit around thinking about that type of stuff while I'm creating something. I did write this record in terms of wanting it to be a lot of songs that could potentially be singles, because people like that.

Q: You write or co-write almost all your songs -- what's your process? What inspires you to write?

Carey: For each album, I try to have a book that I write the whole thing in. It started -- this was a long time ago. I don't have birthdays, I only have anniversaries. (laughs) But actually, this was the last birthday party I had ... I think it was my 21st birthday, even though I'm only 12. We had it in advance. (laughs) Cyndi Lauper came to the party, and I've always been a big fan of hers since I was growing up. She gave me this book, and I wound up writing the whole "Music Box" album in this book, which I still have.

Jay-Z said something to me that was really interesting, and I don't even know if he really remembers this. He's known me for a long time, and he's like, "You need to use some of your phrases in your music." I have my own little slang that I make up and say stupid stuff just for laughs. (On) the song "O.O.C." -- that's a Swizz Beatz track -- it means, "Out of control." So me and my friends will say that to each other, like, "OK, you're a little O.O.C. right now, tone it on down." Da Brat, who's a really good, close friend of mine since we worked on "Always Be My Baby" -- we wrote the lyrics together, and it was so fun. By saying (sings), "I get so O.O.C./So out of control, baby," we could explain it.

When somebody was helping me type up the lyrics, and they wrote "Out of Control" in parenthesis (by the song title), I was like, "Get rid of that. It's 'O.O.C.'! Let them figure it out! It's not that tough! I say it in the next line!"

Q: The "Touch My Body" video is hilarious.

Carey: Thank you. That was a (director) Brett Ratner-and-me collabo. (laughs) I love Brett because he is like me. If I'm eternally 12 -- because he's a little bit more naughty than I am -- he's eternally 15. He has a great sense of humor, obviously, and he knows that I have a sense of humor and he feels that people don't recognize that about me. And I'll do stuff that I'm totally joking and they're like (uses mean girl voice), "Why is she doing that? Why is she doing the treadmill with her high heels on?" I'm like, "It's a freakin' joke! It's 'Cribs'! Hello! It's a freakin' joke!"

Q: Have you thought about touring for this album?

Carey: It's come up, and I'm probably going to do it, but I don't know exactly how we're going to do it or when. I'm thinking probably September. But I think it's important to tour with this album, because there are so many songs that I really want to sing live, that I really enjoy. Fun songs, like "I'm That Chick" or "O.O.C.," and then the ballads, of course. I really want to do "I Wish You Well" and "I Stay in Love" and "Bye Bye."

Q: And now that you're in promotional mode, does it ever get daunting?

Carey: I'm totally ready for a nap. I'd love a nap ... It's a little tiring to have this kind of schedule. As long as I'm straight up in promo mode, it's cool, but I'm still doing little things on the record -- we're mastering ... (But) I'm collaborative about it. I like to hear what other people have to say. I wouldn't feel like an artist if I didn't. I wouldn't feel like I was truly the architect of the record. And why do it, then?

Source: Billboard | MariahDailyJournal

"LOVE STORY" LEAKED!!!!!

PricelessHo said:

OMFG

I love, love, love, LOVE this!!!!


like at 0:51 it sounds a lot like DFAU when she's all "We are one, that's a fact that you can't deny."

I really hope "Migrate" is like the "To the Floor" and "Get Your Number" of this new album and the rest is great, cause Migrate was awful

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this woman knows damn well how to work the layering in her songs

and then his friends, sho do do do do,,, and then her friends, sho do do do do

I cant believe that she actually said she doesnt think about topping Beatles and thats others are the ones thinking of it, when its clearly written into EVERY introduction about being tied with Elvis and that is her new gimmick to get number one, i mean is she secretly a "jackson" because she talks alot of bullshit in her interviews. As for "Love Story" really not feeling this one either, everything is just too damn slick, she needs to be more raw with her sound, since she says she loves RB she really doesnt know the basics of what SOUL music is.

This is the first song out of the others that actually sounds good.

Scorpion said:

Took the exact words right outta my mouth.

Mariah was interviewed on BBC Radio 1's chart show, and Reggie the presenter said to her "You've sold 80 million records"


She replied "Erm, actually i dont know if thats accurate" then hung up

http://www.zshare.net/aud...44f9692dd/

i believe its her people who were responsible for ending that call.

if you want real MC hanging up, that'd be 2 years ago when some dj kept disrespecting her then went on to say "Mariah hang up if you don't like us", as if she'd be nice and say no.

least did he know for the next thing we heard was the hanging up tone

PricelessHo said:

I want to hear that shit

Her new songs sounds good & that interview made me LOL - she hung up just becuz they asked her if she's sold 80 million records! Also, Mariah Carey's per4mance of Heartbreaker/Love Hangover at the VH1 Divas 2000 concert was very cool! At the end, she says "I'm feeling divalicious 2night" LOL.

PricelessHo said:

yeah because they know how obsessed she is when it comes to that shit.

Martinelli said:

i'd be too if i had such incredible achievements in my resume. mind you in less than 20 years.

lastdecember said:

You're really serious posting that mess w/ a Danity Kane avi?

roundables said:

i believe where he's coming from is that she is capable of much more than to market herself as a commercial artist.

but seriously its not as if the woman is giving us albums that are filled with Boy I Need U from start to finish. She still creates excellent gems for each album.

If she chooses the commercial outlook to market herself because she wants to have a longlasting career how is she to blame there? esp. if she can handle the criticism.

"artistic integrity" could fuck you up today. pleases the fans? surley, grants her critical acclaim? most likely, but who's at the risk of getting dropped?

btw, she obviously wants to make gospel albums, and i believe she will when she thinks the timing is right.

Part 2 of the promo

Na'aaaaa

^^^Funny. They're not bad. It may not be her best song but catchy as hell. I've heard casual Mariah fans claim they can't get it out of their head.