Tuesday 26 October 2004

Mariah and Jadakiss unveil new video

Her last rap collaboration, with Busta Rhymes, resulting in one of the r'n'b anthems of last summer, I Know What You Want. No doubt Mariah Carey is hoping for a similarly positive reaction to her guest appearance with New Yorker Jadakiss on the smoochy slow jam U Make Me Wanna. Just to remove any doubt, Mariah and Jadakiss this week unveiled a suitably sexy video to accompany the track, which is already making an impact on the US Billboard Rnb chart on airplay alone.

Filmed in LA's Prey Club it features Ms Carey in a suitably eye catching little black dress sure to get pulses everywhere racing. The track, taken from Jadakiss' no.1 US album should be following his previous smash hits Kiss Of Death and Why? into charts worldwide shortly, and serves as a taster of Mariah's new studio project, which is apparently set for release early next year. Mariah has been working on the project, which includes collaborations with the likes of Damizza, Twista, Nelly and Kanye West, since completing her critically acclaimed Charmbracelet Tour earlier this year.

What's more it seems we'll be seeing rather a lot of Mariah next year. Manager Benny Medina, the man who took Jennifer Lopez from ghetto to stardom, recently talked of his excitement about the forthcoming album, which he declared will "hit all the marks", and also revealed that Mariah is currently looking at movie scripts, and, demonstrating her determination to build on the kudos she gained for her performance in mobster drama Wisegirls, is currently taking acting lessons. With other rumoured projects including her newly launched Automatic Princess brand jewellery and a series of children's book under the same name, Carey obviously intends 2005 to be another busy year.

Still, with all that hard work ahead, every diva needs a little time to let her head down and Mariah apparently found the perfect opportunity this week at superstar singer Usher's lavish 26th brithday party, where the birthday boy's gifts included a $40,000 Audemars Piguet watch. Guests at the bash, held at New York's Rainbow Room included Jay-Z, P. Diddy, Pharell, L.A.Reid and Patti labelle. But despite the presence of the woman rumoured to be Usher's new girlfriend, supermodel Naomi Campbell, most of the male attention in the room was apparently focused on Mariah, who attended dressed in full flapper style, complete with headress. Reports suggest Mariah, who is a long term friend of RnB heartthrob Usher, was the centre of attention on the dancefloor thanks to the likes of Sean (P. Diddy) Combs, Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri surrounding Ms Carey.

Sounds like she should have her options open if current beau Mark Sudack doesn't come up to standards...

(UK-Flava.com)



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