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Re: Abandon? (85,545) (85,552) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Isn't "A No No" the JD collaboration? (Friday 2 November 2018; 16:51)

Re: X-Girlfriend (85,548) (85,551) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Do you not get "Cruise Control" vibes from it too though? (Friday 2 November 2018; 16:49)

Re: X-Girlfriend (85,544) (85,550) by Matini from United States I don't think it does either. I was confused when other lambs compared it to XG. I don't hear it at all. (Friday 2 November 2018; 15:55)

Re: Abandon? (85,532) (85,549) by RibbonB from USA Or Wreckless. Or she could purposely, inaccurately name it "I could care less". (Friday 2 November 2018; 15:28)

Re: X-Girlfriend (85,544) (85,548) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I feel like those who think the two songs are similar are actually referring to the overall vibe especially the rap-singing, punchy instrumentation, background vocals and skittering beats rather than the melody or chord progression. On another note, the way the Gilligan Island reference is sung recalls the verses on Touch My Body. I therefore derive the equation: Shake It Off + No Scrubs + 1999 urban pop + X-Girlfriend + every other song that has sampled Crush On You + Heartbreaker + Touch My Body = A No No This therefore is a very Rainbow track topped off with a bit of TEOM and E=MC2 gloss. (Friday 2 November 2018; 15:03)

Re: Abandon? (85,535) (85,547) by Licia from USA It seems like you want him to say something crappy to you. Why even make a post directed at him? I just don't get it. SMH. (Friday 2 November 2018; 15:02)

Article: Mariah Carey makes "a no no" for real in her new single (85,546) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines The author obviously doesn't know about Mariah's obsession with Mean Girls. Mimi is clearly just channeling her inner mean girl not only in this song, but this entire era. All the delicious, epic shade on A No No? GTFO? Vulgariah in full force? All in an album called Caution? The theme is loud and clear and this reference is just in keeping with that. (Friday 2 November 2018; 14:40)

Re: Abandon? (85,532) (85,545) by T from USA Would be very smart as TEOM needed Charmbracelet to set it up in terms of reintroducing Mimi. Caution could be the album that sets up a banger of a summer album. I can't believe she only wrote 10 songs and none with JD. The only question is will her schedule allow another album so quick, or will she be motivated to work her but off to make such a quick turn around? (Friday 2 November 2018; 14:19)

X-Girlfriend (85,544) by Myles from CT, USA I can't be the only one who thinks A No No sounds nothing like X-Girlfriend? (Friday 2 November 2018; 12:37)

Article: Mariah Carey makes "a no no" for real in her new single (85,543) by Gemma from Australia It's quite funny actually (Friday 2 November 2018; 07:23)

Re: So far (85,514) (85,542) by Licia from USA Lol I was already like that, but those songs made it worse. Humming GTFO at work is at an all time high. (Friday 2 November 2018; 07:15)

Re: A No No and X-Girlfriend (85,524) (85,541) by Billy from Greece I thought about the same thing. (Friday 2 November 2018; 06:46)

Kandi Burruss (85,540) by Nicole from US Such a coincidence. Before A No No even got leaked, Kandi Burruss who co-wrote Mariah's X-Girlfriend, posted a throwback picture on instragram with Mimi and Mama Joyce, her mom. Pretty much A No No sounds like X-Girlfriend and then No Scrubs that Kandi also wrote. (Friday 2 November 2018; 06:20)

Re: A No No and X-Girlfriend (85,530) (85,539) by RibbonB from USA Yes I was definitely hearing No Scrubs. A mash up is needed. (Friday 2 November 2018; 04:34)

Waiting (85,538) by Tevin from USA It's great to see the love A No No is getting. I'm sitting here curious to hear Randy and Andrew's opinion. (Friday 2 November 2018; 04:05)

Re: Abandon? (85,532) (85,537) by Shezz from Pk So frigging totally should. (Friday 2 November 2018; 03:18)

Re: A No No and X-Girlfriend (85,530) (85,536) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Totally No Scrubs. (Friday 2 November 2018; 02:43)

Abandon? (85,535) by Victoria from USA Of course, I did not read what he said. I can only hope he abandons this fan page. I use the word fan so loosely in his case. (Friday 2 November 2018; 02:07)

Re: Caution tracklist (85,508) (85,534) by 123 from USA So it looks like there will be 11 songs on the Japanese version. Liron stated it is one of their favorites from the album. (Friday 2 November 2018; 01:46)

Re: AIWFCIY returns (85,526) (85,533) by Andrew from UK AIWFCIY is the eleventh best selling single of all time. White Christmas is not obviously way up there by. But surely Mariah's song will surpass it one day, possibly not in our lifetimes, but one day. It will continue to sell forever. (Friday 2 November 2018; 01:07)

Abandon? (85,532) by Andrew from UK Shezz, here's a hopeful theory for you: Mariah has written two ten track albums and she is releasing the second one at the start of summer next year. Caution does feel like a very cosy winter album rather than a vibrant summer one. It could be called Abandon (being an antonym of Caution). I should *so* be Mariah's manager. (Friday 2 November 2018; 00:37)

A No No (85,531) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines If you're gonna dish out some shade, you might as well serve more than just a platter, go ahead and throw a feast. Enter A No No, Mariah's brutally shadiest song ever. Her bitchiest since Obsessed and her sassiest one since Shake It Off, it's like a fierce blend of the latter, the entire urban pop sound of 1999, TLC's No Scrubs, and her own X-Girfriend and every other song that has used that brilliant Lil Kim sample ever. We haven't gotten to the lyrics yet and Stella's already furiously shaking in her leather hooker boots. Whereas SIO is more of a narrative kiss-off, ANN manages to fit in tons of unapologetic shade, clever pop culture references, celebrity braggadocio and her most meme-able and memorable lines on a song yet all within 3 minutes and 10 seconds, while sounding great, current yet a bit retro at the same time.That's genius right there. This is genuinely her most fun-sounding track since anything on her party album E=MC2. This is one of those rare MC moments where everything just comes together and works perfectly: the hot beat, the lyrics, the vocals, the melody, the sample, the tempo, the rap bit, etc. Every part is strong, too. The first verse echoes a bit of No Scrubs. The chorus is simple and really easy to follow. The ad-libs during the final chorus provide enough variation to keep things interesting and ending conversation clip is just brilliant. But the highlight has got to be that second verse. It is a tad reminiscent of how she attacked Heartbreaker's second verse. And then the Gilligan's Island reference kicks in and her tone shifts from authoritative pissed-off diva to an almost childish taunt with her rapid-fire delivery. Perfection. A No No is her best song in a long while, and perhaps the biggest success here is that she was able to make a great sample that has been borrowed so many times before sound like its best and freshest usage ever. She sounds great, the track is immensely enjoyable with an unbelievable repeat value, and we all know that if this is not chosen as the official second single, we will all be throwing epic hissy fits. (Friday 2 November 2018; 00:21)

Re: A No No and X-Girlfriend (85,528) (85,530) by Shezz from Pk And TLC vibes too. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 23:07)

A No No (85,529) by Tevin from USA A No No is my jam. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 22:59)

Re: A No No and X-Girlfriend (85,524) (85,528) by Lexingz from Estonia This song is giving me definite Rainbow era vibes for sure. (Thursday 1 November 2018; 21:49)

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