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Sticking to MC's music only (110,343) by John from USA

Bobby is literally Mao-Raj-Yah Que-Oui herself, lololol.
(Wednesday 6 August 2025; 06:50)


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That time Mariah extended Whitney a sister diva helping hand (110,285) by John from USA

A little change of pace from the goings on in this site these past few days. In 2008, Whitney Houston went to perform for the president of Kazakhstan. Apparently, because of her vocal condition and her reputation in the industry at the time as an unreliable performer, she was unable to secure background singers for the gig. Her management company was also unable to obtain insurance for potential background singers for the gig. When Mariah Carey heard about this, she immediately bring it into action and offered to send three of her very best female background up singers to help Whitney. Whitney did not even have to ask. Mariah not only sent the ladies an across the world to help Whitney but she foot the bill for their insurance, travel, stay and rate. She sent Melanie, Maryanne and Teka. And y'all know vocalist don't play about sharing their background singers, haha. I couldn't find the YouTube video that originally mentioned this, but here's the link of part of that Kazakhstan concert.
(Friday 1 August 2025; 23:04)

Sugar Sweet (110,144) by John from USA

This song is growing on me... especially since the lyrics of the first verse almost always is what happens when my beau picks me up for dinner out or movie. Maybe a ring will come soon (or not... I'm a pessimist lol).
(Tuesday 29 July 2025; 00:14)

New styling and hairstyle needed ASAP (110,143) by John from USA

Mariah clearly doesn't know how beautiful she is and how much sexiness she exudes when she is at her simplest. At different times in my life, I've had non-Mariah fans tell me how sexy she looks even in just jeans, such as when they've seen her on the video for Make it Happen, or singing Fly Like a Bird on American Idol back in the day. She needs to ditch the diva gowns and the hooker outfits, and the big hair. These fueled the Miss Piggy and Cowardly Lion comparisons in the early 2010s. Shoulder length hair with more volume up top, and darker blonde or even auburn.
(Tuesday 29 July 2025; 00:12)

Promising start, disjointed middle, underwhelming ending (110,020) by John from USA

So, Sugar Sweet is finally out. Started out really nice, with Mariah's voice front and center. Immediately hits you with a Bieber like vibe and "swag". When the 2nd and 3rd non-MC verses come though, why does it feel like for those moments, it stops being a Mariah song? It's missing something... like Mariah maybe cooing or doing backing voice during their verses. Chorus is repetitive with no variation from one to the next. Ending doesn't grip you. I was expecting at the start of the song that it'll take me for a sensual albeit fun and light ride, but that feeling immediately ends when the guest verses come in. This one would've been better had Mariah sung it all throughout. I hope others like it and it still becomes a hit.
(Friday 25 July 2025; 06:25)

Amazon CD pre-order (109,900) by John from USA

There's an Amazon Exclusive CD and a regular CD version for HFIA. I wonder if the Amazon Exclusive will have an additional track or two.
(Tuesday 22 July 2025; 02:24)

Here For It All (109,887) by John from USA

So cute reading the responses of people online saying, "We're here for it." I'm definitely excited. I have high hopes for the album, with Anderson .Paak co-writing and producing and LA Reid executive producing and overseeing the process. I just wish her vocals are not going to be as overly-engineered as those in MIAMTEC. Even if she had to record one line at a time, and sleep with humidifiers all around her bed each night in between lines recorded, I'll take those than the tinny vocals we've had on that album. All that said: Type Dangerous is an odd choice for a lead single though. I mean, I want it to be cohesive, and I can't imagine how that song will fit in the entire album.
(Monday 21 July 2025; 19:56)

While Mariah lost the ability to walk (109,846) by John from USA

Here's Mary giving no fs no mo'.
(Sunday 20 July 2025; 15:40)

Had Mariah neen signed by another label (109,742) by John from USA

Way back in the mid-to-late 1990s, I heard another label that was supposed to sign Mariah was looking to package her as their answer to Taylor Dayne. Glad it didn't turn out that way.
(Tuesday 15 July 2025; 00:13)

Vision of Love (109,741) by John from USA

VOL was definitely part of the demo tape.
(Tuesday 15 July 2025; 00:10)


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Album title (109,643) by John from USA

Baby Steps: The Re-Ambulation of the Skinny Legend
(Sunday 6 July 2025; 19:17)

A missed application for AI (109,320) by John from USA

Joseph Kahn should've used AI to make Mariah move some. Let AI help but maybe not too much that it's obvious it isn't Mariah. Missed opportunity.
(Saturday 14 June 2025; 22:36)

The official video (109,315) by John from USA

The lyric video is the official one for me. That was uncomfortable to watch, sadly.
(Saturday 14 June 2025; 21:23)

I thought it was Celine (109,310) by John from USA

I'm sorry but is it Mimi that's has stiff person syndrome? I'm not sure what I just watched.

(Saturday 14 June 2025; 21:06)

Article: Mariah Carey's Type Dangerous video holds big surprise (109,256) by John from USA

So... is the surprise La Toya Jackson?

(Friday 13 June 2025; 03:07)

Mariah singing Thriller (108,608) by John from USA

Mariah singing Thriller snippet.
(Thursday 24 April 2025; 03:25)

My All and WBT (108,587) by John from USA

I agree. Mariah's tone is unmistakable and next to impossible to copy. I've seen many singers be able to mimic Whitney's and Celine's voice, but not Mariah's.

That said: Mariah and Whitney are still the two best vocalists of our time, at least in my opinion. Both their voices soar to stratospheric heights when they belt. I cannot every get past Celine's nasal voice and shrill belts.

For me, there is only a divine vocal binary: Mariah and Whitney.
(Friday 18 April 2025; 02:38)


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MiMi20 CD (108,568) by John from USA

Same here. I'm hoping for a few unreleased tracks. Why do people here seem certain there aren't any? Have track listings been leaked somewhere?
(Sunday 13 April 2025; 18:15)


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Favorite Mariah Hip-Hop collaborations (108,492) by John from USA

I love all those mentioned below. But my favorite is her collaboration with Rapriah: Priz'nah.
(Monday 31 March 2025; 01:28)


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What's left out in the conversation (108,054) by John from USA

I think the intubation for her previous breast augmentation surgery may have contributed to Mariah's vocal concerns. The endotracheal tube goes through the trachea and in between the vocal cords. In majority of people, the effect is usually minimal, but in singers the damage can be more marked. Add to this the fact that Mariah already had vocal cord nodules and had been singing at vocally demanding ranges for several years already before this surgery.
(Saturday 25 January 2025; 20:33)

Celebrity endorsements (107,632) by John from USA

According to the Federal Election Commission, there is no law banning candidates from paying for endorsements. Federal candidates are legally required to disclose all payments, including those made in exchange for endorsements. The Federal Election Campaign Act requires campaigns for federal office to file regular reports on where their money comes from and where it goes. That report has to include the name and address of any "person to whom an expenditure in excess of $200 is made together with the date, amount, and purpose of such expenditure." Campaigns" must provide a "purpose of disbursement" that describes the nature of the transaction, for any money disbursed. So paying for an endorsement isn't illegal, but trying to hide that payment could get a candidate in trouble. Oprah denied getting paid for her endorsement.

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(Tuesday 12 November 2024; 09:55)


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Celebrity endorsements (107,626) by John from USA

I'm so glad Mariah didn't sell her soul for 1 million dollars to endorse a terrible candidate.

Imagine, being a mega-milliionaire or billionaire actor, singer, or media mogul, and yet still find it acceptable to deceive the American voters, just for what is small chump change for them.
(Monday 11 November 2024; 20:03)

"The Block" doesn't know her either (106,027) by John from USA

So apparently, Mariah wasn't alone on this.
(Sunday 24 March 2024; 18:20)

New Mariah titles (102,560) by John from USA

Wind Chimes
Enthrall. Escape. Elope
Enthralled. Eloped. Escaped (the meaning changes when you rearrange the words)
Compositions
The Second Coming
Rumors, Reasons, and Rhymes
Risque Rendezvous
Finding My Voice (not an insult, but a double entendre on finding the words to express but at the same time rediscovering her confidence to sing)
(Saturday 15 April 2023; 18:26)

Re: Breakdown ad libs (97,835) (97,839) by John from USA

It's: "Why do you think you gotta know I'm suffering?"
(Thursday 15 April 2021; 19:38)

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