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The real reason for no respect (102,310)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Wednesday 8 March 2023; 01:59) | | |
| Why did it take some distasteful jabs at MC by Chaka to bring out some of the best topics on the board in 3 months? I have enjoyed reading everybody's comments this week. Deep down inside I truly believe MC has one more great album and tour left in her. |
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This is a reply to message 102,309 by
JC from USA
(Wednesday 8 March 2023; 00:47) | | |
Haha, cheers. Another one that goes on the board after a few splashes.
I would say, despite the deterioration of her voice, her musicality is generally intact. For example, "You and I" for Stevie or her Patti tribute, raspy AF but she still delivered a unique take while being respectful of the original performance.
I find some performances by Bey or Christina (love them both, especially the former) are overdone to be showy.
When I look at runs for example, I judge based on the following criterion: precision (hits each note), pitch, and placement (meaning, does it actually fit musically and enhance the song). 
I do think she always wanted to be a singer but not a performer. Much more of a studio artist, where her creativity shines. Not just the songwriting but the overall production of the track/album. |
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The real reason for no respect (102,299)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Monday 6 March 2023; 22:32) | | |
| Just my opinion in what I am about to say. MC is probably headed for retirement within the next 2 years. Vocally, she can't support her career without a major tour and we know her voice is not there anymore. Mentally, I feel she has had enough of record label politics and the music industry in general. What I would say to MC today is announce your farewell album and one more time 16-show U.S. tour and an 8-show European and Asia tour for 2024. By the way, aren't artists obligated to release a certain number of albums during their contract period? MC must have fulfilled her obligations to Epic with Caution because she should have released a new album in 2022 if she signed a new contract. Seems to me that MC is without a major label first time in her career. |
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This is a reply to message 102,294 by
Edward from USA
(Monday 6 March 2023; 18:36) | | |
| Mariah was a natural born singer. Before she could even write anything, she was already correcting or emulating her mother, sometimes even leaving her speechless. She developed into a great lyricist, but she loved being showy like the rest of them when the opportunity presented itself. She was nervous during that performance you mentioned, but she was also very young and basically thrown into this gargantuan fame that could've swallowed anyone alive easily. Mariah was showy countless times on Arsenio Hall while singing Emotions, Vanishing, Vision of Love. She gave the best rendition of Vision of Love on Good Morning America, impeccable, surreal. About her nuances, well, that's what really put her in a league of her own, she wasn't just a singer that could blow, but a singer that could paint beautiful songs with her voice and artistry, what she sung came from her soul rather than somebody else's. I've always loved Whitney, her powerful vocals were unmatched, but Mariah's voice spoke to my soul and the souls of millions of people. When her instrument was in its prime, it was untouchable. I can't imagine Whitney, Chaka or Patti singing "Music Box", "Underneath The Stars", "Melt Away", "Fourth of July", no because they couldn't, but because their artistry wasn't at that level. When Mariah started losing her voice, she's started pushing her writing abilities to the front, it was evident she knew what was happening to her. It is sad, but in my humble opinion, the quality of her voice has always been directly proportional to the quality of her lyrics. When she was in her prime vocally, her lyrics were more poetic, balanced, beautiful, mature, but as the voice started deteriorating, her pen game also changed for the worse. |
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Music this year (102,287)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 4 March 2023; 18:39) | | |
| Music has been very boring and no excitement on the pop radio this year. I really feel this is the trend that is here to stay for a very long time. I do like the new Kali Uchis album Red Moon On Venus. It is a moody dreamy album about heartbreak. |
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Chaka Khan (102,282)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Friday 3 March 2023; 23:54) | | |
| Why do you think that MC is disliked by so many female artists? Could it be the Tommy Motolla effect? How many other female artists have had so enormous push and financial investment from their label like MC had? None that I can think of. From 1990-1999, there were no other female artists bigger than MC and other female singers disliked MC during that time for it. Once the Tommy Mottolla effect wavered, MC's popularity decreased and the haters started speaking. To be honest, Tommy, MC and Sony did make a mighty team during her popularity and chart reign. Taylor Swift would have never had the same chart success like MC did in 90s. And Chaka is just mad because of what she could never achieve as a solo artist like MC did. |
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This is a reply to message 102,276 by
Mirage_Nunez from America
(Thursday 2 March 2023; 23:30) | | |
I agree. How disappointing. And I am a huge Chaka Khan fan, she has always been in my top 3 (maybe even 2 behind MC), so I won't take that away from her, but I found her commentary very distasteful especially what she said about MJB. She don't deserve to be blasted like that publicly.  I'm just gonna chose to chalk it up as the side effects of drug abuse.  |
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Chaka Khan (102,275)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 2 March 2023; 22:37) | | |
| Have y'all heard Chaka sing live lately? Her voice is not there anymore. She is mad because she has really never been seen as a great singer, but just a great performer with Rufus in the 70's. |
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This is a reply to message 102,274 by
Randy from USA
(Thursday 2 March 2023; 20:35) | | |
| Said Mariah was ranked #5 on Rolling Stone's best singers of all time due to payola. Basically implying Mariah getting all of her props due to paying out money. I love Chaka Khan but she downtalked Adele, Mary J. Blige as well because they ranked ahead of her. Chaka Khan was #29. I would think that someone who has been in the business for so long would know better to take journalists' bait to create sound bites. Clips from interviews in which you talk bad about people who outsell you make you sound bitter. And when your wigs look like you skinned Snuffleupagus and you have had a drug/alcohol problem for over 50 years, you really shouldn't throw stones anywhere near your glass house. |
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Hype for new album (102,268)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Monday 27 February 2023; 03:49) | | |
| It seems to me MC no longer posts videos of her in the studio to hype up the anticipation of a new album. If she is going to release anything new, whether new album or [compilation] again, the chances that it ever will sell anywhere near Memoirs is unlikely. I am feeling MC is apprehensive about any new release because of public scrutiny that is will not be a huge hit. |
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W Magazine (102,266)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Sunday 26 February 2023; 00:07) | | |
| Somehow I managed to picked up a copy of MC on the cover of W Magazine at Barnes and Nobles with an extensive interview and gorgeous photos including a 2 pages of a magazine photo shoot prep pictures with Roc and Roe. The title on the cover is "All We Want for the Holidays Is Mariah Carey." Did we talk about this W Magazine feature last November/December? There are plenty on Ebay. |
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Nick Cannon "co-writter/producer" (102,259)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Friday 24 February 2023; 00:43) | | |
| Laughable. We all know that MC solely wrote the lyrics to the Barry White sample. You have to give it to Nick though. He is a comedian who likes to make people laugh and say "He said what." "Child, please." I just want him to release his new album to add to my collection. Lol. |
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This is a reply to message 102,258 by
Tyler from USA
(Thursday 23 February 2023; 22:54) | | |
| Nick Cannon has commented on multiple blogs under the MC and Kim video that he co-wrote and co-produced "It's a Wrap". While it's super thirsty of him to try to get attention from the moment I fully believe him. I always thought he was heavily involved in that project because of the comical one liners similar to those on a Wild N Out episode. MC would have never wrote "It's going down like the denominator" or reference Maury. Plus UOMF and the Harvard school line. I love that album for the clever puns and get the sense he helped with Obsessed, MTF, Impossible and maybe even more. |
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"It's a Wrap" on the Hot 100 (102,256)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 23 February 2023; 17:24) | | |
| Okay. I just keep up with the Mediabase charts and I kind of judge a song's chance on the Hot 100 or Urban AC chart that way. |
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This is a reply to message 102,254 by
Edward from USA
(Thursday 23 February 2023; 13:13) | | |
| Things don't work like that anymore. People stream more than listen to the radio. If it gets enough momentum on the main streaming platforms, radio would pick it up eventually. Some stations have started playing it. |
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"It's a Wrap" on the Hot 100 (102,252)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 23 February 2023; 10:10) | | |
| It is because of the lack of label support from IDJ records to send it to major radio stations across various formats. |
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This is a reply to message 102,251 by
MC85 from Canada
(Thursday 23 February 2023; 03:44) | | |
| Does anyone know why it hasn't chatted yet? It seems to be very popular and the Spotify numbers are good. Even the young'uns where I work are walking around singing it or recognize it when I'm singing it lol. |
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TikTok video with Kim K. (102,249)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 23 February 2023; 00:16) | | |
| Mariah is looking really slimmed down in her new It's A Wrap video with Kim Kardashian. It's funny that Nick's two exes make a video together with song about a man's last chance with his woman. |
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P!nk's Trustfall (102,243)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Monday 20 February 2023; 00:57) | | |
| This new P!nk album is so good. It is a brilliant piece of work that takes you on a ride through multiple genres. I have just as much P!nk music items as I have of MC. I just hope MC has a new album coming like Trustfall. She needs critics and the pop world to take notice again. |
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Caution vs. bullshit (102,241)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Sunday 19 February 2023; 14:56) | | |
| Your mate is right. She says it twice. Maybe Caution is MC's sequel to Skydiving. She says bullshit in Skydiving too. |
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This is a reply to message 102,239 by
Todd from Australia
(Sunday 19 February 2023; 02:59) | | |
So I was in the car today, and Caution (the song) was playing. A mate in the car said "is she saying bullshit?" And then I listened and around the 2:15 mark after the bridge when she's singing "Caution, caution caution...", there is one or two of them that sounds like bullshit. Could almost make sense given she then says "don't be dishonest..."  |
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Pick 5 favorites re-imagined by the same producer (102,237)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 18 February 2023; 14:08) | | |
I was thinking this morning how MC's You're Mine (Eternal) and Keyshia Cole's Stubborn definitely have that Rodney Jerkins signature sound. Then I thought about wouldn't it be cool if MC released an album of her favorite album tracks re-imagined by the same producer. Here are my five favorites that I would like re-imagined:
1. You're Mine (Eternal) - Rodney Jerkins
2. Ribbon - Christopher Stewart/The-Dream
3. Giving Me Life - Blood Orange
4. Meteorite - Q-Tip
5. Shake It Off - JD/BMC/JA
You know I had to have a JD track. Lol. |
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Super Bowl (102,235)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 18 February 2023; 04:20) | | |
| I am pretty sure some type of compliation is going to be available in MC's store this fall. That seems to be the pattern she has been doing since the MC 30 vinyls. Hopefully, it will be a Rarities 2 compliation and a new album. |
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This is a reply to message 102,234 by
Libra Lamb from USA
(Friday 17 February 2023; 18:10) | | |
| I'm not saying Mimi can't shine at a Superbowl performance, but I will say don't ever count her out. When they think that she can't do something, she sets out to prove them wrong. The Emancipation of Mimi, for example. She just needs to focus, her catalogue speaks for itself. Now, where the hell is new album and The Rarities 2? |
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Rarities (102,226)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Thursday 16 February 2023; 06:18) | | |
| This year would be the perfect time for The Rarities part 2. MC should include only rare tracks from TEOM to Caution. I feel MC probably has at least 20 good left over tracks from those 5 albums. |
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This is a reply to message 102,220 by
Tevin from USA
(Tuesday 14 February 2023; 00:42) | | |
| Do you all think we will get a Rarities 2 this year? |
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Live at Pearl (102,222)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Tuesday 14 February 2023; 02:42) | | |
| I just found my CD copy of MC's September 11, 2009 concert at Pearl in Las Vegas. I recorded it from a download link on the old Mariah Daily website. Her vocals are phenomenal. Does anyone else have it on Mp3 or CD? 18 songs were sung on the first night out of 4 nights for the residency. |
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SuperBowl Halftime Show (102,219)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Monday 13 February 2023; 22:19) | | |
| MC could have definitely done a better job than what RiRi did. All of that hype for bad lip syncing and a pregnancy reveal. Wow. Who is managing RiRi now - Flavor Flav. Lol. I guess we can forget about R9 until 2026 now. |
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This is a reply to message 102,218 by
jaker20 from US
(Monday 13 February 2023; 19:41) | | |
| I agree. With Rihanna's lack of effort performance, Mariah can definitely do better. I remember that "It's Like That" performance in BET. She likes that queen glamour spectacle. Mimi can even lip better, she's so good at it, that sometimes you can't even tell. Rihanna didn't seem to care, like at all. So yes, I'm here for it. |
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Another viral song (102,210)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Sunday 12 February 2023; 17:07) | | |
| We need another song to go viral. What about Giving Me Life? |
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It's A Wrap EP (102,207)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Saturday 11 February 2023; 11:48) | | |
| Brian Garten receives his first time ever songwriting credit with MC on the Sped up and Edit versions. |
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This is a reply to message 102,205 by
JC from USA
(Friday 10 February 2023; 18:56) | | |
While I have little hope of the song ascending to the top 10, I love the Edit Version. Much more radio friendly and, musically, love the bass at the :07 mark and scaling back the instrumental over some lyrical highlights (ex Maury Povich).
I always this song was cute and humorous. I like a light hearted Mariah (cue the chuckle at the end). |
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Mariah with UMG (102,202)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Friday 10 February 2023; 18:01) | | |
| Island/Def Jam is apart UMG. Memoirs was released on Island/Def Jam. Check out their website and menu bar. Someone on here said that she should rejoin the label. |
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This is a reply to message 102,198 by
"MariahHater" from Hell
(Friday 10 February 2023; 11:45) | | |
| I saw the release credits for IAW and she is partnered with UMG. Let me know if this [is] part of Sony or another label. [I'm] confused with this. |
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It's A Wrap EP (102,196)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Friday 10 February 2023; 02:18) | | |
| This is great news. She is listening [to] us on Twitter. Now if we can get The Remixes on vinyl this summer with some bonus remixes from MIAM. |
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This is a reply to message 102,195 by
Jamie from UK
(Thursday 9 February 2023; 22:52) | | |
I just saw that an EP for It's a Wrap will be released tomorrow.
1. Album Version
2. Sped Up Version
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Mr. Morton (102,188)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Tuesday 7 February 2023; 00:55) | | |
| MC just does not work with a multitude of fresh and innovative producers and songwriters exclusively. She should take Chris Brown's and Harry Styles' approach to choosing songwriters and producers - collaborate with young and upcoming songwriters and producers who are really good at giving an artist a unique new sound. Harry Styles' As It Was is a brilliant masterpiece that stays in your head all day. Brezzy has had hit after hit on the radio because of who he collaborates with. With MC's impressive songwriting skills and a fresh sound, the Grammys would take notice again. Hopefully, MC is taking notes this year to step out of her comfort zone. |
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This is a reply to message 102,187 by
Lee from USA
(Monday 6 February 2023; 10:18) | | |
It's justified. They snubbed for years but write clickbait articles about how great she is.  |
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Fly Like A Bird (102,185)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Sunday 5 February 2023; 21:53) | | |
| Does anyone have a mp3 of DJ Tracy Young's remix of FLAB? I can't find it on YouTube or the web. Also, I discovered on YouTube this weekend the David Harness remix of FLAB with new vocals and whole new choir. Check it out. As usually, I can't figure out how to post the link. Webmaster, can you do it for me so the MCA Family can enjoy too? Thank you. |
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New picture (102,181)
by Robert-Anthony from United States
(Sunday 5 February 2023; 05:03) | | |
| Where have you been sugar plum? We missed you. |
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This is a reply to message 102,179 by
Special K from USA
(Saturday 4 February 2023; 22:01) | | |
| It could be médication. |
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