Mariah Carey: "IT'S TIME" 👑

[die Lotterie]

Just iconic.

[Ivy Leegue™]

Aug 21, 2024 16:48:37 GMT -5 Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint said:

Her first serve since her track with Lil Kim

Wait...when did I miss Mariah working with Lil' Kim? I thought I had every Mariah song! Never mind, just saw the pic LOL

[jenglisbe]

Queen!

[Positive Tension]

Her streams are looking a lot better recently, which is good to see. I think "IKWYW" will be the next to hit 400 million, and pretty soon.

[Eqbk]

For any audiophiles here (the listing has been taken down, presumably because it was put up too early):

[Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint]

And 👏🏾 not everyone has that to their credit.

[sundaymorningguy]

I really wonder how Mariah feels about Caution. She doesn’t really talk about it much. I love that album it is one of those albums that is such a Mariah album, but it also doesn’t feel like one because the production on it is so nice, lush, and slightly skirts conventional production for her. I think she uses her voice in such a beautiful way on this album. I’m such a whore for Mariah using her lower register, and I love it on this album.

[Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint]

Weeks later she passed away 😔

[Eqbk]

Aug 24, 2024 9:05:33 GMT -5 sundaymorningguy said:

I really wonder how Mariah feels about Caution. She doesn’t really talk about it much. I love that album it is one of those albums that is such a Mariah album, but it also doesn’t feel like one because the production on it is so nice, lush, and slightly skirts conventional production for her. I think she uses her voice in such a beautiful way on this album. I’m such a whore for Mariah using her lower register, and I love it on this album.

Sadly, I don't think she gives it much thought or thinks highly of it (hope I'm wrong). It was not a commercial juggernaut like Music Box was, nor is it considered as artistically important for her as say Butterfly. It doesn't even really have as much of an under-dog/fan favorite narrative as something like Glitter nor does it have a comeback narrative like TEOM does, even though I absolutely do it as a return to form of sorts. I remember reading a headline that says that Caution was Mariah staying current without losing her charm and that is a great summation of what is great about the album.

I imagine is sort of gets lost in the shuffle for her considering all the other albums in her discography. Plus, the last time I remember her talking about it was about how she disliked how rushed the process felt making it and how she wished she had more time with it. If it had been more commercially successful (at least at the level on MIAMTEC), it might have gotten more attention. A shame since it could have fared much better had the single choices been better.

[schnetzka]

I will never understand how she considered Caution rushed when it came out almost four years after her previous album. I don't know when she started working on it but she definitely had plenty of time lol.

[Dreams]

She definitely doesn’t dislike Caution, she said on Twitter she liked working with the people she worked with on the album, if nothing else, but I bet it wouldn’t rank at the top top tier of her personal MC album ranking. She has said she disliked how the label/roc nation “pressured” her to put it out and that if it had been on her she would take more time to do more songs and beef up the vocals. Something about her giving more belting and layering, and basically giving it more of the Mariah treatment vocally. She also said she didn’t end up liking the campaign to launch it… with a promo single being put out each week until the album’s release; she said, that way, about half the album had come out before its actual release date, and she hated that. She’d rather a more old school approach.

Aug 24, 2024 11:29:33 GMT -5 Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint said:

Weeks later she passed away 😔

😢🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[jenglisbe]

Aug 24, 2024 12:13:17 GMT -5 schnetzka said:

I will never understand how she considered Caution rushed when it came out almost four years after her previous album. I don't know when she started working on it but she definitely had plenty of time lol.

Tbh I don't think Mariah ever really sees an album as done. Since leaving Sony/Tommy, she's taken years to make most of her albums, and most of them have been delayed from when their original release date as well. We know Mariah is a perfectionist, so I don't think she's ever fully satisfied.

Aug 24, 2024 16:08:01 GMT -5 Dreams said:

She definitely doesn’t dislike Caution, she said on Twitter she liked working with the people she worked with on the album, if nothing else, but I bet it wouldn’t rank at the top top tier of her personal MC album ranking. She has said she disliked how the label/roc nation “pressured” her to put it out and that if it had been on her she would take more time to do more songs and beef up the vocals. Something about her giving more belting and layering, and basically giving it more of the Mariah treatment vocally. She also said she didn’t end up liking the campaign to launch it… with a promo single being put out each week until the album’s release; she said, that way, about half the album had come out before its actual release date, and she hated that. She’d rather a more old school approach.

Yeah, but I also wonder how much of her comments about the campaign are just because the album didn't sell well. Like many lambs, Mariah tends to blame something underperforming on it not being promoted properly. That may be true for some things, but at the same time not everything that's promoted is going to catch on. It's also tough to promote something when you aren't confident it will be finished on time (look at the messy promo campaign for Me I Am Mariah, which was messy entirely because Mariah wouldn't finish the album).

[bat1990]

Speaking of Caution, "A No No" is less than 400,000 views away from 10 million! Show it some love today

[Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint]

[Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint]

[jenglisbe]

Aug 19, 2024 16:11:32 GMT -5 Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint said:

I wanna know who thee sources are?! Nostradamus?

Da Brat breaks it down correctly; "they said she believes" is clearly not saying Mariah said it. I wish everyone had that energy for these kinds of stories. If Brat wasn't friends with Mariah, it wouldn't have been checked.

[iHype.]

Mariah Carey Confirms Her Mom Patricia and Sister Alison Both Died on Same Day: 'My Heart Is Broken' (Exclusive)

Mariah Carey's mom Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend, PEOPLE can confirm.

"My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day," the Grammy-winning singer, 55, said in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE.

"I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed," adds Mariah. "I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time."

No other details, including Patricia and Alison's causes of death, are known at this time.

Woah. Hope she is handling it to the best of her ability.

[Jay D83]

Oh my God, prayers to her and her family!!!!

[#LisaRinna]

This is mindblowing. Both on the same day! It must be really hard for Mariah

[Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint]

Oh wow on the same day Jesus sending prayers 🙏🏾

Also
Yall don't know the way I jumped at work when I opened Twitter and saw RIP a picture of Mariah and death in the same sentence

[eyeofthestorm]

Thoughts and prayers with Mariah. That’s really strange both of them on the same day.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

So sorry to hear about the passing of her mom and sister. Very shocking to learn that they died on the same day. 💔😿

[jenglisbe]

Aug 26, 2024 15:23:40 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Mariah Carey Confirms Her Mom Patricia and Sister Alison Both Died on Same Day: 'My Heart Is Broken' (Exclusive)

Yeah this is wild. She says she spent the past week with her mom, so I'm glad to know they found some measure of peace. I know there was at least speculation Pat hadn't been involved in Mariah's life for awhile, though I don't think it was ever proven.

She does refer to Alison as her sister, which is not what she was doing at the time she wrote her memoir if I'm not mistaken.

This really just makes me think of this stunning verse from "Languishing"

Those ancient buried recollections
We transform them and select them
You have yours, I have mine
That's fine
While we're too torn to heal
Our stitch has never disappeared
I have mine, you have yours
I'm sure

[The Black Bird]

Such a tragedy, I hope Mariah finds the comfort she needs right now. May Pat and Alison rest in peace.

[Albie]

I was simply shocked to come across this news. Praying for Mariah and may God rest their souls.

[wavey.]

Praying for Mimi's healing.🙏🏾❤

[Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint]

I believe Alison was his mom

[Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint]

Now this makes sense from two weeks ago

[Dreams]

Oh man…that’s awful. Both on the same day. Such a deep, double loss for Mariah. Wishing her nothing but strength.
I remember Mariah saying in the introduction of the book that she will always love her mom to the best of her abilities and dedicating the book to her. We all know, having read Mariah’s memoirs, that Patricia was what she was, but she is partly responsible for the birth of a legend and the songbird supreme, so rest in peace Pat.
And Alison… :( Mariah says she thankfully had the chance to spend the last week with her mom, but I wonder when she last spoke to her sister? sigh I remember reading in the booklet of Mariah’s debut that it was dedicated to Alison… I truly truly hope Alison’s soul finds peace.

[Ivy Leegue™]

May Alison finally find peace, albeit in the afterlife and RIP to Pat. I pray Mariah is able to make peace with their passings. I know all too well what's like to lose an estranged relative (my father) and be tortured by the "What Ifs" and "Why Nots" and "If Onlys."