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The Shadelist: Chronicling Mariah Carey’s shadiest songs

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June 16, 2021
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Once upon a time, there was a young multi-racial, multi-talented girl from Long Island, New York. Born to an Irish-American mother and an Afro-Venezuelan-American father, she would grow up to have one of the best voices the music world would ever hear, a witty way with words and a masterful gift of melody. Despite having 500 hours of beauty school, she ventured
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The Reigning Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul: Mary J. Blige

The Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul While Hip-Hop saw during the 90s a handful of women who gave the genre a breath of fresh air with their fierceness, the R&B world welcomed a different kind of Queen, one that was able to merge two worlds. Mary J. Blige was the woman to

For the Nostalgia: “Show Me Love” by Robyn

May 18, 2015
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Before most girls knew P!nk as the pink haired soulful badass in 2000, or Mandy Moore as the girl who was missing you like candy in 1999, there was Robyn, a Swedish Pop singer who gained stateside success in the mid 90s.  Robyn worked with renowned and sought after hit maker Max
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The Introduction of Destiny’s Child

September 16, 2014
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Although their self-titled debut wasn’t released until February 1998, it was in the second half of 1997 in which audiences got their first taste of the quartet. With the now fan favourite “Killing Time” being featured on the ‘Men In Black’ soundtrack and their first single, “No, No, No” (featuring Wyclef Jean)
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The Many Forms of Metamorphosis: A review of Mariah Carey’s “Honey” remixes

August 22, 2014
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Starting with 1995’s “Fantasy,” Mariah Carey began to transform her more pop-leaning singles to become full-fledged hip-hop recreations.  In addition, she would also re-imagine the songs in fully re-sung house remixes, which began with 1993’s “Dreamlover.”  Mariah continued this practice with the lead single from Butterfly, “Honey.” While the original
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Elicit 1997 … with the ‘Men In Black’ Soundtrack

July 28, 2014
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The soundtrack to Men in Black is probably not an album that anyone would think to be significant.  However, in the 90s, soundtracks to blockbuster movies were a big deal.  Of course, you probably remember the title track and lead single by Will Smith… Not exactly 1997’s finest moment, nevertheless, it was a huge
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Who runs Girl World?

July 28, 2014
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Before Beyoncé proclaimed that girls “Run the World” with her 2011 hit, she emerged on the scene as the lead singer of Destiny’s Child via 1997’s “No, No, No.”  When Destiny’s Child made their entry into the pop stratosphere, girls were indeed running the world – however, Destiny’s Child weren’t
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