“It’s Like That”: Mimi’s First Cause For Celebration
January 7, 2005. While she unofficially debuted the single at a New Years Eve party as 2004 turned to 2005, Mariah Carey dropped the lead single from her comeback album, The Emancipation of Mimi, on January 7, 2005. Compared with all her prior lead singles, “It’s Like That” was new territory for Carey. While she was no stranger to hip-hop influenced R&B,
