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Thursday 13 October 2016

23 of Mariah Carey's best hip-hop collaborations

Hip-hop has always shown love for Mariah Carey. One of the biggest artists on the planet, the singer has had multiple No. 1 albums, multiple platinum-selling singles, a voice that comes once in a lifetime and a strong connection to the genre. The pop icon has been in the music industry for over 20 years and has had over 40 songs land on the Billboard Hot 100, including those with some of the game's biggest rappers. To say that Carey is a megastar is an understatement.

Around the late 1990s, she made a bold move by tapping Ol' Dirty Bastard for the remix to her double platinum track "Fantasy". Cory Rooney, an A&R rep that helped put the song together, recently described ODB's specific demands before he would start recording the song.

"He finally came out and was like, 'Yo, pardon me, this bitch is driving me crazy. I need some Moet and Newports before we get into this record'," Rooney recalls. "I said, 'It's 12:30 at night now, bro. I don't know where we're going to get Moet from." He started yelling at the assistants, calling them White devils, saying, 'You white devils, y'all don't want Black people to have shit.' They went out for like an hour, and the only thing they could find were some Heinekens. He was so disgusted, he threw a bottle on the floor."

Despite all the drama in the studio, Carey and ODB walked away with a winning track. The five-octave queen went on to make some of the most memorable hip-hop collaborations in music history. She's worked with Gucci Mane, Busta Rhymes, Jay Z, Jadakiss and so much more. XXL combed through her discography and picked out Mariah Carey's best hip-hop collaborations she's done over the years. Groove to the list of songs below and take a trip down memory lane.

"Fantasy (Remix)" with Ol' Dirty Bastard
"The Roof" with Mobb Deep
"My All" with Peter Gunz, Lord Tariq
"Things That U Do" with Jay Z
"Loverboy (Remix)" with Da Brat, Ludacris, Twenty II, Shawnna
"Heartbreaker" with Jay Z
"Sweetheart" with Jermaine Dupri
"Honey" with Ma$e, The Lox
"Heartbreaker (Remix)" with Missy Elliot, Da Brat
"Breakdown" with Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone
"Say Somethin'" with Snoop Dogg
"I Know What You Want" with Busta Rhymes
"Boy (I Need You)" with Cam'Ron
"Crybaby" with Snoop Dogg
"Obsessed" with Gucci Mane
"Shake It Off (Remix)" with Jay Z, Jeezy
"U Make Me Wanna" with Jadakiss
"We Belong Together (Remix)" with Jadakiss, Styles P
"You Got Me" with Jay-Z, Freeway
"So Lonely" with Twista
"Up Out My Face" with Nicki Minaj
"Lil L.O.V.E." with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Bow Wow
"Irresistible (West Side Connection)" with Westside Connection

(XXL Magazine)



COMMENTS
RibbonB from USA wrote:
"So Lonely" is best of all of them, IMO. Love that collaboration with Twista.
(Friday 14 October 2016; 2:17)
Steve from USA wrote:
That's almost like... all of them. Lol.
(Friday 14 October 2016; 2:18)
this_is_qhm from the Philippines wrote:
A lot of the entries are legit, but this list lost some credibility as soon as I noticed that I Still Believe (Pure Imagination), H.A.T.E.U. Remix, and Dedicated were missing.
(Friday 14 October 2016; 3:14)
MCFAN16 from USA wrote:
Let's not forget about What Would You Do feat. Nate Dogg and Shade Sheist.
(Friday 14 October 2016; 15:55)
Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa wrote:
Ummmm, what about You Don't Know What To Do? That and Dedicated are both amazing and so much better than a number of songs on this list.
(Saturday 15 October 2016; 20:34)

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