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Unpopular opinions (109,680) by Lambi from USA

1. Mariah's left side was actually bad. It's only now that she fixed her crooked teeth that it's not bothersome.

2. Long Ago, Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise) ruined the albums they're in.

3. Fly Like A Bird should've been sung in full voice.

4. Majority of Rarities was rightfully scrapped with the exception of Slipping Away and One Night.

5. I Don't Wanna Cry and Someday were mid and weren't deserving of #1.

6. However, "Breakdown" "Underneath The Stars", "Never Too Far" "Through The Rain", "Mine Again", "Migrate", "Love Story (if made acoustic)", "It's A Wrap", "Inseparable", "A No No" all had the potential to be major hits or at least be more relevant when ever her catalogue is brought up.

7. Lambs are unhinged but in a loving crazy way.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 23:08)

Justin Beiber (109,679) by Bobby A from United States

I wish MC would just drop MC16 like Justin Beiber is doing tomorrow with his 7th studio album, Swag. No singles. No promo. Just dropping his album with some buzzing high profile features and a Billboard announcement in Iceland today. That is the way you do it after a long absence. Swag will probably be what everyone is talking about tomorrow. It looks like there won't be any physical copies right away. I know I am curious now what he says on Swag. Could MC drop her album out of nowhere and be successful?

(Thursday 10 July 2025; 22:30)

Unpopular opinions (109,678) by Jamie from UK

Everything Fades Away and Do You Think of me are the best.

(Thursday 10 July 2025; 19:20)


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TD remixes (109,677) by Haiji from United States

Hopefully these remixes are worth it. When TD first dropped, I wanted 2 main remixes, one with Cardi and one with Rakim and I still want those, but in my head I pictured an all-star remix like Busta's Touch It Remix, so I'm hoping for the same with the God's Remix. Once that drops, other rappers should join and make it a Tiktok challenge. I'm not sure why her or the label thought we needed a Big Sean remix though. I'd rather have Bryson Tiller instead. The DJ Snake remix sounds like it could be a club mix and the Brazil Remix could be a spanglish mix ala #Beautiful/Hermosa Remix. Hopefully all or most of these remixes are re-sung and re-worked versions and not a copy and paste situation.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 18:50)


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TD remixes (109,676) by Jamie from UK

Yes I saw that too. Bit late in my opinion but will be nice to have remixes.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 18:24)


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Unpopular opinions (109,675) by Stacey from USA

Totally agree with you about Tommy's control of her voice made a difference. That was the money maker and he knew it.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 18:14)


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Unpopular opinions (109,674) by Bill from the UK

1. The Butterfly and Emancipation albums are good, but not great.
2. I Don't should have been on Caution.
3. The Art of Letting Go was the better album title.
4. All I Want for Christmas Is You is lyrically, musically, and compositionally the best thing she has ever done, and the best thing she will ever do. It will never be topped.
5. She needs to stop trying to chart. Those days are gone for her.
6. She looked better and came across better when under Tommy's guidance and management.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 18:14)


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TD remixes (109,673) by Haiji from United States

So according to an Instagram post, TD remixes are dropping tonight at midnight.
- The Remix of the Gods (feat. Busta Rhymes, Redman & Method Man)
- The Sean Don Remix (feat. Big Sean)
- The Touch The Soul of the People Remix (feat. DJ Snake)
- The Brazil Funk Remix (feat. Luísa Sonza)

*Not sure if this is legit or just rumored.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 16:52)

Unpopular opinions (109,672) by Haiji from United States

*Did I Do That?
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 16:48)


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Unpopular opinions (109,671) by Shezz from Pk

MC16 will not do well commercially nor will the second single but it will be worth the wait.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 16:15)


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Unpopular opinions (109,670) by Haiji from United States

Rainbow is probably my most played album of hers and yes, Did I Don't That is such a good song. I love the layered vocals.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 15:35)


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Unpopular opinions (109,669) by Bobby A from United States

1. I wanted JD to stay MC's manager longer than he did.
2. MC should have done a complete country soundtrack for the movie Tenneseee. I wanted more songs with Willie Nelson and other country artists.
3. Melt Away should have been a single. A viral moment on Tiktok and vinyl release like It's A Wrap would have been nice in 2024.
4. A No No should have been the lead single for Caution.
5. Cool On You should have made the final tracklist for E=MC2.
6. I love Bryan-Michael Cox's collaborations with MC alone. 4 Real 4 Real and For The Record are their best collaborations.
7. If this summery second single doesn't become a bigger Hot 100 hit, MC16's overall success is going to be very low. I don't know what plan Gamma has for the 2nd single's release, but I am starting to worry now since TD is fading fast in a lot of people's minds.

(Thursday 10 July 2025; 15:33)


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Unpopular opinions (109,668) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands

I'm glad Did I Do That gets the love it deserves. It's the best song on Rainbow and Rainbow is my favorite album. My all time favorite song is Everything Fades Away, second is Do You Think of Me.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 14:24)


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Unpopular opinions (109,667) by Dove from United States

1.) Boy (I need you) has grown on me over the years.
2.) I'm not super optimistic about MC16 being a success. (But I'm pretty sure I'll personally enjoy it.)
3.) I think she should drop Hero and We Belong Together from performances like the Summertime Ball and instead do album tracks that should have been hits.
4.) I know Touch My Body is super popular but I don't really like it. My young coworker (born in '99) asked me to make her a MC playlist. A few months later she came back and reported she only liked Fantasy, Honey, and Touch my Body.
5.) I really like Did I Do That? I think it's catchy and kinda funny.

(Thursday 10 July 2025; 13:54)


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Unpopular opinions (109,666) by Lighty from China

1. Mariah should've blamed Tommy more than JLo for the Firecracker sample incident.
2. How Much should've been the third single from Rainbow.
3. The diva persona is cute but overplayed and got more and more annoying over the years.
4. GTFO is the best song from Caution.
5. Type Dangerous is a boring song and the extravagant music video is a waste of money.
6. Heartbreaker (not including the Dessert Storm remix) is a far inferior song to any of the previous lead singles.
7. When Hero was considered Mariah's signature song I never really get it. Now as I've grown old I can sometimes relate to the lyrics.
8. Acting is never Mariah's thing. Even her performance in Precious is just average. WiseGirls is better.
9. Nicki is the better judge on American Idol. Mariah's comments are sometimes like saying nothing at all.
10. I'm not really optimistic about MC16 and the singles, chart-wise.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 12:31)


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Unpopular opinions (109,665) by TJ from Norway

I don't like OSD, never have and never will. I can't understand why it went to number one, and stayed there for weeks. It's not an evergreen.

I don't like the diva and "I don't know her" acts. I think Jennifer is being the bigger person and much more likeable.

I think of Mariah as a singer, not a songwriter. I do not see what's so genius about her lyrics. I know that many of you guys think she is.

Glitter, the movie should have been enough proof to Mariah to never try to act again. She can't act and when she does it's just showing her diva side again. It's like Lindsay Lohan. No emotions.

I don't think we should pay too much attention to the mobile phone videos of her concerts on YouTube. I believe that if we went back in time and did that to her concerts on the early 90's we would also hear a lot of faults.

I feel sad for all of you that doesn't pay attention to the albums that made her the star she is today. Without those albums you would never know her and maybe be writing on the JLo Archives instead.

(Thursday 10 July 2025; 09:29)


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Unpopular opinions (109,664) by Mirage_Nunez from America

Though I absolutely love some of the songs on Butterfly (Butterfly, My All, The Roof, Breakdown, Fly Away) and agree that it's probably the most important album in her catalog, as a body of work I connected with Charmbracelet, TEOM, and MOAIA way more on a personal level. Particularly Charmbracelet and MOAIA felt like the most vulnerable excerpts of her diary.

(Thursday 10 July 2025; 07:19)


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Unpopular opinions (109,663) by Randy from USA

I think Bye Bye was a worthy second single and Migrate isn't an undeniable hit. I think the Candy sample is better than Firecracker for Loverboy. I think #Beautiful is really boring. MIAMTEC is MC's worst album by far. Did I Do That is a great song. Through The Rain is better than Hero. Right To Dream is the best lyric Mariah has ever written. GTFO is the best song on Caution. The Wind is boring. Memoirs is the closest album to a follow up to Butterfly. Whitney held back on When You Believe because she knew MC in her 1998 voice couldn't keep up. Mariah is at fault for the Nicki Minaj beef. JLo had no idea about Firecracker and didn't deserve MC's smoke. Mariah and Eminem went on a few dates and messed around once. Mariah was embarrassed by her performance at Divas 98 and that's why she keeps hinting at Celine over singing in Aretha's presence. I think Type Dangerous is boring. I think Oh Santa is a great song because of its insane amount of energy. Mariah has potential as an actress. The performance of You and I for Stevie Wonder is boring. Mariah has had vocal problems since she left Tommy and maybe that sequestering her in the castle kept her very sensitive voice protected. At the present rate Mariah will sound like Dionne Warwick sounds now in her late 60s.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 03:50)


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Unpopular opinions (109,662) by Haiji from United States

I appreciate your take on that song, Edward. I get what you're saying. I was around 12-13 years old when that song was released and I was always a huge fan but that song just didn't hit. I didn't understand the song at the time. Now as an adult, I get it but I still don't feel the words coming from that song particularly.
(Thursday 10 July 2025; 02:15)


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Unpopular opinions (109,661) by Stacey from USA

When Fantasy was released, I was not a fan. So shocking, I know. I bought the album because I absolutely adored OSD. These days I hardly listen to OSD while Fantasy is on repeat, lol. Isn't it ironic, don't you think? Same thing happened with Merry Christmas. I wasn't too keen on MC's gospel flavored album. I didn't buy MC until years later. Now I love getting up and dancing to Joy to the World.

(Thursday 10 July 2025; 00:25)


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Unpopular opinions (109,660) by Tevin from USA

Did I Do That is a good song, and other than Crybaby and Heartbreaker, it shows off Mariah's Rainbow era tone the best.

The remake of One More Try is one of the worst song remakes that I've ever heard.

I'd take a healthy Emancipation era voice or almost any prime era voice, minus 94-96 years. The richness, maturity and tone of Mariah's voice was incredible. Too bad it was too inconsistent and sort lived.

Last one, I'm glad Mariah's voice changed every two or so years, for good and for the bad. It made me appreciate her voice and artistry more, and it makes her more relatable, since we all have good days and bad days in life and with our skills and talents. We all are just trying to "do the best with what we got".

(Wednesday 9 July 2025; 22:52)


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Unpopular opinions (109,659) by Zachariah from Croatia

1. I don't pay any attention anymore to albums before the Butterfly album and find them boring as hell.
2. Touch My Body has an annoying beat and I skip the song as soon as it comes on in my car.
3. Sometimes, I forget that album Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse exists.
4. Merry Christmas II You is much better than Merry Christmas and after Butterfly, her best album ever.
(Wednesday 9 July 2025; 21:31)


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Unpopular opinions (109,658) by Edward from USA

I think "Hero" is not only about a specific element, but a combination of things, one of them being the moment in which it was released. More than the lyrics, which are as cheesy as Regina's cheese fries, it's Mariah's then persona, relevance and delivery that give it that extra punch. The song wouldn't work if it were released today with what's left of her voice and the detached from reality diva persona she's assumed since 2009. To judge and understand Hero, you really have to put it in the context of when it came out. For most, if you weren't part of that time, you probably won't get it. I was a mere 2-year toddler, but I still remember that iconic statuesque princess-like figure singing it passionately and effortlessly at the Proctor's Theatre and the guy from the audience reaching multiple eargasms. It was simply epic
(Wednesday 9 July 2025; 19:42)


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Unpopular opinions (109,657) by Haiji from United States

Regarding only songs or albums, what are some unpopular opinions you all got? "Hero" still hasn't grown on me yet. "Thank God I Found You" was not #1 worthy and based on how many song I listen to from each album, Caution is my least favorite.
(Wednesday 9 July 2025; 16:34)

Album titles (109,656) by Edward from USA

Mariah keeps trying to make "Oh Santa" happen, it's not going to happen. It's like she threw everything on it hoping something would stick.
(Wednesday 9 July 2025; 15:39)


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