{"id":1361,"date":"2025-04-12T23:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T23:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/04\/12\/jermaine-dupri-talks-wu-tang-clans-influence-on-mariah-carey\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T23:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T23:56:15","slug":"jermaine-dupri-talks-wu-tang-clans-influence-on-mariah-carey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/04\/12\/jermaine-dupri-talks-wu-tang-clans-influence-on-mariah-carey\/","title":{"rendered":"Jermaine Dupri Talks Wu-Tang Clan’s Influence On Mariah Carey"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jermaine Dupri has revealed that he helped craft one of Mariah Carey\u2019s biggest hits of her career during their first-ever meeting, adding that Wu-Tang Clan played a pivotal role in bringing the banger to life.<\/p>\n

The Atlanta super producer revealed the mind blowing anecdote during his appearance on the 150th episode of the R&B Money Podcast hosted by Tank and J Valentine. Dupri started off detailing the juicy revelation about how his work with Carey almost didn\u2019t happen because he couldn\u2019t believe what she was asking for.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe [Mariah Carey] came in the studio and she was like, \u2018I want to make a record like this\u2019,\u201d Dupri recaled. \u201cShe said, \u2018I want to sing over this\u2019, and it was \u2018C.R.E.A.M\u2019, Wu-Tang Clan.\u201d<\/p>\n

At first, he thought she was joking, but Carey quickly assured him she was more than serious about her request by following up with another.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m like, what? Who are you? I\u2019m like, you want to sing over this?\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s like, yeah. Then she played another record. I\u2019m going to sing over this one.\u201d<\/p>\n


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Jermaine Dupri shares a story on the R&B Money podcast about the first time he worked with Mariah Carey <\/p>\n

\u201cI want it to have that \u201cghetto sh*t on it like y\u2019all got in \u2018Just Kickin’ It\u2019.\u201d \u2013 Mariah Carey pic.twitter.com\/pND5WX41EQ<\/a><\/p>\n

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Still stunned, Dupri questioned the whole moment and even considered how it could end up negatively impacting his career if everything ewnt haywire. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking around like, what the f### is going on?\u201d he recalled questioning himself rhetorically. \u201cLike, this Mariah Carey. You want me to make this for you? I\u2019m not doing that because I\u2019m not going to be the person. I\u2019m not doing that. They\u2019re not going to do that with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Carey wasn\u2019t backing down, so that\u2019s when Dupri says he decided to trust her instinct. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s like, listen, this is what I want to do,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I started following her lead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dupri continued, adding, \u201cShe was like, you know, \u2018I need something like \u2018Just Kickin\u2019 It\u2019, but I want it to be pretty\u2014but I wanted to have that ghetto s### on it that y\u2019all got in \u2018Just Kickin\u2019 It.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Dupri started playing around with sounds and with her vision now steering the ship, Carey got even more specific, and their collaborative effort resulted in one of her biggest chart-topping 90s hits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you start playing,\u201d he said. \u201cHe started playing that and she\u2019s like, \u2018Yes, change the key. Change the key to where she wanted it. Then I put the 808s on there and \u2018Always Be My Baby\u2019 comes to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

And just like that, a classic was born\u2014and so was one of the most fruitful partnerships in pop-R&B history. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the beginning of me and Mariah\u2019s relationship,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

Released in 1996, Always Be My Baby soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was later certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA. So in a sense, Carey\u2019s fans can thank the Wu-Tang Clan for their inspiration!<\/p>\n

Watch the trailer of the full episode of the podcast in the post below.<\/p>\n

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