Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970, in Long Island, New York, to parents Patricia and Alfred. Unfortunately, her parents divorced when she was only three years old. As a result of her Irish/African-American/Venezuelan descent, Mariah encountered some racial violence while growing up.

Mariah was raised in a poverty-stricken home and her mother was forced to work multiple jobs in order to make ends meet. Conveniently enough, it was Mariah’s mom that noticed her daughter’s vocal.

Mariah Carey began singing at the young age of four and writing songs in middle school. She moved to New York City the day after high school graduation to pursue a career in music. Paying her dues as a backup singer, she was noticed by vocalist Brenda K. Starr who forwarded Mariah’s demo to Sony Entertainment Chief Tommy Mottola. Soon after, Mottola signed her to a recording contract with Columbia Records. 

Mariah Carey’s self-titled 1990 debut album was one of the biggest hit first albums of all time. Between that album and the follow-up ‘Emotions’, she scored an unprecedented 5 No.1 singles in a row. Songs like "Vision of Love,” "Someday,” and "Emotions” dominated the radio airwaves worldwide.

In June 1993 Mariah Carey married Tommy Mottola in a high-profile celebrity wedding. Later in the year she released her third album ‘Music Box’ which sold 10 million copies.

In 1995 Mariah accomplished two amazing music chart feats. Her single "Fantasy” debuted at the top of the singles chart, the first ever single by a woman to do so, and then her single "One Sweet Day” with BoyzIIMen spent an amazing 16 weeks at No.1. ‘Day dream’, the album containing both hits, also debuted at No.1.

The marriage to Mottola did not last and the pair separated in 1997. After the separation Mariah Carey’s music turned toward hip-hop and a grittier urban sound. The hits kept coming from her ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Rainbow’ albums. At the beginning of the new century Mariah signed an $80 million record contract, the largest in history, with Virgin Records.

Then, it seemed, things began to fall apart for Mariah Carey.

The next album E=MC2was released in April 2008. It included Mariah Carey’s 18th No.1 pop single in the US "Touch my Body”. 

This put her in second place all-time for most No.1 singles behind only the Beatles who have 20. The song "Obsessed” appeared in June 2009 as an advance release from the album ‘Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel’.

LYRICS TO THE SONG ‘OBSESSED’

I was like, why are you so obsessed with me?

So Oh Oh So Ohhh
Will the real MC please step to the mic?
MC- You need an MC, place to be
MC the MC

All up in the blogs
Say we met at the bar
When I don’t even know who you are
Say we up in your house
Sayin’ I’m up in your car
But you in LA and I’m out at Jermaine’s

I’m up in the A- you’re so so lame
And no on here even mentions your name
It must be the weed, it must be the E
Cuz you be poppin, hood, you get it poppin’

Ooh boy why you so obsessed with me?
Boy I want to know- lyin’ that you’re sexin me
When everybody knows it’s clear that you’re upset with me
Ohh finally found a girl that you couldn’t impress
Last man on the earth- still couldn’t get this

You’re delusional, you’re delusional
Boy you’re losing your mind
It’s confusin yo, you’re confused you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex
See right through you like you’re bathin’ in windex

Ooh Ohh Ohh boy why you so obsessed with me?
And all the ladies sing, all the girls sing
Soo Oohhhh Soo Oohh Obsessed

You on your job, you hatin’ hard
Ain’t gon feed you, I’ma’ let you starve
Graspin’ for air I’m ventilation
You out of breath, hope you ain’t waitin
Tellin’ the world how much you miss me
But we never were so why you trippin’
You a mom and pop, I’m a corporation
I’m the press conference, you a conversation

Ooh boy why you so obsessed with me?
Boy I want to know- lyin’ that you’re sexin me
When everybody knows it’s clear that you’re upset with me
Ohh finally found a girl that you couldn’t impress
Last man on the earth- still couldn’t get this

You’re delusional, you’re delusional
Boy you’re losing your mind
It’s confusin yo, you’re confused you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex
See right through you like you’re bathin’ in windex

Ooh Ohh Ohh boy why you so obsessed with me?
And all the ladies sing, all the girls sing
Soo Oohhhh Soo Oohh Obsessed

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