CELEBRITY CENTRAL: Mariah Carey

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 OhhhWill the real MC please step to the mic?MC- You need an MC, place to beMC the MC All up in the blogsSay we met at the barWhen I don’t even know who you areSay we up in your houseSayin’ I’m up in your carBut you in LA and I’m out at Jermaine’s I’m up in the A- you’re so so lameAnd no on here even mentions your nameIt must be the weed, it must be the ECuz 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 meWhen everybody knows it’s clear that you’re upset with meOhh finally found a girl that you couldn’t impressLast man on the earth- still couldn’t get this You’re delusional, you’re delusionalBoy you’re losing your mindIt’s confusin yo, you’re confused you knowWhy you wasting your time?Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complexSee 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 singSoo Oohhhh Soo Oohh Obsessed You on your job, you hatin’ hardAin’t gon feed you, I’ma’ let you starveGraspin’ for air I’m ventilationYou out of breath, hope you ain’t waitinTellin’ the world how much you miss meBut we never were so why you trippin’You a mom and pop, I’m a corporationI’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 meWhen everybody knows it’s clear that you’re upset with meOhh finally found a girl that you couldn’t impressLast man on the earth- still couldn’t get this You’re delusional, you’re delusionalBoy you’re losing your mindIt’s confusin yo, you’re confused you knowWhy you wasting your time?Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complexSee 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 singSoo Oohhhh Soo Oohh Obsessed Email: dedantos2002@yahoo.com