E=MC² (Mariah Carey album)

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The eleventh studio album by American Pop/R&B singer Mariah Carey is scheduled to be released in February 2008.

Production history

Carey reportedly said she had been writing new songs while traveling on her latest tour.[1] It was reported that Carey is recording her new album and has booked a whole month in Anguilla's biggest villa and had a studio built in it.

After it's first release dat in October, it was pushed back further till November, then again to December, and again! the unofficial release date is not in 2007 anymore, but in 2008!!!! [2]

Announced producers and collaborators

Hip Hop producer Bryan Michael Cox visited Anguilla and contributed four new songs to the album.[3]

Rapper T.I. was interviewed by VIBE to talk about his forthcoming album T.I. vs. T.I.P., films, and future projects. He said that he is one of the producers of one of Carey's upcoming albums.[4]

According to an interview with MTV, Hip Hop producer Scott Storch is going to work with Mariah Carey.[5]

In an M&C article, Hip Hop producer DJ Toomp has stated to work on a collaboration with Carey.[6]

In an STLtoday article it was mentioned that Hip Hop producer Ne-Yo is working with Carey in 2007.[7]

In an MTV News Segment, it was mentioned that rapper Will.i.am worked with Carey on her upcoming album.[1]

Hip Hop producer Polow Da Don said that he'll be working with Carey for her new album.[2]

A Rap TV interview with Hip Hop producer Jermaine Dupri confirms that he has contributed 5 new tracks to the album.[8]

A July 2007 HipHopDX post stated that rapper Q-Tip had recently worked with Carey, among others." Mariah's great. I'm really excited about a couple of songs we've done together."[3]

Hip Hop producer Terius "The-Dream" Nash (responsible for writing Rihanna's "Umbrella) featuring rapper Jay-Z told Blender Magazine that he was working on Mariah's new album.[4]

Rapper Da Brat was a special guest co-host on Los Angeles' Power 106's "Big Boy in the Neighborhood". Chatting it up with Big Boy and Luscious Liz, she said she will be on Mariah's upcoming album.

Rolling Stone Magazine writes: Mariah Carey's last album The Emancipation of Mimi was the breakout hit of 2005 selling more than 6 million copies (in the U.S. alone). For the follow-up, she's hewing close to Mimi's glossy, club-ready sound, with beats from Hip Hop producers Jermaine Dupri, Stargate, Bryan Michael Cox and Will.i.am. "Seriously, I can't wait to put this record out," says Carey. "I'm in the studio day and night trying to cook it to perfection. If the last album was dinner, treat this as dessert."[9]

Possible Tracks

  • "For The Record"

Notes

  1. ^ [http://www.etonline.com/celebrities/spotlight/36938/index.html "One on One with Mariah!"]. Entertainment Tonight. [[August 31]], 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2007.
  2. ^ [https://www.nypost.com/seven/04252007/gossip/cindy/yes_on_dubya_apology__frost_cindy_cindy_adams.htm?page=0 "Yes on Dubya Apology: Frost"]. New York Post. April 25 2007. Retrieved May 09 2007.
  3. ^ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003583252 "Billboard Bits: Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Mobile"]. Billboard. May 09 2007. Retrieved May 09 2007.
  4. ^ Shepherd, Julianne. [http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/04/tip_goes_in/ "T.I. Versus Himself"]. VIBE. April 10 2007. Retrieved [[May 28]] 2007.
  5. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554268/20070308/timbaland.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler "'I Had To Speak Up': Scott Storch Responds To Timbaland's Jabs"]. MTV. March 09 2007. Retrieved May 28 2007.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Gail.[http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1273049.php/DJ_Toomp_is_hip-hops_producing_king "DJ Toomp is hip-hop's producing king"]. March 05 2007. Retrieved May 28 2007.
  7. ^ Johnson, Kevin C.[http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/music/story/D63605170E310F49862573000001D20B?OpenDocument "Ne-Yo rides his R&B vision to the top"]. STLtoday. June 21 2007. Retrieved June 21 2007.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rap-UP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ [http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=1962 "Mariah's Upcoming Release Is Oh So Sweet!"]. Mariah Carey.com. September 19 2007. Retrieved September 19 2007.