Mariah Carey's Dopest Rapper Collabos
MC's new song with Rich Homie Quan has us "Thirsty."
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Just Like Honey - Some of Mariah Carey's biggest hits have been with the help of some your favorite MCs, and for her latest musical collaboration, just in time for some summer heat, MiMi hit up ATL and recruited XXL Freshman Rich Homie Quan for her new single, "Thirsty."After taking a listen, does Mariah's new track quench your musical needs the way some of her best hip hop collaborations have? Read on to see which one's have topped the charts and personal playlists.(Photos from Left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for OUT100 presented by Buick, Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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"Triumphant (Get 'Em)" feat. Rick Ross and Meek Mill - Mariah wrote this when her husband Nick Cannon was suffering a health scare (he was hospitalized for kidney failure and later diagnosed with lupus), and she added one of the game's most valuable teams to boost the score.(Photos from left: Michael Buckner/Getty Images, Jason Merritt/Getty Images, John Ricard / BET)
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"Honey (Bad Boy Remix)" feat. Ma$e and The Lox - Released at the height of the shiny-suit era, this 1997 hit single helped Mariah transition to hip hop more than ever before, with production from Diddy and verses from his Bad Boy foot soldiers. (Photo: Courtesy Columbia Records)
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"Heartbreaker" feat. Jay Z - With a Hov verse, DJ Clue ad libs and an electro-pop Stacy Lattisaw sample, Mariah topped the charts again with this bouncy 1999 hit from Rainbow. (Photos from left: Larry Busacca/Getty Images, Hugh Dillon/WENN.com)
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Busta Rhymes, "I Know What You Want" - Busta recruited Mariah to sing the syrupy hook on this Scott Storch–produced 2003 heater, one of his highest charting hits. (Photo: Courtesy Columbia Records)
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"Breakdown" feat. Wish Bone and Krayzie Bone - This 1998 ballad, which recalls Bone Thugs' smash "Crossroads," not only featured verses from BTNH, but also had Mariah herself subtly interpolating their patented sing-songy double-time flow. (Photo: Courtesy Sony Music)
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"Fantasy (Remix)" feat. ODB - This 1995 smash was one of Mariah's first serious forays into the hip hop world—she did it right, with an insane Big Baby Jesus verse and a classic Tom Tom Club sample backing her up. (Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)
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"Crybaby" feat. Snoop Dogg - Mariah jacked the beat for Guy's 1988 "Piece of My Love" for this 2000 slow-rider, augmenting it with a Snoop feature and an epic harmonized outro. (Photo: Courtesy Sony Music)
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"Loverboy (Remix)" feat. Ludacris, Shawnna, Da Brat and Twenty II - Mariah got all three of rap's Chitown-to-ATL transplants (plus some dudes we've never heard of) to spit over Cameo's classic "Candy" on this 2001 single, released just a few weeks before she famously checked into a hospital for "exhaustion." (Photo: Courtesy Sony Music)
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"Boy (I Need You)" feat. Cam'ron - Mariah transformed Cam's breakthrough hit "Oh Boy" into a sweet R&B plea for love for this 2002 single. (Photos from left: Cindy Ord/Getty Images, LK/ WENN)
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