That liberation was right there in the name of the album. By Mariah’s account from a 1999 interview with, she came up with the title on a particularly rough day. “I was going into the studio in L.A., and there were two really clear rainbows, one on top of the other — I’d never seen that — and I was just having this really stressful day, which is standard for me,” she said.
After battling with Sony to make it a single, “Can’t Take That Away ” became one of Mariah’s most treasuredcuts, largely because it resonated with fans who had also experienced the adversities of being biracial. “My reality is that I grew up an interracial child,” Mariah said in a “” 1999 interview with an unnamed outlet that was preserved and uploaded on YouTube by fans.
Keisha, a biracial woman from Chicago, found inspiration through Mariah’s own journey. “As a biracial woman, in general it’s hard to feel accepted. And I know a lot of people don’t think that because they assume, ‘Oh you’re light-skinned, you have good hair, you have it easy,’ and people put that on a pedestal. That’s only a portion of what you really go through.
By enlisting a roster of hip-hop guests and collaborators — like Jermaine Dupri, DJ Clue and Ken “Duro” Ifill, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Brian-Michael Cox, Kandi Burruss, and Craig B of No Limit’s Beats By Da Pound — Mariah also helped kick down the doors for rap music to be embraced within pop, even during, and even performed “Heartbreaker ” alongside Missy on, which was unprecedented territory for hip-hop in the late ‘90s.
“Mariah had broken so many barriers in that area and for us [young women] it was important. She used her sensuality in a coquettish way that wasn’t trashy and was more on the classy side with her album cover and music,” said Traci, a hip-hop lover who became a Mariah fan because of heavy rap infusion on. “Also, watching the remix of ‘Heartbreaker’ meant a lot because it had all women.
MariahCarey My favourite album + Butterfly + Daydream... ok, what the heck... love them ALL! 🌈🦋😊
MariahCarey I miss the 1999-2000 Mariah too damn much!!!!!!!
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MariahCarey che_cristt my ultimate fave album of her 😭🌈
MariahCarey Omg I remember when my brother gave me a gift on my 17th birthday. It made me so happy!!!😍👑 Love you MariahCarey
MariahCarey This album was so good beginning to end .. I killed it as well ..
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MariahCarey Can't Take That Away and Petals helped me through some tough times when I was a teen.
MariahCarey I’m feeling old as still remember the days when MTV played massively the videoclips from the rainbow album! How I miss the days when real artists where heavily played in music radio and TV stations! MerryChristmas25
MariahTrends MariahCarey So....give her the Video Vanguard Award at the 2020 VMA’s. (It will be the 30th Anniversary of her debut)! 🙄
MariahCarey Rainbow by MariahCarey will always hold a special place in my heart! Such an amazing Album 3
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