Mariah Carey takes us ‘back in time’ with ‘The Roof (Back In Time) (Ft. Mobb Deep)’ for this week’s Way Back Wednesday. Directed by the diva herself alongside Diane Martel in 1998, the visual was one of her most critically acclaimed releases to date.
Simple, sensual and haunting yet vulnerable, both this song and video define the creative climax that Carey demonstrated during the ‘Butterfly’ era. By mixing Hip-Hop samples with her Jazz-inspired vocals and colourful Pop-friendly tones, she established a format that Beyonce, Rihanna and almost every other R&B/Pop act imitate to this day.
However, Carey has not delivered similar depth since her ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ project in 2005 and needs to channel her recent experiences with motherhood into another breakthrough collection. Most of these younger artists owe her a cheque and it’s time for her to collect.
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one of her best songs and her best video
THIS IS MY SONG!!!!! ” THE ROOF” #BUTTERFLY ALBUM http://twitter.com/Casellono
She’s so irrelevant and untalented now. She can’t sing, can’t move, can’t sell.
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probably one of her best and most underrated songs. love the way she “glided” vocally over the mobb deep sample, genius.
LAWD this song is simply everything. Was JUST listening to it on MC’s ‘Slightly more obscure fan faves’ list on Spotify.
‘I didn’t mean to turn away, but I just had to see your face to feel alive’…
*nods head, Martini in hand*
This is one of my favorite songs by MC. The lyrics are dope/deep and so is the video. She looked soooooo Beautiful in this video… Just sooo SEXY!!!!!!!!! Also “Butterfly” is my favorite album by MC and one of my favorite albums of all time. She Change Pop, Hip-Hop, & R&B with this record. I just Hate the fact that MC still doesn’t get the respect she has rightfully earned as a vocalist, songwriter, an arranger, & a producer…
the soundtrack to my life… the roof is everything and will always be. mc and kelly price sound so fuckin amazing on those harmonies.
Love this video she’s so sexy! Beautiful
The Voice! The Beauty!
YAS! Sorry this post is just NOW catching up to me, but this track is STILL the ringtone on my iPhone. This video gives me life, I go IN as soon as I hear “It wasn’t raining yet… but it was definitely….” YAS mimi!