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Originally posted by RichyRich
As usual you guys are doing the most. "Fantasy" wasn't the first nor the last big hit that combined R&B and Rap. Mariah was just following the trend. Anybody ever heard of Mary J Blige, Lauryn Hill, Brandy and others ALL had hits that had the EXACT same formula
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1. Mariah wasn't an R&B artist back then she was a adult contemporary pop artist. So she was the 1st mainstream pop singer to collaborate with a hip hop artist and it become extremely successful.
2. None of those girls you listed were the 1st to combine rap and R&B, Chaka Khan was.