There are some people who clearly don't understand the magnitude of a pop princess collaborating with a hip-hop artist, as oppose to an RnB star. Rap was totally inviolable in the early 90s, it was not something you combined with harmonic melodies and a girly video. She built a bridge between rap and pop, and many artists followed her steps crossing that bridge.
Fantasy even charted within the top 10 of the Billboard AC, which is something that was pretty unheard of at the time. Not only was the current generation being introduced to this new rap infused pop sound, but so were adult listeners. With David Morales mixing the song for the dance clubs and Puffy mixing for the street, Fantasy was an extremely innovative release for a ballad scarlet.
Like, I thought this was already known.