Artists that Mariah Carey made famous. A thread:

Jay Z

In 1999 Mariah collaborated with Jay Z for her smash hit song Heartbreaker. She gave him his first #1 song of his career.
Whitney Houston

In 1988 Mariah Carey sang a duet with Whitney Houston. The song became a huge hit that started Whitney’s career and made her known
Beyonce

In 2003 Mariah Carey was asked what she thinks of Beyonce and she said “ I love Beyonce. She’s a great songwriter”. This made people Google the name Beyonce to know who Mariah was talking about and that’s how her career started
Drake

In 2018 Mariah Carey gave permission to Drake to sample her vocals from her smash hit song Emotions and that’s how it all started for him
Aretha Franklin

Before Mariah performed a cover of Don’t Play That Song For Me, Aretha Franklin was only a local artist with minor popularity.
Thank you Mariah Carey for carrying the music industry on your skinny back for so long and giving birth to some amazing artists who deserved a platform.
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