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The Emancipation of Mariah
With more number-one hits than any other female artist, a new sense of freedom, and lots of diamonds, Mariah Carey finally feels like herself. By Kevin Sessums
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No MolesteI sign is hanging from the doorknob of the suite on one of the highest floors of the New York Palace Hotel, where Mariah Carey has taken up residence. Should I knock? Although it is 5 oiclock in the afternoon, the Dusky Diva was up late the night before celebrating the birthday of L.A. Reid, CEO of Island Def Jam Music. Ignoring the sign, I decide to take a chance. I know Carey is fond of rappers, but I rap the only way an effete white boy knows how ...