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The Little Told Story Of Why Mariah Carey Really Doesn't "Know" Jennifer Lopez
Learn about the deep-seated reasons why two legendary divas just don't care for each other.
When, way back in 2003, Mariah Carey was asked about fellow performers Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, it went a little something like this:
But while most people cite Mariah's clearly shady comment as the beginning of the feud, it actually goes much deeper than that. For the whole story, we have to go back some 15+ years. A time we shall refer to as B.G.: Before Glitter.
Mariah and Tommy Mottola's divorce was ugly, though at the time they both downplayed it in the press. Mariah remained signed to Tommy's record label.
Things started getting particularly sketchy when Mariah began prepping the soundtrack to Glitter, identifying the forgotten disco jam "Firecracker" by Yellow Music Orchestra as a sample she wanted to use for the project.
Tommy discovered this, rushing to have the same sample cleared for J. Lo's usage.
Though Mariah ended up replacing the YMO sample with a sample of Cameo's "Candy," many of the melodic elements of the original version of "Loverboy" remained in the finished product.
But that wasn't all. Producer Irv Gotti all but confirmed Tommy's intent to make sure Jennifer's project, using all the key ingredients Mariah had lined up for Glitter, would be released first.
The result of that session? The "I'm Real (Murda Remix)."
Immediately following the scandal, Mariah made a plethoraofcomments regarding the topic, even before the "I don't know her" heard 'round the world.
Jennifer, for her part, has come to throw a little shade of her own despite initially denying a feud.
Mariah gave perhaps her most detailed explanation yet on the subject on Watch What Happens Live in May 2016, even acknowledging Jennifer's recent shady assertion that Mariah is "forgetful."