^ you're right, she's the one who invented the whole guest rappers on mainstream pop&Rnb.
but I think Mariah found her own style with her second album, it was her idea to work with C&C Music Factory on Emotions. and I think after like Daydream every album has been essentially the same with just updated with more current sound, except she gradually dropped the non-RnB ballad type of songs.
for example "Always Be My Baby" from Daydream is sorta like the '95 version of "We Belong Together" from '05.
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