Ok first of all, I am glad Mariah changed the title from "That Chic" to the more clever E=MC2 (Emancipation = Mariah Carey to the second power). That being said, one of the best tracks actually is "I'm That Chic", a mid-tempo with weed references throughout (" . . . . boy i got you caught up inside of my haze, and you're gonna be gone for days/I'm like that OO-WEE/you fienin'/to blaze up/and taste me/got flavor/like ice cream/i'm that chic you like . . . "). Hip-hop rules the universe.
The Dream gave Mariah "Touch My Body", which is already a #1 single (which means Mimi has beaten Elvis' record with her 18th #1 single). "Side Effects" is also pretty hot (maybe it didn't need Young Jeezy). This one seems personal, like she is talking to/about Tommy Matola who she married when she was 18 or something like that. "Migrate" is standard T-Pain, so we get a little bit of vocorder action on Mariah's voice. This is a banger though, as is the Swizz Beatz assisted "O.O.C". "Cruise Control" might seem a bit strange, with Mariah doing a "reggae" accent for part of the song. I don't hate it at all, I like Damian Marley on the track, and I feel it growing on me. "Love Story", "Thanks For Nothin'", "Bye Bye", and "For the Record" are more pop/r&b and display Mariah's voice a bit more that the hip-hop-ish tracks. "I Wish You Well" is another album ending Gospel/Inspirational track.
Much the same formula as Mimi - some mid, some slow, some hip-hop, a Gospel track at the end. For me, nothing here reaches the level of "We Belong Together", but sequels rarely llive up to their predecessors. These are not Mariah's best songs, but she is going to get some hits from it and there is a lot here to like.
I like this quite a bit - just not as mush as Mimi.
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