Sure, T.I. may have a “featuring” credit on the single version of Mariah Carey’s “I’ll Be Lovin’ You Long Time,” but it’s worth noting that in the video she shares screen time with a delighted-looking dolphin more than with Clifford Harris. Perhaps she’s feeling a bit estranged from the promotion of her album, and the way T.I.’s cameo was perhaps-unneccessarily glommed onto this track? [Dailymotion]
Let’s see…weak R&B single that’s destined to flop, which the label tries to rescue by tacking on a T.I. verse, which he performs in the video in a jungle scene seemingly nowhere near the singer…where have I seen this before? Ah yes:
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Hey, the proper title is “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time,” as in Mariah’s text msg to that dolphin after the shoot.