If you can believe in “juiceman” as a real word, then you can believe in anything.

I must admit, within the first 30 seconds of this track I had already decided that I wasn’t going to like it, mostly because Mariah Carey was taking on “My Boo,” which I believe is a classic that should never be touched.  Secondly, because it’s hard to convince myself that it’s okay for a cougar to sing, “I can’t wait till age 18 cuz right now I need you can’t wait to make you go” without feeling like it’s Statutory Opposite Day.  Thirdly, it starts off with Jermaine Dupri‘s forever-15-year-old voice snickering “Haha, y’all know how I do with these remixes,” and all I could think to myself was “Yes, Jermaine, I do know how you do with these remixes.”

But then Big Boi shows up and there’s nothing that I can do but post.

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[Mariah Carey ft. Big Boi, OJ Da Juiceman & Gucci Mane "Hate U (Remix)"]