On May 8, RNB Radar CEO Tommy Banks shared a snippet of Baltimore rapper YTK’s new track “Let It Off,” which samples Mariah Carey’s 2005 hit, “Shake It Off,” on his Twitter while tagging Carey on the tweet.
Banks captioned the video, “Mariah Carey has 24 hours to respond.”
Mariah Carey has 24 hours to respond. pic.twitter.com/t3tbDu6K96
— The Curator Formally Known as Tommy (@rnbtommy) May 7, 2021
Carey, the queen of petty on the internet, responded with a hilarious tweet, “How about y’all have 24 hours to respond to my lawyers.”
How about y’all have 24 hours to respond to my lawyers 💜 https://t.co/53Jg01jINK pic.twitter.com/bO0HC36x2z
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) May 8, 2021
The exchange ruffled some feathers, but it was all in jest. Shortly after their social media interaction, Banks clarified the situation and said Carey was just joking. According to Hot New Hip Hop, he also shared a screenshot of a DM with Questlove about getting the sample cleared.
“Hey, I want to reiterate that Mariah was joking. Please stop saying rude s**t to her,” Banks captioned the screenshot. “She told that same joke to Quest Love hours before she responded to the tweet and put us in contact with the people who can help us clear it! so it’s not a problem on her end.”
Questlove wasn’t shy in adding his two cents in either.
In a tweet about the situation, he said, “I’m DYIN.”
Questlove continued, “I helped w the Mariah sample cause 11 years ago we were in the same situation in which Erykah has 24 hours to clear ‘Gone Baby Don’t Be Long’ w Paul McCartney & Lenny Kravitz saw the tweet & hit up Stella to hit her pops & the song was saved!”
I’m DYIN. I helped w the Mariah sample cause 11 years ago we were in the same situation in which Erykah has 24 hours to clear “Gone Baby Don’t Be Long” w Paul McCartney & Lenny Kravitz saw the tweet & hit up Stella to hit her pops & the song was saved! #PayItForward
— B.R.O.theR. ?uestion (@questlove) May 8, 2021
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Regardless of the situation, Banks trick to create a viral sensation with YTK’s “Let It Off” worked like magic!
in 24 hours:
I was able to get YTK 5 million impressions
Almost 1 million views
100’s of celebrities retweeting it
and Mariah herself responded pic.twitter.com/UZIOnQKl7A— The Curator Formally Known as Tommy (@rnbtommy) May 8, 2021
“In 24 hours: I was able to get YTK 5 million impressions Almost 1 million views 100’s of celebrities retweeting it and Mariah herself responded,” Banks tweeted.
