Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft. Mariah Carey Lil’ L.O.V.E

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Lil’ L.O.V.E.” is a Hip-Hop/Rap/R&B song written by American singer Mariah Carey and James Phillips for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s studio album Strength and Loyalty (2007). It was released as the second single from the album in 2007. The song’s protagonist, Carey, expresses her need for a ‘Lil L.O.V.E’ and ‘T.I.M.E‘ from her suspected lover in the chorus.

Reviews:

“Lil’ L.O.V.E.” has received a decent amount of positive feedback from important industrial magazines and websites.
Cinema Blend expresses, “Mariah Carey and Bow Wow (who, remember, axed the preceding “Lil” some time ago) join the cause for “Lil L.O.V.E.” Mariah reveals she’s still plenty relevant and is not vanishing anytime soon. Bow Wow sounds pleased with himself in the song’s background, so good for him.”

According to Billboard, “… “Lil L.O.V.E.,” featuring a melodious and round duet with Mariah Carey, is their 2007 version of the 1998 hit “Breakdown” …” “Breakdown” is a duet from Carey’s 1997 album Butterfly.

Additionally, SoundBytes - News4Jax praises Carey, calling her the main focus of the song. “The group can also show a softer side without stooping to syrupy-ness. Mariah Carey’s sensual crooning is the first voice you hear on “Lil’ L.O.V.E.” and before listeners know it, they’re hooked and drawn into the midst of a seductive club jam. Dupri, who specializes in such designer dance floor material, helms the song’s dense, layered keyboard noodling and synthetic bass pattern that while completely formulaic, could’ve been a contender on the R&B charts if Carey was its sole focus. Instead, the song’s potential is blocked by the Thugs’ and Bow Wow’s loquaciousness on the mic.”

Video:

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is planning to make a music video in the near future.[1] It has been confirmed that Bow Wow will be in the video. Mariah is scheduled to shoot her portion of the music video in New York City. If all went as planned, she has finished shooting on June 4 & 5.

Mariah will make a special guest appearance in the upcoming video for the latest Bone Thugs-N-Harmony track Lil L.O.V.E. The video which is at its editing stage and will be directed by Chris Robinson who last directed Mariah in the video for the smash hit ‘I Know What You Want’ with Busta Rhymes. The video can be viewed here.

In the video are guest appearance of Swizz Beatz and Jermaine Dupri.

On June 29th, the video was available for a very short amount of time on the celebrity blogger Perez Hilton’s website (actually an embedded video from YouTube); At around 4:30 pm GMT, a message appeared saying that the video was now unavailable due to copyright issues.

However, the video features Carey and the rappers in a set of stylish black / silver settings; the sequences alternate between an office, a dance floor, an exterior with a black Mercedes Benz… Mariah Carey wears dark sunglasses most of the time. Also noticeable is the presence of an Apple Inc. MacBook.

The video premiere on WatchPasha.com on July 13.

Official Mixes:

There are currently three variations to the song. The first version that leaked onto the Internet did not contain Carey’s intro verse, or her whistle register notes at the ending. The other two versions are the explicit version and the clean, radio version.
Lil Love (Clean)
Lil Love (Explicit)
Lil Love (Edit)
Lil Love (Instrumental)

Releases:

In the United States, “Lil’ L.O.V.E.” was released to iTunes as a digital download on May 8, 2007. In the United Kingdom it is to be released on May 28, 2007. In Japan, the song is reportedly being released officially on May 22, 2007. The song will be officially released as a single in the U.S. on June 5, 2007

Chart success:

“Lil’ L.O.V.E.” is proving to be an instant success, debuting on Billboard’s Bubbling Under chart at #17 before it was even announced as the official single on May 17, 2007.

Chart Peak position:

Billboard Billboard Bubbling Under 17
Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 24
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 22


Main article: Wikipedia: Lil’ L.O.V.E.

Copyright of music/photo/video belongs to Interscope / Full Surface Records.

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