Mariah Carey hits ring in "Triumphant (Get 'Em)"

The pop diva and prospective American Idol judge Mariah Carey may be emancipated, but she makes 'triumphant' return in front of the lens shooting a new video for her current rap-heavy anthemic track, "Triumphant (Get 'Em)," which features rappers Rick Ross and Meek Mill. Carey's honeyed voice is perfectly matched by Ross's lower rumble and Mill's bold, energetic delivery. Ultimately, it's a classic Carey track, lacing potent R&B beats and vocal patterns with an urban street edge.
Served as the lead-off single from Carey's hotly anticipated fourteenth, yet to be titled comeback campaign (the first since 2009's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel"), "Triumphant (Get 'Em)," is a midtempo R&B and hip hop inspirational song. Lyrically, the song is uplifting and positive. The 42-year-old revealed that she penned this song when she was going through a difficult time and it helped her get through it. She later stated that she wrote it when her husband Nick Cannon was in the hospital with acute kidney failure.
In a landscape that is dominated by uptempo, synthy tracks loaded with overly processed vocals, it left us wondering exactly where Carey's vocal acrobatics could or would fit in in 2012. Carey uses her best asset that gorgeous voice to her benefit, but thankfully, she's not overdoing it and shattering glass with her mega octaves. There is a time and place for that, but it’s not in the space of this particular song. Instead, Carey exercises taut control and that’s why the song is pretty incredible. When Carey does turn it up, she's on-point, a self-help guru with a five-ctave range.
Having a 1960s vibe with the word “TRIUMPHANT” boldly splayed across the back of his golden robe, Mill stars in Carey's husband Nick Cannon-directed clip as a boxer heading into the ring and hoping to demolish and triumph against his competition, a fitting metaphor for the song, while Ross watches from the front row with ever-glamorous Carey, who basically plays a cheerleader and does not disappoint in the pictures, looking like a Hollywood starlet in diamonds and a curve-hugging gleaming golden glory dress.