Jermaine Dupri - Sweetheart Ft. Mariah Carey May 2026

: Filmed in August 1998 in Bilbao, Spain , primarily at the Guggenheim Museum, which was chosen for its unique, deconstructivist architecture.

: In a departure from his signature style, Williams opted not to use a fisheye lens because the museum building itself already provided inherent visual distortion. Jermaine Dupri - Sweetheart ft. Mariah Carey

: Classified as a blend of dance, hip-hop, and R&B, the track features heavy synths and bass runs. : Filmed in August 1998 in Bilbao, Spain

: The track was produced by both Carey and Dupri. Long-time Carey collaborator Trey Lorenz provided background vocals alongside Melonie Daniels and MaryAnn Tatum. The Music Video : The track was produced by both Carey and Dupri

: Carey personally suggested the remake to Dupri, as she was a fan of the original song during her teenage years.

"Sweetheart," a collaboration between (credited as JD) and Mariah Carey , is a hip-hop and R&B remake of the 1986 freestyle hit originally by Rainy Davis . Released in 1998 , the track served as the lead single for Carey’s first greatest hits album, #1's , and the third single from Dupri’s debut studio album, Life in 1472 . Key Facts and Production

: In a 2018 interview, Dupri admitted he wished he could redo the song to make it sound "a little more ghetto".