▁career , ▁Care y ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁music ▁that ▁she ▁truly ▁related ▁to , ▁R & B ▁and ▁hip ▁hop . ▁While ▁Columbia ▁allowed ▁Care y ▁more ▁len iency ▁with ▁the ▁music ▁she ▁recorded , ▁they ▁became ▁hes it ant ▁when ▁she ▁featured ▁Ol ' ▁D irty ▁Bast ard ▁in ▁the ▁rem ix ▁for ▁" F ant asy ". ▁They ▁fe ared ▁the ▁sudden ▁change ▁was ▁completely ▁left ▁field ▁for ▁her ▁music , ▁and ▁wor ried ▁it ▁would ▁je op ard ize ▁the ▁album ' s ▁success . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly , ▁Care y ▁open ly ▁spoke ▁of ▁her ▁issues ▁with ▁Columbia : ▁" Every body ▁was ▁like ▁' What , ▁are ▁you ▁cra zy ?' ▁They ' re ▁nerv ous ▁about ▁breaking ▁the ▁formula . ▁It ▁works ▁to ▁have ▁me ▁sing ▁a ▁ball ad ▁on ▁stage ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁dress ▁with ▁my ▁hair ▁up ." ▁ ▁While ▁Care y ' s ▁new ▁musical ▁direction ▁caused ▁t ension ▁between ▁her ▁and ▁Columbia , ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁sever ely ▁stra in ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Tommy ▁M ott ola . ▁M ott ola ▁had ▁always ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁Care y ' s ▁career , ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Sony ▁Music , ▁the ▁parent ▁company ▁of ▁her ▁label . ▁Since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Care y ' s ▁debut , ▁M ott ola ▁had ▁controlled ▁nearly ▁every ▁aspect ▁of ▁her ▁career , ▁keeping ▁her ▁sound ▁carefully ▁reg ulated ▁and ▁ins isting ▁that ▁she ▁continue