▁recording ▁middle - of - the - road ▁pop ▁music , ▁despite ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁hip ▁hop . ▁ ▁Care y ▁conf essed ▁that ▁she ▁never ▁tried ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁situation ▁because ▁"[ she ] ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁in secure ▁and ▁c aut ious , ▁and ▁so ▁[ she ] ▁would ▁listen ▁to ▁what ▁the ▁people ▁said ." ▁However , ▁the ▁control ▁M ott ola ▁ex ert ed ▁over ▁her ▁career ▁soon ▁" sp illed ▁into ▁her ▁personal ▁life " ▁once ▁they ▁were ▁married , ▁increasing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁two . ▁So on , ▁it ▁was ▁obvious ▁that ▁their ▁marriage ▁was ▁in ▁sh amb les ; ▁as ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁Van ity ▁Fair ▁article , ▁" the ▁couple ▁began ▁to ▁argue ▁at ▁the ▁drop ▁of ▁a ▁hat ." ▁Care y ▁was ▁very ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁project , ▁more ▁so ▁than ▁she ▁had ▁ever ▁been ▁on ▁an ▁album . ▁" I ▁went ▁into ▁this ▁phase ▁of ▁recording , ▁recording , ▁recording ▁and ▁doing ▁it ▁really ▁fast ," ▁she ▁told ▁Time . ▁" This ▁time , ▁I ▁had ▁more ▁time , ▁and ▁I ▁focused ▁more ▁on ▁what ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ." ▁As ▁Care y ' s ▁career ▁and ▁work ▁continued ▁to ▁reflect ▁her ▁views ▁on ▁how ▁it ▁should ▁sound , ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁M ott ola ▁continued ▁to ▁" d eter ior ate ". ▁ ▁Con ception ▁and ▁composition ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁songs ▁that ▁was ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁" F ant asy ". ▁While ▁Care y ▁began