Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. The album was released on May 27, 2014, through Def Jam Recordings marking her last studio effort with the label. It features guest appearances from Nas, Miguel, Wale, and Fabolous. The deluxe edition of the album also saw appearances from Mary J. Blige and R. Kelly. Carey, Bryan Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri served as executive producers on the album. The first half of the album's title derived from a self-portrait Carey drew as a young girl that she captioned "Me.