Type Dangerous

"Type Dangerous" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on June 6, 2025, as the lead single from her sixteenth studio album, Here for It All (2025), through her own imprint, Mariah and a media company, Gamma. Carey co-wrote and co-produced the single alongside Anderson .Paak, Jairus Mozee, Jason Pounds (billed as NWi in its production notes), and Daniel Moore. The song utilizes a sample from Eric B. & Rakim's 1986 track "Eric B. Is President". It is a hip hop soul and R&B song with elements of soul and pop music with a new jack swing foundation, featuring percussion-heavy production. Lyrically, "Type Dangerous" finds Carey rap-singing about the attraction towards men who represent trouble—hence its title—yet the kind of danger she is willing to embrace. It was praised by music critics, who considered it one of the album's strongest tracks due to its lyrical sassiness and its sample. It performed moderately on the charts, reaching milestone achievements on US radio, while also becoming her 50th song to debut on the Billboard Hot 100. At the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, the Joseph Kahn-directed music video won Best R&B Video, marking Carey's first competitive win. The song was sung live at the 2025 BET Awards as part of a medley, as well as the Amazônia Live concert and her tour The Celebration of Mimi (2025), both as the opening song.