Lip Sync Battle (2015) s05e02 Episode Script
Mariah Carey Tribute: Jermaine Dupri Vs. Darren Criss
1 - Hit it! - (FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING) It takes two to make a thing go right - Hit it! - I wanna rock right now I'm not internationally known But I'm known to rock a microphone Because I get stupid, I mean outrageous Stay away from me if you're contagious Like one, two, three, get loose now It takes two What's up, Lip Sync Nation?! You guys ready for tonight? We're gonna pay tribute to a pop icon with two triple-threats.
And when you celebrate an icon, you need an icon to take you through the night.
Let him hear you, it's your host LL Cool J! They call me Big L'y, Big Silly Hands up, hands up, hands up! - Now, lemme hear you say, "hell yeah!" - AUDIENCE: Hell yeah! - Say, "hell yeah! - AUDIENCE: Hell yeah! - Now, scream! - (AUDIENCE SCREAMS) Everybody get up! If you ready to do this Lip Sync Battle, then make some noise! (CHEERING) She's the illest.
She's the realest.
She a A-realist.
Ladies and gentlemen, she is Chrissy Teigen! - (CHEERING) - What's up?! Hi, LL! Yeah, yeah, I'm feelin' it.
I bought me a little cloak.
I see, a little "cloak and dagger.
" Is this what ecstasy is like? (AUDIENCE LAUGHS) LL COOL J: Welcome to Lip Sync Battle.
Tonight, we are celebrating the music of a true icon.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) She's a bonafide living legend, who is celebrating the anniversary of three of her iconic albums.
It is Mariah Carey night on LSB.
That's right, all night long, we're digging into Mariah's impressive body of work.
Yeah, yeah, all the Mariah fans, make some noise.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) LL COOL J: Now, when you have a night like this, you have to have two battlers, who are not only talented in their own right, but love Mariah as much as we all do, you feel me? You feel me? (CHEERING) So, if you're ready to meet the celebs who will be battling it out for Mariah Carey night.
I need to hear you make some noise.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) He's a rap impresario who's been behind some of the biggest acts in music.
He produced many hits for Jay-Z, Usher, and the woman we are honoring tonight, Mariah Carey, including the song of the decade, "We Belong Together.
" Make some noise for Jermaine Dupri! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) He burst on the scene as Blaine in Glee.
He won an Emmy for his portrayal of Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace.
And he's one of Mariah's biggest fans.
Give it up for Darren Criss! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Woo! LL COOL J: Chrissy, we got - J.
D.
and Darren in the building! - J.
D.
, y'all! J.
D.
and Darren.
JERMAINE DUPRI: Whaddup, whaddup? Welcome to Lip Sync Battle.
Thanks for bein' here.
I know both of you are fans of Mariah Carey, obviously.
- You know what I'm sayin'? - I think we all are fans of Mariah Carey, I think that's - (CHEERING) - pretty safe to say.
Okay, so, Darren, have you ever hit a Mariah note? You ever try to hit - one of those notes like that before? - I would never even dare to try just so as not to offend anybody on the planet.
- (IMITATING HIGH-PITCHED NOTE) - DARREN CRISS: Yeah, there it is, yeah.
CRISS: Oh, my God, it's like Mariah's here.
- That's the same thing, she's here.
- Oh, my God, I thought you were her.
W that was incredible.
- (LAUGHING) - LL COOL J: That's funny okay, so look.
Both of you could go to the VIP, hang out, chill out in the VIP.
(CHEERING) Jermaine Dupri is a multi- talented, multi-hyphenate and he's here tonight to salute his friend Jermaine has produced a lot of hits, but let's see if he can produce an LSB championship belt, baby.
What's up? I'm here, on Lip Sync Battle, on my birthday.
And it should be easy 'cause I produced the song.
I just gotta remember the lyrics.
(LAUGHS) DUPRI: Celebrating Mariah is beautiful, you know? I mean, I'm happy to see that this is happening for her.
For an artist to be in the game as long as Mariah, and still be here, it's amazing.
(DANCERS CHEERING) - LL COOL J: How you? - What's up, what's happening? - What's happenin', man? Thanks for being here.
- Tryna learn how to lip sync.
(BOTH LAUGHING) So yeah, I'm on set, this is what's going on.
You gonna see champagne, you gonna see me gamble.
you gonna see me layin' in the tub.
you gonna see me with the women, you know how I do.
It's just gonna happen.
Memorizin' my lyrics, movin' my moves I'm ready, I'm ready.
I'm not even thinking about losing, I'm gonna win.
That would be terrible if I lost.
I produced the song.
(CHUCKLES) I love you, Mariah! (CHEERING) (MARIAH CAREY "SHAKE IT OFF") MARIAH CAREY: Oh-oh DUPRI: Everybody just, everybody just bounce Bounce, check it out CAREY: Oh-oh DUPRI: Everybody just, everybody just bounce Bounce CAREY: (I gotta shake it off) 'Cause the loving ain't the same And you keep on playing games Like you know I'm here to stay (I gotta shake, shake it off) Just like the Calgon commercial, I Really gotta get up outta here and go somewhere (I gotta shake it off) Gotta make that move Find somebody who Appreciates all the love I give, boy I gotta (Shake, shake it off) Gotta do what's best for me Baby, and that means I gotta (Shake it off) By the time you get this message It's gonna be too late So don't bother paging me 'Cause I'll be on my way See I grabbed all my diamonds and clothes Just ask your momma, she knows You're gonna miss me, baby, hate to say I told you so Well at first I didn't know, but now it's clear to me You would cheat with all your freaks and lie compulsively So I packed up my Louis Vuitton Jumped in your ride and I'm gone You'll never, ever find a girl Who loves you more than me (I gotta shake it off) 'Cause the loving ain't the same And you keep on playing games Like you know I'm here to stay (I gotta shake, shake it off) Just like the Calgon commercial, I Really gotta get up outta here and go somewhere (I gotta shake it off) Gotta make that move Find somebody who Appreciates all the love I give, boy I gotta (Shake, shake it off) Gotta do what's best for me Baby, and that means I gotta (Shake you off) shake you off (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) LL COOL J: Make some noise for Jermaine Dupri! CHRISSY: Yes! LL COOL J: Jermaine - Whaddup? - That is that is exactly the way I would do my own performance.
I'd be, like, "I wanna be in a bathtub, - with diamonds, and I wanna dance with sexy people.
" - DUPRI: Exactly.
- So you like the player-vibe, you felt the player-vibe? -Exactly.
- You felt the energy? - I felt the energy, and I love that song.
Oh, love it! I already popped it, or I'd pop it again.
I did it already.
- DUPRI: I love it, I love it.
- LL COOL J: So so, Jermaine, you-you wrote and produced "Shake It Off".
For y for those who don't know he wrote and produced that song right there.
Um, you know, it was amazing.
Went to the top of the charts.
Tell us about that recording session, what was that like? I mean, you know, she came to the studio, and I had the beat.
And she came, I see she caught that bounce, I knew it was goin', I knew it was ready.
All she had to do was put that voice on there.
- She just caught the bounce! - Yes, it was just ready to go.
- It was just ready to go, ready to vibe.
- (LAUGHS) It was ready to go.
So-so, Darren, Jermaine produced the song.
What was it like seeing him bring it to life on stage like that? I felt like that's just what your regular life is on a day-to-day basis.
CRISS: I feel like I got a little slice of life.
I feel like I really know you now.
- This was great, I'm very jealous.
- All right, Jermaine, you can shake it off in the VIP.
LL COOL J: Mariah Carey night is just gettin' started.
And because we're doin' it different tonight, more than ever, anything can happen.
When we return, it's Darren's time to get his Mariah shine.
I still cannot believe I'm here, and I get to see it all goin' down.
Mariah Carey night! Go ahead, you can scream.
you can scream, it's okay.
It's Lip Sync Battle.
- Lip Sync Battle, my little butterflies! - Butterflies! It takes two Welcome back to Lip Sync Battle.
Darren Criss is a big Mariah fan, and can't wait to hit the stage, and perform one of his favorite Mimi joints.
Before we bring him out, let's see how he was backstage, already plottin' to add the belt to his impressive trophy case.
INSTRUCTOR: Ooh, you gotta big show! This is Glee, right? This is the big Mariah Carey episode.
I am very humbled to be here to salute that amazing woman.
CRISS: What count is it on? I have no idea.
I'm doing the opposite of what you're doing.
- Ha, yeah, I'm not worried about you at all.
- I got you, I got you.
Just finished rehearsal, and I've been getting ready for that my entire damn life.
This is in fabulous.
Meanwhile all my friends in drag are like "You look like (bleep)".
Jermaine, you are a pro record producer, that gives you an edge, but, my man, I've been lip syncing to Mariah songs by myself, in my car, for many years.
So, I look forward to tearing it up.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (MARIAH CAREY "HEARTBREAKER" FEAT.
JAY-Z) CAREY: Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love, give me your love (Oh-wee) Boy your love's so good I don't want to let go And although I should I can't leave you alone 'Cause you're so disarming I'm caught up in the midst of you And I can not resist, and oh Boy if I do The things you want me to Go and break my heart Heartbreaker, you've got the best of me But I just keep on coming back incessantly Oh why, did you have to run your game on me I should have known right from the start You'd go and break my heart Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love - Give me your love - Ohh! Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love JAY-Z: She wanna shop with Jay, play box with Jay She wanna pillow fight in the middle of the night She wanna drive my Benz with five of her friends She wanna creep past the block, spying again She calls me heartbreaker, when we apart it makes her Want a piece of paper, scribble down "I Hate Ya" But she knows she loves Jay because She loves everything Jay say, Jay does and uh CAREY: Heartbreaker, you've got the best of me But I just keep on coming back incessantly Oh, why did you have to run your game on me? I should have known right from the start You'd go and break my heart Give me your love, give me your love (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) CHRISSY: What?! Those are so low.
Look at the chunky heel.
- Oh, these old things? - CHRISSY: The low-rise jeans, - the belly chain - "Oh, these old thangs?" These old things? CHRISSY: Adorable.
LL COOL J: So, Jermaine - Yo.
- Jermaine, so.
- He switched it up.
- Yeah He did the Mariah part, but then he went to the Jay-Z verse.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
He blew me away with this one.
I was actually lookin' for him when it first started.
I'm like, "Where's he at?!" (LAUGHS) I had to step out.
Like, look, wait, whoa, what's goin' on? Then, you went out there, and changed, and came back with Jay-Z with the heels on okay, all right.
(LAUGHTER) LL COOL J: All right, Darren, that was dope, man.
- You can go to the VIP to hang out.
- CHRISSY: So buttery up here.
CHRISSY: So buttery.
I dreamed about this someday happening, but I cannot believe it's here.
I never want to wake up from this Mariah dream.
Absolutely not, and when LSB returns, we gonna switch it up with a special Mariah tribute featuring both Jermaine and Darren.
It's gonna be hot, too hot to miss, y'know what I mean? Don't let that happen.
Come back, more Lip Sync Battle, baby.
It takes two to make a thing LL COOL J: We're back with more Lip Sync Battle.
And all night long, we're celebrating the iconic Mariah Carey.
Okay, now, when you have two huge Mariah Fans battling it out, there's a big chance they're both gonna want to perform the same song.
So we decided, "Hey, why not do it together?" Ladies and gentlemen, here performing another Mariah n°1 put your hands together for Jermaine Dupri and Darren Criss! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (MARIAH CAREY "EMOTIONS") (VOCALIZING) You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of Oh-oh, you've got me feeling emotions Higher than the heavens above I feel good, I feel nice I've never felt so satisfied I'm in love, I'm alive Intoxicated, flying high LL COOL J: Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the legendary Mariah Carey! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) But I like the way I feel inside You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of You've got me feeling emotions - Higher than the heavens above - LL COOL J: Make some noise! When you're looking into my eyes You make me feel so High (VOCALIZING) You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of You've got me feeling higher (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) CHRISSY: It's Mariah Carey! In person, look at her! LL COOL J: She's here! One of music's most incredible voices! A pop diva icon! Holds the record for the most n°1 debuts in Billboard Hot 100 history! - (CHEERING) - LL COOL J: Chrissy, CHRISSY: We throw around the term "queen" and "diva," you are the original.
You are incredible.
I love you! - CHRISSY: My whole heart hurts.
- I love you more, darling.
- I love you.
- LL COOL J: 'Ey, Mariah first of all, we want to thank you for giving us this opportunity to give you your roses, and to honor you, and pay tribute to you tonight.
And, uh, what was it like seein' Darren and Jermaine pay homage to, you know, all that you've done.
Well, I loved it.
First of all, it's his birthday, so I'm happy that he came out.
- (CHEERING) - LL COOL J: Yes it is! I have a little surprise for you backstage, - a little surprise.
- DUPRI: Uh-oh.
Even though you forgot the words to "Shake It Off," which we wrote together.
(LAUGHS) You forgot some of the words, but I've done that myself, so it's okay.
I love you and I thank you so much, and it was a wonderful representation, - is what I thought.
- LL COOL J: We love that.
- And, darling, - All right, what'd you got? the ensemble, the ensemble! - (LAUGHS) - AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Mariah! - CHRISSY: Yes! - (CHEERING) LL COOL J: So, Mariah, for the past two years, you've had a residency in Vegas.
- What's that been like, you know, music - CHRISSY: It's the best! - It's the best! - LL COOL J: Yeah, what was that like? It was great, and then people came from all over the world, 'cause it's, like, in one place, so, yeah, so they can feel like they can just come there.
It's like their second home And we tried to do some fan favorites the last time around, and stuff like that.
Some people came out, like J.
D.
, and just made the moment nice for me, and stuff like that, so LL COOL J: That's beautiful, that's beautiful.
That's beautiful.
So, you started off so young in the business, and here you are, still rockin' and doin' your thing.
- And, um, tell 'em yeah, she is! She is! Absolutely.
- (SCATTERED CHEERS) - And so is he! And so is he.
- (CHEERING) 'Cause I was a fan first, "I Can't Live Without My Radio.
" LL COOL J: Thank you, I appreciate it.
But, so, what's it like, this next level of Mimi? This, uh, you know the the the, you know, the song is, you know, the "GTFOH.
" - "GTFO.
" - Tell us about that song.
That it's an amazing song.
Well, it, you know, it's it's for laughs, it's fun.
It's one of those things where we were just, like, not taking it too seriously, listening to the vibe of the of the track.
- Nineteen85 did the beat, and, um, so then we - LL COOL J: Right.
we just sat, and and worked on it, and and just figured, like, give a real message, why not just say something you really mean.
(LAUGHS) - (AUDIENCE LAUGHS) - LL COOL J: Yeah, yeah, it felt good - LL COOL J: So, Darren - Yo.
Come on, you're standing here, next to Mariah, what's it feel like? I I feel like I speak for a lot of people watching this, and people in this room, but (CHEERING) - And congratulations to you on the Emmy, by the way.
- I think thank you! I've I've always wanted to say this to you, but I think I have to sing it.
- You'll always be my baby - CHRISSY: Doo-doo-doo - CRISS: Doo-doo-doo - LL COOL J: He got that on.
LL COOL J: Jermaine, come on, you're working with somebody, an artist, that you made mega hits with.
Just tell me a little bit about what that's like, just, you know, - bein' here now, and just - Magic.
It's just that magic, she's she's magical.
- LL COOL J: She is magical.
- (LAUGHS) "She's magical!" LL COOL J: "Vision of Love," baby.
LL COOL J: So, look, this has been an unbelievable night.
And when we return, it's time to give out the hard way and see who the audience chose to be the new Lip Sync Battle champ.
CHRISSY: It's Mariah freakin' Carey night! - On LSB! - Lip Sync Battle, LSB, baby, Mariah Carey in the building! LL COOL J: John Legend and baby Luna.
Say what.
It takes two to make a thing go right Welcome back to Mariah Carey night and Lip Sync Battle.
Now, tonight, we celebrated an icon whose music is timeless, - and beloved, in our very own LSB way.
- DUPRI: Yeah! - (CHEERING) - DUPRI: Yeah! LL COOL J: Chrissy, it's time.
Is the Lip Sync Battle champion Jermaine Dupri? (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Or is the LSB, Lip Sync Battle champion Darren Criss? (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) And the Lip Sync Battle champ for Mariah Carey night a night celebrating a true icon, a legend Darren Criss! (CHEERING) So, Darren, you're the Lip Sync Battle champ, you won.
On stage, in front of a superstar.
- How do you feel? - Yeah, I'd like to I'd like to accept this on behalf of the, uh, icon on the stage, Ms.
Mariah Carey.
Thank you for this for this honor.
LL COOL J: And Mariah, how do you feel, Darren being the LSB champ for a night? I think you wear it well, and you should definitely - be champ all the time.
- Thank you, darling.
I love it.
LL COOL J: All right, so, Darren earlier, he had said it's your birthday, he said.
Right now, live, on Lip Sync Battle.
So, Jermaine Dupri, - happy birthday, my brother.
Happy, happy birthday - DUPRI: Ayy! Mariah, also, was in on it.
These are my vegan cupcakes, and I got something else for you back there.
LL COOL J: Mariah, of course, we love you and appreciate you.
I love you so much! Thank you so much! LL COOL J: So, ladies and gentlemen, a big thanks to Jermaine Dupri and Darren Criss for being a part of our Lip Sync crew tonight.
A shout-out to Lip Sync nation.
We got nothin' but mad love and good vibes for you.
One love from me, LL Cool J, and Chrissy Teigen.
And remember, whatever you do in life, baby, "Knock 'em out the box, L.
Knock 'em out, L!" Heartbreaker, you've got the best of me But I just keep on coming back incessantly (VOCALIZING) LL COOL J: Hands in the air, hands in the air! game on me Should've known right from the start You'd go and break my heart Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Heartbreaker, you've got the best of me But I just keep on coming back incessantly LL COOL J: Yeah, okay.
And when you celebrate an icon, you need an icon to take you through the night.
Let him hear you, it's your host LL Cool J! They call me Big L'y, Big Silly Hands up, hands up, hands up! - Now, lemme hear you say, "hell yeah!" - AUDIENCE: Hell yeah! - Say, "hell yeah! - AUDIENCE: Hell yeah! - Now, scream! - (AUDIENCE SCREAMS) Everybody get up! If you ready to do this Lip Sync Battle, then make some noise! (CHEERING) She's the illest.
She's the realest.
She a A-realist.
Ladies and gentlemen, she is Chrissy Teigen! - (CHEERING) - What's up?! Hi, LL! Yeah, yeah, I'm feelin' it.
I bought me a little cloak.
I see, a little "cloak and dagger.
" Is this what ecstasy is like? (AUDIENCE LAUGHS) LL COOL J: Welcome to Lip Sync Battle.
Tonight, we are celebrating the music of a true icon.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) She's a bonafide living legend, who is celebrating the anniversary of three of her iconic albums.
It is Mariah Carey night on LSB.
That's right, all night long, we're digging into Mariah's impressive body of work.
Yeah, yeah, all the Mariah fans, make some noise.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) LL COOL J: Now, when you have a night like this, you have to have two battlers, who are not only talented in their own right, but love Mariah as much as we all do, you feel me? You feel me? (CHEERING) So, if you're ready to meet the celebs who will be battling it out for Mariah Carey night.
I need to hear you make some noise.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) He's a rap impresario who's been behind some of the biggest acts in music.
He produced many hits for Jay-Z, Usher, and the woman we are honoring tonight, Mariah Carey, including the song of the decade, "We Belong Together.
" Make some noise for Jermaine Dupri! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) He burst on the scene as Blaine in Glee.
He won an Emmy for his portrayal of Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace.
And he's one of Mariah's biggest fans.
Give it up for Darren Criss! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Woo! LL COOL J: Chrissy, we got - J.
D.
and Darren in the building! - J.
D.
, y'all! J.
D.
and Darren.
JERMAINE DUPRI: Whaddup, whaddup? Welcome to Lip Sync Battle.
Thanks for bein' here.
I know both of you are fans of Mariah Carey, obviously.
- You know what I'm sayin'? - I think we all are fans of Mariah Carey, I think that's - (CHEERING) - pretty safe to say.
Okay, so, Darren, have you ever hit a Mariah note? You ever try to hit - one of those notes like that before? - I would never even dare to try just so as not to offend anybody on the planet.
- (IMITATING HIGH-PITCHED NOTE) - DARREN CRISS: Yeah, there it is, yeah.
CRISS: Oh, my God, it's like Mariah's here.
- That's the same thing, she's here.
- Oh, my God, I thought you were her.
W that was incredible.
- (LAUGHING) - LL COOL J: That's funny okay, so look.
Both of you could go to the VIP, hang out, chill out in the VIP.
(CHEERING) Jermaine Dupri is a multi- talented, multi-hyphenate and he's here tonight to salute his friend Jermaine has produced a lot of hits, but let's see if he can produce an LSB championship belt, baby.
What's up? I'm here, on Lip Sync Battle, on my birthday.
And it should be easy 'cause I produced the song.
I just gotta remember the lyrics.
(LAUGHS) DUPRI: Celebrating Mariah is beautiful, you know? I mean, I'm happy to see that this is happening for her.
For an artist to be in the game as long as Mariah, and still be here, it's amazing.
(DANCERS CHEERING) - LL COOL J: How you? - What's up, what's happening? - What's happenin', man? Thanks for being here.
- Tryna learn how to lip sync.
(BOTH LAUGHING) So yeah, I'm on set, this is what's going on.
You gonna see champagne, you gonna see me gamble.
you gonna see me layin' in the tub.
you gonna see me with the women, you know how I do.
It's just gonna happen.
Memorizin' my lyrics, movin' my moves I'm ready, I'm ready.
I'm not even thinking about losing, I'm gonna win.
That would be terrible if I lost.
I produced the song.
(CHUCKLES) I love you, Mariah! (CHEERING) (MARIAH CAREY "SHAKE IT OFF") MARIAH CAREY: Oh-oh DUPRI: Everybody just, everybody just bounce Bounce, check it out CAREY: Oh-oh DUPRI: Everybody just, everybody just bounce Bounce CAREY: (I gotta shake it off) 'Cause the loving ain't the same And you keep on playing games Like you know I'm here to stay (I gotta shake, shake it off) Just like the Calgon commercial, I Really gotta get up outta here and go somewhere (I gotta shake it off) Gotta make that move Find somebody who Appreciates all the love I give, boy I gotta (Shake, shake it off) Gotta do what's best for me Baby, and that means I gotta (Shake it off) By the time you get this message It's gonna be too late So don't bother paging me 'Cause I'll be on my way See I grabbed all my diamonds and clothes Just ask your momma, she knows You're gonna miss me, baby, hate to say I told you so Well at first I didn't know, but now it's clear to me You would cheat with all your freaks and lie compulsively So I packed up my Louis Vuitton Jumped in your ride and I'm gone You'll never, ever find a girl Who loves you more than me (I gotta shake it off) 'Cause the loving ain't the same And you keep on playing games Like you know I'm here to stay (I gotta shake, shake it off) Just like the Calgon commercial, I Really gotta get up outta here and go somewhere (I gotta shake it off) Gotta make that move Find somebody who Appreciates all the love I give, boy I gotta (Shake, shake it off) Gotta do what's best for me Baby, and that means I gotta (Shake you off) shake you off (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) LL COOL J: Make some noise for Jermaine Dupri! CHRISSY: Yes! LL COOL J: Jermaine - Whaddup? - That is that is exactly the way I would do my own performance.
I'd be, like, "I wanna be in a bathtub, - with diamonds, and I wanna dance with sexy people.
" - DUPRI: Exactly.
- So you like the player-vibe, you felt the player-vibe? -Exactly.
- You felt the energy? - I felt the energy, and I love that song.
Oh, love it! I already popped it, or I'd pop it again.
I did it already.
- DUPRI: I love it, I love it.
- LL COOL J: So so, Jermaine, you-you wrote and produced "Shake It Off".
For y for those who don't know he wrote and produced that song right there.
Um, you know, it was amazing.
Went to the top of the charts.
Tell us about that recording session, what was that like? I mean, you know, she came to the studio, and I had the beat.
And she came, I see she caught that bounce, I knew it was goin', I knew it was ready.
All she had to do was put that voice on there.
- She just caught the bounce! - Yes, it was just ready to go.
- It was just ready to go, ready to vibe.
- (LAUGHS) It was ready to go.
So-so, Darren, Jermaine produced the song.
What was it like seeing him bring it to life on stage like that? I felt like that's just what your regular life is on a day-to-day basis.
CRISS: I feel like I got a little slice of life.
I feel like I really know you now.
- This was great, I'm very jealous.
- All right, Jermaine, you can shake it off in the VIP.
LL COOL J: Mariah Carey night is just gettin' started.
And because we're doin' it different tonight, more than ever, anything can happen.
When we return, it's Darren's time to get his Mariah shine.
I still cannot believe I'm here, and I get to see it all goin' down.
Mariah Carey night! Go ahead, you can scream.
you can scream, it's okay.
It's Lip Sync Battle.
- Lip Sync Battle, my little butterflies! - Butterflies! It takes two Welcome back to Lip Sync Battle.
Darren Criss is a big Mariah fan, and can't wait to hit the stage, and perform one of his favorite Mimi joints.
Before we bring him out, let's see how he was backstage, already plottin' to add the belt to his impressive trophy case.
INSTRUCTOR: Ooh, you gotta big show! This is Glee, right? This is the big Mariah Carey episode.
I am very humbled to be here to salute that amazing woman.
CRISS: What count is it on? I have no idea.
I'm doing the opposite of what you're doing.
- Ha, yeah, I'm not worried about you at all.
- I got you, I got you.
Just finished rehearsal, and I've been getting ready for that my entire damn life.
This is in fabulous.
Meanwhile all my friends in drag are like "You look like (bleep)".
Jermaine, you are a pro record producer, that gives you an edge, but, my man, I've been lip syncing to Mariah songs by myself, in my car, for many years.
So, I look forward to tearing it up.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (MARIAH CAREY "HEARTBREAKER" FEAT.
JAY-Z) CAREY: Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love, give me your love (Oh-wee) Boy your love's so good I don't want to let go And although I should I can't leave you alone 'Cause you're so disarming I'm caught up in the midst of you And I can not resist, and oh Boy if I do The things you want me to Go and break my heart Heartbreaker, you've got the best of me But I just keep on coming back incessantly Oh why, did you have to run your game on me I should have known right from the start You'd go and break my heart Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love - Give me your love - Ohh! Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love JAY-Z: She wanna shop with Jay, play box with Jay She wanna pillow fight in the middle of the night She wanna drive my Benz with five of her friends She wanna creep past the block, spying again She calls me heartbreaker, when we apart it makes her Want a piece of paper, scribble down "I Hate Ya" But she knows she loves Jay because She loves everything Jay say, Jay does and uh CAREY: Heartbreaker, you've got the best of me But I just keep on coming back incessantly Oh, why did you have to run your game on me? I should have known right from the start You'd go and break my heart Give me your love, give me your love (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) CHRISSY: What?! Those are so low.
Look at the chunky heel.
- Oh, these old things? - CHRISSY: The low-rise jeans, - the belly chain - "Oh, these old thangs?" These old things? CHRISSY: Adorable.
LL COOL J: So, Jermaine - Yo.
- Jermaine, so.
- He switched it up.
- Yeah He did the Mariah part, but then he went to the Jay-Z verse.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
He blew me away with this one.
I was actually lookin' for him when it first started.
I'm like, "Where's he at?!" (LAUGHS) I had to step out.
Like, look, wait, whoa, what's goin' on? Then, you went out there, and changed, and came back with Jay-Z with the heels on okay, all right.
(LAUGHTER) LL COOL J: All right, Darren, that was dope, man.
- You can go to the VIP to hang out.
- CHRISSY: So buttery up here.
CHRISSY: So buttery.
I dreamed about this someday happening, but I cannot believe it's here.
I never want to wake up from this Mariah dream.
Absolutely not, and when LSB returns, we gonna switch it up with a special Mariah tribute featuring both Jermaine and Darren.
It's gonna be hot, too hot to miss, y'know what I mean? Don't let that happen.
Come back, more Lip Sync Battle, baby.
It takes two to make a thing LL COOL J: We're back with more Lip Sync Battle.
And all night long, we're celebrating the iconic Mariah Carey.
Okay, now, when you have two huge Mariah Fans battling it out, there's a big chance they're both gonna want to perform the same song.
So we decided, "Hey, why not do it together?" Ladies and gentlemen, here performing another Mariah n°1 put your hands together for Jermaine Dupri and Darren Criss! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (MARIAH CAREY "EMOTIONS") (VOCALIZING) You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of Oh-oh, you've got me feeling emotions Higher than the heavens above I feel good, I feel nice I've never felt so satisfied I'm in love, I'm alive Intoxicated, flying high LL COOL J: Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the legendary Mariah Carey! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) But I like the way I feel inside You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of You've got me feeling emotions - Higher than the heavens above - LL COOL J: Make some noise! When you're looking into my eyes You make me feel so High (VOCALIZING) You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of You've got me feeling higher (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) CHRISSY: It's Mariah Carey! In person, look at her! LL COOL J: She's here! One of music's most incredible voices! A pop diva icon! Holds the record for the most n°1 debuts in Billboard Hot 100 history! - (CHEERING) - LL COOL J: Chrissy, CHRISSY: We throw around the term "queen" and "diva," you are the original.
You are incredible.
I love you! - CHRISSY: My whole heart hurts.
- I love you more, darling.
- I love you.
- LL COOL J: 'Ey, Mariah first of all, we want to thank you for giving us this opportunity to give you your roses, and to honor you, and pay tribute to you tonight.
And, uh, what was it like seein' Darren and Jermaine pay homage to, you know, all that you've done.
Well, I loved it.
First of all, it's his birthday, so I'm happy that he came out.
- (CHEERING) - LL COOL J: Yes it is! I have a little surprise for you backstage, - a little surprise.
- DUPRI: Uh-oh.
Even though you forgot the words to "Shake It Off," which we wrote together.
(LAUGHS) You forgot some of the words, but I've done that myself, so it's okay.
I love you and I thank you so much, and it was a wonderful representation, - is what I thought.
- LL COOL J: We love that.
- And, darling, - All right, what'd you got? the ensemble, the ensemble! - (LAUGHS) - AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Mariah! - CHRISSY: Yes! - (CHEERING) LL COOL J: So, Mariah, for the past two years, you've had a residency in Vegas.
- What's that been like, you know, music - CHRISSY: It's the best! - It's the best! - LL COOL J: Yeah, what was that like? It was great, and then people came from all over the world, 'cause it's, like, in one place, so, yeah, so they can feel like they can just come there.
It's like their second home And we tried to do some fan favorites the last time around, and stuff like that.
Some people came out, like J.
D.
, and just made the moment nice for me, and stuff like that, so LL COOL J: That's beautiful, that's beautiful.
That's beautiful.
So, you started off so young in the business, and here you are, still rockin' and doin' your thing.
- And, um, tell 'em yeah, she is! She is! Absolutely.
- (SCATTERED CHEERS) - And so is he! And so is he.
- (CHEERING) 'Cause I was a fan first, "I Can't Live Without My Radio.
" LL COOL J: Thank you, I appreciate it.
But, so, what's it like, this next level of Mimi? This, uh, you know the the the, you know, the song is, you know, the "GTFOH.
" - "GTFO.
" - Tell us about that song.
That it's an amazing song.
Well, it, you know, it's it's for laughs, it's fun.
It's one of those things where we were just, like, not taking it too seriously, listening to the vibe of the of the track.
- Nineteen85 did the beat, and, um, so then we - LL COOL J: Right.
we just sat, and and worked on it, and and just figured, like, give a real message, why not just say something you really mean.
(LAUGHS) - (AUDIENCE LAUGHS) - LL COOL J: Yeah, yeah, it felt good - LL COOL J: So, Darren - Yo.
Come on, you're standing here, next to Mariah, what's it feel like? I I feel like I speak for a lot of people watching this, and people in this room, but (CHEERING) - And congratulations to you on the Emmy, by the way.
- I think thank you! I've I've always wanted to say this to you, but I think I have to sing it.
- You'll always be my baby - CHRISSY: Doo-doo-doo - CRISS: Doo-doo-doo - LL COOL J: He got that on.
LL COOL J: Jermaine, come on, you're working with somebody, an artist, that you made mega hits with.
Just tell me a little bit about what that's like, just, you know, - bein' here now, and just - Magic.
It's just that magic, she's she's magical.
- LL COOL J: She is magical.
- (LAUGHS) "She's magical!" LL COOL J: "Vision of Love," baby.
LL COOL J: So, look, this has been an unbelievable night.
And when we return, it's time to give out the hard way and see who the audience chose to be the new Lip Sync Battle champ.
CHRISSY: It's Mariah freakin' Carey night! - On LSB! - Lip Sync Battle, LSB, baby, Mariah Carey in the building! LL COOL J: John Legend and baby Luna.
Say what.
It takes two to make a thing go right Welcome back to Mariah Carey night and Lip Sync Battle.
Now, tonight, we celebrated an icon whose music is timeless, - and beloved, in our very own LSB way.
- DUPRI: Yeah! - (CHEERING) - DUPRI: Yeah! LL COOL J: Chrissy, it's time.
Is the Lip Sync Battle champion Jermaine Dupri? (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Or is the LSB, Lip Sync Battle champion Darren Criss? (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) And the Lip Sync Battle champ for Mariah Carey night a night celebrating a true icon, a legend Darren Criss! (CHEERING) So, Darren, you're the Lip Sync Battle champ, you won.
On stage, in front of a superstar.
- How do you feel? - Yeah, I'd like to I'd like to accept this on behalf of the, uh, icon on the stage, Ms.
Mariah Carey.
Thank you for this for this honor.
LL COOL J: And Mariah, how do you feel, Darren being the LSB champ for a night? I think you wear it well, and you should definitely - be champ all the time.
- Thank you, darling.
I love it.
LL COOL J: All right, so, Darren earlier, he had said it's your birthday, he said.
Right now, live, on Lip Sync Battle.
So, Jermaine Dupri, - happy birthday, my brother.
Happy, happy birthday - DUPRI: Ayy! Mariah, also, was in on it.
These are my vegan cupcakes, and I got something else for you back there.
LL COOL J: Mariah, of course, we love you and appreciate you.
I love you so much! Thank you so much! LL COOL J: So, ladies and gentlemen, a big thanks to Jermaine Dupri and Darren Criss for being a part of our Lip Sync crew tonight.
A shout-out to Lip Sync nation.
We got nothin' but mad love and good vibes for you.
One love from me, LL Cool J, and Chrissy Teigen.
And remember, whatever you do in life, baby, "Knock 'em out the box, L.
Knock 'em out, L!" Heartbreaker, you've got the best of me But I just keep on coming back incessantly (VOCALIZING) LL COOL J: Hands in the air, hands in the air! game on me Should've known right from the start You'd go and break my heart Give me your love Give me your love Give me your love Heartbreaker, you've got the best of me But I just keep on coming back incessantly LL COOL J: Yeah, okay.