Mariah Carey has admitted that she wished she had dated 2Pac after they met in the mid 1990s.

Speaking on Brown Bag Mornings to promote her upcoming album, Carey revealed she met the late rap legend at the 1996 American Music Awards.

She said: “Well, he said it like ‘Hi, Mariah,’ and I was like [ahhh],” and she claimed the brief moment left her with “more than butterflies”.

Carey added: “I was hosting the AMAs that year so I had to keep going back and forth, but I wanted to keep going back and forth because that happened.”

She continued: “I love Hip Hop and I love the moments that we’re talking about, especially ‘Hi, Mariah.’ So yeah, it was a pretty major moment for me to say the least.”

Carey was then asked if they ever had the chance to go on a date with the pop legend replying: “I

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