Dionne Warwick doesn’t know if Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton are icons: ‘I’ll have to give it some thought’ "I know it takes more than a hit record. I know that," Warwick said. Loading the player... Dionne Warwick isn’t one to hold back her opinions and reminded fans of that by letting it be known that fellow singers Mariah Carey and Warwick, the first Black pop superstar, was recently interviewed by TrueExclusives and was asked what it took to be an icon. Regarded as one of the blueprints for many of today’s musical stars, Warwick didn’t know just what it took to reach the industry’s higher echelon and be regarded as one of the greats by the public.