Complex sentence: With "Butterfly", Carey continued the transition that began with previous album, "Daydream" (1995), which pushed her further into the R&B and hip-hop market and away from the R&B and pop background of her previous work.
Split into simpler sentences: With "Butterfly", Carey continued the transition that began with previous album, "Daydream" (1995), which pushed her further into the R&B and hip-hop market. The record pushed her music into an hip hop sound, leading her away from the R&B and pop background of her previous work.