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Post by George on Aug 24, 2020 10:20:05 GMT -5
^^^^^ y’all really not gonna acknowledge the star of the album? The Belle of The Ball?? Sideline Ho??? Come on!!! Sideline Ho is ICONIC! If Monica plays “Sideline Ho” I wonder what jam Brandy could play in response to it? |
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Post by think pink. on Aug 24, 2020 12:28:25 GMT -5
^^^^^ y’all really not gonna acknowledge the star of the album? The Belle of The Ball?? Sideline Ho??? Come on!!! Sideline Ho is ICONIC! If Monica plays “Sideline Ho” I wonder what jam Brandy could play in response to it? Who Is She 2 U |
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Post by 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 on Aug 24, 2020 20:58:54 GMT -5
If Monica plays “Sideline Ho” I wonder what jam Brandy could play in response to it? Who Is She 2 U Yes! You took the words right out of mouth. I was just thinking that. lol |
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 25, 2020 2:49:36 GMT -5
^^^^^ y’all really not gonna acknowledge the star of the album? The Belle of The Ball?? Sideline Ho??? Come on!!! Sideline Ho is ICONIC! Still not over them dropping the ball with that awful radio edit. “Sideline O”. And Monica BETTA play “Here I Am”!! |
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Post by think pink. on Aug 25, 2020 12:42:39 GMT -5
What would be their final song? Not counting Boy Is Mine as I’m sure they’ll both end with that as a ~celebration~.
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Post by mrricx on Aug 25, 2020 12:45:56 GMT -5
I am pretty sure their final song is It All Belongs To Me. It's like ending the cycle.
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Post by think pink. on Aug 25, 2020 13:14:17 GMT -5
What are their solo ending songs though?
Like I feel Monica could end with So Gone. I’m not too sure on Brandy. I can’t see her saving Have You Ever for last if Monica pulls out Angel of Mine early.
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Post by Jay D83 on Aug 25, 2020 13:20:15 GMT -5
What are their solo ending songs though? Like I feel Monica could end with So Gone. I’m not too sure on Brandy. I can’t see her saving Have You Ever for last if Monica pulls out Angel of Mine early. I want "Have You Ever" to go up against "For You I Will" The ending should their BET Awards tributes to Whitney. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2020 13:23:41 GMT -5
What are their solo ending songs though? Like I feel Monica could end with So Gone. I’m not too sure on Brandy. I can’t see her saving Have You Ever for last if Monica pulls out Angel of Mine early. The ending should their BET Awards tributes to Whitney. Don't get them started!! :kii: |
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Post by Jay D83 on Aug 25, 2020 13:24:47 GMT -5
The ending should their BET Awards tributes to Whitney. Don't get them started!! :kii: I know right, that might come down to fisticuffs. |
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Post by think pink. on Aug 25, 2020 13:37:41 GMT -5
The ending should their BET Awards tributes to Whitney. Don't get them started!! :kii: Brandy would pull out the letter Whitney gave her right before she died and all hell would break loose. |
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Aug 25, 2020 14:07:42 GMT -5
Brandy seems to be over the legacy and torch carrying phase of her life and moved on to brighter days. Y'all should do the same.
This is the first Verzus battle I will be watching and I am so excited. Love the love they are giving each other. They even follow each other on social media it seems.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 26, 2020 2:46:24 GMT -5
Don't get them started!! :kii: Brandy would pull out the letter Whitney gave her right before she died and all hell would break loose.  |
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Post by wavey. on Aug 26, 2020 7:05:27 GMT -5
I can see a shotout to Whitney, and hopefully they can keep it short and get right back to Verzus.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Aug 26, 2020 7:14:45 GMT -5
Trenches? As in trench coats? Or is sis at war?
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Post by Zinc. on Aug 29, 2020 6:45:39 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 29, 2020 15:05:40 GMT -5
Leftovers from the After the Storm era.
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Post by Caviar on Aug 29, 2020 18:06:55 GMT -5
In 1998, the song of the summer was “The Boy Is Mine,” an instant-classic duet between Brandy and Monica about two women vying for the same man. The accompanying video even showed the two singers in neighboring apartments arguing over who deserves the attention of actor Mekhi Phifer.
Over 20 years later, Monica and Brandy are reuniting for Verzuz, the web series which sees industry titans facing off in a friendly battle of music dominance, on Monday, August 31. Of all the songs fans are requesting, "The Boy Is Mine" comes with the most history between the two singers.
“When we did the song, we didn't overthink it,” Monica tells ET's Nischelle Turner now, adding that she saw the duet as an opportunity to expand as an artist and push her sound beyond what she previously cultivated with hits like “Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days).”
However, no sooner did the song blow up than did fans, the industry and media alike perpetuate a real-life feud between the two R&B songstresses, leading to long-lasting tensions and lines drawn in the sand. “It was not something that I would say was anyone's fault,” Monica says now, admitting, “We all added to it and after a while it became real.”
But as they’ve gotten older, Monica says “it gets a little bit frustrating for both she and I when it becomes, ‘No, I like her better. Well, I like her better.’” And now that they’re in their 40s, they’re less interested in engaging with the feud that threatens to outshine the legacy of the song. “We don't have to do that [now].”
It’s also worth noting that the two reunited again in 2012 for “It All Belongs to Me,” but that still hasn’t tempered the rumors. The singer adds that she doesn’t like “the idea of our issues overshadowing how great of a song it really was and how much of a blessing it was for both of us to be a part of it.”
Now, the two R&B powerhouses will battle it out for the next installment of Verzuz. And according to Monica, the feud will at long last be put to bed.
“We've long removed ourselves from the dramatics of it but we're gonna have a very in-depth conversation that may possibly be shared even with the audience because there's a lot that happens, the fans have no idea what really took place, what really caused the initial friction,” she reveals.
Once she speaks with Brandy one-on-one, behind closed doors, the two will decide how much of that they want to share with the public. Hopefully, “then we'll share some things with you guys,” Monica says.
And if there’s any moral in this feud that drove these two hit singers apart -- a common trope in the industry when there are similar young female singers sharing the same musical space -- it’s that it’s better to rise above it all and stick together. “Hopefully, we can help some of the younger artists avoid doing the same thing because we did a whole lot more together than we did apart,” Monica adds.
When it comes to the face-off on Verzuz, it’s not about finding out who’s better than the other as much as it is about showcasing how much these two singers have grown up personally and professionally. “We share a lot in common. And then at the same time, we’re completely different,” Monica says. “We're different in the way that we dress and the things that we've experienced and where we grew up and I think those differences are what made ‘The Boys Is Mine’ so special.”
For Monica, the 22 years since the release of the song has involved many personal ups and downs that have played out in the press as well as continuing to release new albums including 2002’s All Eyez on Me and 2003’s After the Storm. Five years after the release of Code Red, the singer is back in the studio working on the upcoming album Trenches. She’s also actively involved in The BeHuman Foundation, which uses “music and poignant messaging to give our communities a platform to triumph over oppressive situations and inspire each other around the world to do the same.”
For her, the foundation was her answer to figuring out how to create a world of compassion that helps out with all issues, from breast cancer awareness to helping displaced kids of incarcerated parents to providing support during the coronavirus pandemic. “I can do so many things under the BeHuman umbrella,” Monica says. “That is what I loved about it most because there is no one thing that plagues our community worse than the others.”
Reflecting on her own growth, the singer says, “The level of gratefulness that I feel now at this age, it just surpasses anything else that I could even explain to you. I mean, I have a son that's driving so, you know, it's just so different.”
In the meantime, when it comes to Monday’s performance, Monica says she and Brandy are taking it one day at a time and making sure the whole event feels as organic as possible.
Will they perform “The Boy Is Mine” after all this? “I'll see what she wants to do when she finally gets to Atlanta,” Monica says. “We’ll sit down and figure out which direction we want to go and how we want to do it.”
No matter what, the singer promises, “We’ll make sure that it’s still fun and everybody is still having a good time because we want people to be at home jamming.”
“I just look forward to what Monday will be. It'll be a celebration,” she concludes.
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Post by crdubb17 on Aug 30, 2020 12:27:49 GMT -5
The sample clearance for the single needs to hurry up! 😩!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Ty on Aug 30, 2020 15:39:52 GMT -5
"Girl Please" and "Boy You Turn Me On" are some next level hot messes. I'm glad they were left out of ATS.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 31, 2020 12:29:04 GMT -5
Incoming!!  |
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Post by PGriffin on Aug 31, 2020 12:33:19 GMT -5
^^^ this better be good.
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 31, 2020 12:40:43 GMT -5
As the title implies, it's very much a hood ballad. Nothing like Commitment/Me + You (which may not even be on the album at this point). I love it though.
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Post by Ty on Aug 31, 2020 12:46:24 GMT -5
Nothing like Commitment/Me + You (which may not even be on the album at this point). Sounds like good news to me!  |
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Post by SHOOTER on Aug 31, 2020 12:47:58 GMT -5
I'm watchin' in plain view
You caught up, entangled
In the web of the world
I wish I could save you
Deep down, you're an angel
But street life, it trained you
Now listen to your girl
Don't let the game keep playin' you...C-Murder got her feeling inspired! 
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Aug 31, 2020 12:55:45 GMT -5
It's produced by The Neptunes wavey. Sis we eatin' |
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Post by think pink. on Aug 31, 2020 14:14:27 GMT -5
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Post by newpower on Aug 31, 2020 14:25:19 GMT -5
It's available in Apple Music. Couldn't find it in Spotify or YouTube to post.
It's OK. Might be a grower.
Also I just noticed that all her singles with remix versions are available now in streaming services... please, let this become a trend followed by every popular artist in the 80s/90s.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Aug 31, 2020 17:31:30 GMT -5
Not Michelle Obama sharing the Verzuz flier on her Instagram! B-Rocka and Goonica better promote, promote, promote!
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Post by Caviar on Aug 31, 2020 18:48:59 GMT -5
Werq!
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