The "R&B Divas Series": Monica Rankdown (COMPLETED)

[#LisaRinna]

Your top 25:

Don't Take It Personal
Like This and Like That
Before You Walk Out of My Life
Why I Love You So Much
Ain't Nobody
The Boy Is Mine
The First Night
Angel of Mine
Street Symphony
For You I Will
Just Another Girl
All Eyez on Me
So Gone
Knock Knock
U Should've Known Better
Everytime Tha Beat Drop
A Dozen Roses
Sideline Ho
Trust (with Keyshia Cole)
Still Standing
Everything to Me
Love All Over Me
Here I Am
Anything (To Find You)
Until It's Gone
It All Belongs to Me
Without You
Just Right for Me
Commitment
Trenches

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[Wave.]

[Linnethia Monique]

I'm not gonna lie I used to snap the f#ck out of this track when it first premiered

[SHOOTER]

Monica SANG from the depths of her WAP on Without You! I expected better from y'all!

[Wave.]

Oct 16, 2020 15:54:11 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

I'm not gonna lie I used to snap the f#ck out of this track when it first premiered

Shes so Hood I love this gif.

[Private Dancer]

Oct 16, 2020 15:56:25 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Monica SANG from the depths of her WAP on Without You! I expected better from y'all!

The depths of her what now???😂😂😂

[Jay D83]

Y'all is wack! "ETBD" was a bop then, and issa bop now!

[Caviar]

Simply ridiculous already. Shameful even!

[Deleted]

I see Dem Franchize Boys and I tank them!

[Ty]

I understand what they were going for when they released "Everytime Tha Beat Drop" as the lead single but it was a terrible choice...especially when she has songs like "A Dozen Roses", "Sideline Ho", "Why Her?" and "Hell No"

[B-Boy]

I’m not surprised at ETBD’s position. Its too ATL for mainstream.

[George]

Oct 16, 2020 18:46:16 GMT -5 Ty said:

I understand what they were going for when they released "Everytime Tha Beat Drop" as the lead single but it was a terrible choice...especially when she has songs like "A Dozen Roses", "Sideline Ho", "Why Her?" and "Hell No"

I remember that album era. Single after single and yet her label didn’t push “Why Her?”

[Ky]

Cannot believe "Without You" is out! It's gorgeous. "Here I Am" better not show up anytime soon.

I was a little disappointed with ETBD when it first came out... I was also a little disappointed with the whole album The Makings Of Me when I first listened... and then I listened to it on repeat so much that it's my 4th most-listened-too album of all time. But I'm not sad to see ETBD go this early (even though 2 or 3 songs shoulda gone before).
www.last.fm/user/ksfroggy/library/albums?date_preset=ALL

[#LisaRinna]

Oct 16, 2020 16:08:37 GMT -5 Private Dancer said:

Oct 16, 2020 15:56:25 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

Monica SANG from the depths of her WAP on Without You! I expected better from y'all!

The depths of her what now???😂😂😂

nnn

[#LisaRinna]

Today we'll go up to #21, but before we start the reveals here's one of my favorite deep cuts from The Boy Is Mine

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[Jay D83]

"'Cross The Room" is definitely a bop! Good choice!

[Caviar]

Love that song

[#LisaRinna]

Doesn't matter what they think
Cause I'm gonna be here anyway
There's no need to feel ashamed because you're on my mind



"Ain't Nobody" was a single from The Nutty Professor, featuring Treach from Naughty by Nature. As with much of Monica's material from her first album, she was singing about themes that were way more mature than her actual age. "Ain't Nobody" was a top 10 hit, reaching #9 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the R&B chart.

25. Ain't Nobody
Points: 246
Average: 21,160
Standard deviation: 7,024

newpower : 2

George : 11
Kanenrá:ke : 13
Linnethia Monique : 14
castleoblivion26 : 14
@pma2015 : 16
Albie : 17
Private Dancer : 17
Hurricane Lee : 18
Soulsista : 19
Jay D83 : 20
Ty : 20

🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 : 22
Ky : 23
stallie : 23
B-Boy : 24

.indulgecountry : 26
#LisaRinna : 27
Exclusive : 27
Sir Benji : 27
Troublemaker : 29
jtd Thee Stallion : 30
SHOOTER : 30
Wave. : 30
Caviar : 30

[#LisaRinna]

A certified bop is out next... BOOOOO!!

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[jtd Thee Stallion]

This one just wasn’t it

[#LisaRinna]

And I'm tired of being by myself
I need someone there, to give all of this love that I got
I'm open, won't you come inside?
Man, I promise that I will treat you better than right



Lead single from New Life, this banger produced by Missy Elliott and co-written by Jazmine Sullivan caused controversy when it originally leaked with a verse from Lil' Kim that was later scrapped due to her drama with Biggie's mother. The song samples "Who Shot Ya?" and in the end only Rick Ross's verse was allowed to stay on the track. It peaked at #25 on the R&B chart.

24. Anything (To Find You)
Points: 262
Average: 20,520
Standard deviation: 6,344

stallie : 7
.indulgecountry : 7

B-Boy : 11
#LisaRinna : 11
Caviar : 14
🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 : 17
newpower : 17
Troublemaker : 19
@pma2015 : 20
Wave. : 20

Kanenrá:ke : 21
castleoblivion26 : 21
jtd Thee Stallion : 21
Sir Benji : 22
SHOOTER : 22
George : 23
Soulsista : 23
Albie : 25
Exclusive : 25

Jay D83 : 26
Ty : 27
Private Dancer : 27
Hurricane Lee : 28
Ky : 29
Linnethia Monique : 30

[#LisaRinna]

Four perfect rankings coming up with this next song. I expected this to be out earlier, so color me surprised!

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[Ky]

Oct 17, 2020 15:42:50 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

Four perfect rankings coming up with this next song. I expected this to be out earlier, so color me surprised!

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Better not be "Just Another Girl"!

[B-Boy]

I played the f*** out of “Anything” when it was out. Mama Wallace was not there for Kim on the Biggie sample.

[#LisaRinna]

Oop! #23 is actually a tie, so double the trouble! Brace yourselves

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[Jay D83]

I never really cared for "Anything (To Find You)" and I'm gonna lose my shit if "Just Another Girl" is out next!!!!!!

[#LisaRinna]

Boy, you never lose 'cause you know I miss it (You know)
The things we do, my king, you're my best friend



The only single officially released from 2015's Code Red was this scorching Polow production assisted by Lil Wayne. "Just Right for Me" samples "Much Better Off" by Smokey Robinson. It peaked at #18 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay giving Monica another top 20 hit, 20 years after she first debuted in the music scene.

23. Just Right for Me
Points: 277
Average: 19,920
Standard deviation: 6,157

Wave. : 2

jtd Thee Stallion : 11
Kanenrá:ke : 12
B-Boy : 13
#LisaRinna : 15
Albie : 16
Ty : 16
Troublemaker : 18
@pma2015 : 18
Ky : 18
Private Dancer : 18

Sir Benji : 21
Linnethia Monique : 21
newpower : 22
Jay D83 : 23
.indulgecountry : 23
castleoblivion26 : 23
SHOOTER : 23
Hurricane Lee : 24
Caviar : 24
Soulsista : 25

Just... wrong:
stallie : 27
🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 : 28
Exclusive : 28
George : 29


Don't you know now is the perfect time
I can make it right, makin' you all mine
Baby, tonight, if you hold it down
I can give you all that I got



MonicaxDarkchild produced a bop for the ages and using MJ's "P.Y.T." as the backbone for the beat you just can never go wrong. This is such a joyful track that it's a shame it wasn't a bigger hit. Most of the time because of all the drama surrounding its parent album, it gets undeservedly lost in the shuffle of Monica's singles. It reached #32 on the R&B chart and #69 on the Hot 100 in 2002.

23. All Eyez on Me
Points: 277
Average: 19,920
Standard deviation: 6,805

Wave. : 5
jtd Thee Stallion : 6

Albie : 11
stallie : 12
Kanenrá:ke : 14
Hurricane Lee : 15
B-Boy : 16
Sir Benji : 16
Jay D83 : 16
Troublemaker : 17
🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 : 18
Linnethia Monique : 19

.indulgecountry : 21
Soulsista : 22
Exclusive : 24
Caviar : 25
George : 25

Blinded:
#LisaRinna : 26
Ty : 26
@pma2015 : 26
Ky : 27
castleoblivion26 : 27
Private Dancer : 28
SHOOTER : 28
newpower : 28

[#LisaRinna]

Oct 17, 2020 15:48:20 GMT -5 B-Boy said:

I played the f*** out of “Anything” when it was out. Mama Wallace was not there for Kim on the Biggie sample.

Issa vibe!

[#LisaRinna]

First #1 loss just outside the top 20!

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[Ky]

I was so happy to watch "Just Right For Me" do as well as it did, especially at a time when there were typically a handful of female artists in the entire Urban top 50.

Edit: I hope I don't need to be scared for my #1!