Monica
Miss Thang
She was Born in College Park (outside Atlanta) on October 24, 1980, and was singing in the local church choir by the age of two. Monica's career started with her "discovery" at age twelve by Rowdy Records exec Dallas Austin at an Atlanta talent showcase. He brought her into New York to play for Arista Records President Clive Davis, signed her to his Arista- distributed label, and produced her first recordings at age thirteen.
She was only fourteen-years-old when her first single was released, "Don't Take It Personal (just one of dem days)" went to the #1 R&B spot. Her second album "The Boy Is Mine," was more mature and fans were reminded of how much she's accomplished (and grown up) over the years.
With success you have to accept that your life is constantly being looked at by outsiders. While working on her third album, Monica experiend a very unfortunate incident in her personal life. Monica is currently coping with the suicide of her ex-boyfriend and has entered the healing process with an open mind. She knew that she could not do it alone and accepted the love & the help that her family offered.
"It took a lot of prayer. [My ex-boyfriend] explained to me what he felt and he made peace with me and explained that he loved me but it was something that I couldn’t fix. I have always chosen not to tell why he wanted to do that or why that was his choice. At the end of the day I started having these dreams where God was basically telling me that I was here for a reason and that sharing was okay. It was something that I was so private about and it was revealed to me that I would touch others through sharing. Sharing is healing too."
Monica also shed some light on the story of her ex-boyfriend's suicide in the National Enquirer. She says while the story wasn't completely wrong, the storyteller "juiced it up a bit." Another hurtful reality was the fact that she knew the person that sold the story to the Enquirer. But she handled the situation by talking to a objective person: her stepfather who is a Methodist minister. She also advises others in similar positions to call a professional if they need to do so. She's also planning a support group that will help others (along with herself) deal with different losses. She feels that the more comfortable she becomes with the subject matter, the better she'll be in a position to help others cope with the same types of loss.
With her lasted album "All Eyez On Me" she gets very personal and gives much more of herself in her songs than she ever did before. She admits that her goal was to put something on the album that would mean something to people. She wanted to, "really make a heartfelt album that people could relate [and] see that artists aren’t super heroes and that we’re human beings. I think honest music is the best music and I was totally honest. Some thing’s I can’t talk about, but I can sing about it so you’ll probably be surprised about how much I put into it. I love Tupac and I did some thing’s off of songs that he’s done."
The title track off the new album is also called “All Eyez on Me” and is steadily making it's way up the music
charts.
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