35. Everytime tha Beat Drop (ft. Dem Franchise Boyz)
The Makings of Me
The lead single from her fifth studio album, The Makings of Me, this was a challenge for me to get into at first. Let's be honest, this was a terrible lead single to start, and Monica can agree with me because even she said that this song did not fit the vibe of what the album represented. The label actually pushed for this as the first single.
Even with a sample of "Lean wit it, Rock wit It" and "Grillz" it was still her lowest charting lead single since All Eyez On Me. However, after listening to the whole album, the song really grew on me. Once again, Kool_Aid_King and Latinazza always have something to say.
Kool_Aid_King: Stupid ass song. Don't know why it's censored. She tried way too damn hard and flopped for good reason.
Latinazza: the song is trash, the video was just as bad --I think it was this song that ruined her career.
T29. Hold On (w/ James Fortune/FIYA & ft. Fred Hammond)
Hold on is a gospel single that Monica hooked on at last minute notice (probably to boost the sales for New Life). In the video, you can see her rocking her dark hair like she was supposed to be wearing for New Life, but that's on a different thread of mine. I do enjoy the message of the song and the tone of Monica is so nice.
Although, once again, Kool_Aid_King can't stand a song with Monica in it, "WTF", while Latinazza can agree with me this time on having a serious message.
T29. Hell No (Leave Home) (ft. Twista)
The Makings of Me
First off, the single cover is tragic, I mean can we talk??? Pretty much the overall single covers of the Makings of Me was tragic with that blonde hair. But Hell No was one of the highlights of the album when I first listened to it, especially both Monica and Twista's rap verses (I wonder what Monica's rap name would be to Brandy's Bran'nu.....)
Pretty much, this song did nothing. After Everytime tha Beat Drop, this album was doomed. But this album reminded me never to judge a book or CD by its cover cuz even though she looks like a transvestite on the cover, the album was pretty amazing.
For some reason, KAK thinks the song sounds like a fake-ass We Belong Together. What do y'all think?!
All the women I caught you with, boy I didnt leave but I didnt forget
28. Ain't Nobody (ft. Treach)
The Nutty Professor Soundtrack
Ain't nobody served as a double-sided single to "Why I Love You So Much", which explains the chart position on the Hot 100. Honestly, I don't remember this song too much. I think it sounded nice, which is why I gave it a 7, but it's not really that memorable. Though Latinazza loved the song, "This was actually a great match. It shows that she can take on the bad boys of hip-hop and deliver/earn street cred."
Um, this song is AMAZING. Her best feature ever (obviously ) and one of her best 90's songs. Shame on y'all
Fun fact : About 10 years ago, a Greek hip hop group literally stole the melody of Monica's parts and most of the instrumental, pasted some Greek lyrics on it and it became their breakthrough hit. GLOBAL impact. Found it!