Hailing from Atlanta, Monica is the daughter of divorced parents and has one brother named Montez. She began singing at an early age in the church like her mother. Monica later achieved prominence in the R&B scene at the young age of fourteen in 1995, thanks to producer Dallas Austin, BET, MTV, and urban radio's support for her debut single, the sassy "Don't Take It Personal", which reached #2 on the U.S. charts. Almost immediately, the media drew comparisons between Monica and Brandy who had also emerged as a teen female R&B vocalist just a year earlier. Monica's Rowdy Records debut album, Miss Thang, became a triple platinum success, thanks ...More
