*Monica, who debuted at 15 with the multiplatinum-selling CD “Miss Thang,” wasn’t one who succumbed to celebrity pitfalls as a child star.
But still, she says growing up was hard.
“I experienced a lot of different hardships. The suicide of my first love, the death of my grandmother, the loss of a lot of different things that happened in the public eye that I didn’t get a chance to step away and grieve and live like your average person would,” Monica, now 29, said.
That’s why on her new CD, “Still Standing,” you’ll hear a familiar refrain from the singer proclaiming how, on the verge of 30, she’s fully matured.
“When I say I’m not who I used to be, I mean that some of the things that’s happened in my life, they were just consequences to my own actions, me not making great decisions, me not picking the right people to be around and keep in my company,” she explained.
Keeping herself grounded not only helped her personal life – but her professional one too.
“Still Standing,” her fifth album, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart last month, selling 184,000 units its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
“I was surprised to see those numbers. I had no clue,” she said.
Get MORE of this AP story by Mesfin Fedaku, HERE.
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That’s what happen when you be who God made you to be. True to yaself so he can assist in blessing you straight through.
What an annoying sounding voice she has; I know I’m probably in the minority here, but, her voice does nothing for me.
i S@@ WHERE YOU’RE GOING ON THIS BUT, I LIKE WHAT THEY PLAY ON THE RADIO (I DON’T BUY MUSIC-(old-school-ya know?). I will admit though, that when I first heard it, it sounded like somebody was pulling out her pubic hairs “front-to-back”. I had to train myself not to be frightened when it came on!! LOL.. now Beyonce?? oooooo, I race to the radio and turn her off!! same with that piece of sheyat “soldier-of-love”..my daughter plays it when I visit ’cause she knows it makes go a little crazy..yuck
i S@@ WHERE YOU’RE GOING ON THIS BUT, I LIKE WHAT THEY PLAY ON THE RADIO (I DON’T BUY MUSIC-(old-school-ya know?). I will admit though, that when I first heard it, it sounded like somebody was pulling out her pubic hairs “front-to-back”. I had to train myself not to be frightened when it came on!! LOL.. now Beyonce?? oooooo, I race to the radio and turn her off!! same with that piece of sheyat “soldier-of-love”..my daughter plays it when I visit ’cause she knows it makes go a little crazy..yuck..
—makes “me” go a little crazy..yuck again