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American singer and rapper (born 1980)

Monica Denise Arnold (formerly Brown; born October 24, 1980)^[1] is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress.

Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, she began performing as a child and joined a traveling gospel choir by the age of ten. Monica signed with record producer Dallas Austin through his label Rowdy Records in 1993, and gained prominence following the release of her debut studio album, Miss Thang (1995).

Her follow-up albums were met with continued success; her second, The Boy Is Mine (1998) remains her best-selling album and spawned three Billboard Hot 100-number one singles: "The Boy Is Mine" (with Brandy), "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine".

She then parted ways with Arista and Rowdy Records in favor of Clive Davis' J Records upon the label's launch in 2000.^[2] Her Japan-exclusive third album, All Eyez on Me (2002) was met with a steep critical and commercial decli