While performing at the 2018 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Brandy took the audience by surprise as she sang the 1998 hit “The Boy Is Mine.”
During the song, the R&B vet switched the lyrics from, “The boy is mine” to “The song is mine,” a clear jab at Monica who originally collaborated on the song with her.
“The Boy Is Mine” was released as a joint single in May 1998 and included on Brandy’s sophomore album Never Say Never a month later. In July 1998, Monica also released the track as the lead single from her sophomore effort, the appropriately titled The Boy Is Mine.
The song was the first #1 Hot 100 hit for both artists and spent 13 weeks at the top of the chart. Both singers also won a Grammy Award in the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group category at the 1999 Grammy Awards.
It’s believed part of the song’s success was due to the ongoing rumors that the two singers had an unspoken rivalry. Monica reportedly had an issue with Brandy performing the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno without her, and Brandy was reportedly upset that Monica used the song’s title for the name of her album.
The singers’ managers eventually released a joint statement addressing the feud after reports started to circulate claiming they almost had a physical altercation during a rehearsal for the MTV Video Music Awards in September 1998. Their managers blamed the media and called the behavior “disturbing” and thought the “ongoing negativity [was] totally unfair.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va1Y6uAgNJY
Although Brandy and Monica reunited on “It All Belongs To Me” in 2012, it seems like Brandy still has some unfinished business.
Twitter users were confused by Brandy’s actions and wasted no time voicing their opinions. [apple_news_ad type=”any”]
Check out some of the best reactions below.
I don’t know why I feel Brandy should go back to her southern roots of Mississippi and explore the blues music and bring it into the new era of R&B Mo Better Blues .
I always wished I fucked Brandy instead of Ray J. Brandy is more gangster anyway. Kill a wetbacc on the highway and didn’t even do one day in jail. My beana!
To be honest, it really is Brandy’s song..she wrote it then Monica was in invited in to sing the duet. They didnt write it together. It’s one of my favorite songs…I was 10 when it came out but it’s been 20 years and whatever happened between the two of them they both need to move on.
I wish she also reminded us of how she killed that person driving under the influence and didn’t go to jail.
Girl go kill yourself
Come suck this fat one pussy.
song is 20 years old. nobody cares anymore
Don’t know how many ppl care about who’s song it is, Brandy has probably had a more successful career so she should stop being salty. All I know for sure is Monica is a better singer and way more attractive.. maybe that still bothers Brandy.
Fam, my sis is the shit. When we were younger, we would take baths together and suck on each other’s prepubescent genitals.
PEDO ALERT
Lol… shut up
Get a life grow the hell up please!!!!
“Y’all need to give it up, we don’t give a fuck”
Well done.
wtf did Monica do, it had to be drastic for Bran to still be mad
Brandy should just run her over with her car if she really wants to win the argument
Bitter af
Yall black people have the lamest memes, Wendy Wlliams? Waka Flocka? Seriously you can’t even meme. I keep seeing these lame tweets by black ppl on this site, you lackin.
You sound like a wigger son ….
Fine ass Brandy’s voice was fire on the song. Anyway they should do a collaboration album and stop with the BS
Good afternoon ladies and gents. I love both of the artist but I favor Monica more because she’s from the ATL to be totally honest with you guys and I have had several conversations not just hi and bye with Monica.Monica is a very intelligent sweet young lady to go back and forth with this song that was a collaboration. it is petty on Brandy’s end. I love Brandy too but sometimes you have to grow up. If I didn’t send for you don’t come for me.
I would say why the fuck is this on hiphopdx? Then I found myself reading the story. Seriously though, why the fuck is this on hiphopdx?
HipHopDX has covered R&B for going on 12 years now. Nothing else to say.
Clearly, after 20years,I’m more than sure the boy is yours,,, who cares.the song is a classic,,, let it go. I have a son that was born that year….and that boy is mine,,,,,????? and also my 2 boy’s before him and my last son as well…let it go already.. I love you both…..