Go ‘head Miss Thang! The hip hop stunner “Like This And Like That” (featuring Mr. 1 on the Hot R&B Singles chart, it made Monica the youngest artist to have two consecutive R&B number ones. Produced by Danish duo Soulshock & Karlin, the track was originally intended for Toni Braxton, but Monica made the song her own and once again struck a chord with the listening audience.
Driven by rhythmic percussion, the mid-tempo groove stayed in relationship territory, this time waxing nostalgic about good times and offering apologies for her role in an impending break-up. 2 on the Hot 100.Īfter the official album release in July, “Before You Walk Out of My Life” served as a follow-up and showed a slightly different side of the singer. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot R&B Singles chart and peaked at No. Showcasing her flexible alto range and an adept ability to handle a run, the song shot to No. Sitting atop an inescapable combo of hip hop samples ( LL Cool J‘s “Back Seat (of My Jeep)” and Public Enemy‘s “Bring the Noise”), Monica took a mature approach to explaining her fluctuating behavior in a relationship. Two years later, the aforementioned “Don’t Take it Personal (Just One of Dem Days)” debuted in the spring of ’95 and dominated the airwaves. After signing a record deal with Rowdy Records (distributed by Arista at the time) at the age of 12, label co-founder Dallas Austin served as the album’s main producer and a surrogate father of sorts for the young singer, taking time to develop the right material, refine her persona and solidify her sound.
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