Brandy and Monica first performed their single "The Boy Is Mine" together at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, but the performance was surrounded by drama. Rumors began that Brandy allegedly gave Monica a black eye before the show, according to MTV News. Both camps of the singers denied the reports at the time.
As Brandy prepped the release of her album B7 in July 2020, she reminisced on the record that caused the decades-long feud to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, according to Hollywood Life.
"I knew that just with the topic of the song, it needed Monica on it. I thought that she just brought such an amazing flavor, an amazing swag to the song and every time I hear it, it sounds fresh and new to this day," said Brandy.
She continued, "And I think, especially when you say Monica and myself, I mean, that song was about a boy and it was about us competing over a boy. And so naturally people are going to put us against each other even more because of the topic of the song and what we're speaking about. So we played into the competitiveness of it."
Brandy went on to tell Lowe she believes "The Boy Is Mine" inspired Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey to put aside their competitive nature and collaborate on "When You Believe."
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