Here's some good news for the few of us R&B loving folks that are left. My girl Monica has revealed that she will drop her 7th album New Life, the follow-up to Still Standing on October 4th. The album wil lfeature production by her good friend Missy Elliott and her cousin Polow Da Don, and plans to drop the album's first single in July. Monica, who has two children from a previous relationship and married Shannon Brown from the Lakers last year said on Ustream that she's trying to get a few clearances on some samples (most likely from Missy's production, since she does rely heavily on using old R&B and disco samples in her music) and hopes all will be well in time for the October release date. She also gushed over how the new music will reflect her being a newlywed.
“You get to hear some different flavors, but it’s definitely R&B,” she shared. “I think when you’re in a happy place, you’re able to do your job a lot easier.”
She says she will continue to stick to the theme of letting her experiences reflect the music. “I talk about a lot of different subjects, whether it’s love, heartache, happiness, family,” she added. “The music will be a lot like Still Standing in the sense that it’s real and really about things that I’ve experienced, but it also from a very mature place. The greatest thing that happened to me is to learn forgiveness and acceptance. In this state of mind it’s easy for me to make music about where I’ve been and where I’m going and do it in a positive manner.”
I am a hardcore Monica stand and I can't wait to hear what flavor she brings on the new album.
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