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With his new clean image, Mase is currently attempting to regain his place as a player in the rap industry, while being a positive role model to his young audience. Monica is the name of a French rocket, Monica (rocket). Diddy as his first hit in seven years. After The Storm (2003) Gold. The song's chorus directly lifts from the Welcome Back Kotter theme song, and was heavily promoted by P. Down To Earth Soundtrack (2000). Entitled "Welcome Back", the song caught on quickly despite Mase's 'one-hit wonder' reputation. The Boy Is Mine (1998) 3x Platinum.

In May 2004, Mase released his first single since becoming a preacher. Space Jam Soundtrack (1996). He has since published Revelations: There's a Light After the Lime. Miss Thang (1995) 3x Platinum. Mase's second album, Double Up, was released, despite Mase's stated misgivings considering his newfound religious convictions as he became a born-again Christian. Her singles from her three albums, and any soundtracks, include:. In 1998, Mase was featured on Brandy's second album's second single, "Top Of The World". Other singles off the album include "Knock, Knock," a sequel to "So Gone," "U Should've Known Better," which became an urban hit in the spring and summer of 2004; and "Get It Off," a single that was remixed and released only to dance radio and clubs.

Diddy), and "24 Hours To Live" (featuring The Lox, Black Rob, & DMX). It spawned the single "So Gone", a Missy Elliott-produced hit that was a staple at urban radio and urban music video stations during the summer of '03, but failed to cross over to the mainstream. Harlem World also spawned several singles that became successful on urban radio and BET, but did not "cross over" to the pop charts or enjoy high rotation on MTV; for example: "What You Want" (featuring Total), "Lookin' At Me" (featuring P. In 2003, she returned with her third album, After The Storm. Diddy, as well as a very obvious sampling of Miami Sound Machine's 1980's hit, "Bad Boys". She released some soundtrack singles during this time, which failed to take off. Though critics despised his blatant pop leanings, Harlem World was a huge hit thanks to its massive lead single, "Feel So Good", which featured guest rhymes from Mase's mentor, P. Monica's career saw a lull between the years 1999 and 2003, during which time Monica was dealing with more personal tribulations, including the suicide of her boyfriend.

Though his first album, Harlem World, appealed strongly to a mostly new demographic for rap, younger children and pre-adolescents due to its simple rhymes and beats, Mase retired in order to become a preacher just before his second album was due for release. Its video received only minor airplay. He originally went under the persona "Murder Mase" and was part of Big L's group, Children of the Corn. The album's fourth single, "Street Symphony," was a more creative and less urban approach for Monica, however it failed to chart or sell notably in America. Diddy (then Puff Daddy) for a brief period before he began a solo career. Monica maintained her mainstream commercial success with the followup singles "The First Night" and "Angel Of Mine," both of which became number one pop hits in America and TRL video favorites on MTV. Ma$e or Mason Betha; born August 27, 1978) is an American rapper, best known as sidekick to P. To date, it remains as one of the top ten most successful American singles, according to Billboard chart success, in history.

Mase (a.k.a. Monica did not really break big with mainstream America until early 1997, when "For You I Will," off of the Space Jam movie soundtrack became a top 40 pop hit. The following year, "The Boy Is Mine," Monica's duet with Brandy and the first single off of both of their sophomore albums became the biggest hit of the summer and the biggest hit of 1998 in general in America, spending a total of 13 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and garnering multi-platinum sales of the single. Monica's debut album, Miss Thang became a urban success in America, thanks to the singles "Before You Walk Out Of My Life" and "Like This And Like That," which maintained Monica's popularity in hip-hop and on MTV through 1996. Hailing from Atlanta, Monica achieved prominence in the American hip-hop scene at the young age of fourteen in 1995, thanks to BET, MTV, and urban radio's support for her debut single, the sassy "Don't Take It Personal". Almost immediately, the media drew comparisons between Monica and Brandy who had also emerged as a teen female R&B vocalist just a year earlier. Monica (full name Monica Arnold, born October 24, 1980) is a R&B singer who first attained commercial success in the 1990s and, after a relatively unsuccessful period during the late 1990s and early 2000s, has seen her career experience a second wind within the past year.

Meaning of the name 'Monica' is advisor and the origin is Greek. "U Should've Known Better". "Knock Knock". "Get It Off" (club single).

"So Gone". "Too Hood". "All Eyez On Me". "Just Another Girl".

"Street Symphony". "Angel Of Mine". "The First Night". "The Boy Is Mine" (duet with Brandy).

"For You I Will". "Ain't Nobody" (featuring Treach from Naughty By Nature). "Like This And Like That". "Before You Walk Out Of My Life".

"Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)".