Monifah

Monifah (born Monifa Carter; January 28, 1972 in Manhattan, New York) is an American R&B singer-songwriter. She is best known for her association with rapper Heavy D. and her music from the mid-1990s including 1998's Touch It. Monifah was raised in the Spanish Harlem section of New York City. She currently stars as one of six members on TV One's reality show R&B Divas : Atlanta. Monifah recently signed with and released a single "One Moment" with Famous Records / Famous Music Group based out of Sunrise, FL who distributes via Universal.

Career

In 1996, her debut album, Moods...Moments was released. In 1997, she contributed the Heavy D. produced "I Still Love You" to the soundtrack of the film, Sprung. Monifah's second album was Mo'hogany. Released in the last quarter of 1998, it featured "Touch It". The track peaked at #29 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1992. Monifah's third album Home, released in 2000 contained "I Can Tell", "Brown Eyes" and "Fairytales." In 2003, she played a supporting role in Michael Baisden's Men Cry In the Dark stage play. In August 2012, Monifah and R&B singers Syleena Johnson, Faith Evans, KeKe Wyatt, LaTocha Scott, Angie Stone, and Nicci Gilbert appeared in a reality show for TV One called R&B Divas. It was later retitled R&B Divas: Atlanta and Monifah has appeared on the subsequent second and third seasons, with LaTavia Roberson and Kameelah Williams joining the cast in season 3 on April 23, 2014. In 2012, she appeared on Faith Evans' compilation album "R&B Divas" on the single "Lovin' Me" in addition to her solo track "She's Me." The album was later nominated for a Grammy. She released a new single "The Other Side" which premiered in June 2014.

Mo'hogany

Mo'hogany is the second album by R&B singer Monifah. It was released on August 25, 1998 through Uptown Records and featured production from Heavy D, Mario Winans and N.O. Joe. Chart-wise, Mo'hogany was not as successful as her previous album, only making it to 96 on the Billboard 200 and 42 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, but album sales improved as its lead single "Touch It" became a top 10 hit, peaking at 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the biggest hit of Monifah's career. On May 17, 2000, nearly two years after the album's release, Mo'hogany was certified Gold by the RIAA, becoming Monifah's only album to reach that feat.

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