Monica Believes ‘The Boy Is Mine’ Featuring Brandy Should Remain “Untouched”: “I Feel Like What She And I Did Is Sacred”

Monica reflects on the 25th anniversary of ‘The Boy Is Mine’ and shares her perspective on why others shouldn’t attempt to recreate her iconic duet with Brandy.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the R&B songstress reflected on the 25th anniversary of her sophomore album and one of her top hits ‘The Boy Is Mine’ featuring Brandy. During the conversation, Monica elaborated on the reasons behind her initial reluctance to record a duet centered around women arguing over a man.

“My initial response was, “Well, why would we make a song like this?” Because I would never fight over a boy, not like this, and we laughed,” Monica began. “And it was very lighthearted and said in a joking manner because I was thinking to myself, “Would I actually do that?”

Additionally, Monica also spoke on the possibility of other artists remaking her iconic song and says that she prefers for it to remain “untouched.”

“I truthfully believe that it’s for Brandy and I. I appreciate that she and Rodney asked me to be a part of the song and be a part of the record, but for me, it’s a part of history that I would love to remain untouched,” she added. “Now, I have heard the music used that is cool when people recreate it for themselves but not attempt to do what she and I did. If someone does something with it, I prefer that they make it their own and do something totally different, but I feel like what she and I did is sacred.”

Elsewhere in the conversation, Monica also touched on the current state of her relationship with Brandy.

“We are more than good. I [turned] 43 in October, I have nothing but love and admiration in my heart for her, and I’m good with everyone. I don’t have any issues with anyone. As far as she and I go, a lot of what people hear is about two teenage girls. Now we’re two grown women, that’s a completely different thing. So it’s something that I kind of wish would go away, to be very honest. I wish people would stop putting the two against each other. I wish people would stop attempting to compare who sing better, who looks better, who outdid the other one. Because I never came into the space with a spirit of competition anyway.”