Monicahas nothing but respect forBrandy.
The R&B singer — whose new show,Infamy: When Fame Turns Deadlypremiers on vH1 Monday — is opening up about her fond memories withBrandy, whom she collaborated with on the 1998 classic “The Boy Is Mine.”
Last summer, the two starsteamed upfor an epicVerzuzbattle, where they admitted that before appearing on the show, they hadn’t spoken for eight years.
“But what I love about it is it opened the floodgates to the conversations that needed to be had between the two of us,” she adds. “Brandy is a legend. She is an icon and she is to be respected.”
Brandy; Monica.Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images; Prince Williams/Wireimage
Speaking of their past dynamic, Monica said that people “were putting us against each other before we ever were in the same room.”
“That was a moment where I really felt appreciated,” she recalls, noting that at the time she was just 18. “That was really special.”
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Speaking about their relationship duringVerzuz,Monica told Brandy that she had been looking forward to the opportunity to speak face-to-face.
“The more we were talked about, the more it came to be difficult, unnecessarily. I really, really am a straight shooter and I really do admire what you’ve done musically and what you’ve had to endure personally,” she said during the friendly battle.
“I have the utmost love and respect for you as well, for somebody to start at 12 years old,” added Brandy. “The longevity of your career, nobody [knows] what you’ve been through.”
Infamy: When Fame Turns Deadlypremieres Monday, June 7, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on VH1.
source: people.com
