Trivia

Cousin of rapper Ludacris.

Wears an arm band around her left arm to cover a tattoo because she doesn't want to encourage young girls to get a tattoo.

(June 13, 1997) Graduated from Atlanta Day Country School at age 16 with a 4.0 GPA, a year ahead of schedule. She skipped ahead by studying year round with a private tutor.

Is Ciara's god-sister.

R&B singer.

Her parents are both African-American.

Has three children: two sons, Rodney Ramone Hill III (b. May 21, 2005) and Romelo Montez Hill (b. January 8, 2008), with her ex-fiancé Rocko; daughter Laiyah Shannon Brown (b. September 3, 2013) with her ex-husband Shannon Brown.

Starting to work on new album (February 2006)

Won a Grammy award and MTV Video Music Award in 1998 for her #1 hit duet with Brandy Norwood, "The Boy Is Mine".

Shares a birthday with Adrienne Houghton.

Is good friends with R'n'B singer Keyshia Cole.

Attended North Clayton High School along with rapper 2 Chainz.

MyBrotha's 50 Hottest Sistas (Ranked: 45).

(November 22, 2010) Married her boyfriend of 5 months Shannon Brown in a secret ceremony at their Los Angeles home following a 4-week-long engagement.

Was in a relationship with Rocko from 2000 to 2010 and they got engaged in 2005. They have two sons together.

Cousin of record producer Polow Da Don.

Has a younger brother, Montez (born in 1983), half brother Jermond Grant on her father's side, and two maternal half-brothers, Tron and Cypress.

Since the beginning of her career in 1995, she has sold 8 million albums in the United States.

In 2010, Billboard listed Monica at number 24 on its list of the Top 50 R&B and Hip Hop Artists of the past 25 years.

She was ranked in People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1999).

Blender Magazine's the Rock Goddess 50 (Ranked: 29).

Rap-Up 50 Sexiest Women in Rap and R&B [2001] (Ranked: 10).

Status World's Top 100 Female Celebrities [Summer 2003] (Ranked: 19).

Ranked in 21 Hottest Stars Under 21 [1999].

Black Men Magazine's 50 Sexiest Women of the Year [2004] (Ranked: 47).

Featured in Ebony Magazine's 55 Most Beautiful Black People [2000].

Graduated with her Atlanta Country Day School class on Friday the 13th of June, 1997 with a 4.0 GPA, a year ahead of schedule.

Was featured in Ebony Magazine's "55 Most Beautiful People" [2000].

She was featured in People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" (1999).

(March 27, 2019) Has filed for divorce from her husband of 8 years Shannon Brown.