#Monica miss thang cd professional

In its third week out, 'Still Standing' has sold more than 303,000 albums. That's in contrast to her last record, 2006's 'The Makings of Me.' It was a commercial flop, selling about 325,000 units since its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Monica's first-week numbers beat out recently released CDs from top artists like Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Ludacris. The success reasserts her standing in the urban music genre. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart last month, selling 184,000 units its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. 'Still Standing,' her fifth album, debuted at No.

#Monica miss thang cd professional

Keeping herself grounded not only helped her personal life - but her professional one too. 'When I say I'm not who I used to be, I mean that some of the things that's happened in my life, they were just consequences to my own actions, me not making great decisions, me not picking the right people to be around and keep in my company,' she explained. That's why on her new CD, 'Still Standing,' you'll hear a familiar refrain from the singer proclaiming how, on the verge of 30, she's fully matured.

The suicide of my first love, the death of my grandmother, the loss of a lot of different things that happened in the public eye that I didn't get a chance to step away and grieve and live like your average person would,' said Monica, now 29. 'I experienced a lot of different hardships. NEW YORK (AP) - Monica, who debuted at 15 with the multiplatinum-selling CD 'Miss Thang,' wasn't one who succumbed to celebrity pitfalls as a child star.