Love's debut album, Down To Earth, reached #26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and spawned two Grammy-nominated hits, 'Monie in the Middle'—a high school-set track dealing with a woman's right to determine what she wants out of a relationship—and 'It's a Shame (My Sister)', which sampled The Spinners' 'It's a Shame'. Earth Rap & Hip-Hop Music CDs, Love Rap & Hip-Hop Latin Rap Music CDs, Earth Rap & Hip-Hop Album Music CDs, Love Rap & Hip-Hop Music CDs, Love Rock Rap Rock Music CDs, Rap & Hip-Hop Down Music CDs, Metal CDs Twisted Sister, The Sisters of Mercy Music CDs, Rock CDs Twisted Sister, Love Rap & Hip-Hop Gangsta/Hardcore Music CDs.
The third single 'Down 2 Earth' peaked at #30 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart, #75 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks and #31 on the U.K. During that same year, Monie was featured on her brother Dave's remix of Whitney Houston's song 'My Name's Not Susan' and was featured in the music video. Love's debut album, Down to Earth was released on 6 November 1990, spawned the singles 'Monie in the Middle' (a track dealing with a woman's right to determine what she wants out of a relationship) and 'It's a Shame (My Sister)' (which sampled the (Detroit) Spinners' 'It's a Shame', written for the band by Stevie Wonder) and featured house.
Monie Love (born Simone Wilson on July 2, 1970 in London, England) is a British female rapper who became one of the first British hip-hop artists to be signed and distributed worldwide to a major record label. She is the daughter of a London-based jazz musician father and her brother is techno musician Dave Angel.Monie began her career as an emcee in the British 'Jus Bad' crew and the group released a single 'Free StyleProud' in 1988.
During that same year, Monie released the single 'I Can Do This' which peaked at #37 on the U.K. Singles chart.
A year later, Monie released another single 'Grandpa's Party' which peaked at #16 on the U.K. Singles chart.
During that same year, Monie Love got commercial success in the United States when she was featured on Queen Latifah's Grammy-winning single 'Ladies First.'
Monie also appeared on the Jungle Brothers 'Doin' Our Own Dang' and De La Soul's 'Buddy.' Soon after, she was signed to Warner Bros. Records, becoming one of the first British hip-hop musicians to be signed to a major label.
In 1990, Monie released her debut album, 'Down To Earth' which peaked at #109 on the Billboard 200, #26 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and #30 on the U.K. Albums chart.
The first single from the album 'Monie in the Middle' managed to top Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart, #2 on Billboard's Hot Dance MusicMaxi-Singles Sales chart, #7 on Billboard's Hot Dance MusicClub Play chart, and #28 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.
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Monie's second single 'It's a Shame (My Sister)' peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on Billboard's Hot Dance MusicClub Play chart, became Monie's second number-one hit on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart and peaked at #8 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 19 weeks.
The third single 'Down 2 Earth' peaked at #30 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart, #75 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks and #31 on the U.K. Singles chart.
During that same year, Monie was featured on her brother Dave's remix of Whitney Houston's song 'My Name's Not Susan' and was featured in the music video.
In 1992, Monie was featured on the soundtrack to the movie 'Class Act' with the song 'Full-Term Love' which managed to chart at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100, #7 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart, #47 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks and #34 on the U.K. Singles chart.
In 1993, Monie released her sophomore album 'In a Word or 2' which peaked at #39 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart and #75 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.
The first single 'Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.' peaked at #89 on the Billboard Hot 100, #7 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart, #9 on Billboard's Hot Dance MusicMaxi-Singles Sales chart, topped Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart for a week in April of 1993, #56 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks and #18 on the U.K. Singles chart.
The song was produced by Prince himself and after that, he asked Monie to write lyrics for Carmen Electra's album.
The second single from the album 'In a Word Or 2/The Power' peaked at #33 on the U.K. Singles chart.
During that same year, Monie released the single 'Never Give Up' which peaked at #41 on the U.K. Singles chart.
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In 2000, she released the single 'Slice of Da Pie' which managed to peak at #29 on the U.K. Singles chart.From 2004 to 2006, Monie was the morning drive host on Philadelphia's WPHI-FM 100.3 radio station. These days, she resides in Miami, Florida and is the single mother of four children. She has a radio show on XM Satellite Radio called 'Ladies First Radio with Monie Love' that airs at Thursdays at 6:00PMET and Sundays at 8:00PMET.
To see Monie Love's MySpace page, go to:
http://www.myspace.com/monielove
To see the music video for 'Monie in the Middle,' go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWbOQazufso
To see the music video for 'It's a Shame (My Sister),' go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSU73awbZUw
To see a fan-made video for 'Down 2 Earth,' go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BUUoolivxs
To see the music video for 'Full Term Love,' go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH-OrJSQjcY
To see the music video for 'Born 2 B.R.E.E.D,' go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjc0ehuyEZU
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[updated on 053113]Down to Earth, an Album by Monie Love. Released in 1990 on Warner Bros. 9 26358-2; CD). Genres: East Coast Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Pop Rap. Featured peformers: Juju (akatext scratches roleid 1110.akatext), Jeff Gold (art direction, design), Linda Cobb. Monie Love is my favorite female rapper of the late 80's. There's a load a female rappers that have the skill to rap, But they're voices aren't appealing. There's a few of them out there with appealing voices but lack the skill. Monie Love has the skill and the voice. I haven't heard any other female rappers that are equivelent to her. Mar 29, 2013 Scroll down for track listing sequence time. Monie Love Down To Earth (p) (c) 1990 First album for Monie. Side A: 00:00 Monie In The Middle 03:44 It's A Sham.
| Birth name | Simone Johnson[1] |
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| Born | 2 July 1970 (age 50)[1] Battersea, London, England |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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| Website | twitter.com/DaRealMonieLove |
Simone Johnson[1] (born 2 July 1970),[1] better known by her stage name Monie Love, is a British rapper, actress and radio personality from London. Best known for her singles during the late–1980s through the 1990s, Monie Love currently serves as a radio personality for urban adult contemporary station KISS 104.1 WALR-FM in Atlanta, Georgia.
Career[edit]
Music[edit]
Love's debut album, Down to Earth was released on 6 November 1990, spawned the singles 'Monie in the Middle' (a track dealing with a woman's right to determine what she wants out of a relationship) and 'It's a Shame (My Sister)' (which sampled the (Detroit) Spinners' 'It's a Shame', written for the band by Stevie Wonder) and featured house-music vocalist and then-labelmate Ultra Naté. The album reached No. 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[2] Love also appears on the song titled 'United' from Inner City's third album, Praise.
Love was featured on the LA Reid & Babyface remix of Whitney Houston's R&B hit 'My Name Is Not Susan' in 1991, and appeared in the music video alongside Houston. Love's 1992 single 'Full-Term Love', from the Class Act movie soundtrack, reached No. 7 on the Hot Hip-Hop Singles chart.[3] Love collaborated with Marley Marl on her second album, In a Word or 2 (1993), which featured the Prince-produced single 'Born To B.R.E.E.D.' (which reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance Music chart and No. 7 on the Hot Rap Singles chart), as well as a re-release of 'Full-Term Love'.[3] The same year, Prince asked her to write lyrics for a few songs on a side-project, Carmen Electra's eponymous album, Carmen Electra. Love's last release as lead artist was the single 'Slice of da Pie' in 2000. In 2013, she was featured on the track 'Sometimes' by Ras Kass, from his album Barmageddon.
Radio[edit]
From 2004 until the week of 11 December 2006, Love was the morning drive host on Philadelphia's WPHI-FM 100.3. 22 December 2006 edition of the Philadelphia Daily News confirmed that Love left WPHI-FM on amicable terms after contract negotiations stalled.[4] Love's departure from WPHI followed soon after her December 2006 interview with Young Jeezy, where the two argued over whether hip hop is dead.[5] Love is also an official MySpace.com DJ, according to her Myspace page. Love resides in Indianapolis,In. and is a single mother to four children.[6] She has a radio show on XM Satellite Radio called Ladies First Radio with Monie Love. It airs Thursdays 6 PM ET and Sundays 8 PM ET. In 2015, Love became a DJ on Philadelphia's Boom 107.9, hosting a morning show from 6 am to 10 am. In 2016, Love co-hosted with Ed Lover on the Ed Lover Morning Show for 'Boom 92' KROI in Houston, Texas. In May 2019, she began hosting afternoons at 'KISS 104.1' WALR in Atlanta.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Born in England, Love moved to the United States; settling in Philadelphia in 1987.[citation needed] Love has four children; Charlena (born 1991), Caleigh (born 1997), Nekhi (born 2003) and Laci (born 2008).[citation needed][8][9] Love is the biological sister of English musician Dave Angel.[citation needed]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Monie Love Down To Earth Zip Code
| Year | Information | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200[10] | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[11] | UK Albums Chart[12] | ||
| 1990 | Down to Earth
| 109 | 26 | 30 |
| 1993 | In a Word or 2
| – | 75 | - |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 [13] | US Dance [14] | US R&B [15] | US Rap [16] | AUS [17] | AUT | BEL (FLA) | FRA | GER [18] | IRE | NED | NZ | SWI | UK[19] | |||
| 1988 | 'I Can Do This' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 37 | Down to Earth |
| 1989 | 'Grandpa's Party' | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 51 | 33 | — | 16 | |
| 1990 | 'Monie in the Middle' | — | 7 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | |
| 'It's a Shame (My Sister)' (featuring True Image) | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 90 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 11 | — | 9 | 17 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 'Down 2 Earth' | — | — | 75 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 29 | — | 15 | 31 | ||
| 1991 | 'Ring My Bell' (vs. Adeva) | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 44 | — | 25 | — | 15 | 13 | 8 | 20 | |
| 'Work It Out' (US only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Boyz n the Hood OST | |
| 1992 | 'Full Term Love' | 96 | — | 47 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | 34 | In a Word or 2 |
| 1993 | 'Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.' | 89 | 1 | 56 | 7 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 35 | 18 | |
| 'In a Word or 2' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||
| 'Never Give Up' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| 2000 | 'Slice of da Pie' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | Non-album single |
| '—' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||||
Monie Love Age
Featured singles[edit]
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- 'Ladies First' (Queen Latifah featuring Monie Love)
- 'My Name Is Not Susan' (Whitney Houston featuring Monie Love) – My Name Is Not Susan (Power Radio Mix With Rap)
References[edit]
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- ^ abHenderson, Alex. 'Down To Earth Review'. AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2006.
- ^ abHenderson, Alex. 'In A Word Or 2 Review'. AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2006.
- ^Conrad, Laurie T. (22 December 2006). 'Tattle: No mo' Monie'. Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 25 December 2006.[dead link]
- ^Bolden, Janee (22 December 2006). 'Monie Love Gets None, Officially Off The Air in Philly'. SOHH.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
- ^Osorio, Kim (13 August 2014). 'Monie Love Still in the Middle..Of Motherhood'. Madamenoire.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^Ho, Rodney. 'Hip-hop legend Monie Love takes over Kiss 104.1 afternoon slot'. Ajc.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^'Ladies First: Monie Love Discusses Being A Mother In Hip-Hop (Audio)'. Ambrosiaforheads.com. 12 May 2019.
- ^'Hip Hop Moms'. Essence.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^'Monie Love Chart History'. Billboard 200. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^'Monie Love Chart History'. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^'Monie Love in UK Albums Chart'. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^'MC Lyte - US Hot 100'. billboard.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^'Monie Love – US Dance Club Songs Chart'. Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^'Monie Love – US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart'. Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^'MC Lyte - US Hot Rap Songs'. billboard.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: 'australian-charts.com > Monie Love'. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 'Grandpa's Party': 'Chartifacts – Week Ending: 10 February 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 55)'. imgur.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^'Monie Love – German Chart'. charts.de. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 357. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
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