Period! Criminally underrated. Love her!

Shes not underated at all shes the product of her own efforts or lack there of She has not properly maintained her voice similar to whitney they both just went on the natural.greatness of their voice but without proper care and technique it will deteriorate Additionally monica does not have any other avenue shes not a writer not a producer not an actor So there is nothing to rate except her cutrent singing and performance state which is very subpar so

@@LBloggie This is true. I’ve never understood why Monica never took the time to perfect her vocal ability. Nevertheless, she’s definitely one of the greats!!

Music is Undeniable she has a decent catalouge but shes never grown as an artist and her voice quality is terrible

@@LBloggie wtf are you talking about. Her voice is well maintained better than others of her era.

So effortlessly

100% agree. I have always loved her music growing up and I listen to her on pandora. I didn’t keep up that much in college and after I graduated medical school. I saw her perform twice this year and I have been amazed each time. I am now a dedicated fan trying to catch up. She is a legend in my eyes and very talented.

✊🏾❤️

In other words she sounds like trash so ur only choice is to talk about the past

It was amazing!

I had the chance to go and didn’t 🤦🏾‍♂️

Wish I did. It looked amazing!!!

Same here. Will this be an every year thing or just a one time festival?

@@JWill951 I’m not sure to be honest

You’re welcome. I enjoyed myself and I felt the same about the trip down memory lane. ❤️❤️❤️

Oh wow. Don’t blow my head up lol but I used an iPhone 13. Not sure why she has a glare on her face at times but could be the lighting or my angle based on where I was standing.

It was so worth it! I want to go both days next time!

You’re welcome, I was over at Lovers and Friends stage up close when Ciara and TLC performed. I left that area after the fight and then came back after Monica performed.

@@latonyabeatty3500 Was it Future and Russ Wilson?? Do tell.

@@reggiegeorges5850 ha ha. It’s unclear where the fight started among concert goers in general admission, I believe near Monica’s stage but well before she performed. It led into a stampede towards the lovers and friends stages where Ciara and TLC had finished performing. I wasn’t surprised as we were in the heat all day plus a large crowd.

​@@reggiegeorges5850 ????? what does Russell Wilson have to fight about ???

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Mee too

You will love it!

🌞😜🤣🥳😂🥳😂🥳🤣🥳

Thank 4 the steady camera...good video

Sorry to hear! I was close to leaving but I kept asking others was it over and then walked to my cousins over at the crunk stage. We ended up staying and waited for updates. I kept thinking they better not cancel Monica or Lauryn Hill tonight lol.

@@latonyabeatty3500 yea I was watching Dru Hill at the Bling stage then all of a sudden security told us to evacuate. As we were leaving we heard the dj saying not to leave but they wouldnt let us back in..lol.. well at least u got to see them

It was the Crunk stage next to Bling stage. Never said it was the main stage. I was there all day walking to all 4 of them.

Is the fest coming back next year?? Hope so! Thank you for all your hard work, this was amazing for a music lover of these artists/era/music. Please, please bring this lineup for part 2 next year!

@@cmac3764 I hope so. Some are saying it may come back. Some are saying a tour possibly, I heard October, etc. Its all up in the air.

Ooh, a tour with this big lineup would amazing! If they could somehow get Bey, Jay, Diddy to join, that would definitely be icing on the cake. They would make their money 3x’s over with the roster.

Awesome.

Aht Aht Aht Aht 🤣 Huge fan over here but I like how you said one of the only few times. She sounded amazing in person and in this video.

She is always on point, this was the first time I really found her so off. Usually she is always on point

Yea something was off and that’s not like her at all

@@anthonyterrell4952 well I say it’s likely environmental. This was the first lovers and friends festival. Her performance was delayed due to a possible fight and then other performances overlapped when it restarted. She sounded amazing to me and it’s my second time hearing her perform this year.

Her voice is great, but I agree she sound drunk 🥴

I don’t know about best fans as NC is the spot lol. 🤣😆 But she does travel all over. Continue to heal up so you can be ready for her next time. 💃🏽✊🏾

@@latonyabeatty3500 ☔😛 I hear Ya' Cousin My Folx are 🧙🏼🧙🏿‍♂️ are from Upper N.C,aka Delaware🌉 ⚓ now Rocky Mount and they out the Tars State 🐓 🥰

She can rock any style with her hair. Her wardrobe usually be on point too. Love how she is versatile regardless. Now it was hot in Vegas, I don’t know how she wore that coat but she did that!

@@latonyabeatty3500 😁 but that hair was not for Monica it was no style. And everyone can not wear everything. It just appeared that the whole outfit and hair was rushed at the last minute. Now don't get me wrong, I love Monica, she is a very classy, intelligent, respectful lady. But I am just commenting on the out fit and hair which did not stand out for Monica. If I put on something and my sister says no not that or yes that, well I respect and appreciate her opinion, because what you think may look good on you may not all the time. 💖✌✌😁

Oh thats monica period she hasnt taken care of her voice and it shows

@@LBloggie clearly you don't listen to Monica im not sure what you're listening to but she sounds great here

@@camj262000 yeah i listen to her the nanny wails from debut to code red shes trash vocally wouldnt pay to hear her singing the classics from her nose

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I didn’t say it was the main stage

A lot goes into live performances especially outdoors, so many variations especially with multiple artists to make adjustments for. It's hard to pinpoint everything from acoustics to echos with different sound engineers, gotta go with what you got at events like these. Most genres outside of R&B are heavily music driven aside from vocally driven. She did good if you know live from studio.

@@yaboiph love this! 👏🏽

Yes there were issues with sound on all of them. Others that went noticed it too. But overall it went well for their first lovers and friends concert. 50 artists were scheduled and most of them came. ❤️That lineup was 🔥

@@latonyabeatty3500 I agreed it was a nice line up and they all did good considering

Before she came on, we were worried because we could hear Ludacris, Lil Jon, and Usher performing nearby on their stage very loudly. There was a fight scare prior, which threw everything off schedule and some of the performances overlapped. When she came out, I could no longer hear their performance but maybe she could through her earpiece. I don’t think none of us could tell because she sounded amazing.

They were so off beat

@@mialong2679 i agree

I love her band! There is a video on KZfaq of her performing in Texas with shorts and a blue jacket, they sounded amazing there. Check it out. They also sounded amazing in my Charlotte video on this channel. It was definitely crazy in the atmosphere prior to their performance with a possible fight and some got trampled on due to others running. Plus some performances overlapped, performing at the same time because of it. Not saying it all could relate but possibly. I still enjoyed the performance though.

The band was not present for this performance. This was a track performance. So no WE were not off beat. LOL. We weren't there.

@@latonyabeatty3500 THANK YOU Latonya. We do our best ma'am LOL

She was not struggling!! She was tryna keep up her band! She’s definitely getting better with her vocal control!

@@kristopherdavis2715 stop she hasnt sung these songs well in over 10 years except her new material

She sound drunk

The struggle is real 😭😭😭

@@LBloggie she's been doing shows for awhile now. I saw her at the OneMusicFest in 2018 and she performed these songs