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Ariana Grande Harmonizes With Brandy & Monica On Remix Of “The Boy Is Mine”

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Ariana Grande had a lot of people talking and not in a good way about her new album eternal sunshine. The record centers around the complicated nature of relationships and the feeling of love overall. A lot of listeners were turned off by some of the lyrics and storytelling on her seventh project. Subsequently, it followed shortly after the divorce of Dalton Gomez. Many have labeled her as a homewrecker, as she is now in a new relationship with actor Ethan Slater. One of the tracks that makes reference to her “bad girl” side is “the boy is mine”, which now has a remix.

One of many hit songs on the record, Grande drew inspiration from Brandy and Monica’s 90’s track of the same name. So, in a bit of a full-circle moment, the Boca Raton, Florida native is now giving the R&B balladeers their flowers with this remix. Overall, there is not much of a difference from the original version of “the boy is mine” to this one. Brandy and Monica harmonize with Grande throughout, and the bridge and final repeating of the chorus are longer. There are high points, especially when their voices meld. It creates a rich sonic experience, and it is cool to see Grande work with these legends. The remix to “the boy is mine” is out now and is released as a two-pack with the inaugural version.

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Listen To “The Boy Is Mine (Remix)” By Ariana Grande, Brandy, & Monica

Quotable Lyrics:

The boy is mine
I can’t wait to try him
Le-let’s get intertwined
The stars, they alignеd
The boy is mine
Watch me takе my time (Watch me take my time)

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Lil Tecca Roasted Over Brandy & Monica Sample Use

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Using a sample for your single is a risky move, as people will listen to that track and compare it to the original that it used as a reference. Even though many fans liked Lil Tecca’s latest single, “Need Me,” a lot of people blasted the sample used. Moreover, the Queens MC used a sample of Brandy and Monica’s iconic cut “The Boy Is Mine” for his single’s instrumental. Overall, the sample contributes to a pretty woozy and low-key cut with minimal drum patterns that are mostly carried by Tecca’s vocal delivery. Unfortunately for him, fans are tired of sample songs being so prevalent and “mid” in today’s hip-hop landscape.

Of course, sampling is nothing new in the genre, as much as people like to complain about their prolificacy. In fact, sampling is considered a foundation of hip-hop by most leading figures, fans, and other community members. However, there have been a lot of hit rap songs that use sampling as a way to boost their track’s profile or entice more listeners into tuning in. With all that being said, maybe fans didn’t need to harp on this song; it’s just be a “mid” track in your opinion at the end of the day, not a sign of disrespect to the sample.

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Lil Tecca’s Brandy & Monica Sample Flip On “Need Me”

Regardless, the “Blessing” artist caught some criticism online for “Need Me” and particularly its sample flip. “They need to leave that sample Alone,” one impassioned fan wrote on Twitter. “Rodney Jerkins did something special with those sounds. With the violins and s**t no one has done it Justice since.” Others asked rappers to leave Brandy and Monica alone and brought up that people are reusing samples too much. “Didn’t Chinese Kitty just do this?? These samples getting out of hand,” another user tweeted.

At the end of the day, you’re entitled to whatever you think of “Need Me” and sampling these days. Still, it seems slightly odd to only dog on a song for its sample use. Other elements of the track might make you feel lukewarm on it, too. After all, a sample is only as good as its flip, and it needs a good song to justify it. For more news and the latest updates on Lil Tecca, come back to HNHH.

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Brandy And Monica Teamed Up To Recreate Their Iconic ‘The Boy Is Mine’ Exchange 23 Years Later

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Back in August, legendary R&B singers Brandy and Monica put their differences aside to go head-to-head with their hits in an edition of Verzuz. The battle broke records by having over a million viewers tuning in live, and Kamala Harris even made a quick appearance ahead of the performance. Now, the two have reunited once again to fuel their listeners’ nostalgia by recreating a part of their hit song “The Boy Is Mine.”

More than 23 years after Brandy and Monica first released the song, the two joined on screen for a TikTok. Each singer lip synced their lyrics over the part of “The Boy Is Mine” where the two debate who “the boy” actually belongs to. “Excuse me, can I please talk to you for a minute?” Brandy asks.

@brandy

#duet with @mondeenise love you Mo♥ This was fun. #theboyismine @syraismith got me together.

♬ original sound – Monica🖤

The duo did not say what inspired them to recreate the song so many years later, but it could have been sparked by a recent Jeopardy! question that referenced “The Boy Is Mine.”

In other Brandy news, the singer announced earlier this month that 1997 live action Cinderella remake is officially available to stream on Disney+. The film was originally made for TV and starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother. At the time of its release, the musical was viewed by more than 60 million and ended up earning seven Emmy nominations.

Watch their nostalgic TikTok above.