Rap-Up.com || Rap-Up TV: Monica Wows with Whitney Houston Cover

Sixteen years in the game and Monica can still hold it down. The R&B songstress hit the stage for the second night at L.A.’s Club Nokia on Saturday (Sept. 11) on Trey Songz’ “Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour,” paying homage to her idol Whitney Houston by performing “I Have Nothing.”

After shouting out her cousin Polow Da Don and “sweetheart” Shannon Brown of the L.A. Lakers, who were both in the house, she introduced the song by saying, “I sing this with pure respect and love.” Check out Mo’s powerful pipes!

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20 Comments

mike
September 12th, 2010 at 7:32 am
that’s some true music right there
i wonder if Monica after performing I Have Nothing, didnt think about doing a real R&B album with that kinda music, it would send her back to the top of R&B royalty, just look at Mariah Carey in 2005 with the Emancipation of Mimi, it was true R&B music and sent her back to the very top
i think that’s the kinda music people still love and want to hear! that’s the music that make you sell albums!!

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AAWesome
September 12th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Monica KILT that performance! I’m elated to see Monica has stepped into her own as a perfomer and as an artist. Sometimes a little tough love is all that is needed. CLAPPING FOR HER!

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sonic
September 12th, 2010 at 7:59 am
Love Whitney ‘The Voice’ Houston! there will neva, eva, be another like her.still listening to ‘ i look to you’ salute is my jam!!

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Nicole
September 12th, 2010 at 8:24 am
Go head Monica & sing that shit. I can’t wait until i see her here in NY this week.

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xedos
September 12th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Glad Monica god rid of that thug love. I think it was holding her back

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cutiepie
September 12th, 2010 at 9:09 am
Monica always shut it down and i am so proud to be oneof her biggest fans.

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kerry
September 12th, 2010 at 9:53 am
meh, didn’t really like it

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WOW!
September 12th, 2010 at 11:41 am
I am a big Monica fan, but I have never heard her blow like that before. I was a little skeptical before watching, but she DID THAT! I’m glad she’s putting her voice in the fore-front! Enough of that “Everytime The Beat Drops” mess!

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missdiva
September 12th, 2010 at 11:59 am
absolutely amazing….a superb vocalist…monica coming into her own and im so very proud of her growth!!

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Playboy
September 12th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Thats my bitch!! Still Standing BETTA THAN EVA bitches!!!!!

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IndyMusicMogul
September 12th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
It’s about time Monica starts acting like the real talent she is. She is a vocal beast and beautiful, talented and has all the makings to become the next Whitney Houston. Thank God she is not recording that thug thizzle mess anymore. I hated seeing her act like a female thug. She is a classy lady and I love seeing her in the gowns… Her and Brandy are the Gen-X Whitney and Mariah.

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Music
September 12th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
I’m glad that Monica has finally realized that she is one of music’s biggest voice. As of late, she’s been singing her songs with complete conviction and using her powerful pipes more often. Welcome back Monica, we’ve certainly missed you a great deal.

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Jay
September 12th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
SHE SHUT.IT.DOWN.

MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT TO MONICA, SHES TALENTED AND DESERVES ALL THE ACCOLADES.

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GetReal
September 12th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Good. But let’s be honest, she doesn’t possess Whitney’s stage presence, interpretation or vocal phrasing. Good – but again, close but no NIPPY.

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bayarea
September 12th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
of course Monica’s not gonna be able to convey
nippys stage presents, etc..etc.. bcuz thats WHITNEY’s signature!
NOooBODY can do that other than her..HOWEVER MONICA
took that song and made it HERS! i LOVE monicas POWERFUL voice
shes’s such a beautiful person inside and out
and i wish her alll the success!! she DESERVES ït

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anely
September 13th, 2010 at 12:24 am
I was actually there and i was awed by her performance it was phenomenal!

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Jay
September 14th, 2010 at 10:23 am
Are you serious? This was one of the most horrible renditions of this song I have heard. The heavy vibrato is not meant for this song. It sounds as if she has her finger on her throat. I understand being a diehard fan but to honestly say that she killed this song is such an exageration.

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greg
September 16th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Please stop hating on Mo, she tore that shit up.

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Neomobile
September 17th, 2010 at 5:01 am
Mo, did it.. It was good… She is so talented!!!

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total23
September 22nd, 2010 at 8:02 am
For A Second There I Got Scared, I Thought It Said That Shannon Brown Is Monica’s Cousin, And Then I’m Like But Shannon Brown Played Her Lover In Her Love All Over Me Video!

But Then I Read It Again And It Said Monica’s Cousin Is Polow da Don…. I Need Glasses!

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