Monica releases "Still Standing," talks Rocko

Initially set for release in 2008, Monica has released her long-awaited album, Still Standing. The album comes four years after the release of her album, The Makings of Me. Following the low sales of her last release, Monica took some time off to make sure that this album sold better than her last.

Monica has promoted her latest album in a unique fashion. She landed a deal with BET for a reality show. In an effort to promote her album, the show was titled "Monica: Still Standing." Much like the Keyshia Cole reality show, it featured Monica recording new music for the album. Now that it is out, the show is still a promotional too for her.

While it is great for Monica to finally have her album released to the public, she had to let some things go. Her boyfriend of two years, rapper Rocko, cheated on her. Because of that, Monica decided that it would be best for her to leave him. Some people work through infidelity, but Monica decided not to.

Initially, she said that she would not constantly speak about the breakup. But, in a recent interview with VIBE.com, she spoke on why she did things the way that she did. Many people questioned why Monica would announce the end of her relationship on Twitter. Her reason for going to Twitter to tell the people was because of the fact that she could not publicly say everything in detail. It was much easier for Monica to write out exactly what happened with Rocko.

The relationship is over, but Monica has decided to remain friends with Rocko. Prior to their romantic relationship, they had known each other for over ten years. Despite his cheating, Monica said that the good in Rocko outweighed the bad. While he may have been a poor choice in a lover, he has always been a great friend to her. She felt that she could announce to the world that they were over through Twitter in order to avoid answering the questions repeatedly on the radio circuit.