Monica and Shannon Brown wed

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

Last year, Monica and Shannon Brown had almost everything they could have asked for. Monica released a successful comeback album and Shannon Brown won his second NBA championship. At the time, life was fantastic for both of them.

While 2011 has not been a bad year for the couple, it could have been much better. Monica has not released any official new music this year. Meanwhile, Shannon Brown's Los Angeles Lakers fell early in the 2011 playoffs.

Usually, when things are not going well, people often say it is time to make something go well. Monica and Shannon Brown already got married earlier this year. Now, the couple had an official wedding with all of their family and friends.

On the court, things may be looking worse for Shannon Brown, as the NBA season may be locked out, like it was in 1998. Last year, Monica and Shannon Brown met on the set of her video, "Love All Over Me," and they immediately began dating. Within months, they were engaged and have wed this year. Monica hooked up with Shannon Brown after breaking up with rapper, Rocko.

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Monica marries Shannon Brown of the L.A. Lakers

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

Despite her success in the music career, Monica has a had long list of failures in the love department. Her first fiancee committed suicide, leaving her heartbroken. Monica soon began dating rapper, Rocko, and they had children. The two were engaged for over two years.

Last March, however, Monica revealed that her engagement with the rapper was off. Not only were the two not getting married, but they were no longer together. Monica revealed Rocko had been cheating on her. Moving on with her life, Monica decided to focus solely on music.

The biggest Monica hit of 2010 was "Love All Over Me," ironic given her history with men. On the set of the video, she met future boyfriend, Shannon Brown. Immediately following the video shoot, Monica began seeing Shannon Brown. Last fall, Brown announced that he had proposed to Monica and she said yes. Monica boasted that she was truly happy for the first time in her life.

Recently, Shannon Brown was interviewed about the Lakers. During the interview, he was asked about his relationship with Monica. The NBA player admitted he was married to Monica and that they were in love with each other.

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Monica remains on Good Terms with Rocko

Two months ago, Monica revealed her two-year engagement to Rocko was off. Fresh off of the success of her show, "Still Standing," Monica was hoping to improve her life. She had set aside time to spend with her family and she thought she had everything. But, along the way, she discovered Rocko had been cheating on her. Monica quickly forgave him, but she had to end their relationship.

Throughout the hip hop community, several other stories similar to Monica's have broken. The most-popular story is the one between Nas and Kelis. Their marriage went sour while Kelis was carrying Nas' son and when he decided to reveal the child. Now divorced, Kelis is asking for nearly $1 million while refusing to allow Nas to see his son. Then, there is the story of Swizz Beatz and Mashonda.

However, the story of Monica and Rocko is playing out differently as they have managed to stick together for their child. The child, Lil' Rocko, knows the situation, but he has never witnessed his parents fight with each other. Recently, Lil' Rocko had a birthday and Monica and Rocko planned a party for their son, together. All of Monica's children showed up, as did all of Rocko's children. Despite their relationship being over, their families still meet to spend time together.

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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.

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Monica leaves Rocko

For the past two years, Monica has been engaged to Rocko. He has two children by the R&B starlet. Their relationship was so close that Monica helped Rocko land a deal with Def Jam. On the label, he released his early 2008 hit, "Imma Do Me." This was followed by an album that did not sell very well.

The second album from Rocko was supposed to have come last year, as well as a new album from Monica. However, all that was delivered was a BET reality show starring Monica. On the show, it appeared that Monica and Rocko were happily engaged. Their two children also appeared on the show.

Recently, Monica revealed that things are not always what they appear to be. She revealed that her fiance of two years had cheated on her. While that was the reason that she left Rocko, Monica said that he is a good person. Rocko may be a good person, but he made an unforgiveable mistake.

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