The Aftermath: Monica & Brandy - "The Boy is Mine" Feud
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🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Professor Amani Roberts about the 30 year long (and going!) feud sparked by the 1998 Billboard Top 100 hit The Boy Is Mine by Brandy & Monica. Amani is a renowned DJ, international keynote speaker and author who shares some poignant details about the genre breaking legacy of the song, the feud and these two incredibly talented female artists. Afterward, Patreon subscribers can hear the post-interview breakdown with Rebecca and Producer Clayton Early to see if there’s a new culprit going to the Alarmist Jail. Not on Patreon? Click below and join us!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Alarmy, check out Alarmist on Patreon for ad-free episodes and bonus content. |
| 0:07.3 | I've seen pictures of them going to, like, family members' weddings. |
| 0:12.4 | Imagine you're like Travis's, like, third cousin and you just happened to be getting married last year, and Taylor Swift shows up to your wedding. |
| 0:22.0 | Right. And then, like, during the reception like one or two of her songs definitely come on |
| 0:26.5 | while everyone's dancing. Yeah. You must lose your mind on that dance. |
| 0:30.8 | Hey, that's cool. She wrote that. I'd be like, hey, we love this song. Hey, we like this song. |
| 0:38.4 | Good job on this song. |
| 0:40.7 | Go to patreon.com slash The Alarmist and subscribe today. |
| 0:45.4 | Each week, we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy. |
| 0:50.0 | And each week, you tell us if we got it right. |
| 0:54.0 | My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith, and this is The Aftermath. |
| 1:00.9 | Hey, everyone, thanks to tuning into this episode of The Aftermath. |
| 1:04.6 | Today we're speaking with Professor Amani Roberts. |
| 1:08.1 | Professor Roberts is an international keynote speaker, a global performer, |
| 1:13.3 | a renowned DJ entrepreneur, award-winning professor, and USA Today's best-selling author of The Quiet |
| 1:20.4 | Storm and DJ's Mean Business. Let's hear what he has to say about the Brandy and Monica, The Boy is Mine, Feud. |
| 1:31.3 | Hello, Amani. Thank you so much for joining us today. |
| 1:34.8 | Hello, Rebecca. Thank you very much for having me. I'm excited to chat with you. |
| 1:38.5 | Same. Can you start off by giving us some background on these two artists? |
| 1:46.0 | Brandy and Monica, how did they get their start? |
| 1:49.9 | What were their early careers like? |
| 1:52.7 | You know, Brandy and Monica are pretty much like two legends in the R&B space, |
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