Monie Love discography

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Monie Love is a British rapper and actress who has released two studio albums, one mixtape, one album as part of a group, one EP, and 14 singles.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
SWI
[4]
US
[5]
US
R&B
/HH

[6]
US
Heat.

[7]
Down to Earth 30114293210926
In a Word or 2
  • Released: March 23, 1993
  • Label: Warner Bros. (US)
    Chrysalis/EMI (EU)
  • Formats: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download, streaming
7539
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes
TitleAlbum details
Monie Love Presents Sisterhood of the Traveling Mic
  • Released: June 30, 2010
  • Label: Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes
  • Formats: digital download

EPs

List of extended plays
TitleEP details
Heresy
(as part of Heresy)
  • Released: August 14, 2015 [8]
  • Label: Polar Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Promotional EPs

List of promotional extended plays
TitleEP details
New Material
Monie Love
  • Released: 2000 [9]
  • Label: Love Productions
  • Formats: LP

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name [10]
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
AUS
[11]
GER
[12]
NED
[13]
NZ
[14]
SWI
[4]
US
[15]
US Dance
[16]
US R&B
[17]
US Rap
[18]
"I Can Do This"19883718Down to Earth
"Grandpa's Party"1989165133
"Monie in the Middle"1990467281
"It's a Shame (My Sister)"
(featuring True Image)
129011917626281
"Down To Earth"313329157530
"Ring My Bell"
(with Adeva)
199120352515138 Love or Lust and Down to Earth
"Work It Out" [19] Boyz n the Hood Soundtrack
"Full Term Love"1992345896477 Class Act Soundtrack and In a Word or 2
"Born 2 B.R.E.E.D."1993189852135891567In a Word or 2
"In a Word or 2"33
"Never Give Up"41
"Slice of da Pie"199729Non-album singles
"Divine"
(featuring Skyzoo & Tuff) [20]
2021
"1NE People"
(featuring Nana Fofie) [21]
2022
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
List of singles as featured artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
FRA
[4]
ITA
[4]
NED
[13]
US Dance
[16]
US R&B
[17]
US Rap
[18]
"Free Style"
(as member of Jus Badd) [22]
1988Non-album single
"Buddy"
(De La Soul featuring Q-Tip, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & Jungle Brothers)
1989727182 3 Feet High and Rising
"She Drives Me Crazy (The Monie Love Mix)"
(Fine Young Cannibals featuring Monie Love)
The Raw & the Remix
"Ladies First"
(Queen Latifah featuring Monie Love)
38645 All Hail the Queen
"Doin' Our Own Dang"
(Jungle Brothers featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & De La Soul)
19903340 Done by the Forces of Nature
"Saturday"
(Cunnie Williams featuring Monie Love)
19983524Star Hotel
"Where Are They Now (Remix)"
(Nas featuring Chip Fu, The Original Spinderella, Das EFX, Dres, EST, Father MC, Lords of the Underground, Mike Gee, Monie Love, Positive K, Redhead Kingpin & Rob Base) [23]
2007Non-album singles
"Saturday 2009"
(Cunnie Williams featuring Monie Love) [24]
2009
"Hip Hop (Remix)"
(as member of Heresy) [25]
2015Heresy
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
  • "Ladies First" (Queen Latifah featuring Monie Love)
  • "My Name Is Not Susan" (Whitney Houston featuring Monie Love) – My Name Is Not Susan (Power Radio Mix With Rap)

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