Born January 28, 1972 and raised in New York City, the R&B singer and reality
star Monifah found outlets for her creativity at an early age. In addition to
appearing off-Broadway, she attended the Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of
Music & Art and Performing Arts. After finishing her studies, she found work as
a back-up singer for Maxi Priest, before being discovered by Heavy D, who took
an interest in her career. Her breakout 1996 album Moods…Moments spun off the
top forty R&B singles “I Miss You (Come Back Home)”, “You”, and “You Don’t Have
to Love Me”. “You” crossed over and...