Brandy & Monica Perform 'The Boy Is Mine' | 1998 VMAs

Brandy and Monica hit the stage at the 1998 VMAs with a performance of “The Boy Is Mine." Don’t miss this year’s show – Wednesday, September 11 at 8p on MTV!

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[Henry-cfoo]

This song is the true definition of "the show must go on."

[theBlackBearrrr]

The tension in this performance makes it so much better. Brandy was singing angry and Monica was singing petty. Legendary 😂

[mione]

Knowing they literally fought backstage before this performance still makes me cackle. 😂

[suh-mjno]

Brandy ate this look, vocally ate this performance, and ate Monica's punch.

[saintgreat]

Brandy face was bunched up the entire time. She avoided looking in her direction until the very end.
Meanwhile Monica was laxed with a smirk. 😂

[ItsRichieT]

Learning so much from these comments 😂📝

[LEO_Byrd]

you could see the tension brandy's face, you could hear the tension in Monica's voices

[mark]

the way monica delivered that "i can tell the real from the fake" was shade, and i'm a little more alive because of it.

[creative]

Brandy’s natural ability to intuitively recreate vocally in the moment is what really puts her in her own lane. That second verse and her adlibs leading to the bridge was deadly 😫

[bigd]

YO! They both killed this vocally. That run down to her low register Monica did was sick. And the lil walk up Brandy did just before that... sick as well! Bump the drama, they were SANGING! And yea, the mics were ON!

[sergiopaz]

I can't believe I've been deceived for so long. I thought Brandy and Monica were acting about "fighting" over their guy. But I CAN'T BELIEVE they fought before the stage.
So many things make this performance iconic.
1. Brandy's visible ANGRY face and expressions.
2. Monica all the time throwing shade and PROVOKING Brandy.
3. The dancers giving everything as if there were no tomorrow.
4. Brandy's final expression! Extremely angry making faces while Monica enjoys the whole moment.

[sucKaLuv]

Now knowing Monica popped brandy upside her head before going on stage makes this performance so much more iconic 🤭

[RP.]

They were doing the most with this choreography!

[mxkrvgr]

Monica punched Brandy before they started performing and Brandy put Monica in headlock right when they ended the performance 😂😂😂 The professionalism to still perform is unmatched

[Demetrius-kogp]

the dancers they putting in that work getting lit 🔥🔥 bruh like we got that rent to pay no cap 🧢 😂😂

[TheRomaniBanks]

You could see in Brandys face and mannerisms how mad she was 😭, Monica was petty af too because she knew Brandy was mad 🤣🤣

[joeagger]

I love Brandy’s smile at 3:33, she knows she’s THAT girl

[betaelitfirst]

Brandy can sang without even trying!!!!

[c-meezy]

Brandy's voice is heaven on earth 😍😍😍

[toddanthony]

The way Brandy sings at 1:05 gets me every time! Monica may have won whatever physical fight they had but Brandy took it to the stage and beat her there.