I loved The Makings of Me from beginning to end. However, careful consideration was not put into the lead-off single. Everytime Tha Beat Drop should maybe have been the last single from the CD, perhaps to display Monica's versatility. I just cannot understand how artists who can really SING are so often overlooked and underrated (Tamia comes to mind, also). J Records knows what a gem they have in Monica. I heard the single Lesson Learned with Ludacris and, although I think it is a decent song, it just is not deserving of being the lead single. On TMOM, if they had made Why Her or Hell NO the lead single, none of us would be posting these messages. Whomever made the decision on the last LP need not advise on the forthcoming one. That being said, Monica - I am your number one fan and will ride with you 'til the end (which is a long way off). Keep doing your thing Mo!!!!