Ok...so apparently the lot of you have untrained ears however I heard so many sharp notes throughout that performance I'm sure my lobes are sliced. Its a decent performance based on todays standards but the whitney comparisons are laughable. Same runs over and over seems mundane (unlike lauren hill, who does the same run but its so damn beautiful!). Monica's lower register is where the money is...she struggled on the top parts. To top it off her background singers did not blend well at all during that "dynamic" ending ::blank stare:: The whole time she was holding that "big note" at the end she was sharp until she went into her comfort zone and did that descending scale run. At least when Beyowolf does it she changes the runs up. LOL. Lookin like the 90's and soundin like a cheap imitation of deniece williams is not really timeless and/or innovative. ...its a cool song I guess, but hell the girl from Belly did the song more justice...so thats not even a good look for Monica. Hope she has another missy joint for a 2nd single cause she's gonna need it...or come June we'll forget she even came out. And BTW...that car Polow bought her is worth more than whatever the record label can recoup from her 300,000 sold to date...::kanyeshrug::