On April 8th 2003, Monica released ‘So Gone’ to aid the effort that was her LP ‘After the Storm.’
Penned by Missy Elliott and Spike & Jamahl, the jam saw the ‘Angel of Mine’ chanteuse find fresh chart glory following the chart-scorching single that was ‘The Boy is Mine’ when ‘Gone’ peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Today, over thirteen years later, a new generation of music lovers have taken to the net to express their admiration for the R&B effort by creating the ‘So Gone Challenge.’
In it, said fans take on the number’s rap section with their own lyrics inspired by life, love and ‘Miss Thang’ herself.
Their submissions are pretty awesome.
Check a few out below…
#SoGoneChallenge #TiaRaye ?? pic.twitter.com/XGwiq8rZRq
— iRAP (@TiaRaye) August 12, 2016
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH #sogonechallenge ?? pic.twitter.com/zsNyeHdhaR
— Six Second Cover (@SixSecondCov) August 12, 2016
My very shy & awkward #sogonechallenge ? (it’s for FUN I’m not a rapper lmao) pic.twitter.com/IBg00S7T2j
— Tissonade Lemontiss (@NaturallyTiss) August 13, 2016
Damian Lillard just killed it. ?#SoGoneChallenge
pic.twitter.com/14PuJQQoF4— NBA SKITS (@NBA_Skits) August 13, 2016
One take. #SoGone #SoGoneChallenge @chancetherapper pic.twitter.com/zVONhiDPLh
— Yung Walt Dezney ☄ (@Dez_since_97) August 13, 2016
#sogonechallenge @RejeeRose because I love her so why not ❤️ pic.twitter.com/v4s8Pqos37
— Brandon Rose (@BCRose22) August 13, 2016
Story of my first heartbreak ???#SoGoneChallenge pic.twitter.com/3sOr9Uu8aY
— Terry from VCU (@CleanMy_Sprite) August 13, 2016
#SoGoneChallenge before yoga lol
Hashtag not a rapper pic.twitter.com/cg29M0uOCd— Lauren Chanel Allen (@MichelleHux) August 13, 2016
#sogonechallenge bro and I just coolin’ pic.twitter.com/lwMS3QRDZo
— Joshua (@SirJoshWilliams) August 13, 2016
Saw the #sogonechallenge & went for it ? pic.twitter.com/hoIMzFMoNn
— Gina (@geenaawynn) August 13, 2016
@chancetherapper meet Princess Mya ?. #sogonechallenge pic.twitter.com/GuSKvKuZFv
— Darius Miller (@DariusMiller_) August 11, 2016
She just forced me to record this lmao #sogonechallenge pic.twitter.com/CuQl5RIIUy
— LOLO (@keepupwithlolo) August 13, 2016
That’s cool! “After The Storm” was a great album and Missy did a great job producing the album. Not to mention all the single released from this album were chosen wisely So gone”, “Knock Knock”, “Should have none better”, and “Get it Off”. Kudos to you Mo & Missy!
I really wish Don’t Gotta Go Home was the 2nd single instead of Knock Knock. It would’ve done better. Breaks My Heart was single worthy too.
I think it didn’t happen bc it was a DMX song and he was going through his ish.
Yea you’re right. They should’ve sent it to radio anyway. They could’ve done the video without him.
I agree. “After the Storm” was a classic album. Clive Davis asked Missy to executive produce the album after “All Eyez On Me” was heavily bootlegged in 2001. What makes “After the Storm” classic is the honesty, sassyness that Monica brought to the music.
I miss R&B music. Trap music has killed R&B. Every R&B singer wants to be a trap star now days.
You mean to tell me you guys didn’t show @tokyo jetz clip …you guys would put anybody on the internet but the right one’s!!!!!lol
Monica After the Storm was the album when it was released.
After The Storm is probably Monica’s most cohesive album to date. I played the heck out of that album in 2003. So Gone is definitely an urban classic. “Kick down your door and smack ya chick/Just to show you Monica not having it/So in love with you like a drug habit get” I still love it!
Totally agree with everything stated! Still, my favorite is actually ‘Knock Knock’ from that album!
Now pack up my things for a flight/ I got a place and fixed up nice/So don’t come knocking at my door/ I got company coming round four… Bish whet? Slayed it!
Chance The Rapper’s is the best I have seen. Its fire.
Agreed! He slayed it so effortlessly
Congrats to Mo and Missy! “The First Night” is such a groovy track that reminds me of “So Gone” for some reason.
Yooooou make meeee feeel im so goooooneee…. Ooooooooowooo woooo a wooooooaaa.
Oh and I love to love you baby.
I love this one:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BI-Wwr9DCCl/
This is so DOPE!
Yesss Monica. This is how you KNOW you have a Classic catalog when songs from your 2003 album are getting paid respects 13 years later. People sleep on all the R&B gems Monica has given over the years. With this next album, I want Missy to drive & Monica to SLAY.
She needs to go back to that style. If you got a winning formula keep it. Its called your legacy. I know the old monica would of never approved that wig.
She loves Atlanta and that’s great but I feel like it crippled her
Tiny and Kandis music careers were not as successful solo so atl is their home base
monica could’ve done much more
https://www.facebook.com/pierre.phipps/videos/vb.1139400076/10206763355699372/?type=3&theater
THIS ONE IS DOPE!!
Cute.
Missy is a writer by trade. So I was shocked asf when Nicki Minaj said that she was the only rapper that wrote her own raps. I was like WHAAAAAA. Even Missy???????? Who writes by trade???????? But Nicki’s young fans put on their dunce cap and said O’daaaaaayyy.
Nice