Jem Aswad of Variety listed Monica alongside SZA, Sofia Reyes and more among the Best Songs on the week. Check out the excerpt below.
Monica (featuring Lil Baby) “Trenches” So, completely by accident, we picked two songs produced by the Neptunes, but we’ve gotta say this song snared us when Monica premiered it the other night on her Verzuz battle with Brandy — and while the beat and the Lil Baby cameo are both hot, what’s really shining through on this song is the gorgeous melody, which is intricate and tricky to sing, but of course Monica delivers with confidence and ease, dropping in some life lessons along the way (“Don’t let the game keep playin’ you”).