There's a Right Way to Move Through Old Beefs with Monica
3/18/20261 hr 11 min
Monica, of legendary R&B duo Monica and Brandy, joins the show to set the record straight: How she handled imagined and real controversy between herself and Brandy, why it's important to play nice with exes, and what she and Michelle both believe is most important to understand before becoming a mom.
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First 90 secondsMonica· Guest0:00
And I went and saw my dad, and we started laughing and talking. We- That night in your new car. Yes.
Michelle Obama· Host0:05
Uh-huh.
Monica· Guest0:05
And that conversation, and he comes down to my car and he say, "It's a nice car. You ain't got nothing in here. That ain't safe."
Michelle Obama· Host0:14
Uh-huh.
Monica· Guest0:14
And so he starts loading my car- Uh-huh ... with these [laughs] weapons of mass destruction.
Michelle Obama· Host0:19
Oh, [laughs] okay.
Monica· Guest0:20
And he's like- I was thinking you were talking about a first aid kit.
Michelle Obama· Host0:23
[laughs] Uh-uh.
Monica· Guest0:24
No. [laughs] No.
Michelle Obama· Host0:24
I knew what you were talking about.
Monica· Guest0:26
Yes.
Michelle Obama· Host0:27
[laughs] Didn't you just hear?
Craig Robinson· Host0:29
Holy cow.
Michelle Obama· Host0:29
Weren't you just hearing for the first part of the conversation?
Monica· Guest0:31
Yes.
Craig Robinson· Host0:31
Holy cow.
Michelle Obama· Host0:32
See, this is H.J.
Monica· Guest0:33
This is H.J.
Michelle Obama· Host0:34
That's what he said, a first aid kit.
Monica· Guest0:35
This is not, this is not Coach.
Michelle Obama· Host0:37
A jack. I thought that he was gonna put a- I did ... a jack for the car This is not Coach.
Monica· Guest0:41
This is not Coach. This is H.J. [upbeat music] This episode is brought to you by Theraflu and Shipt.
Craig Robinson· Host0:53
Hey, little girl.
Michelle Obama· Host0:55
Hey, G- G- Uncle Gene.
Craig Robinson· Host0:58
You like my jeans outfit?
Michelle Obama· Host0:59
[laughs] Yeah.
Craig Robinson· Host0:59
Do you know this is called a Canadian tux?
Michelle Obama· Host1:01
Yeah, yeah. Uh- I didn't know that- I didn't know that ...
Craig Robinson· Host1:02
until today.
Michelle Obama· Host1:03
Mm-hmm. Yeah, you're gonna know a lot about fashion- I know ... when this is over and done with.
Craig Robinson· Host1:07
I really like this. This is very comfortable.
Michelle Obama· Host1:10
Yeah, it's a good... It's not a stiff denim either.
Craig Robinson· Host1:13
Mm, no, very relaxed.
Michelle Obama· Host1:14
Um- But what we excited today- We do. We talk about fashion.
Craig Robinson· Host1:18
Phew.
Michelle Obama· Host1:19
Beauty, talent, grace, honesty. Um, we got Monica- Yeah ... in the house. So excited.
Craig Robinson· Host1:29
And you guys, you guys know each