Some of the big names in urban entertainment hit up the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta Tuesday evening (Nov 3) to attend the 2009 Soul Train Awards.

Here are some pictures of celebrities like Robin Thicke, Monica, Keri Hilson, Musiq Soulchild, Angie Stone, Estelle, the ladies from the Real Housewives of Atlanta and more walking the red carpet before making their way into the building for the show.

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R&B singer Monica, pictured above with BET personalities Terrence J and Rocsi Diaz, hit up BET’s 106 & Park Tuesday (Oct 27) to get word out about her new reality show, “Still Standing,” which premiered that same night, following the Hip Hop Awards.

“It was very scary stepping into the type of situation that would expose me and my life,” said Monica. “But I think that there are so many kids now that are aspiring to do exactly what I’ve done and I felt like that was worth me putting myself on the line so they would really understand what it’s like to try and juggle both a music career and personal life.”

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Monica’s show, “Still Standing,” comes on BET every Tuesday night at 10/9c.

Rick Ross and his new rap group Triple C’s were also in the building.

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Fantasia, Monica and Mary J. Blige were amongst the celebrities who attended the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 22nd anniversary celebration at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers Monday night (Oct 26) in New York City.

Other folks on the guest list for the event were Raheem DeVaughn, Sheree Whitfield and more. Continue reading for all of the pics!

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R&B singer Monica, pictured above with the love of her life (and the father of her children), rapper Rocko, celebrated her 29th birthday Friday night (Oct 23) at Atlanta’s popular nightspot Luckie Food Lounge. Atlanta’s V-103 radio station, along with Mo’s close friends and family (and her Twitter followers too), helped the singer/songwriter celebrate another year. Monica’s longtime friend, producer Bryan Michael Cox, was also in the building.

Monica’s sixth album Still Standing is set to drop later this year on December 9th, but in the meantime peep her on her new BET reality series of the same name when it premieres tonight at 10 pm right after the Hip Hop Awards!

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The biggest names in hip-hop entertainment hit up the 2009 BET Hip-Hop awards, held in Atlanta, GA this past weekend. Folks like Soulja Boy, Gucci Mane, Monica, Tiny & Toya, Pretty Ricky, Shawty Lo, Plies, Rick Ross and more all walked the red carpet before making their way into the building to enjoy the show, which will air on BET Tuesday, October 27th at 8/7c.

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Bill(ionaire) Gates called on R&B singer Monica to help celebrate the launch of his “Get Schooled” program, a nationwide initiative to help students, families and community members to join forces to improve America’s public education system and encourage young people to complete their education. The program was co-developed by media giant Viacom and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

In addition to Mo, stars like Morgan Freeman, Seal, Heidi Klum, Kevin Liles and BET’s Debra Lee all came out to support the event, which included a block party and concert where over 400 Los Angeles area public school students, parents, teachers and school administrators attended.

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R&B singer Teairra Mari serenaded a lucky fan on stage Monday night (Aug 31) as she performed a rendition of Jeremih’s “Birthday Sex” during the Power Live R&B Showcase at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Monica, Fizz & Boog, RichGirl, DJ Clue and more were also at the concert. Continue reading for the rest of the pics and for a video of the lap dance!

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Omarion, Chris Brown, Monica and Polow Da Don were all spotted on the set of Keri Hilson’s new music video for her latest single, “Slow Dance” in Los Angeles Wednesday night (Aug 19). Melody Thornton from the Pussycat Dolls also dropped by the set to make a cameo appearance in the clip.

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The 2009 BET Awards went down this past Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles and if you haven’t had a chance to peep the performances from the show (Keyshia Cole, Monica, Beyonce, Soulja Boy, Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, and more!) and the pre-show yourself, then continue reading to get your fix, courtesy of Mr. Word Premiere.

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Here Jamie Foxx can be seen paying tribute to Michael Jackson (comedically, of course) as the host of the 2009 BET Awards, which aired live from Los Angeles Sunday night (Jun 28) on BET. Jamie Foxx is probably one of the few people who can make light of a sad situation and have everyone laughing and crying at the same time. The BET Awards was supposed to dedicate the entire show to Michael, per the press release sent out Friday, but failed to impress.

The show itself was pretty good, but they should have never mentioned dedicating the show to MIchael if they didn’t have the time to do it right. That said, we really hope they put together an entire special to honor the late King of Pop so they can at least try to save face. But for now, continue reading for photos of Soulja Boy, Jay-Z, Monica, Beyonce, Ne-Yo and many more celebrities who participated in this year’s BET Awards.

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Here’s a shot of Kanye West and his girlfriend Amber Rose on the red carpet of the 2009 BET Awards, which went down Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium. The show itself pretty much sucked. And that’s us being nice. But for the most part, everyone looked good on the red carpet. Continue reading for 80+ pics of celebrities like Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Tyrese, Soulja Boy, Ciara, Mario and tons more!

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Ne-Yo and his girlfriend Tenille Jiminez stopped for a quick pic in the audience as they watched the 2009 BET Awards go down at the Shrine Auditorium Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles. Continue reading for lots of pics of celebrities like Beyonce, Kanye West, Soulja Boy, Keri Hilson, Monica, Keyshia Cole, Lil Wayne and much more chilling in the audience and backstage at the show.

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The 2009 BET Awards go down next week and the people behind the network are still adding performers to the final list. News recently broke that Keyshia Cole and Monica will performing their song, “Trust,” live on stage together at the annual event, which honors the biggest celebrities in black entertainment. The current list of performers include: Beyonce, Jay-Z, Maxwell, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Mary Mary, Fabolous, Young Jeezy and Soulja Boy.

“Trust” has been doing pretty well on BET’s countdown show 106 & Park as it has been sitting pretty at the No. 1 spot for a while now so fans will definitely be looking forward to the duo performing the song at the BET Awards, which airs live next Sunday (Jun 28) from Los Angeles.

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Monica and Rocko, who have been engaged since December 2007, brought along their boys, Lil Rocko and Romello, to Monica’s best friend’s wedding. The bride, Alysia, has known Monica for about seven years, and according to FreddyO they’re pretty tight. Continue reading for a few more pics of Monica, who caught the bouquet (you know what that means! haha), Rocko, Lil Rocko and Romello at Bryan and Alysia’s Coleman wedding in Atlanta.

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Rappers Young Jeezy, T.I. and Nelly hit up Saturday night’s Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Playoff Game (Game 4) at the Philips Arena in ATL. Keyshia Cole was also in attendance and sang the National Anthem before the opening tip.

And the house was PACKED with black star power! Continue reading to peep even more photos of Jermaine Dupri, Polow Da Don and Monica also enjoying the game via their exclusive high-priced celebrity courtside seats (yes, we ARE hating).

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V-103’s Frank Ski had a birthday party this weekend in the A. Celebrities like Monica, Rocko, Kevin Liles and more all showed up to help the popular Atlanta area radio jock celebrate his birthday. Frank Ski is the co-host for V-103’s Frank & Wanda in the Morning, which airs Monday – Friday between 6 am and 10 am. Continue reading for more photos from his party, courtesy of the homie Freddy O!

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Here’s the official music video for “Trust,” Keyshia Cole’s latest new single from her A Different Me album (in stores now) featuring fellow R&B singer Monica. Continue reading to peep the new video!

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Singers Monica and Maxwell stopped for a photo backstage during the BET Networks’ 2009 Upfront media presentation, where they announced 4 brand new shows in addition to a new entertainment and music channel called CENTRIC. The presentation, held at the Nokia Theatre in New York Thursday night, featured special appearances by Mary J. Blige, Mo’Nique, MC Lyte and more.

According to several announcements made at the event, Monica will be getting her own “docu-drama” (aka reality series) titled Monica: Still Standing and Mo’Nique has her own nightly talk/variety show. No word on when the new shows will be premiering yet, but continue reading for more photos from the media event.

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Check out Monica and her baby boys Lil Rocko and Romelo as they pose for pics, sign autographs and meet with fans at the new AT&T store opening in Atlanta this weekend. The event was hosted by V103, a popular Atlanta area radio station. Shout to the homie Freddy O for sending these over. Continue reading for the rest.

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R&B recording artist Monica and her rapper fiancee Rocko brought their son, Lil Rocko, along with them as they sat courtside at the Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles Lakers basketball game Sunday night at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. Polow Da Don, aka the King of White Girls, watched the Hawks defeat the Lakers 86 to 76 at the game too. Continue reading for all of the pics!

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Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail hits theaters this Friday, and you know Black Hollywood came out to support the Atlanta native and his new movie. Folks like Mary J. Blige, Monica, Keisha Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, Ray J and more all attended the NY Premiere of Madea Goes to Jail last night the AMC Loews Lincoln Center. Continue reading for the rest of the photos.

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This is a new track from R&B singer Monica and rapper Yung Joc. Apparently, this was left over from Yung Joc’s most recent album, Hustlenomics. The Atlanta-based rapper is currently working on his next album, due in 2009, titled Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood.

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ATLANTA // MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH 2008 » The 2008 Dirty Awards needs no introduction, and neither does rapper Alfamega (pictured above), the guy who started the infamous “Dirty Awards 2008 Brawl” when he threw a chair on stage during Shawty Lo’s performance last night. Want more photos? Continue reading!

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COMMON & T-PAIN GIVE EACH OTHER DAP ON THE RED CARPET AT THE 2008 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS

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AIRDATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 2008 ON BET @ 8 PM EST. The 2008 BET HIp-Hop Awards went down in Atlanta over the weekend, and here you can check out the photos from the red carpet. If you haven’t heard yet, Katt Williams was nixed from his hosting duties, and T-Pain filled in for the comedian at the last minute. BET made up some bogus story talking about how Katt bet T-Pain he couldn’t beat him in a break dance battle, and how Katt’s hosting duties were up for grabs to whoever won. It later came to light that Williams had been arrested on the morning of the show. Sound familiar, anyone? *Cough* T.I. *cough* got arrested *cough* last year *cough* and he was *cough* supposed to perform. I’m just saying…

Anyway, follow the break to check out photos of Ciara, T.I., Flo Rida, Rick Ross, and more all on the red carpet at the ‘08 BET HIp-Hop awards.

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R&B singer Monica is the proud mother of a second baby boy. The yet-to-be-named infant was born Tuesday afternoon, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution But not all hope is lost … he has a middle name! And according to Monica’s cousin and manager Melinda Dancil, his middle name is Montez, and weighed in at 5 lbs., 6 oz. and was 19½ inches long. Dancil tells the paper that mother and baby are fine.

Monica gave birth to her first child, Rodney Ramone Hill III, aka “Lil Rock”, in May 2005. In October 2007 Monica renewed her contract with J Records. For now, she is writing and putting songs together for her fifth studio album, which will be released sometime this year, with the help of producer/friend Missy Elliott, producer Bryan Michael Cox, and songwriter Ne-Yo.

Solange better pop out another one before Lil Rock’s new brother gets of age. Baby Daniel needs a shanking partner too! I’m sure he can take Lil Rock and his baby brother with his hands tied behind his back though. His uncle is JAY-Z!

UPDATE: According to a message sent to photographer/blogger Sandra Rose from Monica herself, the baby’s name is Romelo, which makes his full name Romelo Montez HIll. Congratulations on the new addition Monica!