Staple in what R&B? Let's not be delusional lol.
Yeah she was successful in the 90s and that's all.
Early 00s...barely.
2010...on the urban side but she wasn't doing anything special and wasn't successful to be bragging about.
You don't hear any new artist talking about "Monica inspired me to sing." or "Monica's music touched me and blah blah blah"
Monica is nothing but a hoodlum singer who had success in her teen years and that's it.
I'm sure if Monica was to pass away, the general public wouldn't care as much because Monica never brought anything special to the game.
Aaliyah had a beautiful voice, had stage presence, dope sense of style and was an all around great performer.
So yeah, I understand while you hot over there lol.