27 years after becoming a member of forces for his or her smash music, “The Boy Is Mine,” the pair on Tuesday introduced they’re hitting the street collectively later this 12 months. As for why it did not occur sooner … effectively, it appears like their rumored beef received in the way in which.

In an interview with Good Morning America, the 2 defined why they’re launching the “That Boy is Mine” tour presently of their lives.

“This actually is a full-circle second,” Brandy stated. “They have been attempting to get us to do a tour since 98′, and it simply lastly felt like the correct time. It was a dream come true.”

Monica purportedly punched Brandy within the face moments earlier than they had been set to carry out their hit duet, “The Boy Is Mine” on the 1998 MTV VMAs, although each denied this on the time via their respective managers. The 2 have since cooled no matter feud was between them, doing a Verzuz collectively in 2020 and showing in Ariana Grande’s music video for her music of the identical identify in 2024.

“We created the communication and the connection to do it. It is a musical marriage. Whenever you begin to go on a tour, particularly of this caliber, we now have to speak about all the pieces,” Monica stated to CBS.

“It began as nothing and it actually did flip into one thing,” she continued of their feud. “There was numerous confusion and battle and there was lots of people round.”

“Individuals overlook too, I used to be 17, she was 18 once we did the document,” Monica continued. “Individuals overlook that you simply’re having this dialog about kids, principally. You are inciting a riot amongst kids! We had been youngsters!”

Monica additionally cited bodily distance as a think about why they could not squash issues sooner, as Brandy lived in LA and Monica was in Atlanta.

“So there was no dialog. We weren’t in a position to do what it’s that we do now, which is basically study one another. We did not actually know one another,” Monica defined.

The 2 hadn’t seen one another for years earlier than their Verzuz battle, which paved the way in which for the place they’re now.

Tickets for the co-headlining tour — which kicks off October 16, with stops in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, Baltimore, Atlantic Metropolis — go on sale Friday.