ILOSM fam’ we were over here reminiscing about one of the best female groups of the 90’s, Brownstone, and a few things came to mind. For one, they know they had to be a bad group, if the one and only music icon, Michael Jackson, signed ’em to his MJJ Music label! Two, the “Heard It Through The Grapevyne” trio were some SANGIN’ somebodies, who sang like they were at a church choir competition every time they stepped on stage. And three…where in the hell did Monica “Mimi” Doby -one of the original members- disappear to?

Throughout the years, Mimi’s two former members were very much in the public eye. Sadly, Charmayne “Maxee” Maxwell passed away on February 27, 2015 from a reportedly accidental fall at her home. Prior Maxee’s passing, she and Nicci Gilbert were still periodically performing as Brownstone. Nicci was also very visible on the reality TV circuit for a minute with R&B Divas. But after Monica left the group during the height of their 90’s success, we’ve hadn’t seen her since…until her brief reunion with Brownstone in 2016, where they appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! alongside rapper, Tory Lanez.

Back in the day, when Brownstone appeared on Video Soul, it was reported that Mimi had suddenly left the group due to an “illness,” or “bronchitis,” or some other alternative fact that I vaguely remember. But later on, it came out (in interviews) that she’d left because of beef with her Brownstone sisters.

WHAT MIMI IS DOING FOR A LIVING NOW…

We decided to do a lil’ digging into what Mimi’s been up to lately and were pleasantly surprised by her current career. According to several reports and Mimi’s Linkedin account, she’s been a school teacher for over two decades with the Los Angeles Unified School District. Yep, she chose a career far from the glitz and glam of the entertainment world, as you can see. There’s more…

Monica ‘Mimi’ Doby now goes by the name, Monica Doby-Davis. One look at her more recent photos, and it’s clear that Monica is just as beautiful as she ever was. She has a son who appears to be in his teens and she’s living a quiet regular life now. We aren’t sure what Mimi teaches, but hopefully she’s teaching young kids what REAL singing is because sadly, their generation is severely deprived of enough examples of that in mainstream media.

It’s uncertain if Mimi plans to make a comeback to music anytime soon, but on her social media pages, she did mention to someone that she was ‘getting back’ to singing. Only time will tell though.

Anywho, it’s a beautiful thing to see Monica dedicating herself to shaping young minds. Her life may be very different from the days of meeting her former boss, MJ, and selling a million+ records, but the process of instilling within her students, the tools they need for forward progression in life, is probably just as fulfilling for ‘Mimi.’

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ILOSM fam’ we were over here reminiscing about one of the best female groups of the 90’s, Brownstone, and a few things came to mind. For one, they know they had to be a bad group, if the one and only music icon, Michael Jackson, signed ’em to his MJJ Music label! Two, the “Heard It Through The Grapevyne” trio were some SANGIN’ somebodies, who sang like they were at a church choir competition every time they stepped on stage. And three…where in the hell did Monica “Mimi” Doby -one of the original members- disappear to?

Throughout the years, Mimi’s two former members were very much in the public eye. Sadly, Charmayne “Maxee” Maxwell passed away on February 27, 2015 from a reportedly accidental fall at her home. Prior Maxee’s passing, she and Nicci Gilbert were still periodically performing as Brownstone. Nicci was also very visible on the reality TV circuit for a minute with R&B Divas. But after Monica left the group during the height of their 90’s success, we’ve hadn’t seen her since…until her brief reunion with Brownstone in 2016, where they appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! alongside rapper, Tory Lanez.

Back in the day, when Brownstone appeared on Video Soul, it was reported that Mimi had suddenly left the group due to an “illness,” or “bronchitis,” or some other alternative fact that I vaguely remember. But later on, it came out (in interviews) that she’d left because of beef with her Brownstone sisters.

WHAT MIMI IS DOING FOR A LIVING NOW…

We decided to do a lil’ digging into what Mimi’s been up to lately and were pleasantly surprised by her current career. According to several reports and Mimi’s Linkedin account, she’s been a school teacher for over two decades with the Los Angeles Unified School District. Yep, she chose a career far from the glitz and glam of the entertainment world, as you can see. There’s more…

Monica ‘Mimi’ Doby now goes by the name, Monica Doby-Davis. One look at her more recent photos, and it’s clear that Monica is just as beautiful as she ever was. She has a son who appears to be in his teens and she’s living a quiet regular life now. We aren’t sure what Mimi teaches, but hopefully she’s teaching young kids what REAL singing is because sadly, their generation is severely deprived of enough examples of that in mainstream media.

It’s uncertain if Mimi plans to make a comeback to music anytime soon, but on her social media pages, she did mention to someone that she was ‘getting back’ to singing. Only time will tell though.

Anywho, it’s a beautiful thing to see Monica dedicating herself to shaping young minds. Her life may be very different from the days of meeting her former boss, MJ, and selling a million+ records, but the process of instilling within her students, the tools they need for forward progression in life, is probably just as fulfilling for ‘Mimi.’

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ILOSM fam’ we were over here reminiscing about one of the best female groups of the 90’s, Brownstone, and a few things came to mind. For one, they know they had to be a bad group, if the one and only music icon, Michael Jackson, signed ’em to his MJJ Music label! Two, the “Heard It Through The Grapevyne” trio were some SANGIN’ somebodies, who sang like they were at a church choir competition every time they stepped on stage. And three…where in the hell did Monica “Mimi” Dolby -one of the original members- disappear to?

Throughout the years, Mimi’s two former members were very much in the public eye. Sadly, Charmayne ‘Maxee’ Maxwell passed away on February 27, 2015 from a reportedly accidental fall at her home. Prior Maxee’s passing, she and Nicci Gilbert were still periodically performing as Brownstone. Nicci was also very visible on the reality TV circuit for a minute with R&B Divas. But after Monica left the group during the height of their 90’s success, we’ve haven’t seen her since…

Back in the day, when Brownstone appeared on Video Soul, it was reported that Mimi had suddenly left the group due to an “illness,” or “bronchitis,” or some other alternative fact that I vaguely remember. But later on, it came out (in interviews) that she’d left because of beef with her Brownstone sisters.

WHAT MIMI IS DOING FOR A LIVING NOW…

We decided to do a lil’ digging into what Mimi’s been up to lately and were pleasantly surprised by her current career. According to several reports and Mimi’s Linkedin account, she’s been a school teacher for the past 22 years with the Los Angeles Unified School District. Yep, she chose a career far from the glitz and glam of the entertainment world, as you can see. There’s more…

Monica ‘Mimi’ Dolby now goes by the name, Monica Dolby Davis. One look at her recent photos (above) and it’s clear that Monica is just as beautiful as she ever was. She has a son who appears to be in his teens and she’s living a quiet regular life now. We aren’t sure what Mimi teaches, but hopefully she’s teaching young kids what REAL singing is because sadly, their generation is severely deprived of enough examples of that in mainstream media.

It’s uncertain if Mimi plans to make a comeback to music anytime soon, but on her social media pages, she did mention to someone that she was ‘getting back’ to singing. Only time will tell though.

Anywho, it’s a beautiful thing to see Monica dedicating herself to shaping young minds. Her life may be very different from the days of meeting her former boss, MJ, and selling a million+ records, but the process of instilling within her students, the tools they need for forward progression in life, is probably just as fulfilling for ‘Mimi.’

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ILOSM fam’ we were over here reminiscing about one of the best female groups of the 90’s, Brownstone, and a few things came to mind. For one, they know they had to be a bad group if the one and only “I’m Bad” icon, Michael Jackson, signed ’em to his MJJ Music label! Two, the “Heard It Through The Grapevyne” trio were some SANGIN’ somebodies, who sang like they were at a church choir competition every time they stepped on stage. And three…where in the hell did Monica “Mimi” Dolby, one of the original members, disappear to?

Throughout the years, Mimi’s two former members were very much in the public eye. Sadly, Charmayne ‘Maxee’ Maxwell passed away on February 27, 2015 from a reportedly accidental fall at her home. Prior Maxee’s passing, she and Nicci Gilbert were still periodically as Brownstone. Nicci was also very visible on the reality TV circuit for a minute with R&B Divas. But after Monica left the group during the height of their 90’s success, we’ve haven’t seen her since…

Back in the day when Brownstone appeared on Video Soul, it was reported that Mimi had suddenly left the group due to an “illness,” or “bronchitis,” or some other alternative fact that I vaguely remember. But later on, it came out (in interviews) that she’d left because of beef with her Brownstone sisters.

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What Mimi Is doing Now

We decided to do a lil’ diggin’ into what Mimi’s been up to lately and were pleasantly surprised by her current career. According to several reports and Mimi’s Linkedin account, she has been a school teacher for the past 19 years with the Los Angeles Unified School District. Yep, she chose a career far from the glitz and glam of the entertainment world as you can see. There’s more…

Monica ‘Mimi’ Dolby now goes by the name, Monica Dolby Davis. One look at her recent photo (above) and it’s clear that Monica is just as beautiful as she ever was. She now has a son who appears to be in his teens and she’s living a quiet regular life now. We aren’t sure what Mimi teaches, but hopefully she’s teaching young kids what REAL singing is because sadly, their generation is severely deprived of enough examples of that on mainstream radio.

It’s uncertain if Mimi plans to make a comeback to music anytime soon, but on her social media page she did mention to someone that she was ‘getting back’ to singing. Only time will tell though.

Anywho, it’s a beautiful thing to see Monica dedicating herself to shaping young minds. Her life may be very different from the days of meeting her former boss, MJ, and selling a million+ records, but the process of instilling within her students, the tools they need for forward progression in life, is probably just as fulfilling for ‘Mimi.’

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R&B singer Charmayne Maxwell’s death in her home appears to be an almost one in a million accident, and nothing sinister … TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us detectives combed the scene where the ex-Brownstone singer fell on Friday evening — and say all evidence points to her falling backward at the doorway between the house and the back patio … while holding a wine glass.

We’re told during the fall … the wine glass shattered on the ground behind Maxwell’s head, and when she landed shards of glass punctured the back of her neck in two places. We’re told there was an injury to the back of her head, and it’s possible she was knocked unconscious.

Charmayne’s husband Carsten Soulshock came home and found her bleeding around 9 PM Friday. We’re told cops interviewed him and several other family members … and say there’s no history of domestic violence. They do not suspect foul play.

The one remaining mystery is what caused the fall — and we’re told one theory is she was intoxicated. The coroner now has her body, and will conduct an autopsy and toxicology test which could answer that question.

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Charmayne Maxwell — part of the 90s R&B group Brownstone — died Friday night in L.A. after her husband found her bleeding from a cut to her neck.

A family member tells us Charmayne had come home from her son’s soccer game, and was home alone with him. Later in the evening … around 9 PM her husband, music producer Carsten Soulshock, came home and found her unconscious and bleeding.

We’re told it looked like Charmayne had fallen and cut her neck on glass … she was bleeding profusely, but still had a pulse. Carsten called 911, and paramedics transported her to Cedars Sinai Hospital … but she had lost too much blood. We’re told she died on the way to the hospital.

LAPD went to the home … and tell us it was a broken wine glass that cut Charmayne’s neck. Detectives do not suspect foul play.

The group — which was on Michael Jackson’s MJJ Music label — had its biggest hit with 1995’s “If You Love Me.” They earned a Billboard Music Award and a Grammy nomination for the song.

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Please keep her son, her husband and all of her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. May “Maxee” rest peacefully.

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