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Monique became the assistant vocal arranger and lead background vocalist for Beyoncé in 2018. Since her promotion, she trained and arranged the choir that was assembled for Beyoncé's
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American Cancer Society. In September 2016, Tiffany's husband, producer/composer Kwiz, released a socially-charged album entitled
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