Born 2 B.R.E.E.D.

"Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." is a song by British rapper, actress and radio personality Monie Love. It was written by Love with Prince and Levi Seacer Jr., and released in February 1993 by Chrysalis as the second single from her second album, In a Word or 2 (1993). B.R.E.E.D. is an acronym for "Build Relationships where Education and Enlightenment Dominate". A remix produced by Steve "Silk" Hurley was also included on the album. In Love's native UK, the single went to number 18, as well as charting on the Dutch and German music charts. In the US, "Born 2 B.R.E.E.D." was Monie Love's most successful of four releases on the dance chart, reaching number one on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart for one week. It also peaked at number 56 on the Billboard soul chart and number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia, the song peaked at number 98 on the ARIA singles chart in May 1993.