Terri & Monica was an R&B duo from the early 1990s which featured Terri Robinson (August 12, 1970) and Monica Payne (February 22, 1969), who were members of the short-lived late 1980s New Jack Swing R&B group The Gyrlz^[1] along with third member Tara Geter.^[2]

As members of The Gyrlz, they released one album for Uptown Records under distribution from Capitol Records- 1988's Love Me or Leave Me.^[3]

After Geter left the group, Robinson and Payne continued on as a duo.^[4] They released a pair of full-length recordings, 1993's Systa and 1996's Suga, both released via Epic Records. The latter spawned a Billboard Magazine hit single, "Sexuality (If You Take Your Love)."

As The Gyrlz

• 1988: Love Me or Leave Me

As Terri & Monica

• 1993: Systa
• 1996: Suga

• "I've Been Waiting" a track from their 1993 debut was featured on the soundtrack to Poetic Justice, a motion picture starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur. Another hit single, "Uh-Huh", was featured on Hey Mr. DJ: The 4th Compilation^[5] as a remix from Mood II Swing.
• In 1993, Terri and Monica sang the hook on Heavy D's "Truthful".
• They performed alongside Shabba Ranks and Patra on "Family Affair". The song, a revision of the 1971 hit single from Sly & the Family Stone, was featured on the Addams Family Values motion picture soundtrack.
• In the 1990s, Terri Robinson contributed background vocals to both theme songs on the television series In Living Color.^[6]
• In 1995, the duo performed with LL Cool J on the tracks "Hip-Hop" and "Loungin"' from LL Cool J's 1995 album Mr. Smith. They also made a contribution to the Money Train motion picture soundtrack.
• Terri Robinson worked behind the scenes as a background vocalist and songwriter on albums by Total, Soul for Real, Monifah, Al B. Sure! and Mary J. Blige among others.^[7] Robinson also contributed background vocals on the Pete Rock & CL Smooth single "Lots of Lovin'" from their debut album Mecca and the Soul Brother.^[8]
• Monica Payne's last studio appearance was on the soundtrack to the Will Smith film Wild Wild West, singing the hook to the Tim & Bob produced MC Lyte song "Keep It Movin'". Payne is currently the manager of V. Bozeman, a singer signed to Timbaland's record label Mosley Music Group.^[9][10]
• As of 2021, Monica Payne is a label executive for Max Gousse's Warner Records distributed label, Artistry Worldwide - home to American rapper Saweetie.^[11]