EBONY Magazine tapped two of the hottest stars in R&B, Monica and Brandy, to cover their June 2012 music issue. See the cover inside and find out what Brandy said about Ray J being misunderstood and why she can't wait to be engaged...

Monica and Brandy colorfully cover the June 2012 issue of EBONY Magazine where they dish on their lives and new albums, Monica's New Life and Brandy's Two-Eleven.

Monica expressed her excitement over the cover tweeting, Be sure to pick up @ebonymag new issue with @4everBrandy & myself on the cover.

In the mag, Brandy dishes on her new relationship and comments on Ray J/Kim K.

Brandy on the status of her relationship with her boyfriend:
I wish we were engaged. He’s taking a little long on the ring side of things, but I’m patient. I wanted to impress him. I wanted him to be proud of me; I was inspired by him. So making the record and his being there, it’s just all a part of it. Him and my daughter. I want him to love my songs. I want him to love my voice.

On rumors about her brother Ray J:
I know who he is. And I”m pissed off about some of the things I’ve been hearing. It really bothers me that [those are] the kind of things that people do for money.
He’s misunderstood. It’s one thing to have this image of [a ladies' man], but it’s another to become this other type of person that they’re trying to make my brother out to be. I know who he is. This is a man who loves his mama and his sister and his niece. Ray J loved Kim Kardashian. They were irresponsible with their–you know–but he loved her. For five years, he was with her. In his mind and in the world’s mind, he was in my shadow for such a long time. To watch his sister become whatever I became and to not have that same path or that same way it happened for me; to be called ‘Brandy’s brother…’ To finally break out of it, you’re going to brag; you’re going to feel something about yourself. It’s not coming from a bad place, and I can tell you: Some of the shoes Ray J’s walking in, you’d take off immediately. You wouldn’t be able to handle the type of shoes he’s in.

The issue hits stands this month.