wad ▁of ▁Billboard ▁called ▁Mon á e ▁a ▁" min i - m og ul " ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁deal ▁and ▁revealed ▁that ▁" the ▁partners hip ▁will ▁bow ▁in ▁May ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 - song ▁compilation ▁EP ▁called ▁The ▁E e ph us , ▁including ▁tracks ▁from ▁ra pper ▁J iden na ▁[ ... ], ▁Roman , ▁St . ▁Beaut y , ▁Deep ▁Cot ton ▁and ▁Mon á e ▁herself ." ▁With ▁this ▁move , ▁Mon á e ▁has ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁black ▁women ▁who ▁run ▁their ▁own ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁record ▁label . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mon á e ▁released ▁the ▁single ▁" Y oga " ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁The ▁E e ph us . ▁The ▁album ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁at ▁number ▁ 5 ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Albums ▁with ▁an ▁equivalent ▁album ▁sales ▁of ▁ 4 7 , 0 0 0 ▁units . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 1 5 ▁Mon á e ▁attended ▁various ▁fashion ▁events ▁including ▁London ▁F ashion ▁Week ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Met ▁G ala . ▁She ▁began ▁collabor ating ▁with ▁N ile ▁Rod gers ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁Ch ic ▁album ▁and ▁Dur an ▁Dur an ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁P aper ▁God s , ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁in ▁over ▁five   year s , ▁and