Divine

Divine was an R&B group from the mid-'90s that consisted of members Kia Thornton, Nikki Bratcher and Toshia Tash. The girls were only teenagers when they signed with the Red Ant Entertainment label.

In 1998, Divine released their debut album "Fairy Tales" which peaked at #40 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.
The group's first single, "Lately" became their biggest hit to date, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in November of 1998 and #2 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 23 weeks. The song topped the charts weeks after the girls graduated high school.
Their follow-up single, a cover version of George Michael's "One More Try" peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #13 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.

Despite the success of their debut album, Divine split up in 2000.

In 2007, Kia auditioned for "American Idol," but lost in the Hollywood rounds. These days, she (now Kia Miller) is the singer, songwriter, actress and C.E.O. of "A Melody Just For You." She resides in Englewood, New Jersey.

Nikki (now Nikki Bratcher-Beasley) is the A&R and manager at C.E.O. Nikki Poo Music. It is unknown what Toshia Tash is up to today.

To see Kia Thornton's MySpace page, go to:
www.myspace.com/kiathornton

To see the music video for "Lately," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uOzZRgJsX8

To see the music video for "One More Try," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uOzZRgJsX8


[updated on 05\31\13]

Tha Truth!

Tha Truth! were a female R&B group from Houston, Texas that consisted of Cindy Goodson, Teresa Lewis and Jamie Williams.

Cindy and Teresa used to be teammates on the Texas Southern University women's basketball team and kept the team entertained by singing soulful songs by R&B artists such as Shirley Murdock, Anita Baker, & Angela Winbush. Cindy also liked to solo on freestyle raps.

The girls later hooked up with Jamie Williams, who was a student at Prairie View A&M University and moonlighted as a Houston Oilers' Derrick Doll at an audition for another local group. The three of them hit off so well that they decided to forget the audition and start their own group.

The trio's original name was "Spyce" and they performed locally for a couple of years and in 1995, they headed to Los Angeles where they met music producer T-Smoov of the Def Squad and later worked with Erick Sermon.

In 1997, the group released their debut album "Makin' Moves Everyday" which peaked at #93 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.

Their first single, "Red Lights" peaked at #27 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #71 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.

The second single "Everyday" became their biggest hit to date, peaking at #59 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.

The last single from the album "Makin' Moves" (featuring Keith Murray) peaked at #73 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 4 weeks. After that, it seemed as if the group had faded into obscurity. 

These days, Cindy Goodson is the president and C.E.O. of the Le Mystique Consulting Boutique and is currently working on a second Master's Degree.

One of the girls has changed her stage name to Scenic Woods and has an active solo music career, but I am not sure which one of them is it.

To see Scenic Woods' Reverbnation.com page, go to:
http://www.reverbnation.com/scenicwoods

To follow Scenic Woods on Twitter, go to:
https://twitter.com/ScenicWoods

To see the music video for "Everyday," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz-y9Gq1wzU

To see the music video for "Makin' Moves," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6K0bvkBK90

To see a fan-made video for "Red Lights," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCnNlbl3GXg


[updated on 05\31\13]

Trellini

Trellini (born Trellini Davis in Miami, Florida) was an R&B singer from the mid-90's. Not much information is given on this singer, but she was signed to Luke Records.

In 1994, Trellini released her self-titled debut album which didn't appear to chart at all on the Billboard 200 or R&B charts.

Her first single, "I Wanna Be Yours" peaked at #70 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.

The follow-up single, "Take it Slow" featuring H-Town member, Dino, peaked at #94 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 3 weeks.

After that, it seemed that Trellini has faded into obscurity. Not much has been heard from her since.

To see the music video for "I Wanna Be Yours," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFzeOYMGf_E

To see a fan-made music video for "Take It Slow," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz-8XSi_IPE


[updated on 05\08\12]

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam (born Samuel Turner Jr. on May 31, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former R&B singer from the 90s.

He began singing and preaching in church when he was 3 years old, preached his first sermon when he was 11 years old and traveled across the country preaching & singing when he was only 12 years old. He starred in the play "A Good Man is Hard to Find."

Sam was later introduced to the music business and signed a record deal with Boyz II Men's record label, Stonecreek Records.

In 1997, Uncle Sam released his self-titled debut album which peaked at #68 on the Billboard 200, #24 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and #4 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.

The first single from the album "Can You Feel It" peaked at #86 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 4 weeks.

The follow-up single "I Don't Ever Want to See You Again" became Uncle Sam's biggest hit to date, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart, #28 on Billboard's Top 40 Mainstream chart and #2 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 33 weeks.

The song also peaked at #30 on the U.K. Singles chart. The song was written & produced by Boyz II Men member Nathan Morris who also provided backing vocals to the song and Michael McCrary provided the monologue to the song.

In 1998, his cover version of Bad English's hit song "When I See You Smile" was featured on the "Touched By An Angel" television soundtrack. The song managed to peak at #35 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart.

Today, Uncle Sam (now Pastor Samuel Turner Jr) is the pastor and founder of the Life Savior's Baptist Church in Douglasville, Georgia.

To see the music video for "I Don't Ever Want To See You Again," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWasrUYMHgo

To see the music video for "Can You Feel It," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLpcR0lXCLQ

To see a fan-made video for "When I See You Smile," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvMBHlHECsY


[updated on 05\31\13]

Pretty in Pink

Pretty In Pink were a multi-cultural R&B female group from the mid 90s whose members consisted of Milini Khan (born Indira Milini Khan and is the daughter of singer Chaka Khan), Taniya Robinson, Tameika Chaney, Maurissa Tancharoen (born Maurissa Anne Tancharoen on November 28, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) and Shey Sperry.

In 1991, the group released their debut album, "Wake Up" on Motown Records. It's unknown how or if it ever charted at all.

The group's only song to chart was "All About You" which peaked at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100, #47 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, and #28 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.

The follow-up single, "Dreams" was also released, but didn't chart at all. Due to lack of promotion, the group disbanded and had seemed to have faded into obscurity.

These days, Milini continues songwriting and recording back-up vocals. She has also toured extensively with the Daughters of Soul which is an internationally touring collective of successful female soul singers.

Maurissa Tancharoen works as an actress & television writer. She is married to television director & writer Jed Whedon. As for the other other members, it's unknown what they are up today.


To see the music video for "All About You," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2EMo20xdco



[Updated on 06\11\13]

Coming of Age

Coming of Age were a Los Angeles R&B quintet from the '90s that consisted of members Terrance Quaites, Israel Spencer, Ivan Shaw, Tee Kese, and Marthony Tobb.
In 1993, the group released their self-titled debut album on Atlantic Records which peaked at #7 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart & #43 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.

The group's first single and biggest hit to date, "Coming Home to Love" peaked at #101 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and #27 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.

The follow-up single, "Baby Be Still" peaked at #63 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks. The group appeared on "Soul Train" in 1993 with Tisha Campbell and Das Efx.

In 1995, Coming Of Age released a sophomore album, "Coming Correct" which was unsuccessful and after that, it seemed that the group faded away into obscurity.

These days, member TQ has a moderately successful solo career. Tao Kese started a solo career on an independent record label. As for the other members of the group, their whereabouts are unknown.

To see the music video for "Coming Home For Love," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZkf4eoddzc

To see the music video for "Baby Be Still," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzU9o9zSo6k


[updated on 05\08\12]

Keith Patrick

Keith Patrick (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an R&B singer from the late 80's. Not much information has been given on this singer, but he was signed to Omni Records.
In 1987, Keith released his self-titled debut album which didn't chart at all on the Billboard 200 or R&B charts.

Keith's only hit song to date, "Night To Remember" peaked at #61 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.

The follow-up single, "Be My Girl" was released, but didn't chart.

After that, Keith disappeared from the music scene before we knew it. He hasn't released another album and it's unknown what he's up to these days.

To see a fan-made video for "Night To Remember," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgQQxT_piw4


To see a fan-made video for "Be My Girl," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lndJlLWQN2A


[updated on 06/02/13]

Good 2 Go

Good 2 Go was an all-female R&B\dance group from Los Angeles that consisted of members Melissa Miller, Natalie Fernie, Kathy Webb, Cindy Shows and Missy Newman.
In 1992, the group released their self-titled debut album on Giant Records. The album didn't chart at all on the Billboard 200 or R&B albums chart.

The group's biggest hit to date "Never Satisfied" peaked at #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 19 weeks.

The follow-up single "He Thinks He's All That" was released, but didn't appear to make the charts at all.

After that, it seemed that the group had faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from them since.

To see the music video for "Never Satisified," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEHGI0HtTmU


[updated on 05\08\12]

Zakiya

Zakiya (born Zakiya Munnerlyn in Newark, New Jersey) was a female R&B singer from the mid '90s.

In 1992, Zakiya was the winner of Hal Jackson's Talented Teens and then went on to win Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater. After that, she was signed to Ric Wake's production company as part of a girl group called Faces and then started her solo career.

In 1997, Zakiya released her self-titled debut album which didn't chart at all on the Billboard 200 or R&B albums chart.

Her first single, "Love Like Mine" peaked at #60 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.

The follow-up single, "My Love Won't Fade Away" became her biggest hit to date, peaking at #52 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.

After that, Zakiya was working on her sophomore album, but unfortunately the album was shelved. She released a 12" single, "I Like" which didn't chart at all.

After that, it seemed that Zakiya faded into obscurity. These days, she resides in Pennsylvania, retired from the music business.

To see the music video for "Love Like Mine," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1zNDEwK8Wc

To see a fan-made video for "My Love Won't Fade Away," go to:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x35wzz_zakiya-my-love-wont-fade-away_music


[updated on 06\11\13]

Jordan Hill

Jordan Hill (born on April 17, 1978 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a female pop singer who started her career in the mid-'90s. She was described as "the next Mariah Carey."

She has been performing since she was young, singing in community musicals. By the time she was about to start high school, Jordan was eager to pursue her music career and move to Los Angeles.

On a one-year basis, Jordan and her mother moved to L.A. while her dad stayed behind in Knoxville. Once she was settled, she attended L.A.'s Hamilton Academy of Music while singing in the school choir, a local gospel choir and maintaining her club gig schedule.

In 1994 while Jordan was performing at the Le Mondrian Hotel in Hollywood, she was invited to sing at a special party at the house of David Foster. She ended up being signed to David's record label, 143 Records.

In 1995, Jordan released her debut single "Remember Me This Way" which peaked at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared on the "Casper" movie soundtrack.

A year later in 1996, Jordan released her self-titled debut album which peaked at #20 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.

The lead single "For The Love of You" peaked at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100, #40 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart, #9 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and #52 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 12 weeks.

The follow-up single "How Many Times" was only released in Europe. It's unknown how or if the single charted.

The third single, a cover version of the Bee Gees' song, "Too Much Heaven" was also released in Europe. Once again, it's unknown how or if the single made the charts.

Due to lack of promotion and support, Jordan left the label.

In 1998, Jordan was featured on the song, "Love Shouldn't Hurt" featuring artists such as All-4-One, Michael Bolton, Stephen Bishop, Bobby Caldwell,  Gregory Curtis, Laura Davis, Owen Elliot, Olivia Newton-John, Emmanuel Officer, Stephen Stills, Chris Stills, Richard Stites, Tamia, Ann Wilson, Carnie Wilson & Wendy Wilson.

In 1999, Jordan appeared on Jim Brickman's album "Destiny" on the title song.

These days, Jordan is still active in the music business and working on a new album scheduled for release sometime this year.

In 2012, Jordan released a cover version of Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" which managed to peak at #11 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. The single is available on iTunes along with her cover version of "This Christmas."

To see Jordan's official website, go to:
http://www.jordanhillonline.com/

To see Jordan's Facebook page, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/JordanHillFans

To see Jordan's YouTube page, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/MissJordanHill/

To follow Jordan on Twitter, go to:
https://twitter.com/JordanHillMusic

To see the music video for "Remember Me This Way," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOFGa_4quiU

To see the music video for "For The Love of You," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0my1krqfPE0

To see a fan-made video for "How Many Times," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVliV6eerfY

To see a fan-made video for "Too Much Heaven," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m98DEF_gGB4

To see the music video for "Someday at Christmas," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ys1gH1b7Qg

To see the music video for "This Christmas," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhbY-L1wtP0

To see a fan-made video for "Destiny," go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI-9o60PXV4



[updated on 03/25/13]

Ms. Melodie

Ms. Melodie (born Ramona L. Parker in 1969 in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York) was a female rapper from the 80s.

She was a former member of the Boogie Down Productions and the ex-wife of the group's member, KRS-One. Her younger sister, Harmony was a member of Boogie Down Productions.
In 1988, Ms. Melodie released the mini-album "Hype According to Ms. Melodie" on Jive Records. It's unknown how or if the album made the charts.

In 1989, Ms. Melodie released her full-length debut album "Diva" which didn't chart at all on the Billboard charts.

The first single "Wake Up, Wake Up" which peaked at #20 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart.  Another single "Live on Stage" was also released, but didn't chart.

After that, it seemed as if Ms. Melodie had faded into obscurity. On July 17, 2012, she passed away from unknown causes at the age of 43.

To see a fan-made video for "Wake Up, Wake Up," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUhZSXTeIR0

To see the music video for "Live on Stage," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFCsUJazN4I


[updated on 08\12\12]