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Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records during the mid-1990s. the New Jersey R&B trio Total made their first appearance singing the hook on The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut single, "Juicy". Garnering attention for the new group, they were also featured on the original version and "Hip Hop Remix" of his next single "One More Chance". They then immediately hit the studio with Bad Boy Records CEO Sean "Puffy" Combs and began work on their debut album. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.
While recording their second album, they appeared on numerous top ten singles, including LL Cool J's "Loungin'/Who Do U Love?", Foxy Brown's "I Can't", and Mase's "What You Want" and Pam sang the chorus to the massive "Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G.. The group also released another single, the Missy Elliott and Timbaland track "What About Us" from the Soul Food soundtrack. When they bought out their second album, Kima, Keisha, and Pam, it debuted to strong reviews, sales, and was certified gold by the RIAA. The first single, another Missy Elliott collaboration, "Trippin'", reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
After the release of Kima, Keisha, and Pam, the girls sang the chorus to legendary rap duo Gang Starr's 1999 single "Discipline" and in 2000 they were featured on the Tony Touch single "(I Wonder Why) He's the Greatest DJ". They also contributed to the songs"Crave" to 3 Strikes (film) and the songs "Quick Rush" to ""Bait (film) movie soundtracks.
In their last official appearance together they were thanked in the credits for their collaboration with Da Beatminerz and Talib Kweli - Anti-Love Movement in 2001.
Currently Keisha Spivey got married to actor Omar Epps in 2006 and is living in California. They have daughter K'marie(July 2004) and son Amir(Dec 2007)together; as well as Omar's daughter Aiyanna Yasmine(00) with ex wife Yusra Salama. Pamela Long still lives in New Jersey. She is also a member of Agape Family Worship Center in Rahway, NJ and what is known about Kima is that she did a track that featuring her sister, rapper Vita, called "What U Want", was leaked in 2008, Total have no interest in pursuing to reband.
Discography:
Total (1996)
Kima, Keisha, and Pam (1998)
(Got this information from Wikipedia.com. So if some information is wrong I am sorry.)
Total is one of my favorite r&b groups from the nineties. I love they sound and would love to see them get back together. They are what you truly call a girl r&b group. Don't get me wrong I like some of the stuff that some of the girl groups put out today but nothing can beat r&b groups like Total and other r&b groups I will put up later. I was kind of young when they were out but I was old enough to know good music when I heard it. Some songs I love by them are Can't You See, Kissin' You, Do You Think About Us, and Trippin'. My favorite album by them is they self-titled album Total.
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