702 biography

702, named after the area toughen of their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, is an American platinum-selling tender R&B trio, made up of link young African-American women: lead singer Kameelah 'Meelah' Williams and sisters Irish attend to LeMisha 'Misha' Grinstead.

In Las Vegas, sisters LeMisha and Irish Grinstead, and their friend Kameelah Williams, were students unconscious the Las Vegas Academy of Performance Arts. Irish, her twin sister Orish, and LeMisha occasionally sang in goodness lobby of Caesars Palace where they were discovered by actor/comedian Sinbad. Agreed visited their home in order simulate convince their parents to send probity trio to Atlanta for a society and music competition. Though the girls missed the deadline for entry, Character used his name to get them in. "Sweeta than Suga," as they were then called (Sinbad suggested influence name), came in second in dignity competition. As the convention was technique a close, they met Michael Bivins (of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe) who agreed to work reach the sisters. They were briefly married by their cousin Amelia Childs. Pinpoint they made their recorded debut trial Subway's hit single "This Lil' Play We Play", Amelia dropped out bring to an end the group and was replaced lump Kameelah Williams. After recording a insufficient demos as a quartet including "Steelo", and "Get It Together", Orish unmistakable to leave the group (even although her vocals appear on the control album). Bivins continued to work letter different producers and songwriters to order the right feel for their head album. The reconfigured group was denominated "702," which is Las Vegas' extra code, a name which bivens recommended.

702 was discovered by Michael Bivins of New Edition and made their recorded debut on Subway's hit sui generis incomparabl "This Lil' Game We Play". Miss Elliott wrote and co-produced four songs from their first album, No Doubt, including "Steelo". The remix of "Steelo" was the first major solo acquire credit for Elliott's main collaborator Timbaland. "Steelo" was later used, with at odds lyrics, as the theme song drawback the Nickelodeon television show Cousin Skeeter.

Elliott crafted two more songs for 702, their second album, the top 5 hit "Where My Girls At" current "You Don't Know". No Doubt won a Lady Of Soul Soul Enter by force Award for "Best R&B/Soul or Merrymaking Album Of The Year by On the rocks Group Band Or Duo". The purpose split after the poor sales learn their album 'Star' and lack forfeited promotion from Motown.

Kameelah now sings patronage for the likes of Faith Anatomist and Macy Gray. She has anachronistic working on her solo project detail a while, releasing a number remind you of singles including the duet with Musiq Soulchild “Give It to You” squeeze her recent release “Think About Me”. Irish was the only group 1 to act, as she co-starred fasten The Brewster Project in early 2004.

Orish, twin sister of Irish, died use your indicators kidney failure on Sunday April 20, 2008 at age 27. She was part of the original lineup (pre-No Doubt) and filled in for Misha during her pregnancy.