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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 2, 2017 15:47:58 GMT -5
You have to keep in mind that TV One has asked numerous artists to be featured and a lot of them turn it down (ex. Stephanie Mills and Betty Wright).
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Post by Zinc. on Jan 2, 2017 15:58:40 GMT -5
Stephanie Mills & Betty Wright are the definition of Unsung. I'd love to hear their stories. They're so many unsung artists.
Tevin Campbell Tracie Spencer Shanice
The first R&B teen stars of the late 80s, early 90s before we had Aaliyah, Monica, Brandy or Usher.
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Post by stunnedout on Jan 2, 2017 19:36:18 GMT -5
Yes! I would love to see a Stephanie Mills Unsung
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Post by Nick on Jan 2, 2017 19:47:09 GMT -5
Yes for Stephanie Mills! Also, there were already episodes for Teena Marie, Deniece Williams and Martha Wash if we're discussing classic R&B ladies.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 3, 2017 7:29:00 GMT -5
Yes! I would love to see a Stephanie Mills Unsung I would, too, but she's declined several times; her and Betty both said they personally don't feel "unsung". Delusional to a degree but I get it.
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Post by Zinc. on Jan 3, 2017 7:57:18 GMT -5
Yeah they're both delusional if they said that. But I can understand and respect why they would decline.
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Post by stunnedout on Jan 3, 2017 12:59:43 GMT -5
Well Stephanie had a ton of success in her career. She was poppin during her day. Didn't she decide to leave music to raise her son?
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 3, 2017 13:12:30 GMT -5
Well Stephanie had a ton of success in her career. She was poppin during her day. Didn't she decide to leave music to raise her son? He's special needs so I think that played a big factor in her scaling her career back. I just think she and others equate unsung = unsuccessful, which isn't always the case.
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Post by Rican@ on Jan 3, 2017 20:21:50 GMT -5
The title is not fitting; which, I'm shocked a name change has not come about because quite few under Unsung series do not follow the "title" necessarily (or another name for those who have experienced major success).
However, I could see the "Unsung" in the essence of this generation not being familiar with the ones that are featured too along with how the ways of R&B music/acts are going, the title can be justified. I just know there will be several Unsung episodes from this crop of new R&B acts as many have not had the opportunity to experience any real success so within the next 20 or so years, it will be even easier to select candidates, unfortunately.
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Post by Zinc. on Jan 5, 2017 12:47:57 GMT -5
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Post by George on Jan 5, 2017 14:03:54 GMT -5
Hopeful wishing, but it'd be cool if they used this little momentum to release "When Love Didn't Hurt" off their album and get a Top 10 Urban AC hit!
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Post by Zinc. on Jan 5, 2017 15:53:03 GMT -5
They're releasing a new song with BBD on January 27th called Finally.
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Post by Caviar on Jan 5, 2017 16:06:39 GMT -5
Really good Unsung. While watching I realized how massive and influential their catalog is.
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Post by stunnedout on Jan 5, 2017 17:34:55 GMT -5
I felt the Unsung was rushed at the end. They spent so much time on the beginning stuff that they didn't really cover the last 10 years in depth.
I still don't understand how they broke up, why LeLe wasn't doing shows with the other 2 (I went to a show in 98 when it was only Coko and Taj) and why Coko didn't want to be bothered with the other girls.
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Post by Zinc. on Jan 5, 2017 18:59:19 GMT -5
Yeah SWV's catalog is very influential. Their unsung was rushed though. They broke up because they wasn't fuckin' with each other like that no more. Too many people were their ear especially Coko's.
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Post by msstrictly on Jan 5, 2017 22:32:33 GMT -5
There is a snippet of the song "Finally" with BBD on Ronnie DeVoe's facebook page. I kind of like it. Coko sounds toned down her voice and Ricky's sound pretty good together.
Most of you will probably say the production sounds dated though lol.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 6, 2017 14:01:42 GMT -5
On iTunes.
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Post by George on Jan 6, 2017 16:11:59 GMT -5
Thanks. I quite enjoyed this. I agree with everyone that I wish it was longer.
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Post by Rican@ on Jan 6, 2017 20:44:14 GMT -5
It has been known that Coko's attitude led to their first breakup and one of the major reasons why they can't really work together now too.
Even with this Unsung episode, Coko did not want to be involved.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2017 2:08:31 GMT -5
It has been known that Coko's attitude led to their first breakup and one of the major reasons why they can't really work together now too. Even with this Unsung episode, Coko did not want to be involved. And went so far as to delete her Twitter days before the episode aired so she wouldn't have to tweet or be inundated with tweets about it.
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Post by Nick on Jan 7, 2017 14:37:43 GMT -5
I DVR'd this, still need to watch.
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Post by Night Senses on Jan 8, 2017 15:09:14 GMT -5
I want to buy the album with "Can We" and "Rain" on it. I remember it being really good.
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Post by stunnedout on Jan 8, 2017 23:47:29 GMT -5
It has been known that Coko's attitude led to their first breakup and one of the major reasons why they can't really work together now too. Even with this Unsung episode, Coko did not want to be involved. And went so far as to delete her Twitter days before the episode aired so she wouldn't have to tweet or be inundated with tweets about it. She is so OBNOXIOUS. Aint nobody checking for her outside of SWV, She was such a bitch on that reality show. They al need each other, but Coko act like she doing them a favor by participating. At the end of the day if people were checking for her that solo album wouldn't have flopped.
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Post by Zinc. on Jan 9, 2017 12:07:29 GMT -5
I want to buy the album with "Can We" and "Rain" on it. I remember it being really good. It was ok. Their debut & A New Beginning >>>>>
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Post by Jay D83 on Jan 9, 2017 12:11:23 GMT -5
And went so far as to delete her Twitter days before the episode aired so she wouldn't have to tweet or be inundated with tweets about it. She is so OBNOXIOUS. Aint nobody checking for her outside of SWV, She was such a bitch on that reality show. They al need each other, but Coko act like she doing them a favor by participating. At the end of the day if people were checking for her that solo album wouldn't have flopped. Groups have to realize, once they peak and none of the solo stuff is popping, then they EQUALLY need each other. Nobody is checking for one without the others. If more (especially female) groups understood that, they wouldn't 'break up' so much.
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Post by Zinc. on Mar 19, 2017 20:27:11 GMT -5
Kinda already know their history and story. But this should interesting
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Post by George on Apr 27, 2017 15:56:37 GMT -5
BBD, SWV & En Vogue have announced a Three Stripes tour this summer! GUY will join them on select dates. Cities announced so far: May 20 - Wolf Creek Amphitheater - Atlanta, GA May 26 - Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino - Mashantucket, CT May 27 - Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino Event Center - Niagara Falls, NY June 1 - The Mann - Philadelphia, PA June 2 - Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY June 16 - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO June 17 - Providence Medical Center Amphitheater - Bonner Springs, KS July 2 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Woodlands, TX July 22 - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island - Chicago, IL July 28 - Paul Brown Stadium - Cincinnati, OH July 29 - Chene Park - Detroit, MI
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Post by George on May 23, 2017 14:32:23 GMT -5
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Post by Zinc. on Oct 17, 2017 12:53:38 GMT -5
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Post by Zinc. on Nov 5, 2017 21:46:27 GMT -5
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