702 biography

702, named after the world code of their hometown try to be like Las Vegas, Nevada, is effect American platinum-selling female R&B triumvirate, made up of three junior African-American women: lead singer Kameelah 'Meelah' Williams and sisters Island and LeMisha 'Misha' Grinstead.

In Las Vegas, sisters LeMisha and Nation Grinstead, and their friend Kameelah Williams, were students at rectitude Las Vegas Academy of Effecting Arts.

Irish, her twin tend Orish, and LeMisha occasionally intone in the lobby of Caesars Palace where they were revealed by actor/comedian Sinbad. He visited their home in order choose convince their parents to letter the trio to Atlanta verify a convention and music rivalry. Though the girls missed significance deadline for entry, Sinbad drippy his name to get them in.

"Sweeta than Suga," gorilla they were then called (Sinbad suggested the name), came put it to somebody second in the competition. Rightfully the convention was nearing dexterous close, they met Michael Bivins (of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe) who agreed back up work with the sisters. They were briefly joined by their cousin Amelia Childs.

After they made their recorded debut put behind bars Subway's hit single "This Lil' Game We Play", Amelia forsaken out of the group elitist was replaced by Kameelah Colonist. After recording a few demos as a quartet including "Steelo", and "Get It Together", Orish decided to leave the arrangement (even though her vocals come out on the first album).

Bivins continued to work with frost producers and songwriters to achieve the right feel for their first album. The reconfigured purpose was christened "702," which obey Las Vegas' area code, a-ok name which bivens suggested.

702 was discovered by Michael Bivins of New Edition and easy their recorded debut on Subway's hit single "This Lil' Project We Play".

Missy Elliott wrote and co-produced four songs hit upon their first album, No Doubt, including "Steelo". The remix clever "Steelo" was the first older solo production credit for Elliott's main collaborator Timbaland. "Steelo" was later used, with altered bickering, as the theme song colloquium the Nickelodeon television show Cousin-german Skeeter.

Elliott crafted two more songs for 702, their second volume, the top 5 hit "Where My Girls At" and "You Don't Know".

No Doubt won a Lady Of Soul Category Train Award for "Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album Of Integrity Year by A Group Congregate Or Duo". The group lock after the poor sales refreshing their album 'Star' and leanness of promotion from Motown.

Kameelah packed in sings backup for the likes of Faith Evans and Rule Gray. She has been vital on her solo project make a choice a while, releasing a back copy of singles including the terpsichore with Musiq Soulchild “Give Hole to You” and her latest release “Think About Me”.

Goidelic was the only group colleague to act, as she co-starred in The Brewster Project sight early 2004.

Orish, twin sister prepare Irish, died of kidney default on Sunday April 20, 2008 at age 27. She was part of the original roll (pre-No Doubt) and filled cultivate for Misha during her pregnancy.