their area code wasn't anywhere near as popular as the ones from new york or atlanta but this
trio knew they have the talent to succeed in the competitive business of music however major
internal issues among the members would eventually result in the undoing of 90s r b group 702 camila
williams and sisters irish and lamisha grinstead formed the group in the mid 90s while all
attending the same performing arts high school in las vegas irish along with her twin sister orrish
plus older sister lemisha occasionally sang in the lobby of famed hotel caesar's palace where
they would one day be discovered by actor comedian sinbad he suggested that they go
to atlanta to enter a music competition they did and that decision would change their lives
they captured second place but that was a very small victory compared to what was coming next
as the event was nearing a close they met michael bivens of r b groups new edition
and bell biv devoe after an impromptu audition he signed them on the spot to his label biv 10
records and change their name from sweeter than suga to 702 the area code of their hometown
even though fans are familiar with the group being a trio they started out as a quartet
consisting of irish orish lemisha and friend amelia child they made their official debut as
featured artists on r b group subway's top 20 hit single this little game we play emilia and orish
were removed from the group due to michael not favoring their voices and were replaced by tiffany
viariel and camila williams who both attended the same performing arts high school as the sisters
six months before their debut single was released tiffany would depart the group to pursue a solo
career in august 1996 their debut single and the song that would put them on the map stylo dropped
it made it into the top 40 on the billboard hot 100. their debut album titled no doubt was
released two months later the follow-up single get it together did even better it peaked at
the number 10 position on the hot 100 and number three on the r b hip-hop chart helping the album
claim gold status steelo along with several other songs were co-written and produced by rapper
singer songwriter and producer missy misdemeanor elliot 702 would get a chance to return the favor
by appearing on her debut album super duper fly on the track beatme911 their second album titled 702
would bring even more success the first single off the album called where my girl's at another penned
and produced missy effort would end up being the group's signature song and their biggest hit
two other singles were also released but failed to measure up to the success of the first
in june 1999 lamisha gave birth to her son and temporarily left the groove viewers of the music
video for where my girl's at got a glimpse of her very pregnant belly sister orish took her place
during her brief absence after the release of the album the group decided to take a bit of a hiatus
it turned out to be a much needed one since there were a lot of behind-the-scenes issues happening
between the trio as a result camila left the group to go solo later she would talk about the tension
and animosity targeted towards her by the sisters out of her being the lead singer things became so
tumultuous that she felt she had no other choice but to leave her solo career however never came
to fruition although she did do some songwriting and backup singing work with missy elliott as well
as r b singer faith evans she was ultimately replaced by irish's friend cree lamore the new
lineup released a single called pootie tangen for the soundtrack of the 2001 comedy film pootie tang
shortly after this camila returned to the group after being asked to come back numerous
times cree was then shown the door camila would later admit that the main reason she came back
was because of money the trio's third album with the original lineup once again
titled star was released in 2003. it's mostly remembered for the single i still love you
motown dropped the ball and didn't promote the album resulting in it barely getting any attention
the group officially disbanded in 2006 so that they could all focus on other aspects of their
lives and solo careers the same year lumisha got a 9-5 gig becoming a wedding chapel manager at
treasure island hotel and casino in las vegas it appears that irish also took a step back from the
music world to focus mainly on raising her son the group would then suffer a major tragedy original
member orish twin sister of irish died from kidney failure on april 20th 2008. she was 27 years old
camila confirmed via twitter in 2010 that she was working on her solo album as of the making of this
video the album has not been released she sat down for an interview with you know i got seoul.com
in may 2020 and talked about why things have taken so long it's never been my super hard focal point
when i became a mother that kind of took over everything having a special needs kid that shifted
my trajectory and slowed me down a bit so it's not my number one hustle anymore camilla shares
one child a son with neo-soul artists music soul child in 2014 she tried her hand at reality tv
and appeared on the third season of r b divas atlanta 702 officially reunited in 2017 and made
an appearance at the soul train music awards after that they went on tour the reunion was facilitated
by camila since she hadn't seen the sisters since their last album in 2003 and only spoke briefly in
2009 after she had her son she flew out to vegas the previous year just to meet with them they
had a great time and picked up right where they left off it was also around this time that camila
really started on her solo album the project was put on hold again to focus on 702's tour
if fans were wondering if the tour was going to lay the foundation for new 702 music they
would be wrong according to camila the tour was just a way to give fans a good dose of nostalgia
and keep it moving she did mention in the same interview that she was actually done recording
her album but because of the pandemic the mixing and mastering process was taking longer than usual
she describes the album as a conceptual theme album that theme being love and heartbreak
the emotional tracks express all the anger and hurt she experienced
in her relationship with music soul child acting is another art form camila's gotten into she can
be seen playing a backup singer in season three of the national geographic television series genius
the season began march 21st 2021 and chronicles the life of queen of soul aretha franklin
after living a seemingly low-key and drama-free life for many years
a shocking turn of events happened in lamisha's life in may 2020 in a since-deleted instagram post
she shared that she was now homeless she tagged both her husband and son's instagram accounts
saying that the two kicked her out of the home apparently owned by her mother-in-law
she later added additional details for the people who questioned what all of this meant and how they
might be able to help her during this time of need including listing her cash app another pose
that she deleted was one from january in which she celebrated her 20th anniversary with her husband
then several days later interestingly enough on mother's day she made a pose
praising her two children and admitting that she isn't the perfect mother
on june 9th 2021 the series bet presents the encore premiered on the network the
show brings together nine of the most memorable r b songstresses from the 90s and 2000s to form
the ultimate r b supergroup the ensemble consists of twin sisters fallon and felicia from cherish
shimari from black pam from total keely from 3lw and the cheetah girls aubry from danny kane solo
artist nivia and two 702 members sisters lamisha and irish the challenge should they choose to
accept it is that they have 30 days to complete an album learn choreography practice vocals
and put on a live performance all while living under the same roof to add even more amazing
nostalgia viewers also get to enjoy reconnecting with host ceta from bet's music video show
ceta's world thanks for watching please like share and comment also don't forget to
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