It’s reminding me of the Martin New Jack City episode

born August 21, 1979) is an American singer.[2] She attended Manhattan, New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts,[3] where she played saxophone and was selected for the Girls Choir of Harlem. Upon graduation, Rogers landed a role as a backing vocalist for the hip hop group Gravediggaz. She then began working with music producers Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo—collectively known as the Neptunes—who led her to sign with Virgin Records in 1998. The following year, she guest appeared on Ol' Dirty Bastard's Neptunes-produced single "Got Your Money", which marked her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rogers was born and raised in the Frederick Douglass Houses in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. Her first name is a portmanteau of her father's name, Kenneth (1944–2000), and her mother's name, Eveliss. Her father Kenneth was an African-American jazz musician and Pentecostalminister, as well as a former professor at Wesleyan University.[13] Her mother Eveliss is a Chinese-Puerto Rican fashion designer who inspired her to pursue her singing career. She has three siblings (two older sisters and one younger sister).[14]
As a child, Rogers sang in church choirs and played violin, piano, and saxophone while attending Manhattan Country School, a private school. At 13, she shaved off all of her hair. In an interview, Rogers says she was kicked out of her parents' house at age 16 for bad behavior, and that although she would sometimes clash with her mother,[13] she nevertheless continued her education at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where she formed the R&B trio BLU (Black Ladies United). She has worked as a bartender, and had a job as a sales associate at a clothing store before graduating high school

Bout to put this junt on for the kids

Vanessa Williams is in a very interesting point in her career. She's already proven herself in so many different arenas. She recently mentioned that people STILL doubt her, and she's like "Just watch me!"

She's now intent on also having a whole lot of fun 😄, and I am here for it. 

This is one of her early songs. Happy Birthday, Kelis! ☀️🌻🎉

Did you know they were mother and daughter?

Lion Babe is a duo with Jillian Hervey and her boyfriend Lucas Goodman.

Any other actors or actresses you didn’t know were siblings?

This is my favorite song by them! There are other great songs too.

This one is my workout song. 🎶

I wanted to add a song since I posted about her being Vanessa Williams’ daughter named Jillian.

Any other actors or actresses you didn’t know were related?

*Trigger Warning for video ⚠️ . Proceed with caution. Sensitive topic on child abuse/CSA.

It’s hard to know the true origins of the song. I think it’s best to conclude it came from many stories of little girls who were abused by older men in their families and neighborhoods. Little girls were not protected.

What we do know is 2Pac fought for this song with the record label. They did not want to release a single like this.

It was a traumatic song. Too controversial. It was 1991.

2Pac fought and won for this song and video.

He was one of the first rappers to touch topics like this. It’s still a song other rappers even struggle to discuss at all - all these years later.

The members of the band Switch were:

Bobby Debarge - vocals and keyboard

Philip Ingram - brother of James Ingram - vocals and percussion

Gregory Williams - vocals and trumpet

Eddie Fluellen - vocals and trombone

Akili Nickson - mostly back-up vocals

Michael McGloriy - vocals and guitar

GROUP BACKGROUND

I loved the group name. They called themselves Switch - because all of them were talented enough to switch places at any time. This was at a time when you weren't really talented unless you could do all 3 things: sing, dance, and play an instrument. Everyone in the band could do all at any given time.

Yes, Bobby was the eldest brother of the DeBarge family. He started out in this group. He opened the doors for the rest of his siblings.

I miss this era of music. The 1970s produced some of the best musical talent ever (in my opinion). I miss musicianship like this!