Damien Bautista

Damien Bautista was a freestyle\dance singer from the ’90s. Not much information is given about him, but he was signed to Classified Records. In 1994, he released the single “What Will I Do.” It’s unknown how or if the single made the charts at all.

In 1995, Damien appeared on the Classified Records compliation album “Classifed Dance: Freestyle Volume One” with the track “Only You” before fading into obscurity.

It’s unknown what Damien Bautista is up to these days.

To see a fan-made video for a dub mix version of “What Will I Do,” go to:

To see a fan-made video for “Only You,” go to:

M:G

M:G (born Maribel Gonzalez in San Francisco, California) is a freestyle\dance music singer from the ’90s.

During her high school years, M:G joined her school choir where she not only developed her voice talent, but met fellow dance singer Angelina.

In the spring of 1997, a demo of her singing a Madonna cover attracted the attention of a mixer at San Francisco radio station WiLD 94.9 who passed it on to Classified Records and was signed to the label the day after.
During that same year, M:G released her debut single, “Make A Little Noise” which didn’t make any impact on the charts.
In 1998, she released her follow-up single, “Sweet Honesty” which received overwhelming response at WiLD 9.49 and later became the most requested song on the station.

The song peaked at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, staying on the chart for 22 weeks.

The success of “Sweet Honesty” led to M:G performing in California, Nevada and Texas; she has also performed with various artists such as Angelina, LL Cool J, Mase, INOJ, Kai, K-Ci & JoJo, Sylk-E. Fine, Tamia, Jon B., Voices of Theory, Nu Flavor, Zapp & Roger, Spanish Fly and Pinay.
During that same year, M:G released her debut studio album, “Make a Little Noise” which didn’t make the charts.
The follow-up single, “What Do You Remember?” peaked at #16 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and #8 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks.

The last two singles released from the album: “Aphrodisiac” and “Think Twice” flopped on the charts.

While M:G was touring, she completed her prerequisites for dental school. In 2002, she graduated from dental school as a registered dental hygenist.

She met fitness trainer Chris LaLanne (the grand-nephew of fitness legend Jack LaLanne) in 2005 and later married him; together, they have two children: son Jackson and daughter Shayla.

In 2008, M:G: left her full-time practice as a dental hygenist to open LaLanne Fitness Crossfit in San Francisco, California; the business closed down in 2020. She later dabbled in modeling, appearing in various magazines such as “FHM.”
In 2012, she returned to her music career where she released two singles: “The End of the World” and “O Holy Night.”
In December of 2013, M:G released the single, “Déjà Vu.” These days, she resides in Davis, California where she works as a makeup artist and is still registered as a dental hygenist. It’s unknown if she’s still active with her music career.

To see M:G’s official website, go to:
https://www.maribellalanne.com/

To follow M:G on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/maribellalanne/

To follow M:G on Facebook, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/maribel.lalanne

To follow M:G on Twitter, go to:
http://twitter.com/maribellalanne

To see M:G’s YouTube page, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/maribellalanne

To see a video for “Sweet Honesty”, go to:

To see a video for “What Do You Remember?”, go to:

To see a video for “Make A Little Noise”, go to:

To see a video for “Think Twice”, go to:

To see a video for “The End of the World”, go to:

To see a video for “O Holy Night”, go to:

To see a video for “Déjà Vu”, go to:

[updated on 01/02/2022]

‘O’ Town Boyz

‘O’ Town Boyz were a hip-hop trio from the ’90s. Not much information is given about them, but they were signed to the Robbins Entertainment record label.

In 1996, they released their debut single “Where Da Party At!!??” It’s unknown how or if the single made the charts at all.

In 1998, they were featured on the soundtrack to the movie “Black Spring Break The Movie” with the track “Drop Dip & Roll.” The trio’s last single released was “Run Forrest Run” on La Smooth Records before fading into obscurity.

It’s unknown what they are up to these days.

To see a fan-made video for “Where Da Party At,” go to:

Dani Stevenson

Dani Stevenson (born in 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a female R&B singer from the 2000s.

Dani moved to Harlem, New York when she was 12 years old. After arriving in Harlem, she had aspirations of having a music career. She performed the National Anthem at a junior high graduation and participated in various talent concerts. In 1998, she performed at the Greenwich Village open-mike circuit.

In August of 2001, she met music producer Rhemario Webber through a mutual friend. Together, they worked on a 10-track demo which resulted in her signing a contract with Universal Records in February of 2002.

After signing to the label, Universal Records suggested that Dani contribute vocals to rapper and labelmate Nelly’s 2002 number-one hit single “Hot in Herre” which she agreed to.

After the success of “Hot in Herre,” Universal Records allowed Dani to prepare her debut album. She wrote 11 out of 13 tracks & also incorporated the 10-track demo to her debut album which would be titled “Is There Another?!” and was scheduled to be released in March of 2003. On September 17, 2002, Dani released her debut single, “Honk Your Horn” featuring rapper Missy Elliott (who also produced the song). The song didn’t make the charts until October of 2003; it managed to chart at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and #48 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart. In August of 2002, Dani’s song, “Yo, Yo, Yo” was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “xXx.” On April 29, 2003, it was released her follow-up single which managed to peak at #71 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.

By 2004, Dani’s debut album passed its scheduled release date and due to the commercial failure of both singles, she left Universal Records and the album was shelved. After that, it seemed as if she faded into obscurity, but in 2006, she contributed to Norman Hedman’s Tropique final studio album, “Garden of Forbidden Fruit.” In 2010, she signed a new record deal with Starrlet Entertainment and released a single called “Wishing Well.” It’s unknown how or if the song ever charted.

In 2011, she began working with late rapper DMX and contributed DMX & New Orleans rap group N.O.4’s collaborative single “Tell Ya Friends” and appeared in the music video for the song. She also made an appearance on DMX’s album “Undisputed” on the track “Sucka For Love.”

These days (according to research), Dani is still active with her music career and has her own record label, Lovers Lane Entertainment.
In 2020, she released a new single, “Sugar Honey Ice Tea” featuring rapper Shya L’amour. A year later, she released the single, “Love Me.” According to an interview with The Hype Magazine, Dani is planning on releasing an EP called “Abandoned.”

To follow Dani Stevenson on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/thedanistevenson/

To see a video for “Honk Your Horn,” go to:

 

To see a video for “Yo, Yo, Yo,” go to:

To see the music video for “Wishing Well,” go to:

To see a video for “Sugar Honey Ice Tea,” go to:

To see a video for “Love Me,” go to:

As a bonus, here is a sampler of Dani’s unreleased album, “Is There Another?!”:

[updated on 11\19\2021]

Jene

Jene is a pop\R&B music singer from the 2000s. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, she began signing in church as a child.

After she and her family moved to Florida, Jene decided to pursue a music career. While in Florida, she met Ryan Glover, the CEO of Noontime Records. After auditioning for Motown Records, she was signed to the label.
In 2002, Jene released her debut single, “Get Into Something” which peaked at #39 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles chart. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the film, “The Hot Chick”.
Her follow-up single, “Phenomenal Woman (Jene’s Reign)” featuring rapper Loon failed to make any impact on the charts at all.

During that same year, Jene was was supposed to release her debut studio album, “Jene’s Reign”, but due to unknown reasons, the album was shelved; however, it appears to have been released promotionally.
In 2003, Jene released her last single to date, “I Will Remember Your Smile” (which was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Empire”) before fading into obscurity. It’s unknown what she’s currently up to these days.

To see a video for “Get Into Something”, go to:

To see a video for “Phenomenal Woman (Jene’s Reign)”, go to:

To see a video for “I Will Remember Your Smile”, go to:

Jaimie Lee Hoffman

Jaimie Lee Hoffman (born in 1990 in San Diego, California) is a former teen pop\R&B music singer from the 2000s. Not much background information is given about this artist, but she was signed to the Ripe Records label.
In 2003, she released her debut single, “Dance With Me”. The song peaked at #14 on Billboard’s Hot Singles Sales chart, staying on the chart for 17 weeks and # #95 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, (staying on the chart for only 8 weeks).
In 2004, Jaimie Lee released her debut and only studio album, “J*Me” on Ripe Records. She would later go on tour with artists such as Aaron Carter, Stevie Brock, Jump 5 and Play.

Afterwards, it seems as if she faded into obscurity, but according to a comment that was posted back in 2019, Jaimee Lee has a daughter and works as a supervisor at an unnamed tech giant.

To see a video for “Dance With Me,” go to:

Cinema

Cinema were a R&B\funk group from Minneapolis, Minnesota whose members consisted of Craig Holiman, Kimberly Wright & Mark London.

In 1988, they released their only album “Wrong House” on A&M Records. It’s unknown how or if the album charted.
The first single released from the album was “Put You In My Pocket.” It’s unknown how or if the single made the charts at all.

The follow-up singles “Cinema 6,” “Who’s Gonna Tell” & “New Girl Now” didn’t make the charts at all either.

After that, it seems as if Cinema has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what the members of the group are up to these days.

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Lyric

Lyric was a female R&B group from Brooklyn, New York that consisted of member Farrah “Fendi” Fleurimond (from Brooklyn), Jackie “Baby J” (from Los Angeles, California) & Thema “Tayma Loren” McKinney.

Thema’s brother is music producer Carlos McKinney. They were the first female music trio to be signed to Clive Davis’ J Records imprint label. On August 6, 2002, the trio released their debut single “Young & Sexy” (featuring rapper Loon).

The song peaked at #79 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.

It was featured on the soundtrack to the video game “NBA Live 2003” and the 2002 film “The Hot Chick.” Lyric’s follow-up single “Episode” didn’t appear to make the Billboard charts at all. The trio’s other two singles “Hot & Tipsy” and “Little Did You Know” also failed to make any impact on the Billboard charts at all.

The songs were supposed to appear on their debut album, but it was never released.

Lyric attended the Grammy Week Songwriters luncheon in 2003 with R&B singer Patti LaBelle before breaking up & leaving J Records, seemingly fading into obscurity.

Farrah has written songs for artists such as Bobby V, Jessie J, Monica, Charlie Wilson & Karina Pasian.

These days, it appears as if Tayma is pursuing a solo music career & resides in San Francisco, California. It’s unknown what Jackie is up to these days.

To see the music video for “Young & Sexy,” go to:

Triple Image

Triple Image was a female pop trio that consisted of the Livingston sisters: identical twins Bridgett Lynn & Brittney Lee (born on July 18, 1989) and their younger sister Brianna Lauren (born on September 17, 1990).

The group got their name from their older sister Stephanie. According to their mother, they dressed and acted alike.

In 2000, the trio first performed at the Oaks Mall in Orlando, Florida and later performed on “The Jenny Jones Show”. They were the opening act for Aaron Carter (along with music groups Jump5 and No Secrets). Later on, they signed a record deal with Wire Records. In 2002, Triple Image released their only studio album, “Celebrate.” It’s unknown how or if it made the charts at all. Their songs, “Last One Standing” and “Hey Now (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun)” received airplay on Radio Disney, but didn’t appear to make the Billboard charts at all. In 2004, the trio released the EP, “Turn It Up” in Japan, but it’s unknown how well it did there. They were also spokespeople for a charity organization called Thursday’s Child.

These days, it seems as if Triple Image faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what the Livingston sisters are up to these days.

To see a video for “Last One Standing,” go to:

To see a video for “Hey Now (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun),” go to:

 

Jerzee Monet

Jerzee Monet (born Tanisha Carey in Bordentown, New Jersey) was a female R&B singer from the early 2000s.

Growing up, Jerzee shuffled back & forth between her divorced parents. She discovered her singing talent while in the sixth grade after her music teacher told her that he could hear her loud & clear over every group in the choir.

Jerzee wored as a hair stylist in Trenton, New Jersey and later worked as a chef in Virginia where in 1999, she met the roster & staff of Ruff Ryders when they came into her workplace for dinner.

Rapper DMX hit it off well with Jerzee. The group gave her several phone numbers to contact them & the company encouraged her to keep following her dreams.

Jerzee moved back to New Jersey & took three jobs to support her goals, working at UPS, the Gap & CVS (where she worked as a pharmaceutical technician).

Later on, she signed a contract with DreamWorks Records & recorded her debut album with music producer Tyrice Jones. In 2002, Jerzee released her debut single “Most High” (featuring DMX) which peaked at #54 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 18 weeks, making it her only chart appearance to date.
On July 16, 2002, she released her debut album “Love & War” which peaked at #60 on the Billboard 200 & #14 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The follow-up single “Work It Out” didn’t appear to chart at all.

After that, it seems as if Jerzee has faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from her since.

To see the music video for “Most High,” go to: