In Las Vegas, sisters LeMisha and Irish Grinstead, and their friend Kameelah Williams, were students at the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts. Irish, her twin sister Orish, and LeMisha occasionally sang in the lobby of Caesars Palace where they were discovered by actor/comedian Sinbad. He visited their home in order to convince their parents to send the trio to Atlanta for a convention and music competition. Though the girls missed the deadline for entry, Sinbad used his name to get them in.[1] "Sweeta than Suga," as they were then called (Sinbad suggested the name), came in second in the competition. As the convention was nearing a close, they met Michael Bivins (of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe) who agreed to work with the sisters. They were briefly joined by their cousin Amelia Childs. After they made their recorded debut on Subway's hit single "This Lil' Game We Play", Amelia dropped out of the group[1] and was replaced by Kameelah Williams. After recording a few demos as a quartet including "Steelo", and "Get It Together", Orish decided to leave the group (even though her vocals appear on the first album). Bivins continued to work with different producers and songwriters to get the right feel for their first album. The reconfigured group was christened "702," which is Las Vegas' area code, a name which bivens suggested. [1]
702 was discovered by Michael Bivins of New Edition and made their recorded debut on Subway's hit single "This Lil' Game We Play". Missy Elliott wrote and co-produced four songs from their first album, No Doubt, including "Steelo". The remix of "Steelo" was the first major solo production credit for Elliott's main collaborator Timbaland. "Steelo" was later used, with altered lyrics, as the theme song to the Nickelodeon television show Cousin Skeeter.
Elliott crafted two more songs for 702, their second album, the top 5 hit "Where My Girls At" and "You Don't Know". No Doubt won a Lady Of Soul Soul Train Award for "Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album Of The Year by A Group Band Or Duo". The group split after the poor sales of their album 'Star' and lack of promotion from Motown.
Kameelah now sings backup for the likes of Faith Evans and Macy Gray. She has been working on her solo project for a while, releasing a number of singles including the duet with Musiq Soulchild “Give It to You” and her recent release “Think About Me”. Irish was the only group member to act, as she co-starred in The Brewster Project in early 2004.
Orish, twin sister of Irish, died of kidney failure on Sunday April 20, 2008 at age 27. She was part of the original lineup (pre-No Doubt) and filled in for Misha during her pregnancy.
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702 Lyrics
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Soulshock, Karlin,
That's right.
Why'd you leave,
I gave you everything,
So why you wanna tell me lies?
You mean so much to me,
That you have got me open like you do.
Now what've I got to do to make you see,
That we should be together you and me,
I want your love.
I get excited, can't fight it,
Baby you just don't know.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
Can't you see,
That you're hurting me,
Build me up and let me down down.
Oh, ain't never felt this way before,
Don't walk out the door,
I can't take no more.
Now what've I got to do to make you see,
That we should be together you and me,
I want your love.
I get excited, can't fight it,
Baby you just don't know.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
Baby, can't you see,
You're killing me,
You just don't know,
I like your flow,
Come dig me though,
I can't take no more,
Really though, really though, really though.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
You don't know what you do,
Got me loving you,
So please don't go 'cuz,
You don't know what you do,
Got me all over you,
And I don't know what to do about us.
The song "You Don't Know" by the American R&B group 702 is a heart-wrenching ballad about a relationship that is falling apart. The lyrics describe the pain and confusion of the singer as she tries to understand why her partner is leaving her despite everything she has done to make him happy. The chorus is particularly poignant, with the repeated refrain "You don't know what you do, got me loving you, so please don't go 'cause I don't know what to do about us." This line captures the bittersweet hopelessness of the situation – the singer still loves her partner deeply, but she knows that their relationship is on the verge of collapse.
The verses are a little more hopeful, with the singer pleading with her partner to see that they should be together. She speaks of her excitement at the thought of being with him and her inability to resist his charm. However, she also describes the pain that he is causing her by repeatedly building her up only to let her down again. The overall effect of the song is one of emotional intensity, with the singer pouring out her heart to the listener in the hopes that they will understand her pain and perhaps find some solace in the music.
Line by Line Meaning
Why'd you leave,
Why did you walk away?
I gave you everything,
I gave you my all, my everything.
So why you wanna tell me lies?
Why do you want to deceive me with lies?
You mean so much to me,
You're very important to me.
You know I can't believe,
I can't believe what you're doing/saying.
That you have got me open like you do.
You have managed to make me vulnerable to you.
Now what've I got to do to make you see,
What should I do to make you realize?
That we should be together you and me,
We belong together, just you and me.
I want your love.
I desire your love.
I get excited, can't fight it,
I get excited and can't resist it.
Baby you just don't know.
You just don't understand.
You don't know what you do,
You don't know the effect you have on me.
Got me loving you,
I'm in love with you.
So please don't go 'cuz,
Please don't leave because...
Got me all over you,
I'm all over you, I can't get enough of you.
And I don't know what to do about us.
I'm uncertain about what to do next with our relationship.
Can't you see,
Don't you see?
That you're hurting me,
You're causing me emotional pain.
Build me up and let me down down.
You make me feel good and then hurt me.
Oh, ain't never felt this way before,
I've never felt like this before.
Don't walk out the door,
Please don't leave me.
I can't take no more.
I can't handle this anymore.
Baby, can't you see,
Baby, don't you see?
You're killing me,
You're hurting me deeply.
I like your flow,
I like the way you move/act.
Come dig me though,
Come and get to know me better.
Really though, really though, really though.
Seriously, I mean it.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHANNETTE HIGGENS, CHANNOAH HIGGENS, KENNETH KARLIN, CARSTEN SCHACK
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@queenafua1422
RIP Irish...talent and beauty...your voice will be missed...prayers to your family and remaining 702 members for strength and to continue keeping the 702 group memory going....you will be missed 🙏
@diamondhill7622
R.I.P Irish so beautiful and young 😔 🙏🏾
@imanirose7620
Rest in peace, beautiful Irish 😢🙏🙏💔💔😢😢
@marathontoamillionusds8060
Rip Irish, 702 forever🎉🎉
@munyamubaiwa4313
RIP Irish. This track is a classic from this trippy beat era of 1999. Throwback to Aaliyah (2nd album), TLC (Fanmail), Destinys child (Writings on the wall), Missy (Supa dupa fly), Total (2nd album), Shola Ama (First album). I think a lot of this was Missy and Darkchild beats.
@chrissystewart6268
Rest Easy Irish we miss you Queen 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@quejay3137
RIP my beautiful Barbie! This one hit hard!!!
@savageg7155
Everyone in the UK loved this song so much because the beat is such a UKGarage beat 😭😭, it was crazy that a American R&B group jumped on a track sounding like this
@DominiqueJHealthWealthTravel
This was the sound most groups and soloist were doing in the early 2000s here.
@savageg7155
@@DominiqueJHealthWealthTravel nah this particular sound on this track is more different to the other early 2000 R&B groups... well for us in the UK because in the 90’s UK garage was big and this beat is VERY close to UK garage sound than it is to R&B