Total is an American R&B
girl group and one of the signature acts of the
Bad Boy Records
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imprint during the early 1990s.
The group consists of founding members Kima Raynor, Keisha Spivey, and Pamela Long.
Total is best known for their feature on
Mase
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's "
What You Want", as well as their hits "Kissin' You", "
Can't You See" (featuring
The Notorious B.I.G.
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), and "
What About Us?" and "
Trippin'
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", both featuring
Missy Elliott. Long also sung the chorus of the Notorious B.I.G.'s hit song "
Hypnotize", although she was not officially credited.
Total made their first appearance singing the hook on
The Notorious B.I.G.
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's debut single, "
Juicy", widely considered one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time.
In 2019, Pamela Long announced that she is working on her debut solo album. She released a video for her single "Why".
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''
Total'' (1996)
* ''
Kima, Keisha, and Pam'' (1998)
References
American contemporary R&B musical groups
Bad Boy Records artists
African-American girl groups
Musical groups from New Jersey
Musical groups established in 1994
Musical groups disestablished in 2001
Musical groups established in 2014
1994 establishments in New Jersey
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