702

1995

Group Members:
Irish, Kameelah and Lemisha

A vocal R&B trio named after its Las Vegas, Nevada, USA home area code, 702 made their long-playing debut for Michael Bivins in 1996. Bivins first became acquainted with the trio (which was originally a quartet) after they improvised an audition piece for him at the music industry's Jack The Rapper convention. Comprising sisters Irish (b. 2 June 1980) and LeMisha Grinstead (b. 10 June 1978) and Kameelah Williams (b. 8 March 1978), the group members were only aged between 11 and 13 when they took this momentous step. However, it was five years before they released No Doubt, an album that made strong use of their elegant harmonies and their varied musical influences, ranging from gospel to blues, jazz and hip-hop. In the interim, Grinstead sang on the 1995 hit "This Lil' Game We Play', by fellow Biv 10 recording artists, Subway. 702"s first single, "Steelo", utilized a slang expression for "personal style and attitude", and made a strong impression on regional R&B stations. It was followed by a second single, "Get It Together", in December 1996. Their sophomore effort, released in summer 1999, was premiered by the US number 4 single "Where My Girls At?". The single featured the production skills of Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, but poised on the brink of great success the trio fell apart. Williams left to pursue a solo career and the Grinstead sisters recruited new vocalist Cree Lamore to record the theme to 2001's Pootie Tang. They reunited with Williams to record a new studio album, Star, which was released in February 2003.

Discography:

Album
2003 Star
1999 702
1996 No Doubt

Single/EP
2003 Blah Blah Blah
2002 Star Album Snippets
2001 Where My Girls At [Australia CD]
2000 Gotta Leave
1999 You Don't Know Me [CD]
1999 Where My Girls At? [US CD]
1999 You Don't Know Me [12"]
1999 Where My Girls At [US CD5/Cassette]
1999 Where My Girls At? [US 12"]
1997 All I Want [CD]
1997 All I Want [12"]
1997 Get It Together
1996 Steelo [CD #1]
1996 Steelo [12"]
1996 Steelo [CD #2]