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==Career== The trio made their first appearance singing the hook on [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]'s debut single, "[[Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Juicy]]".<ref name="Larkin90"/> Garnering attention for the new group, they were also featured on the original version and "Hip Hop Remix" of his next single "[[One More Chance (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|One More Chance]]". They then immediately hit the studio with [[Bad Boy Records]] CEO [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]] and began work on their debut album. The first single "[[Can't You See (Total song)|Can't You See?]]" first appeared on the soundtrack to 1995 motion picture, ''[[New Jersey Drive]]''. The song featured [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] and peaked at number 13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] as well as #2 on the R&B Chart.<ref name="Larkin90"/> Their [[Total (Total album)|self-titled debut album]] was released nearly a year after the single. Total produced two more R&B top ten singles including: "[[No One Else]]" (and its remix featuring [[Lil' Kim]], [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], and [[Da Brat]]) and '"Kissing You" (and its remix featuring [[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]]).<ref name="Larkin90"/> The album was certified platinum by the [[RIAA]]. While recording their second album, they appeared on numerous top ten singles, including [[LL Cool J]]'s "[[Loungin|Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv)]]", [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]]'s "[[I Can't (Foxy Brown song)|I Can't]]", and [[Mase]]'s "[[What You Want (Mase song)|What You Want]]" featuring Keisha Epps, and Pamela Long sung the chorus on the hit "[[Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Hypnotize]]" by The Notorious B.I.G. The group also released another single, the [[Missy Elliott]] and [[Timbaland]] track "[[What About Us? (Total song)|What About Us?]]" from the ''[[Soul Food (film)|Soul Food]]'' soundtrack. Their follow-up album, ''[[Kima, Keisha, and Pam]]'',<ref name="Larkin90"/> debuted to strong reviews, sales, and was certified gold by the [[RIAA]]. The first single, another [[Missy Elliott]] collaboration, [[Trippin' (Total song)|"Trippin{{' "}}]], reached the top ten of the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="Larkin90"/> Their next release, "Sitting Home", which made Top 10 of the [[Billboard R&B Singles|''Billboard'' R&B Singles]] did not garner the same attention. While in heavy rotation on video networks like BET, radio chose not to play the song. A remix of the track featured rap artist [[Shyne]]. After the release of ''Kima, Keisha, and Pam'', the girls sang the chorus to rap duo [[Gang Starr]]'s 1999 single "Discipline" and, in 2000, they were featured on the [[Tony Touch]] single "(I Wonder Why) He's the Greatest DJ". They also contributed to the songs "Crave" to ''[[3 Strikes (film)|3 Strikes]]'' and the songs "Quick Rush" to ''[[Bait (2000 film)|Bait]]'' movie soundtrack. In their last official appearance together, they were thanked in the credits for their collaboration with [[Da Beatminerz]] and [[Talib Kweli]] - ''Anti-Love Movement'' in 2001 from their album ''[[Brace 4 Impak]]''. ===Comeback=== In 2014, Long and Dyson reunited and began performing as a duo under the "Total" name. On November 30, 2014, Total joined [[Lil' Kim]], [[Da Brat]], [[Missy Elliott]], and [[Left Eye]] (posthumously via video) to sing "[[Not Tonight (song)|Not Tonight (Ladies Night)]]" at the 2014 [[Soul Train Music Awards]]. [[Angie Martinez]] was the only living original performer who did not perform at the event. In May 2015, Total toured with [[R. Kelly]], on the Funk Fest tour. In 2016, Spivey Epps rejoined the group for the nationwide [[Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/09/21/jerseys-total-finds-happy-place-bad-boy-tour/90771196/|title=Jersey's Total finds a 'happy place' on Bad Boy tour|first=Chris|last=Jordan|website=Asbury Park Press}}</ref> === Currently === <nowiki>*</nowiki> Keisha Spivey married actor [[Omar Epps]] in 2006 and is living in [[California]]. They have daughter K'marie and son Amir together; as well as Omar's daughter Aiyanna Yasmine with ex wife Yusra Salama. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Pamela Long still lives in [[New Jersey]]. She is a faithful member at Agape Family Worship Center located in [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]]. In 2021, she made an appearance on [[BET Presents: The Encore]]. <nowiki>*</nowiki>A track by Kima featuring her sister, rapper [[Vita (rapper)|Vita]], called "What U Want", also leaked online. In 2024, Epps and Dyson came back together without Long and joined the Queens of R&B Tour along Xscape, SWV, 702 and MΓ½a.
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