Total

Released: October 17, 1998

Featuring: Diddy Missy Elliott

Songwriter: Jakima Raynor Keisha Spivey Darryl Pearson Mario Winans Diddy Missy Elliott Timbaland

Producer: Darryl Pearson Timbaland Mario Winans Missy Elliott Diddy

[Puffy]
Bad Boy '98
Total, Kima, Keisha, Pam
Missy
Talk to me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Missy Elliott]
Uh, Bad Boy
Bad Boy
My mic sounds nice
Check one
(oooh)
Bad Boy
My mic sounds nice
Check two
P-U-F-F
I'ma make 'em, go deaf
Make you say, who dat?
Them Total bitches, bad asses
Kima Keisha and Pam, oh shit
Goddammit, should you cram it, or slam it
Damn right, I'ma jam it

[Pam]
Baby
You sho' is somethin'
See I won't, trade you for nothin'
See everything, you do to me
You got me trippin'
And I'm satisfied and that's guaranteed

[Hook]
I hope you
That you've been checkin' me
I know what you're talkin' bout
I be trippin' on my own feet
You got me buggin' boy
You bring me so much joy
You got me open boy
And I'ma save myself for you
I hope you
That you've been checkin' me
I know what you're talkin' bout
I be trippin' on my own feet
You got me buggin' boy
You bring me so much joy
You got me open boy
And I'ma save myself for you

[Keisha]
Baby yeah
There's one thing, I'll mention
Me and her (la la la la la la la)
See she's no, competition
So tell her
That you're through with her
And you're in love with me
And that's Totally
And you're dedicated, to me

[Hook]
I hope you
That you've been checkin' me
I know what you're talkin' bout
I be trippin' on my own feet
You got me buggin' boy
You bring me so much joy
You got me open boy
And I'ma save myself for you
I hope you
That you've been checkin' me
I know what you're talkin' bout
I be trippin' on my own feet
You got me buggin' boy
You bring me so much joy
You got me open boy
And I'ma save myself for you

[Keisha]
(Mmmmmmmmmm) Baby
(Mmm-mmmmmm) There's one thing
(Mmmmm-mmm) I'll mention
(Mmmmmm-mmm) Nah nah nah
(Mmmmmm-mmm) See she's no
(Mmmm-mmmm) Competition

[Bridge]
I won't quit it
Till I get it
Till I have it
I'll admit it
I'm in love
(you got me, shit you got me)
I won't quit it
Till I get it
Till I have it
I'll admit it
I'm in love
(you got me, shit you got me)

[Kima]
Baby you know that
You got me trippin'
Ya see I'm open
Baby I'm open
Baby you know that
You got me trippin'
Ya see I'm open
Baby I'm open

[Hook]
I hope you
That you've been checkin' me
I know what you're talkin' bout
I be trippin' on my own feet
You got me buggin' boy
You bring me so much joy
You got me open boy
And I'ma save myself for you

[Timbaland]
Thank you, thank you

[Puffy]
'98, and we won't stop
Nah nah nah nah, heh heh heh
Yeah yeah yeah
Missy, Misdemeanor

Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs ‘ Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s. The group consisted of members Kima Raynor, Keisha Spivey, and Pamela Long.

New Jersey R&B trio Total made their first appearance singing the hook on The Notorious B.I.G. ’s debut single, Juicy. 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”. They then immediately hit the studio with Bad Boy Records CEO Sean “Puffy” Combs and began work on their debut album. The first single “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 #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as #2 on the R&B Charts. Their self-titled debut album was released nearly a year after the single. Total produced two more R&B top ten singles, “No One Else” (and its remix featuring Foxy Brown, Lil Kim and Da Brat ) and ’“Kissing You” (and its remix featuring Sean “Puffy” Combs). 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'Who Do U Love?”, Foxy Brown’s “I Can’t”, and Mase’s “What You Want” and Pam sang the chorus to the massive “Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G.. The group also released another single, the Missy Elliott and Timbaland track What About Us? from the Soul Food soundtrack.

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