Total

Released: January 30, 1996

Songwriter: Keisha Spivey Diddy Stevie J Chad Elliott

Producer: Diddy Chad Elliott Stevie J

*"No one else" plays in background*

*telephone picks up, dial tone, inside call button press in, dial tone, numbers dialing, phone rings*

Diddy: Hello?
Keisha: What's up?
Diddy: Who's this?
Keisha: It's Keisha from Total
Diddy: What's up?
Keisha: Chillin
Diddy: What?
Keisha: The Total new shit
Diddy: *laughing* Yeah, i know
Keisha: Yeah, what you doing?
Diddy: I'm just here in the car
Keisha: What type of music?
Diddy: The Total new shit
Keisha: *laughing*
Diddy: Why are you calling me?
Keisha: I'm calling you about that nigga
Diddy: What did you do at him?
Keisha: Mmm...nothing, i'm just...
Diddy: What you just?
Keisha: I'm just...put off a gun
Diddy: What the fuck are you doing at him?
Keisha: I'm just shooting at him
Diddy: Why?
Keisha: Why? Because is a bitch!
Diddy: You fuckin crazy?
Keisha: Nigga, you fucking crazy
Diddy: So what?
Keisha: So, we gotta see
Diddy: No
Keisha: What?
Diddy: Oh, yes
Keisha: We just later
Diddy: OK
Keisha: Bye
Diddy: Bye

*clicks, dial tone*

Keisha: *laughing*

*telephone hangs up*

Keisha: Alright, let's go *echoes out*

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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