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Remember “H-Town”??
In 1993, the R&B group? which included Solomon “Shazam” Conner, his twin brother Keven “Dino” Conner and Darryl “G.I.” Jackson, garnered success with their chart-topping ballad “Knockin’ da Boots.”
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Wendy Williams has often been the subject of internet memes but this time, she’s gone viral from a throwback!
[FLASHBACK: Wendy Williams Goes Naked for PETA… (PHOTOS)]
The talk show host posted what she clearly figured was a harmless Holiday throwback for #TBT (Throwback Thursday) pic of herself as an ‘awkward’ 12-year-old that sent the internet into a tizzy!
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The reunion took place on The Hallmark Channel’s ‘Home & Family’ show and Fields joined Lisa Whelchel, Charlotte Rae, and several suprise guests (ie Todd Bridges, George Clooney & Molly Ringwald), on the set to reminisce about the 80’s sitcom.
Fun Fact: ‘Facts of Life’ ran on NBC from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it one of the longest-running sitcoms of the 1980s.
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Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta shared a few flashback photos earlier today (May 17, 2012).
In the first photo (above) Kandi poses with R&B crooner Keith Sweat and her former girl group Xscape, which consisted of Tameka “Tiny” Harris and sisters LaTocha & Tamika Scott.
Here’s Xscape with @OGKeithSweat before we got our deal with SoSoDef.
Please don’t hold your breath waiting for that Xscape reunion though. Kandi has publicly said (on more than one occasion) that there will NEVER be an Xscape reunion because of too much bad blood between a few of it’s members.
[READ: Kandi Burruss Just Says “NO” To Xscape Reunion – PHOTOS + VIDEO]
Burruss also shared an old pic posing with Ceelo Green and T-Mo Goodie from Goodie Mob as well as a special flashback photo where she is posing with featuring the late Heavy D (RIP) and Sean “Diddy” Combs.
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The album, which achieved Platinum status, featured hits like “Happily Ever After” (which reached #3 on the R&B charts and #15 on the Hot 100) and “Faded Pictures,” (released April 20, 1999), which featured R&B singer Joe and reached #3 on the R&B charts and #10 on the Hot 100.
For those of you who may not know… the video for “Happily Ever After” featured a young up & coming singer by the name of Beyonc? in the video as Case’s love interest.
I say all of that to say…
Case is another singer who’s followed his musical path and has transplanted in the “A” ?AND I was lucky enough to receive a phone call from the singer who gave me a personal serenade of my favorite song.
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