Y?N-Vee
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Y?N-Vee | |
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Origin | USA |
Genre(s) | R&B |
Years active | 1993 – 1997 |
Members | |
Natasha Walker Tescia Harris Nicole Chaney Yenan Ragsdale |
Y?N-Vee (Pronounced: why envy) was an American female R&B group that formed in the early 1990s on the Island Def Jam label. The bands success was short lived; they scored three charting singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, including their biggest hit "Freedom" which featured Aaliyah, BlackGirl, En Vogue, For Real, TLC, Vanessa L. Williams among others from the Panther soundtrack. Their self-titled debut album Y?N-Vee was released on October 18, 1994, it peaked at No.75 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
In 1996 the group appeared in the film Phat Beach staring Brian Hooks.
[edit] Band nicknames
- Nic-Nam
- Sonshine
- Vayne
- Yesz
[edit] Singles
Year | Title | Album | US | UK |
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1994 | "Chocolate" | Y?N-Vee | 39 | - |
1995 | "I'm Goin' Down" | Y?N-Vee | 57 | - |
1995 | "4 Play" | Y?N-Vee | - | - |
1995 | "Freedom" | Panther Soundtrack | 18 | - |