they had a couple cool songs in the early nineties, though I dont remember them, I thought they were a pretty cool group, anyone got any info on them?

4nowneway said:

I remember they could dance their asses off!

I love the two Chucki Booker cuts, "My Heart" and "Spread My Wings" (extended version). "Mamacita" was cool, too.

4nowneway said:

i remember seein their "spread my wings" video back in 89' on video soul, and damn near breakin my legs tryin 2 do them routines lol!!! my fav member was rodney benson,'cause he had that full force style s-curl fade but he flipped it by havin part of it hang to the side.... but anyway, troop had 4 albums beteen 88' and 98' but their biggest ones was their self-titled 1st that was produced by gerald levert and the 2nd album "attitude" in 89' by the underrated chuckii booker.....
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JesseDezz said:

u 4got about the 3rd cut by chuckii, the majestic "all i do is think of you"....man that song reminds me of 2nd grade tryin 2 mimic that melody on the keys and tryin 2 catch a honey on the playground wit it,although i couldn't be as smoove as steve russell was in the 2nd verse.....lol

imagined faces of many lovers
2 ease the pain of havin no one in my life

Their 2nd album was good .

"spread my wings" and "all i do is think of you" are my shit

bobby brown dancers...with a michael jackson fetish...jherri curls in hammer clothes

they had the worse jheri curls ever....


remember mammacita...or something.....

didn't they do, "they say i'm ego trippin, my mind is slippin...but i'm not soupped"??? That was the cut.

piepie1976 said:

Yep! It was "I'm Not Soupped"
and the Soupped Mix from the Attitude album.

musicman said:

That song ripped off "my prerogative", but the production was no way near as hard.

The soupped mix is so funny-

"we havn't got started yet (shutup!)"

I think dallis austin gets his first major credit on the "attitude" album. I got their videos from the first 2 albums. Amazing dancers



The choreography in "spread my wings" is amazing. Even minni g would like it. It is that good in places.

I love troop. Their third album "deeper" is good too. Some tough newjack cuts are on there like "I'm not gamin'" "she blows my mind" "keep you next to me". Tracks vainandy need to hear


The sweet, but uptempo "only when I laugh", is awesomely cute too. Love it.


They also did the smooth backing vox on babyface's "tender lover" song.
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My jams are:

Spread My Wings

All I Do Is Think Of You

Sweet November

I Will Always Love You

Troop were phat! Always liked the reprise on the albuym version of "Spread my wings". ON a mixtape, I'd place it back to back with a remix of Sil's "Hooked On You" which has an opening very similar to the Troop Reprise!

Chuckii Booker all over the joint!

'dre

My favorite was 'All I Do Is Think Of You', I still watch that video on Launch.

I bought their debut album in 1988.Really liked the songs "Mamacita" and "Still In Love".

"Deepa" wasn't half bad. The lead singers voice was kinda awkward though.

oh SHIT! i forgot about mamacita! that WAS the jam that summer.

DavidEye said:

Troop actually has a page on myspace.com. They're still together and they're been doing some tour dates. They look the same, just heavier and no jheri curls...

I meant "they've" been doing some tour dates...

diamondpearl1 said:

I just can't get into that song - all it does is make me go and listen to the original by the Jackson 5.