http://www.allhiphop.com/...s/?ID=7173

Hi-Five lead singer Tony Thompson was found dead yesterday (June 1) in his hometown of Waco, Texas.

Sources told AllHipHop.com that Thompson's body was found outside of an apartment complex around 10:00 pm.

He allegedly died of drug overdose, but the cause of death has to be confirmed.

Thompson and Hi-Five hit #1 with 1990's "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)," which was produced by R&B/Hip-Hop producer Teddy Riley and taken from the group's debut, Hi-Five.

The album also produced singles like "I Can't Wait Another Minute" and "I Just Can't Handle It."

Hi-Five broke up around 1994 but reunited and released a new album The Return in 2006 on Thompson's record label N'Depth.

Thompson also collaborated with Port Arthur, Texas rapper Bun-B on his 2006 single "Rock Ya Body," which was produced by Play-N-Skillz.

Thompson, was working on new material for an upcoming album as well.

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I was just listening to his listening to his solo album the other day. RIP...

I remember them. That's sad.
R.I.P.

Sad 2 hear that. I dug that group.

aww he was only 31
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was this the group that was managed by Heavy D (or something like that)?

How sad-RIP

sosgemini said:

No, that was Soul for Real ("Candy Rain," "Every Little Thing I Do"). Anyway, that is sad. I saw Hi-Five live. They never made a great album, but the singles were always hot. I still remember the first time I saw "I Just Can't Handle It" on Video Soul. "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" is one of Teddy's biggest hits.

He was 31. Sad...

Noooo!!

I cant believe it. We loved Hi-Five when we were in middle school. Such a terribe shame.

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dreamfactory313 said:

that is so ghetto to do that to the poor boys pic.



Btw: thanks Alex for the correction.

Mong said:

omg yes, typo what was i thinking

sosgemini said:

No. That was Soul For Real.

sosgemini said:

No problem.

OK, so I just put on my Hi-Five playlist. I never really thought about it before, but Tony was probably the only teenaged R&B vocalist of the time who could be considered in Tevin Campbell's league. He really did have a beautiful voice.

Here is Tony singing his 1995 solo hit, "I Wanna A Love Like That"

http://www.youtube.com/wa...yvsXnQmAZw

The video: http://www.youtube.com/wa...ed&search=
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DAMN, I remember those little boys

hiphip is the only outlet reporting this and someone on the youtube mentioned there is a drummer named tony thompson and that he is the one who died.

wonder which one it is...

dreamfactory313 said:

Interestingly, "I Wanna Love Like That" is the first (and only) collaboration between Teddy Riley and Babyface.

Looks like they had concert dates scheduled.

http://www.rhapsody.com/hifive

sosgemini said:

yes that's sad and they were just showing there video's yesterday

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dreamfactory313 said:

It's a damn shame that most of the real talent are dying so young.

Rest In Peace to Tony. Another lost R&B artist.

AlexdeParis said:

Don't forget about Just Me & You. That was on the Boyz-N-Da-Hood movie soundtrack.

finally a reputable source has picked up on the story: http://www.chron.com/disp...56946.html

TonyVanDam said:

"Me & You" is by Tony! Toni! Toné! Perhaps you're thinking of "Unconditional Love" from Menace II Society (or maybe "Never Should've Let You Go" from Sister Act 2)?

AlexdeParis said:

Dang, alexdeparis, u know everything....I love u.

daPrettyman said:

No, I just have a really good memory.

R.I.P

AlexdeParis said:

You're right.

Hi-Five performed Too Young on the soundtrack, NOT Me & You.

Wow, I can’t believe this. They were on Wendy Williams last year or earlier this year and she asked which one was on drugs, who was on heroine? They all denied that there was any drug use amongst them. What a shame. RIP

TonyVanDam said:

Oh, I forgot all about "Too Young" because it was also on the debut album and wasn't a single. I also have to admit it isn't one of my favorites.