IdentityCrisis said:

SoulAlive said:

Maxi was right about this guy

A total creep! I truly believe he's the determing factor between the real Mary Jane Girls not regrouping, as Maxi stated.

I'd love to know what he thinks of Maxi's interview I wanna see him try to dispute the things that she said.I bet he'll be here soon with a rebuttal,lol.

SoulAlive said:

She's aged very well!

As for the rest of the tea in this thread, wow. Who knew there was all of this happening with background drama with the Mary Jane Girls ?!

I'm actually playing tracks from their debut album on my iTunes as I type this; just went from hearing "Musical Love" to "Hurting on the Inside"

I always thought V6 was much better than the Mary Jane Girls

Ottensen said:

SoulAlive said:

She's aged very well!

As for the rest of the tea in this thread, wow. Who knew there was all of this happening with background drama with the Mary Jane Girls ?!

I'm actually playing tracks from their debut album on my iTunes as I type this; just went from hearing "Musical Love" to "Hurting on the Inside"

Yes,she has aged very well.She looks great

The drama surrounding them would make for an explosive "Unsung" episode

scriptgirl said:

I always thought V6 was much better than the Mary Jane Girls

I think Vanity 6 were more edgier and outrageous,but the Mary Jane Girls were more of a "real" group,if that makes any sense V6 were more of a novelty act.

JamFanHot said:

SoulAlive said:

One of the most shocking parts of her interview......

She mentions a conversation that Rick was having with Berry Gordy.He suggested to Rick that he "put the ugly duckling (JoJo) in the back,and make the light skinned girl sing lead" "Then they will be able to crossover",he said.

That actually doesn't shock me. It sounds totally like something BG woulda said during that era.

Also, Berry, <ANNG! WRONG>...lol. I'll take JoJo upfront all day (night) long with that lineup.

Berry Gordy was crazy,at times.In the 80s,he became desperate for his artists to crossover.

SoulAlive said:

Ottensen said:

She's aged very well!

As for the rest of the tea in this thread, wow. Who knew there was all of this happening with background drama with the Mary Jane Girls ?!

I'm actually playing tracks from their debut album on my iTunes as I type this; just went from hearing "Musical Love" to "Hurting on the Inside"

Yes,she has aged very well.She looks great

The drama surrounding them would make for an explosive "Unsung" episode

She sure has aged well. She looks terrible in those shots where they try and recreate the Mary Jane Girls drag - they all do. That is a big mistake for some mature women. If they are not going to do a modern/updated take on the MJGs they need to just stop and let it go. It will go nowhere but for a couple of bookings a few checks before self destructing - and at what cost. This will hurt the branding she is talking about with her other work. She is a testament to that youthful lifestyle and diet - like a motherf...... And frankly that is way more interesting material than this Mary Jane Girls bull. But she might write an interesting book about Rick and the 80s, she seems to know how to tell a story and has some charm.

Jo Jo probably makes a good living doing her thing now, and she doesn't have to put up with some chicks she would probably rather not be around. Seems like she wanted to be solo and not to be around them back in the day, why would she want to reunite now?

Maxi quoted Rick and may have answered the question herself when he said that he already had enough bitches trying to be Patti Labelle. She may have been right there "next to him" but I would doubt that she knew what vocal tracks were really being mixed at the end of the day; obviously the lead vocals were the MJGs, but beyond that ???

The killer in the whole interview is the svengali stuff - she really laid it out. From Rick to Berry, Phil Spector to Prince, why are these brilliant men so selfish at the end of the day with their talent? Not a one of them needed to make more money, accomplish more musically or receive more acclaim. Why stop someone else from moving ahead, even if you were part of their start?

SoulAlive said:

scriptgirl said:

I always thought V6 was much better than the Mary Jane Girls

I think Vanity 6 were more edgier and outrageous,but the Mary Jane Girls were more of a "real" group,if that makes any sense V6 were more of a novelty act.

Right. while I enjoyed both groups (HUGE Vanity fan), there was no one in Vanity 6 who could even come close to Jo Jo's vocal ability.

kitbradley said:

SoulAlive said:

I think Vanity 6 were more edgier and outrageous,but the Mary Jane Girls were more of a "real" group,if that makes any sense V6 were more of a novelty act.

Right. while I enjoyed both groups (HUGE Vanity fan), there was no one in Vanity 6 who could even come close to Jo Jo's vocal ability.

true

I really want an Unsung on them

scriptgirl said:

I really want an Unsung on them

Yep! They definately have an interesting story to tell. But, being we only managed two albums out of them, I don't know how likely TV ONE would consider doing an episode on them.

Trust me, even with 2 cds-how many did Klymaxx do?

scriptgirl said:

Trust me, even with 2 cds-how many did Klymaxx do?

I knew of at least 4 albums by Klymaxx. I just looked up their discography and they've actually had 6 album releases.

scriptgirl said:

I really want an Unsung on them

me too

One time,I saw JoJo in concert,performing with two backup singers.One of the girls didn't even know the dance moves! It was comical.Right before "All Night Long",JoJo and the other girl turned their backs to the stage,waiting for the music to begin.But the clueless girl stood there,confused....we could see her whispering something to JoJo ("is this where I stand?",she probably asked) just another reason why JoJo needs to reunite with the original members.

JoJo sang lead on their most requested songs, right? "Candyman", "Boys", "All Night Long", "In My House"

Cinny said:

JoJo sang lead on their most requested songs, right? "Candyman", "Boys", "All Night Long", "In My House"

there are only two singles that she didn''t sing lead on: "Jealousy" and "Girlfriend".

did anyone else listen to her debut single that she talked about near the end? It's not terrible and I could see the gays digging it...too bad her fanbase isn't bigger as in almost a year, just over 6000 viewed the video...

"Shine" is a pretty good song.

Maxi and the MJGs with the Stone City Band (in San Antonio,Texas over the weekend)

Shine is a nice song, but we're fans of the funk. No one can even produce funk anymore?