Public Announcement is an American R&B group, which was created by R.Kelly in 1991 after the R&B artist fired his former group MGM. They teamed with the singer for their collaboration album Born into the 90's (1992). The group is known for R&B hit songs like "She's Got That Vibe", "Honey Love", "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)", "Dedicated", "Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)", and "Mamacita".[1]
Public Announcement | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | PA |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | R&B, new jack swing |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Twoguard Music Group -TMG, Jive, A&M, Epic |
| Members | Feloney Davis Ace Watkins Mar Kannler Tim Campbell |
| Past members | R. Kelly Andre Boykins Earl Robinson Ricky Webster Big Mel Euclid Gray Raymond Price Glenn Wright |
Career
editIn 1999, a song called "John Doe", from their album Don't Hold Back on Epic was released and was a minor R&B/Hip-Hop hit, which led to the album release being delayed. A few months later, in 2000, a new lead single called "Mamacita" was released. It was a moderate success entering number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. After that, "John Doe" was re-released and went on to enter the Hot 100 at number 95. Another single named "Man Ain't Supposed To Cry" was a top forty R&B/Hip-Hop hit.[2]
Members
edit- Feloney Davis – (1996–present)
- Ace Watkins – (1999–present)
- Mar Kannler – (2003–present)
- Tim Campbell - (2024-present)
Former members
edit- R. Kelly – (1991–1993)
- Andre Boykins – (1991–1994)
- Raymond Price - (1991-1992)
- Earl Robinson – (1991–2006)
- Ricky Webster – (1991–1994)
- Big Mel – (1993–1994)
- Euclid Gray – (1996–1999)
- Mark Shaw – (2003–2018)
- Luther Whitener - (1991-1994)
- Glenn (O’Oneil) Wright – (1996–2024)
Discography
edit- 1992: Born into the 90's (with R. Kelly)
- 1998: All Work, No Play
- 2001: Don't Hold Back
- 2006: When the Smoke Clears
Official tours
edit- Co-headlining
- 60653 Tour (w/ R. Kelly) (1993)
- Seagrams Gin Tour W/Mystical
- 90's R&B Tour
References
edit- ^ Jason Ankeny. "Public Announcement – Music Biography, Streaming Radio and Discography – AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ "Public Announcement videos". MTV UK. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.