They deserved so much more. That album is a classic.

@blockwriters5728

3 жыл бұрын

They shouldve had another major label release. Its criminal that this was their only major release.

@NetworkingQueen1

2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@maricaboyd7867

Жыл бұрын

I agree and I miss Static.

@chozen9

9 ай бұрын

Straight classic!

@Cam-xg9gu

9 ай бұрын

One of the best R&B projects from top to bottom

They were GROSSLY underrated!!

RIP Static. Much love to Smoke and Digital Black

Rest in peace static major

These dudes were very underrated

Every time I watch this, I hear something different that blows me away. They were and always will be too good for the lackluster and 'average wins every time' music industry. Their music will last forever because it is just THAT good. Quality and integrity can NEVER be beaten.

@Macabre124

3 жыл бұрын

perfectly said. Everytime I re-listen to this (probably my 250th time) there is something more that juicify my ears. They were always incredibly too good in terms of male black singers in the industry. Many wanted them snubbed away because They are the standard of rich heart singing. Now turn the radio on and see the crap that wins now.....

@storiking650

9 ай бұрын

🙏🏾 PERFECTLY PUT🙏🏾, these 3 KINGS were & Smoke & Black are STILL an outstanding, phenomenal TALENT!!! R.I.Paradise King Static Major!!!

"JUST TO CHILL AND BBQ!!!" That's my part right there!!!

@itsdorianofficial

7 ай бұрын

Yessss

@dmetriusmarch

3 ай бұрын

Yea feels super good but so personal

I never heard harmonies like they'res 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️

🎶“To discuss those feelings we have, I know you have”🎶LOVE THAT PART🕊️RIP Static Major

RIP Static major

The industry MISSED keeping the R&B movement alive…this video is a CLASSIC

@macabree5856

Жыл бұрын

MISSED it big time. R&B movement conpletely died. Look at what RnB is now. RnB died and hip hop has evolved into something else

@christiandasher4878

8 ай бұрын

I remember watching this when it originally aired. HTown and these guys were my absolute favorite artists. THEN ALONG CAME CARL THOMAS. Thank you for existing fellas.

@quesoqueso7598

12 күн бұрын

They could have been a gospel group, harmonizing like that

The whole band is fire! and that bass player is killin.....!

47:00 you could definitely hear the jodeci influence he gave you some kci- isms.

Wow,...I was a huge fan of Jodeci, Devante Swing, Aaliyah, Timbaland, and Missy Elliot, and Ginuwine, but how in the world did I "sleep" on Playa'? I can't believe how talented these gentlemen were. They remind me of what a gospel group like Commissioned would sound like, if Commissioned sang straight R&B. - And for me to just now, finally discover their music, you can imagine my shock at hearing about the loss of member Static Major. May he R.I.H. They all truly are talented and blessed brotha's.

@Bigdaddyjoseph1

2 жыл бұрын

Well said man. I felt the same way when I discovered them. Been hooked ever since.

@dmetriusmarch

Жыл бұрын

Playa is what i thought jodeci would sound like when i heard of them being a kid in the 2000s. But it was playa all along

@thedvexperience7962

Жыл бұрын

@@dmetriusmarch I hear you, but that's only KINDA true. Playa was only on Jodeci's 3rd album, but they were in Jodeci's artist bootcamp right after the 1st album. So they were trained WELL by DeVante, which is why their sound is distinct. DeVante made SURE everyone had a style/sound that differed from each other (Tim/Magoo, Missy/Sista, Tweet/Sugah, Ginuwine, etc), Playa came from THAT school of musicality & they were slept-on...MAJORLY!!

@dmetriusmarch

Жыл бұрын

@@thedvexperience7962 i really only meant that my idea of jodeci was street rnb gansta music and it was more church. Also devante himself said that with static specifically he was already a genius just needed to work out the little details

@wheredalocalsgeaux596

7 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more!

I65 a bad ass song! Especially this live version

I've seen this 100 times since this aired. Smokey 4 Life! Playa 4 Life!!!!

Stephen's little accent was so cute😍 .

THANK YOU for posting this!! This is the most complete, and best quality version of this performance that I've seen. Salute!!

They was smooth af and talented af 👏 playa was the perfect name for them.

Omg 😭 Rip static. These handsome kings have so much soul....beautiful voices

I listened to their album a hundred times, but this performance help me to see who sings which parts

Back in 2022 to say Y'ALL BETTA REPRESENT FOR THE MIDWEST 🙌🏾! RIH Static!🕊

They will FOREVER be the truth. Damn. Rest in peace Static Major. 🙏🏽❤

Long Live Static Major 👑👌🏿

One of best singing groups! Album was a Classic

Bet need to bring planet groove back its was so good

All The Way was my favorite off the album! 25:54 start of the best part! RIP Static ❤️

@mrs.butler2uheuxz766

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the time when it starts

This is back when being in music was a special thing !

Dem boyz can sang!! RIP Static Major

You can hear the gospel in them. They can imitate us, but never duplicate us.

I wish BET would upload all their Video shows from Planet GROOVE and Video Soul and Video Vibrations upload them all to KZread

One of my favorite albums of all time!

Playa fit them they had enough sauce for that name.

Them boys can sang

OBSESSED WITH PLAYA

These guys are sounding so perfect strong harmonies on live. R.I.P. static 🙏🏽💔 🕊️

Still listening to this album til this day. Classic.

wow he mentioned Quindon at 11:40 - RIP Quindon

I was a few months old when they did this. i swear i wish I was born sooner to really enjoy this. wish bet had all this music stuff now. viacom had to ruin it.

@jessicaj8083

2 жыл бұрын

Same, I feel u!

@CutiePieZphi

5 ай бұрын

It was a great time to be a teenager. We had the best music

@TheRetiredHotGurl

2 ай бұрын

@@CutiePieZphi It really was, and we really REALLY did.

RIP Static Major

Watching them perform in 2023 🔥

I hate the fact that playa never got to release their 2nd album in like 03 or 04 especially static never getting his chance to release the suppertime album while he was working on it

@tlewisisdope

Жыл бұрын

same. LUST and Ride 4 U are fuckin classics

These brothers were bad! I seen this performance when it aired originally! I went very promptly to the store and purchased the cd! Black and Smokey's are Dru Hill last I heard. RIP Static Majors! Gone too soon! I wish we could have gotten more from them.

Playa timbaland magoo aaliyah giwnine FAMILY THAT WAS CREW BACK IN DAY

@phareel6929

3 жыл бұрын

My uncle Jomo Hankerson was the A&R of the label. They were under Blackground Records.

@lboogie2286

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

Wow, I remember watching this episode at the age of 11 years old in 1998 during school days.

Thank you!! Playa and dru hill are my favorite groups. Shout out to Smokey for joining dru. It’s such a disappointment that playa only gave us one album. I got chills from this performance

@UrsulaTheeSeawitch

11 ай бұрын

Some of the members from Playa perform with Dru Hill now.

@yannicklaura6212

6 ай бұрын

They do have a sophomore yet shelved album, smdh. Records execs don't know ish about music.

RIP STATIC 4EVER

Classic Still listening 2021 this was my favourite group hack in the day ...cheers to you.....

@Macabre124

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Extremely underrated and the moment when they could've really become a huge name, Static passed away at such a young age

I can hear that they grew up in church

@flyleelee5351

Жыл бұрын

All really good RnB music has the soul from gospel and the black church

@vavaseaur

3 ай бұрын

OKAYYY! 🙌🏾

KENTUCKY.iN.DA.HOUSE!! First. Muhammad.Ali.& now these.guys!! FANTASTIC!! RIHP Static.Major! 💘

Cheers to you still gets play in my ride

Playa is such a under rated group!

I'm here for the church organ...

Wish they did Top of the World

@mrdavidemmitgreen

5 ай бұрын

And buggin over you

All the way was one of my favs on this album! They had several hot ones on the album though! Love these guys. RIP static

I blame Def Jam for not promoting Playa to go gold during that time

One of my fave 90s band. And MAAAAN they can perform live. This gave me chills. RIP Static Major.

BLACK 😍😍😍

*Tracklist* 0:29 All The Way 4:13 *1st Interview* 13:43 Together 17:36 I-65 22:19 Everybody Wanna Luv Somebody 25:55 Ribbon In the Sky & Lately (Stevie Wonder Cover) 31:21 Ms. Parker & Gospel Medley 42:19 Cheers 2 U

@brittlia_

Жыл бұрын

@22:31 “Everybody Wanna Luv Somebody”

@thedvexperience7962

Жыл бұрын

There were MORE joints before AND after this tracklisting tho...🤔

@hbdhbd6611

Жыл бұрын

@@thedvexperience7962 help me!

@lambchops6401

Жыл бұрын

48:33

@lambchops6401

Жыл бұрын

0:41 ALL THE WAY

One of my best album ever

Amazing!

#the band is 🔥

Simply amazing Guys and can sing so great live hella most excellent rip Static 😢

What I noticed is that artist knew how to do interviews, they had productive conversations. All of this ebonics today is trash. The host was respectful and did their research. They kept it business not this messy shit they do today. Classic, RIP to static ! Music is not sensual anymore!

@Macabre124

3 жыл бұрын

perfectly witten. Artists during this era were professionals in interviews and very productive and insightful with their words and conveyance. Fast forwards 2 decades and now look at artist now. Social media and basically how people are developed now are completely a mess. Class, heart and professionalism is extinct. R&B is completely extinct. There was a sensual nature to music that reach deep into people's heart. Now....nope

@psychebess9523

3 жыл бұрын

@@Macabre124 Thankyou! I agree with you ! I've been looking at multiple interviews back in the planet groove days and they were just mature and intimate. I would love to go back to that era.

@dmetriusmarch

Жыл бұрын

Negro ebonics is a foundation for blsck history. Even static mid 2000 records were full of current ebonics

RIP static major

Thank you this was classic not alot of ppl kno

Never heard this I 💞 LUV IT🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥real music 🎵🎶🎵

Bridget you were getting your record on in the mid 2000's on BET J I see lol. I recorded a few video soul episodes from those years. But they eventually stopped showing old episodes of both shows.

@43:24 that 3 part harmony on the course 🔥💯! They sound really good together.

Miss the B.E.T. days Video Soul,Video LP,Teen Summit ext.... Sherri Carter, Donnie Simpson

@arthure.andrews8978

Жыл бұрын

The box,video vibrations,and lift every voice also don't forget 106 and park

I love these guys so much!

This was amazing ❤ them boys were bad 🔥

Had this recorded on VHS back in the day. Thanks for posting!

RIP Static.........

Well I'm the type of guy that likes to ball With girl and a couple of friends In a den have a drink or two And girl I'm all in for the night 'Cause see tonight I'mma need it more than twice Maybe three a do for me You see and we can go All the way Starting today I'm on my way 'Round your way I got blaze And your bottle of ze' Somebody say hey hey (hey hey hey hey) Now I'm so glad that we set aside a day A special day for us Just to chill and barbecue And discuss the feelings we have I know you have cause I can see Baby you ain't foolin' me Not today or any day I say And we can go All the way Starting today I'm on my way 'Round your way I got blaze And your bottle of ze' Somebody say hey hey (hey hey hey hey) Oh, I, Oh, I, Oh, I (Girl I'm feeling you) Oh, I, Oh, I, Oh, I (I think I can deal with you) Oh, I, Oh, I, Oh, I (I'm really feeling you) Oh, I, Oh, I, Oh, I (I'mma be real with you) All the way Starting today I'm on my way 'Round your way I got blaze And your bottle of ze' Somebody say hey hey (hey hey hey hey)

Been looking all over for this THANK U 😩❣️❣️❣️🤎

@qweenleo81

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I recorded it on vhs lol

12til brought me here when they covered together by playa

Rip static

My my my 🔥🔥🔥

Only 1 cd 💿 & it’s so dope

Thx

The 90s 🔥

CHEERS 2 YOU @42:53

@FlyGirlManifested

Жыл бұрын

No auto tune

Playa was nice

17:54-17:57 yessss.

Thank u ❣️

Good video

46:17 he did that.

thank you

The first male group I ever actually liked. Static was also one of my favorite song writers. RIP Static!

@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484

Жыл бұрын

You must like an entire different genre of music than R&B

@Markadown

Жыл бұрын

@@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 I do listen to a wide range of music but I just didn’t like many of the male artists during that time. Weird but I rather listen to Stevie Wonder, Cameo, Roger Troutman, etc. I’m now making my way back to see what I missed: Jagged Edge, etc.

@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484

Жыл бұрын

@@Markadown this says a lot about you - the people you named and Playa were never out at the same time nor relevant at the same time…I can tell you’re old as hell

@Markadown

Жыл бұрын

@@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 no shit they weren’t out at the same time. And what does my age have to do with anything? Not me being labeled “old as hell”. That is news to me 😂

@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484

Жыл бұрын

@@Markadown take your old azz on somewhere

🔥

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Does anyone know all the band members…? They are killen!!🔥🔥🔥 I know that Nissan Steward on drums!!

17:39 my favourite song 🤞🏾

Don't get me wrong, I was a fan, but why did they choose such a low key song to feature here? Cheers 2 U, I Gotta Know, Ms. Parker, One Man Woman, and Top of the World, were songs I would have picked before this one.

feels like a youth Sunday service lol

Singing live……… might I add

9:35

That run at 45:59 was ..omg 🔥

1:38