Irish Grinstead, a member of the lady group 702, recognized for hit songs like “The place My Ladies At,” has died, her sister introduced Saturday. She was 43.
Grinstead’s sister and fellow group member, Lemisha Grinstead, introduced the information
in an Instagram put up.
“It’s with nice unhappiness that I’ve to let you understand that my stunning sister and good friend has handed away this night,” she wrote. “She has had a protracted battle and she or he is lastly at peace. That lady was as vibrant as the celebs! She was not solely stunning on the skin, but additionally inside. Sharing the stage along with her was a pleasure I’ll cherish for the remainder of my life! We, the household ask for prayers and respect for our privateness as we grieve an excellent loss to our household.”
Whereas a explanation for loss of life was not given, the group introduced in December that Irish was taking a “medical depart of absence because of critical medical points.”
The group, which included the Grinstead sisters together with Kameelah Williams, took its title from the realm code of their hometown, Las Vegas.
They launched their debut album, No Doubt, in 1996, that featured singles together with “Steelo,” which additionally was used because the theme track for Nickelodeon’s TV collection Cousin Skeeter. Three years later, they launched their second album, 702, which featured the hit track “The place My Ladies At.”
With Williams briefly changed by Cree La’Extra, they launched their single “Pootie Tangin’” off the soundtrack for the Chris Rock movie Pootie Tang, after which Williams returned to the group shortly after. One other album, Star, adopted, which featured the only “I Nonetheless Love You.”
The group took an 11-year hiatus in 2006. In 2021, the Grinstead sisters appeared within the actuality collection BET Presents: The Encore, which adopted 9 former girl-group members as they tried to type a supergroup and create an album in 30 days.
Throughout their profession, 702 was nominated for an American Music Award, a BET Award, and a number of Soul Prepare Woman of Soul Awards, profitable greatest R&B/soul album of the yr by a gaggle, band or duo for No Doubt.
