MP3: Meelah (Formerly of 702) – I Should Let You Know (Prod. By Stevie J)

Here’s a rather obscure comeback…

You remember Meelah, right? Lead singer from cult-followed 90′s girl group 702. Her band experienced moderate success during that period with songs like ‘Steelo’, ‘Where My Girls At’ and ‘You Don’t Know’ (and that Garage remix). But despite having the likes of Missy Elliott and Timbaland on side, the girls never really achieved the success they deserved, often overshadowed by other, more popular groups like Destiny’s Child and TLC.  They eventually split in 2009.

Now though Meelah has returned with a new solo single ‘I Should Let You Know’ produced by Stevie J, former in-house Bad Boy producer and now star of reality TV’s ‘Love & Hip Hop’; A show for which he is probably known more for today, than he is for his influential work with the likes of Biggie (‘Mo Money, Mo Problems’), Mariah Carey (‘Honey’), Jay-Z (‘Lucky Me’), Boyz II Men (‘I Can’t Let You Go’) and Mary J. Blige (‘Love at First Sight’). There’s a natural 90′s influence on ‘I Should Let You Know’, it comes from the same school of female R&B singers Deborah Cox, Tamia etc. It even has hints of Keyshia Cole-drama (but less ratchet). In all though, this is a bit of an understated jam – it bumps and… Meelah’s sangin’ on it too.