What Happened to City High? | Struggle with Addiction & 'Love Triangle'
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- City High was on the rise to stardom with classics What Would You Do and Caramel. Their debut album's success was any artist's dream. So why did the group break up at the height of their fame? Watch now to find out more!
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Caramel is forever a classic. Claudette is breathtakingly beautiful. Man I miss the early 2000's
me too !! ugh
Some
Ditto allllll that!!!
Tell me about it
Yes she is beautiful 😍
The song she has with Wyclef Jean is such a beautiful song.
Yes. Two Wrongs was a really nice song. I agree...
Most definitely
Early 2000’s had heat from out the gate‼️ 2000-2007 had a millennium wave from leaving the nineties which still had actual talented artists and groups‼️
Omg yes!!! I always say 2007 was the true last good year of music
2008 had some good music as well
I totally agree with this comment
Yess I seriously miss that era of music.
@@chadstrong7291I was just about to say that I would include 2008 in there.
I thought City High was going to be great for a long time. Funny thing that Wyclef signed them and they had similar internal group love triangle issues that partly led to the breakup way earlier then it should've
I was wondering if I was the only 1 that caught that lol
@@jusschillin nope I remember they're from willingboro nj
Mad coincidence...
Exactly I was like wow
@@nisicastro4748 I remember when it happened (I'm telling my age here lol)
Yoooo! I never knew my mans from Sister Act 2 was in City High 🤯
I swear I just yelled THATS HIM?! Lol
Really....how old are you ?
Wow I remember almost automatically recognizing him. Well sister act 2 was one of my favorite movies
Can’t mistake that face
I think he was also in A Wall To Remember
Never mix business with your relationships especially being with a guy/guys in the same damn group
I'm guessing that's much easier said than done, which is why it happens so often.
Easier said than done. Working with a baddie will eventually break even the strongest man.
It worked for Fleetwood Mac
@@ultravioletpisces3666 they had the same issue, just got over it
Claudette Ortiz is beyond pretty. One of the prettiest women I've ever seen! The song "Caramel" was ahead of it's time. It's sad they didn't reach their potential.
That's my theme song I still play this
Man!
Do what happen to KP & Envy “shawty swing my way”
This!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesss!
😂😂💪💯 that was my shyt tho
Yup, might as well do a segment on Da Kapers which is where Envy came from, the group with Rasheeda.
@@kiabeetv9784 No she isn't. Stop making stuff up 🙄
Claudette Was Pure Natural beauty omg 😍
She still is and currently she's 39.
Claudette Ortiz was and still is so beautiful
I remember when she was on R&B Divas
Her and the two guys was an entanglement before Jada Will and August lol
#sippingtea
Yes she had children by both of them smh
@@nisicastro4748 omg
@@nisicastro4748 no she did not. Her High school ex was on intervention and he has children with someone else
@@nisicastro4748 no she didn’t... why you on here spreading information that you’re not sure about?
Did y’all kno she was on Tyler Perry’s if loving you is wrong I think it was?
What happened to DJ Unk? He had songs like "Walk It Out", "2 Step", "Hit the dance floor".
Ringtone rap died
@DJ Castano you made me spit my drink out! 😂😂😂
@@djcastano1180 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
@@LilithsCosmicLounge he's right though. I knew he wasn't going to last long even when he first came onto the scene
Nah Unk still eating
I really thought Claudette could've made it as a solo act with the right people in her corner tbh. I loved her voice on Two Wrongs.
Caramel was my favorite. Basically their best hit
I LOVED THIS GROUP... ❤❤
The early 2000's had several great artist.
Long gone are those dayz.
Wow! Didn't know City High originated the entanglement.
They didnt it was the fugees
@@dehjhunaeday5743 nah, that would be Confunkshun lol remember "Love's Train" 😭😭
@@sharondalewis1620 lmao
Lol
@@dehjhunaeday5743 I guess the apple falls from the tree
You know that single , what would you do was on a soundtrack in 1999 with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence? Life? To blow up , 2 yrs later.
I remember they would play the city high song to clear out the club dance floor at the end of the night when I was in college lol. #random
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😩
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
It was that trash
City high is still in my playlists . “ you don’t know me”, “15 will get you 20” city high anthem , caramel , and what would you do , best friend . Honestly the entire album was🔥 talented people out of New Jersey !
😀❤ I produced best friend...and a few others on this album... Blackfluid
@@waltergilmore7026congrats man that’s amazing 🔥
They were young and hormones got in the way of business
Those damn hormones are the worst.
You spelled whore moans wrong.
Fugee-Lite
Yup
I remember watching R&B Divas and Claudette looked so sad. She didn't return for the last season. She also had Ryan Toby on the show asking for help with the kids.
Yup
Damn begging for help?
She looked miserable
She mentioned during the filming of R&B divas she was borderline homeless trying to figure things out. R&B divas Segway her into other acting gigs with Tyler Perry. I'm praying for her. She's so talented and naturally beautiful
Yes she seemed soooo numb lost her desire for music .I hope she gets her love of music back . Beautiful woman
I was today years old when I realized that was a city high band member in sister act!
Claudette recorded “Hips Don’t Lie” for the Dirty Dancing 2 soundtrack way before Wyclef re-recorded it for Shakira. I love Shakira but I personally like her version better.
Wyclef wrote it when he, Lauryn Hill and Pras was trying to put The Fugees back together. It was called "Lips Don't Lie". Lauryn didn't like the song.
Robbie was the subject on an episode of Intervention for alcohol. He seemed like he was still bitter about a lot of things that transpired during the group's run but I do not Claudette was lying on him. He came off very mental & verbally abusive towards the mother of his children during the episode. It came off as if he was disappointed that he was with her and not Claudette but I've seen abusive men berate their present victim because the original target got away. She seemed depressed a lot so it wouldn't surprised me if he laid hands on her as well. I hope he is getting help for his issues though. Everyone deserves a chance at a better life in order to be a better person.
11:21 Yes, get ‘em, Robbie!! I was really happy to hear him singing well and pulling himself out of his addictions. Not easy. Wish them all well.
Early 2000’s was 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yasssssssssssssd it was❤❤❤❤😂😊😊😊
Do a video on Zhane what happened to Zhane?
One of them does jazz with her husband
Good one 👍🏾
Was just listening to them today!
@@ayonnazglam9050 A lot of people don't remember this group They basically like a '90s group so that's why I said I had to go way back with them on this one
@@dionwestpoint1387 right!! Definitely had some jams.
Soooooo before the Apryl Fizz Omarion B2K fiasco...we had this.
🎯🎯what the he'll were they thinking you could tell that wasn't gonna last then Apryl moved on to Dr. Dre I don't think that'll last either. Be single for awhile then date. Apryl is pretty but she's wasting too much valuable time with these selfish men she chose to be with.
@@jasminemonroe5784 Dr Dre? Did I miss something?
@@RaquelCGary Not too much they probably broke up by now or the end is near.
The Fugees had there problems too
@@guccigucci4188 Not like this
She was lovin' the crew!!
😂😂😂Exactly had 🍼 babies with one of them two😂😂😂 damn
@@CHELSEABuckhannon she has baby by rayn not the other one
This song was real. Never was a fan really because it was to depressing.
All music before 2010 was truly amazing. Where has the time gone?
I'll say 2015 ans Under was Amazing forreal😊❤😂❤❤😊
❤️ yeah they were in a love triangle. Lol I love Claudette’s voice so beautiful
Claudette was STUNNING!
Still is
When I was in high school my Drama Teacher wrote an entire Musical base off city high album. Called city high 🥰 it was amazing.
🔥🔥🔥
This is dope, I’m interviewing Ryan this Saturday! Love your mini documentary!
Ryan was terrible to Claudette as well. She should've gone further.
Who remember Lumidee?
Uh uh uh ohhhh! Another channel did a video on her a few weeks ago.
When I was younger I thought she could sing lol Looking back now she was very much off beat on Never Leave (Uh Ohhhhhh) Lmao
Honestlyyyy
If I tell--
Tell you what--
What you wanna know...nah I’m just playing I remember her.
Yes I remember her she's a One Hit Wonder
A similar channel to this one did a video on her: ruclips.net/video/4s1Ypuklii0/видео.html
MY FAVORITE SONG FOR CITY HIGH WAS CARAMEL 🔥
And THANKS FOR THE SHOUT OUT ALI 💪🏽
That's the only other one I know....
There's no doubt that men and women can have platonic relationships!
To think that you can't be friends with someone attractive is probably because most people are weak in the flesh, there's more to life than that.
Nawl, heterosexual males and females cannot be 'friends' without attraction developing on atleast one side.
You're naive
Steve just speaking for himself. I've had a male best friend for over 20 years and we have never went there. I'm married and he has a girlfriend. Still riding. Most humans are weak as fuck. Sad really. Messing up something that can last a lifetime for a couple pumps.
@@datdudefitz8684 My comment states that you can be platonic with someone you find attractive, I have no idea why you would comment on this like I said the opposite.
@@CharlieXFBA How so?
I can have a casual sexual relationship at any given moment with any random female, but finding someone who's friendship I value is much harder to do.
On top of that you can see how they are in relationships with other people as things that you may not like about them become apparent.
Another point is that you're making the assumption that you are attractive to your female friend and that you have a choice of sleeping with her.
There are plenty of reasons to list, so little space.
I'm probably the only one who didn't like What Would You Do but Caramel was my favorite.
I didn't like it either....
Why? Hit home huh
Didn’t like it at all
Me with. I was in high school at the time.🤣 it’s funny cause many years ago I once met a guy who knew some of members personally. I was shocked at reason they broke up. The songs they created were so positive. Never mix business with pleasure.
Ohhh she was so so damn pretty
What happen to Dondria she was signed to JD
Alcoholism and drugs.. truly can be a death sentence
True, even worse when a woman is involved and they Fucked up the 💰 💰💰 💰 💰. SMDH
Claudette looks like Halle Berry. So beautiful and talented. So much potential for a solo career
Damn wish she would have went solo and made it big. She can really sing.
Her karma was for it to stop where she did
😂 She said she wouldve died from a brush.. 😂😂😂
ikr😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
😂😂😂
He could have Def gave her a concussion at the very least if she didn’t move
I thought the same thing initially lol. But if it hit her in the throat or the temple, definitely could've killed her.
You’d be surprised to see what a small hit to the head can do.. As a health care provider, I need you all to know she was right. Duck! Move! Avoid contact the best you can if in this kind of situation.
Great video. Can you do a video on Digable Planets or Groove Theory
This video couldn’t start any other way 😂😂😂
I met Claudette and Ryan at a concert in tha ATL years back..They were both cool..And YES Claudette is beautiful in person!!..🥰🔥🔥
Omg Ryan looks like Frankenstein!!
I met both Ryan and Roby a few months ago at Wawa in Willingboro 💯💯💯 Hometown Hero’s💯💯💯
They were so dope as a group so talented. All of them 👏🏽👏🏽 Claudette is so pretty 😍
Damn City High was a tragic story
Damn. How she really end up living their hit single song tho?
& you should do Crucial Conflict
They actually still do music just underground
She was wrong to keep her dating life in house with the 2 group members
I always thought ,if groups that got 2 guys and 1 girl in it that they r probably have sex together.I this instance is true.There was Digable plantets and the Fugees.
Definitely a Chicago comment‼️💪🏾💯
@@MsGirlyBaby Nah. Baltimore tho
@@shialabluff8038 Crucial Conflict is from the West Side of Chicago🙄🥴
I remember this local celebrity channel lol, dam this bring back memories
This was real good! Have you done DA BAND yet? That would be fire!
Diddy is what happened.
@@ThePresentTimeNow yup
Choppa City just dropped a new video not long ago....and the other guy from mia.i recently did an interview about how he wanted to kill diddy
Ness is an underground artist and Babs has a showcase spotlighting female rappers. The other female who was married has encountered a💩💩load of headaches involving her husband.
@@ThePresentTimeNow The BadBoy Curse strikes again.
The boy Ali be in the crates! Amazing job bro! Loved City High!
I watched r&b divas. How a woman so pretty could struggle? I’m surprised she didn’t get wifed up by some business man, athlete or rapper in her prime. Even now she still looks pretty. Smh
Her two boyfriends are the blame
Looks are not everything. Yall used to being so vain, its sad.
Looks mean nothing....
"How a woman so pretty could struggle"
@@ReadyorNot811 kept getting pregnant
Didn’t even know that was Claudette in If Loving you is Wrong!
Yes she was
Wait....... I just looked them up before I heard the whole video and Claudette and Ryan got married?! What the hell
They have since divorced
Why did Claudette stop making music ?
You dont need the industry push ...
You already had a fan base ....
Im still proud of you
God Bless
Yo, no funny shit whenever I get an alert you got a new video I drop everything I’m doing and come watch! Much love from New York brother!!! Stay safe and keep you the FANTASTIC work!!!
Caramel I still play that to this day! When she says "I'm independent and I ain't like some other women" she was NOT lying. She didnt have to go through what she was going through she could have been another drop dead gorgeous woman letting a rich man take care of her.
What happened to Rich Boy and Chamillionaire
Yes
Chamillionaire chilling flipping properties and created his own app he's doing great
Rich boy got a couple car shops
Yeah Chamillion.aire got into the tech game. He been out the game for over a decade,and still worth 50 mil
@@brandonbates9259 sholl is he still got paper he was smart about putting his money in stocks back in 2008 r 2009
For what it's worth they made their mark and all three are doing well in life so that's what matters.
What would you do is still a banger in my eyes I mean it was playing on radio they were featured live it was really worth it
How about a What ever happened to Traci Spencer? I loved her music.
I suggested Traci Spencer on another channel. They responded and said they get a lot of requests for her and said they've searched but there's literally no current information on her. They said it seems like she's living her life privately and doesn't want to be found. That was a while ago so it would be cool if this channel can find info on her.
@@Renee_nf094e WOW! Thanks for this info!!
@@missbee1451
You're welcome. 🤗
I realize this is a few years old but if you're interested, Tracie has an interview right on RUclips on the Halftime Chat channel. It's very in-depth and should answer a lot of questions. i'm not even finished watching lol
@@JavonteTreble wow, thank you for this info.
Damn, Claudette was with Robbie and that didn't work out which is understandable. But then she started messing with the other bandmate. I'm not judging her, everybody does things. Just weird mixing business with pleasure.
"The Only One I Trust" was one of their dopest songs
Claudette was so beautiful, she definitely wasted her pretty on those two guys....SMDH!
Ikr and womb too. Hope she doing good now
While we are bringing up early 2000's group's what happened to "Nappy Roots"?!!! Fo real!
Right!??
I saw the lightskinned funny voice guy from Nappy Roots on an Episode of Catfish....he got catfished
@@LooseBills Nooo😂
west yep, google "R Prophet Catfish"
In 2010 during a episode of intervention Robbie looked a mess he was 32 but looking older
Wow It was so sad when he was like this.
I seen that. I hope he's doing well now.
Yeah I remember that episode he was bad off on that alcohol
What happened to Smilez & Southstar
good one
@@king_g_diddy551 facts
I miss city high.
Yes.
“Even though I ain’t a virgin, that don’t mean I’m having sex wit ya.” Classic song lyric💯💯💯
P.S. yes, we would like to know why Claudette and Ryan divorced
It's ironic, City High's love triangle and being discovered/signed by Wyclef Jean, who had his own entanglement going on with Lauryn Hill while in The Fugees. And Steve Harvey is right about the "men and women can't be friends" thing. Younger me wouldn't have believed it but nowadays, a lot of people are just having relations with whomever happens to be around at the time, and they want to do it with someone they can trust (AKA a friend) over a random Tinder hookup.
Steve Harvey is an old closed minded man. You can most definitely be friend with the opposite sex. It depends on the people involved and that is all.
@@frankieffbaby being ''close minded'' is sometimes necessary for boundaries you cant be open minded to every damn thing it will cost you in the end . listen to those that know better
I agree, men arent usually "friends" with women they arent attracted to. They are waiting for their chance to sleep with them, a lot of women dont understand just because he doesnt want to be your boyfriend doesn't mean he wont sleep with you if you're open to it.
Now I have to listen to them, thank you
God bless to you, city high, and all whom read
Im glad that Caramel is still working after the group broke up,
This whole situation could make for a great movie!
Good story about city high
I always wonder what happened to The D.E.Y. They always reminded me of City High.
Exactly
Yes
Never ever date within the workplace ever!!
🎯🎯When are people gonna learn that means you have to be bothered with the individual at work and outside of work. Too much of a headache and 💔 💔
Well in her defence started dating robbie in highschool before the group then got with Ryan when the group was about to end
I always thought the group was corny af but that doesnt reflect your great video.Good shit my guy
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The song, “What would you do” was super corny but necessary.
I never liked their music that much. But wow a lot of messiness. And how did I know the shadiest looking one isn't struggling. But his ex wife is smh.
Me neither but i did like caramel. But i never thought they would last i was just waiting for Claudette to breakout but never happened.
@@jaythethinker3994 when I look at her I see an actress. She has that Hollywood look. But it was probably best she didn't pursue it. You have to be strong minded and savvy to deal with that industry. Judging from what happened in the group she wouldn't be able to handle it.
@@lavendersunsets7066 she was on an episode of My wife and kids
@@jaythethinker3994 well they only had one album so their isnt much to go from . the little shit they did drop was actual substance not the typical bs folks talk about
bates bates ironically she looks like jennifer freeman
I had no idea Ryan was in this. After 2 Wrongs, I thought Claudette was going to be massive
Not the whole wear a t shirt on the head style lol
Ryan was the only one really getting that bag
I remember that group
You hit it on the money City High had unforgettable hits And They looked like a fun group always shows success does not keep a group together as deeper personal and work ethic issues always comes to play
Claudette is top tier bro. She's perfection forreal✨👑
Top tier how 😂
@@christophervaughan2920 my opinion
Yo Ali request a video with Tiffany Evans please please please!!!!
I saw Claudette in person at the Tyler perry madea play.she was a background singer
I remember when Robbie was on an that episode of Intervention, it was sad.
I've been waiting for this one.
Claudette ortiz was one of the finest ladies i ever seen in my life.. she still is
What happened to Adina Howard?
I just read last night about her. She said when she was told
To stop dating wanye from B2M by a record exec because it was told to her that she should focus on her career instead (she mentioned the name of this record exec but I don’t recall….Sonya something I think….) she didn’t appreciate that type of control and voiced her opinion out in the public and her future projects were put on hold indefinitely. I know brandy had dated him around this time and I’m not sure if they had broken up or what that time line is but- that was the jist of it
@@kingofpoplives thanks for the update! That’s messed up but not surprised to be honest.
🤗😂😭Thanks Ali‼💯💯💯
It is the same thing that broke up the Fugees...Lauryn Hill and Wyclef.....
Can you do a vid on Jonell? She had that hit with method man round n round remix or do Horace Brown vid he had a remix with jay z called thing we do for love.
Yeah! What happened to her. You can't even find the "Round and Round" video with her and Method Man on YT anymore 😒
Yup
@@jasminehill6312 Wowwww what about on Dailymotion?
I loved them all. I wish them all the best 🧡
The early 2000's was the best era.