She SLAYS with her voice! One of the best vocalists EVER. SO UNDERRATED.
@reginald18172 жыл бұрын
The BEST singers usually are underrated and put on the back burner. Smh
@sweetladyvee3102 Жыл бұрын
So underrated!
@OlSkoolMusicGoddess7 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute... the great actress from the Tyler Perry plays was a singer back in the day!!! Ahh man today can't get any better!!!
@scratchnandsurvivn6 жыл бұрын
Sylvia M. Hubbard she was a Broadway star. She is famous for the play Mama I Wanna Sing. D’Atra has been blowing for a long time!
@islandbeauty35406 жыл бұрын
Sylvia M. Hubbard oh yes! I remember her back then!:)
@terrywynnii22486 жыл бұрын
look up "Everything I Feel"
@TheMDElder5 жыл бұрын
Right! 😲
@joshuamcdowell57824 жыл бұрын
Her sister Tara is just as talented. She was in A Bronx Story and Belly.
@bossmail895 жыл бұрын
She was slept on frfr her singing is incredible
@artisan06 Жыл бұрын
It’s a crying shame the music industry didn’t boost up her singing career! The sista can SING her butt off!
@HoopCITY762 ай бұрын
And it’s crazy this has actually happened to tons of other talented vocalists from the 80s. It seems like the record labels had a hard time figuring out how to market powerful singers.
@kelel34432 жыл бұрын
I love the element of her voice! You can also hear it in Coko and B Angie B.
@dominiquedevereux72052 жыл бұрын
Good 👂🏾!!
@kelel34432 жыл бұрын
@@dominiquedevereux7205 😁Thank you
@CelestialGatez Жыл бұрын
YEP! I hear B Angie B too!
@jeremiahh.5779Ай бұрын
yesss
@khb98466 жыл бұрын
So underrated it's ridiculous
@KenJamesJr6 жыл бұрын
That's not just a voice, That's a High precision musical instrument.
@jmiller2979 жыл бұрын
3:34 That voice went tuh CHUUCH for a sec, there!!! SANG, CHILD!!
@trevorhicks35765 жыл бұрын
Yes she sure did and I loved every moment second and minute of it Wooooowee
@coreemore23552 жыл бұрын
Girl you better saaannnggg.omg this song stay on repeat
@Terelon6 жыл бұрын
I love this song, my sibling and I were trying to look up songs by her that were her claim to fame and ran across this one, I didn't remember Sweet Talk but remembered this one, this performance was perfection, this song should've been a #1 hit.
@CelestialGatez Жыл бұрын
Sweet Talk was her first powerhouse single. I remember seeing "Entertainment Tonight" showing a clip of her video.
@chuckbrown48736 жыл бұрын
One of my jams back in the dayz... especially after seeing her perform it at the Apollo!
@nikkistarlard700410 күн бұрын
Omg I just fell in love ❤ vocals for days ❤❤
@Ornacia298 жыл бұрын
What a VOICE!
@omoniyikaye4 жыл бұрын
Awesome just 21 on this video.
@TieraLeShay6 жыл бұрын
I never knew Melissa De Sousa was a background singer too...I learn something new everyday.
@joshuamcdowell57826 жыл бұрын
That's who that is?
@MalikJeffersonTheSilas6 жыл бұрын
Also Stacy before x girlfriend group
@MrMoorEnt4 жыл бұрын
The other lightskin chick that wasn’t Sanaa Lathan or Regina Hall in The Best Man.
@pialavish87253 жыл бұрын
Well damn the crowd was hella dead. I never heard this song before either but when she started to blow I got excited and started screaming that she betta come through with what God has blessed her with 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@MauriceRivers4152 жыл бұрын
I peeped that vibe, too. Someone with her voice should've had a career like Vesta, Anita Baker, Regina Belle or Angela Winbush.
@iluvrachellef6 жыл бұрын
WOW i remember buying her cassette when this came out. We're the same age. She betta sang.
@dominiquedevereux72053 жыл бұрын
😄 I always find your ass in the "comments" section of all these old videos!!
@stevie5866 жыл бұрын
She gave Mickey Howard and tons of Whitney Houston in this!
@Terelon6 жыл бұрын
stevie586 Yes, I can hear Mikki singing this.
@KenJamesJr6 жыл бұрын
Some Melba Moore also...
@antb419 Жыл бұрын
Wtf that’s Melissa from the Best Man?! I didn’t know she can sing!😮
@taquilathomas76073 жыл бұрын
So amazing!!! I love D’Atra
@luciusjohnson3848 жыл бұрын
her and her sister Taral are great.
@joshuamcdowell57826 жыл бұрын
Lucius Johnson Her sister played DMX's girlfriend in the movie Belly
@luciousbyrant40536 жыл бұрын
Lucious Bryant
@321cheesehead5 жыл бұрын
Joshua McDowell Have you heard her sister album? She has the best soprano voice ever. It’s so light and girly, it reminds me of Coko from Swv.
@okebaram4 жыл бұрын
@@321cheesehead what is her sister's name?
@321cheesehead4 жыл бұрын
Okebaram E Her name is Taral Hicks. She was Keisha in Belly and the main girl in the movie A Bronx Tale.
@rickal.15585 жыл бұрын
She convinced me the she really want give it up chile😉
@dominiquedevereux72053 жыл бұрын
LMAO. OK!! No doubt left in my mind!!
@jimmiepage54386 жыл бұрын
now this is real singing!
@shannonwilliams90556 жыл бұрын
Dead ass crowd! But can anybody hear Bibby Browns "I wanna Rock with you Baby" beat?
@MauriceRivers4152 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@chanelmoenae17422 жыл бұрын
Actually tenderoni
@sweetsweet81 Жыл бұрын
@@chanelmoenae1742 Yep! That's it.
@adriancolon84353 жыл бұрын
Divorce Court brought me here 2021. What a talent!
@lalicious377 жыл бұрын
She is getting her rap on😊
@dallastexxasss82603 жыл бұрын
i really do MISSSSSSSSSSSSSS the 90's music
@oholm09 Жыл бұрын
I seen it i was 9 years old
@britbrat4697 Жыл бұрын
Just got hipped a few hours ago from a clip on ig I knew it was her voice so I came her for the full song! My new fav
@OlSkoolMusicGoddess7 жыл бұрын
And baby she hasn't lost the touch either... you better sannnnnnng!!!!
@dominiquedevereux72053 жыл бұрын
#BARS 🎼🎶🎧🎤😆
@mscandys5494 жыл бұрын
Do I remember this song. What! Me and my girls use to tear this shit up😅
@johnlyndsay Жыл бұрын
Yea ❤ wow. What happened? She should have been a superstar… An amazing voice beautiful looks great body…. Wow, what happened?
@zaejohnson34143 жыл бұрын
OMG she was so pretty here 😍 love her hair and earrings 💕
And I don’t hear Bobby brown I hear the dramatics- you’re the best thing in my life
@dominiquedevereux72053 жыл бұрын
SLAY MY SPIRIT 🔪👻🙌🏾💒, D'ATRA 👩🏿🎤!!
@shannonwilliams90556 жыл бұрын
This Legend songe her 💓 out and her ass off and the crowd is dead as hell. But can anyone hear a lil bit of Bobby Brown "I wanna rock with you baby"?
@Terelon6 жыл бұрын
Shannon Williams They were very dead, it might be because it's their first time hearing it.
@farleytaylor54937 жыл бұрын
Power and control....yum.
@paularobinson34752 ай бұрын
Broadway royalty right there!❤❤❤❤❤❤
@ninosimone Жыл бұрын
So beautiful and her voice is perfect 🤎
@kulturebaby3754 жыл бұрын
Sometimes not making it is God protecting you! But if she would have went the gospel way she could have had more Acknowledgement I believe
@larhondaburchett3271 Жыл бұрын
How did I NOT know that this is the lady from the Tyler Perry plays??!!
@mariaisabelastone48644 жыл бұрын
VERY VERY GOOD
@eleven.296 жыл бұрын
I still can't find the music video for this song, but this'll do for now.
@maustinminnis6 жыл бұрын
There was never a music video filmed for "You Make Me Want to Give It Up". The only Video filmed for the first Single Released from the "D'Atra Hicks" Record
@JukeboxJones885 жыл бұрын
There is a music video for this song. BET aired it in 1989. I videotaped it. I am trying to find it.
@CelestialGatez5 жыл бұрын
JukeboxJones88 I saw the "Sweet Talk" video........can't remember any others from that first album.
@brandonjovonstephens66372 жыл бұрын
She Gives a Lil Bit of Micki Howard When goes into her upper Register
@Justaskkjames8 жыл бұрын
I love that roar @ 1:29 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS BITCH!!!
@zaejohnson34143 жыл бұрын
No one noticed her background singer is an actress as well?
@britbrat4697 Жыл бұрын
Yep I just did as this my first time watching this I knew it was her from that gap lolol
@CjMoore-cv2xs Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️
@judithjackson10866 жыл бұрын
Her daughter looks exactly like her
@ksr20595 жыл бұрын
A powerhouse voice. This girl can SING! Not a very good song though, even by 1989 standards.
@dominiquedevereux72053 жыл бұрын
Yes. Perfect example of the right voice paired with the wrong song.
@booginas2 жыл бұрын
@@dominiquedevereux7205 I don't know what I was thinking. I must've been commenting on another video and this song started playing ▶️ cuz the Playlist was set to autoplay & the comment ended up under this video somehow cuz I ❤ this song 🎵!! It's happened before 🤦🏾♂️. But anyway . . . I usually like what the majority doesn't, & vice versa 🤷🏾♂️. This song SENDS 🕺🏾 ME UP 👏🏾🙌🏾💒!!
@meauxzellebaptiste8793 жыл бұрын
See how good you use to have to be to Move a black audience. Mama had to pour that gravy on this one.
@modernaminaj7 жыл бұрын
I love her 💜💜💜
@rudolphmcneill33336 жыл бұрын
Ok. How do I not remember her. She was amazing. However she's a mess on the show "Your Husband is Cheating On Us."
@brandonjovonstephens66372 жыл бұрын
She Gives a Lil Bit of Micki Howard Until she goes into her upper Register
@toniacarter86376 жыл бұрын
😱😱😱😘😘 you better sanggg!!!!
@formerlyarandompropernameb93273 жыл бұрын
Wow 😃
@madelinelewis2836Ай бұрын
Facts but the beautifully thing about it is she's multi talented cause she can act her ass off to luv her plays
@anthonychoyce64963 жыл бұрын
Queen
@johnfalcon33353 жыл бұрын
Why is she not a big star?
@MauriceRivers4152 жыл бұрын
Probably the wrong/weak material given to her. This song seems a little dated for 1989, in my opinion.
@keginemylife4 жыл бұрын
Did yall see them pull that guy back from the stage?? 😆 😆
@Terelon3 жыл бұрын
That was rude :(
@askewh5 жыл бұрын
My girl
@kerrajohnson32033 жыл бұрын
How was the song about making love also taking me to church at the same time? 🤣
@rihannavideos5160 Жыл бұрын
Who is she????
@shannonwilliams90553 жыл бұрын
I know you guys here Bobby Browns...I want to rock with you
@MauriceRivers4152 жыл бұрын
The audience must've been sleeping until 3:20, but this is a great example of the right singer given the wrong material. Someone with her voice should've had a career like Vesta, Anita Baker, Regina Belle or Angela Winbush. The song is a bit dated for 1989, in my opinion.