Terrible T From Oaktown's 3.5.7. Danced With MC Hammer & Toured With Bobby Brown| I Was A 90s Dancer
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- The original Hammer Dancer, Terrible T came up from MC Hammer's early days and went on to lead her own music career.
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Terrible T was one of those dancers that made it look easy. She is definitely iconic.
True💯❤
Facts
I Agree as Well . ❤️😊
And sexy af!
Easy snorting cocaine
NOBODY DANCED BETTER THAN THE WOMEN WHO DANCED WITH MC HAMMER! 💯🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
OOOOOOH, YES, indeed.
💯 I remember that still till this day. They we're lit
Truth!!
Maaaaaaaaaaan! These were my IDOLS in Jr. High, Along with Salt N Pepa (& can't forget Spinderella)!!!!📼💿
Big FACTS
I love Oaktown's 3.5.7. It is a shame that their dance opportunities were blocked. They were so dynamic.
Agree
I Agree
Turn it uuuuuuuup!!!! - Kiwi fan ❤️
It's sad that hammer did not reach out to them when a record label make them girls go do girls got blacklisted the game is you not going to be bigger than me because the doors open there for them my opinion I think Hammer saw it and he closed them doors
Truth
She DEFINITELY should have been able to be a Fly Girl on In Livin Color or Janet Jackson dancer. That would have been a great opportunity for her. She was too good to be limited to Hammer and then pushed aside.
The TV sets would have exploded if they were on "In Living Color' 🚀🚀🚀
@@fireinthesky_71 😄
@Shaundra Major You know they don't really want us to be US...SMH
@@fireinthesky_71 As much as I loved the fly girls but if those two were on In Living Color they would have sent those fly girls flying into outer space and knocked them clearly out of the solar system!🤣😂🚀🌎
YOU GOT THE RIGHT ONE! She was a beast whenever she hit the stage. Every performance was 1000%. My favorite female group.
This is true! One of my favorite 🔨 videos is " pump it up" and when 357 came out with "yeah, yeah, yeah" in 1989 it was the hype!
Yes she was!!! Her energy was everything…
I used to want to dance like them and have their hair styles! Lol. 357 was dope!
@@Kamone111 Yes I ❤️♥️💕357 😊The Young Ladies had Mad ( Phenomenal ) Energy. They own the Stage ! I just regret that I didn’t Professionally Dance . When I was young . I was a very good Energetic Dancer 💃. But I have a Granddaughter who has some nice , and very solid moves . I will be coaching her in her Dancing. She only ! 5 years old.
Yes, they were , you could truly tell they put in a lot hours to get it to look so effortlessly. It’s crazy how they seem like the best and went down like that. Crazy how they treat us. But one day we will be oh sooo.. surprise Humm.
SHE WAS AN ABSOLUTE BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!! This interview just made me smile BIG!!!
Me too!!!
I agree!!
Yes she was!
Wow forced to be reckoned with because me too
me too
TERRIBLE T….if you’re reading this, KNOW that you are LEGENDARY!!! Thanks for giving the world such great musical memories. I’d LOVE to see you and Sweet LD doing it again. A fan for life! ❤️❤️❤️
Me too 🤗
What she said! My absolute best!!
They had it going on their energy was everything! My era
Yes!!! She was my absolute favorite!!
Most definitely!! I still love listening to some 357!!!! That era was just the best!!!
Those girls danced their asses off! You hear me? & not just this booty shaking, twerking mess… they DANCED!!! “Juicy” was my jam. To this day if you play that song it’s STILL a bop. The dance break at the end, omg… they killed that. Man, those were the days! 🤗
YYYYAAAASSSSS!!! Their routines were aerobics on 10.
@@christinefranklin9878 ok? lol if they did branding deals back then like they do now they definitely coulda gave Jane Fonda a run for her money with those work out videos! 😂
@@GETOSUPASTAR Jane was extremely light work compared to those ladies. I was so happy to see this interview. The song & dancing had ya hyped up.
@@christinefranklin9878 right? 😂
Amen to that sis!✊🏿
Word!!! They killed it. The dancers back then I appreciate it because those were true entertainers with the artists. They made the show too. Now! There are no dancers for real with the artist. There are some but there are very few.
I'm glad these dancers are finally getting to tell their stories. People underestimate the level of work & endurance it takes to maintain that high energy, Hammer-style choreography for not just one song, but possibly dozens night after night, week after week.
Those dancers; their style, their energy made Hammer's performances such a unique experience. Whether a smaller group like the 357 squad or 20 to 30 of them moving FLAWLESSLY in sync...man, what an era!
I never got to see Hammer in person (too young for concerts at the time 😩), but it was magnetic whenever I'd watch the music videos, their performances on Arsenio, Soul Train, & the award shows. Much love to Terrible T & the ladies of 357 & great job on these segments. Keep 'em comin'! 🕺🏿
Amen!!!!👏🏽👏🏽
McHammer was my first concert! I was 14 and it was all that and then some!!! His show was an experience and DEFINITELY worth every penny. I think I paid $24 for it back in the day😂 We saw him and all his dancers of course and he also let his artists at the time grace the stage... 357 did their thing with him and gave us their hits (tore it up), B Angie did "Juicy" and his RnB group Special Generation sang... Straight bomb 💣 That whole concert was everything... Hammer head lined and it had everybody in it... It included Heavy D and Boyz, Kool Moe Dee, Queen Latifah, Kid N Play and I want to say Salt N Pepa🤯😮 We all shooketh😂 OG Hip Hop in its rawist form❤... It had a gang of artists performing and I feel like I'm missing one or two.😄 As a matter of fact I believe Eazy E performed as well✌🏾
@@mrsneshaball Ahh, so jealous! If that's the show with Salt n Pepa, I think my older sister attended in Savannah, GA some time around '89 - '91 ish. She didn't want her kid brother tagging along, but it sounded like a great time. That line up...Sheesh! 🤦🏿♂️
hammer said himself his dancers were paid $30,000 - $35,000 a year to travel and get the dance routines correct.
in 1990 dollars that's almost $70,000 a year now for that.
@@cosmeticscameo8277 That actually wasn't a bad salary for people who didn't have that "Alvin Ailey" training.
Hammer and his crew don't get the credit they deserve. I was a kid watching them on BET and dancing in the livingroom lol. Music still bump today
The best female dancers from the late 80’s/early 90’s. No one could touch them, pun intended. The only dancers that rivaled them were the BBD dancers.
I do find it strange dancing opportunities dried up after dancing for ‘Hammer’. I don’t believe that’s by accident. They were even denied dancing for Janet jackson. That had to be someone with power working against them. That’s truly unfortunate. They were an awesome duo❗️❗️❗️
I was JUST 🤔 about That!!
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I've been saying this since the 90s. The *BEST* dancers were Oaktown 357 and the BBD dancers (Straight Ahead). They were on a whole 'nother level.
Very true…sweet ld and terrible t was fire and Bbd dancers were also fire
@@Renee_nf094e FACTUALS 💯💯💯💯💯💯
It’s amazing how women had REAL talent back then and had to actually put in work. Today all they do is get BBLs, twerk, post a bunch of pics on Instagram and they call THAT talent. I weep for the future and am glad I had the privilege of growing up in the 80s and 90s.
WORD!!!!!!
Same here!!
And they were all natural!
@@RadicalforGod Nah, they had plastic surgery back then. Don't front!
@@shantbe you wish
I think every generation says it so here I go. Man, I’m glad I grew up in the 80’s & 90’s. They were for sure the best times, especially when it comes to music. Yes, I like some of the stuff that’s out now, but none of it can compare to that period.
Preach! All facts!!!
I’m soooo happy I grew up back then as well!! That’s when real talent and music was valued! Women had real talent. Today all they do is get BBLs, pose and twerk and called stars. Please!!!
💯🙌🏾
Facts ❕❕
I loooved growing up during this time. Wouldn’t have it any other way!!
Terrible T & Sweet LD is one the greatest dancers of all times! I wanted those outfits in yeah yeah yeah 🤣
They're FITS were ALWAYS BEAST MODE &ON PO!NT!!!
@@rissaceehart4076 I can’t name any female dancer today that can touch them!! They were 🔥🔥🔥
@@NotfromDetroit u need to get out of the house more often then.
@@meekashabazz6135 What are you talking about? We are discussing outfits back in the 90’s and having a good time reminiscing while you are lost. Please remove yourself from our memory lane comments.
@@NotfromDetroit I said what I said. Get out the house more Kristi Thomas before I dance all over your face.
That “ Yeah Yeah Yeah” video ran in heavy rotation on Video Music Box, and The Box in NYC. I got all my cardio in during the 90’s, as teenagers we stayed fit from all that dancing! 3-5-7 was definitely at the top among female dancers ⭐️💐💐💐
Yeah x's 3 is how I lost 10 lbs
So true I remember video music box in NYC. I use to rush home just to see it as a kid in Jersey 🤣🤣
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah and Juicy played like every 15-20mins. on The Box in St. Louis Mo., you were dead to have not heard it😂 I had to be around 18 at the time. Those was the best years of my life fr fr💯 Music was🔥 and life as a teenager or young adult was safe and fun.*Sighs...
miss them good ole days😢
But at least WE got the memories😎
Was on the box in Philly too
@@stlqt09
I feel ya!!!
I get chills just hearing her talk about dancing. Especially when Bobby unplugged the cord and they kept going and was still on time. Geesh I wish I was there. I could dance just like her. Just love her. Sweet spirit
😂Bobby was wrong for that hating mess smh I think Bobby knew he and his entourage would kill it, but he didn't expect Hammer and his entourage with 357 to hurt em'. But look how God works, he don't like ugly and when the music started back they hadn't missed a beat🎶🎶
That was some real foul stuff Bobby pulled💯
I remember hammer talking about that once on Arsenio. I didn't it was Bobby's crew who did that. Ha!
I could dance like her, too! That's why my knees are cracking! 😂😂
She brought all the energy every single time!!!!! I use to emulate her no lie! Dancing hard all around my living room lol.
Me too, I got to see Hammer and his dancers in concert during his first album back in 1989. I knew every dance steps from their videos. Ppl were watching me rite along with the real.show🤣
Right? Love it!!!
Right do y'all remember the shoes did y'all have a pair
Me too😂😂
@@shawnnij1937 Who didn't have a pair of patent leathers, lol!
Man this put me into the Waaay Back machine!! This is when I started dancing, and I was a STAN for MC Hammer, Oaktown's 3.5.7., and B. Angie B.!!! OMG TY for doing this
THAT PART ❣️
B. Angie B was a beast too!! Could sing and dance.
Yes Love B Angie B hint hint the name
Ebony bell can you tell me the name of the guy that was a background dancer on pump it up!!! That whole routine was wicked!!!Good Memories
@@susanhurst3292 Not sure they were saying they were involved. A "Stan" (ref. Eminem's Stan) is another way of saying a superfan.
No, she wasn't a 90s dancer. She was THE 90s dancer. Her and her dance partner ran that whole thing. They set if off!! Everybody wanted to be them. They looked like they were having the time of their lives. They were doing things no one else was doing and established how everybody was dancing all over the country. Terrible T helped make that error amazing!
Truth to power!!!
Her partner? They was gay back then?
@@janniehayes7175 Dance partner. Remember, it was the 90s.
Sis, you truly are a talent and a part of hip hip history! You gave us all great memories during that era! Take a bow!!🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Bay Area rap and dance pioneers. 357 paved the way for women rappers worldwide. So much cultural influence 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Salt N Pepa
There were quite a few female rappers before 3.5.7. Crew. Don't forget 14 y/o, now Dr. Roxanne Shauntè, Salt N' Peppa, etc., etc.👊🏼💯❗
I love 357! They were beautiful, they stayed fresh, and they could dance there butts off! Thank you for this!
OMG! I used to copy how Terrible T and Sweet LD danced! I'm so pissed that they didn't get a chance to dance for Janet! So much energy! I'm a huge fan! Oaktown 357 Forever!
Me too!
Oaktown357 was underrated. They were some of the best dancers during that era. The 'Turn It Up' is a CLASSIC! Terrible T talked about something I've often wondered about. Oaktown357 and JANET JACKSON! Why didn't it happen? Now I know!
Exactly!! Who told them no??? WHO?
@@FourEverEvolving Exactly!
Ditto on Turn It Up. Straight flames!
They were not underrated. Those Ladies were known by the masses. Sadly, they faded as soon as they came. 357 had a hit song, videos rotating on all the video shows and notoriety.
I was in Love with Yall 357 I'm from Jersey I thought you all were Beautiful and still do Diamond Beauties
The energy of 90s dancing was crazy. Even at home, we sweat like we was in the video. I used to get in trouble for rearranging furniture so I could go all out 😆
Also the women were incredibly talented and beautiful ❣
Lol! I definitely cleared the living room too so my stage was perfect🤣🤣
Back when young ladies were sassy and classy! Juice meant power and seduction, it was said by men and women. Not like today where it's all about sex. Oaktown came out strong and took over hip hop with the best dance moves
Me, my sister and my cousin thought we was 357 back in the day 🤣🤣🤣 always dancing, wearing Mc Hammer pants, thick socks and them shiny black shoes. Those was the good old days ☺️.
Terrible T was that deal!! Mean feet!!!! They was super dope dancers!!!
One of my favorite dancers and girl groups back in the day she went hard like a RockStar! 357-Terrible T is lit
Yea sir. The “We Like It” & Juicy videos, are classics for me. As well as the performance on The Arsenio Hall show with Hammer. TT was bout it. 👌🏽
Yes!❤💯
Thank you so much Terrible T for everything! You were a major part of my life!
I'm SO GLAD these sistas are getting their recognition - I used to LOVE Oaktown 357, as a teen who used to LOVE dancing (and rapping and singing)! People would compare my bff and I to Terrible T and Sweet LD ..and I remember having an exchange w/ Sweet LD years ago in YTube, and she was SO sweet and relatable!
She still looks great!!.
True story I won a dance contest when this song came on at a summer festival in long beach CA I was 12 yrs old an I went up against grown ups an teenagers but I did that 😝 💯✊🏽
Which song?
This takes me back. This was such a great moment in history.
That part about not looking at each other, being crisp, knowing where you are at all times. That's some military stuff for sure. (Recalling Hammer's military background in the Navy) I had flashbacks to drill in basic training when she was describing that level of practice. lol
But, his ideas from this fraternity group Alpha Phi Alpha couple guys who created on dance group!
The guy was one of first Grand Step Master. They did a documentary on him and he’s still living.. his Best Friend died..
I know the feeling. Sarge wanna hear that "SNAP"..... Make "MAGIC ". Those were the days 🤔.
Can you share the guy’s name plus info on the documentary? I’d love to watch it.
She was and still is one of my favorite dancers from the 90s era, she always stood out to me...a force !! These were the best days, asymmetric hair, bamboo earrings, and burning 5 million calories. 🤣🤣
PRACTICE AT 100 PERCENT just touched my sou.!!! As a cheerleader back in the day… that was a pet peeve of mine. I HATED when the others didn’t practice to full capacity.
Side note: I went to Jr. High with Lil P and we were cheerleaders together. #SoOakland
I had a terrible t license plate in front of my Toyota Terrell! Dancer for life!
#memories
TIGHT🤩
I meant Toyota Tercel🤣
I remember when I live in Fremont in 1990’s, she had one on her Mercedes Benz’s it was black.
She sure did. She was the reason I put one in front of my Tercel🤣. My plate was light blue, with a silver letter T.
OMG....The coldest female dancers in the game ever....period!! My FAVORITE girl Rap group of all time.
“Juuuiicaayyyy got ‘‘em Cray yay zeeee” 3.5.7 was 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯
I KNOW RIGHT!!!!
Terrible T was my crush back then 🥺😩🤤😍
I always wanted to dance and remember dancing along to these ladies while watching their videos on the Jukebox. Oaktown 357 was the $#!+.
Yaaasss huni! Those were the days. #jukebox
@@characterchange6793 🤗😁yes they were
This is when Hip Hop was fun. 💃🏽🕺🏻
I was wondering when y'all was going to get to the Hammer dancers. They were some of the best dancers in the game back in the day.💯
When it comes to girl rap groups. Oaktown 357 is my favorite.....These ladies can rap and dance at such a high level.........
Legends 👏🏽💯👏🏽❤💯❤
The first thing when I saw her was "The Box" lol, but my hat goes off to them, they were very hard working and very underrated!
That was good. They used to dance their tails off and it was so smooth. Like water flowing from a faucet.
The hair, batural bodies, clothes, cars, videos and dance moves were back when everybody came out to dance and show smack the heck out.
Wow!!! It's great to see her! We want a MC Hammer, Oaktown 357 reunion with the whole crew! MAKE... IT... HAPPEN!
These ladies were very Classy dancers, didn't have to twerk nun to show how talented they were.
So good to see her! She was most definitely my favorite dancer of the 90’s!
She used to KILL IT!!😍😍
Oaktowns 357 was definitely underappreciated.
🔥🔥🔥🔥 They was EXCELLENT DANCERS!!
I always imitated Terrible T. You couldn’t tell me I wasn’t her. Real fan! Glad to see you are doing well.
Lol...oookay!
Oaktown 357 were the dopest dancers as teens we tried all their moves in the living room after school
I wish I was a background dancer in the 90s. It's too bad I was just a child.
I had to show my daughter how female rappers use to get down. She was amazed at the cardio. Now they just walk back and forth and wobble their augmented body fat.
Wow, just had the idea of 357 fitness video 😁
O My God !! ..I love this Lady when I was young I was in Tampa Fl I seen her Danced She Set it on Fire!!!....She was the Badest Hammer Dancer she couldn't be Touch! ..My Fav....She was just Good as Hammer Neck to Neck!..Love Terrible T
Terrible T was my favorite! Always showed out! Fire dancer.
My sister and one of our childhood friend was 357..I was B Angie B!!....GIRLS FROM ALL AROUND..CAME TO GET DOWN....WITH HAMMERRRRR..CAN YOU PUMPIIIT ..YOOU GOT TO PUMPIII..FOT THE HAAAAMMEEERRR!!!!
As a woman from Oakland, this gave me chills and nostalgia. She said Sweet Jimmie's and I started to smile. ❤❤❤
She was my fave. As kids we used to try and replicate their routines. 💃🏾💃🏾 LOVED IT! Juicy Gotcha Krazyyyyy
I'm so glad Oaktown's 357 is being highlighted. Terrible T and Sweet LD were two of the most phenomenal dancers of the late 80s early 90s. Each video showcased their ridiculous energy and immaculate choreography. Hearing her say that she wanted to be a Fly Girl and that they had an opportunity to dance for Janet. Both of those things should have been smooth transitions for a dancer of her caliber. Terrible T... I've always enjoyed your work, Mama. I was that 14 year old girl on Friday night and Saturday morning trying my best to do your dance routines. And, Hontee, that wasn't easy. But, it certainly was fun. Blessings, Lady.
I loved 😍 3-5-7. Those dances kept us thinner for sure. 👍🏾
*I use to Love Oaktown's 3.5.7. I had the cassette in 5th grade. lol.*
Growing up in the Bay, I remember her being hella dope, dancing style and I always loved her hairstyles. Glad to see her getting her recognition.
Hammer, Oaktown 357, B Angie B town legends. As a dancer growing up in the Bay Area, you had to look up to these pioneers
Oaktown 357 was the bomb they could daaaannnncccceeee💯
My mind is officially blown from watching this!
This was one of my favorite eras in rap music. I stopped listening to rap after about my early 20's, or in the late 90's. But I like the New Jack Swing, MC Hammer, late 80's to early 90's era rap and music scene. It felt special....
357 deserves all the flowers🌹🌸🌺🌷 . Love their music to this day.
“Let’s Get It Started” was always my favorite. There was no way you could sit still when the DJ played that one.
Juicy is my song. And I love the music vid. She's right. You knew what they were saying. But it wasn't the main focus of the song. It was their energy and fearlessness. Yes. That real "P" Power.
mic drop
Super underrated group . Used to love when their videos came on Rap city. My friends and I would practice the dance steps for upcoming talent shows .
I SWEAR, my seven sisters and I always danced as if we were backup for 357, Salt N Pepa, JJ Fad and any reggae artists of the late 80’s entire 90’s. Those were the days lol.
357 are my favorite backup dancers ever! They dance so smooth it’s like they’re floating in air.
I always thought she was gorgeous
Who didnt love Oaktown 357. Them and B. Angie B set the tone for the dancing we see today!!!
These segments are EXCELLENT! Got me missing the 90's like a mf.
I loved Oaktown 357. They could really dance.
Girl me and my friends loved 357, dancing y'all azz off 🙌🏽🔥🙌🏽
Man, back in the day, 357 was the ISH!!!!! It's good to know and see that she's doing well.
I was in love With 357 All 3 of them But Terrible T Was my Favorite 😍 Nobody Went as Hard As Them. I can understand Way Janet Jackson & Others Would want to Dance with them.
Finally get to hear her story! 357 was tha SHIZZNIT! Those two were soooo LIT! MANNNN I MISS THOSE DAYS!!!
Yasss Oaktown 357, they were the best female dancers back then. My favorite video they did was "We Like It". They danced their ass off on that one...
One of the most IMPORTANT Rap Interviews of our times.. Chronicling the rise of the Legendary Oaktowns 357!!!! this is absolutely phenomenal!!!! Words cant express how i feel right now after watching this... thank you soooo much for uploading 👏 😍 🙌 ❤️
i loooooved Hammer’s dancers and Oaktown 357. I still listen to the songs and watch the videos. I remember her so well. She was the truth. So fly! i wanted to be a Hammer dancer. I was in the 4th grade. Hammer dancers and Janet Jackson inspired my love for dancers and choreographers.
time has gone by for all of us. i'm 58 now and i think they were a few years behind me. brings back memories. I'd be in someone's hospital trying to dance like that now.
we need to bring that back the new jack swing from the 80s and 90s when hip hop and R&b mixed together but was fun and made you dance and lose weight.
This one got a thumbs up as soon as she described dancing as "spiritual ".
I remember my aunt had a bunch of old music videos she recorded on vhs.This was around '98-'99.I was only 10-11 yr old, but I loved watching the 357 music videos.This lady was my favorite one.She always stood out to me.Guess you can say I had a lil crush on her.
Still fierce💖 and beautiful so iconic much success Terrible T💅🏾.
Oaktown’s 357 was the truth!!!!! They were 🔥🔥🔥🔥
O My Gosh. They were both so so pretty, weren't they? Just beautiful!!!
Wow….. I always loved Oaktown 357!! They could dance their butts off!! Loved them with Hammer as well. That’s a shame that someone unplugged their equipment. I’m glad that they still did their thing on stage and once music was back on they were still in sync. Kudos lady!!👏🏾😉
I was a little kid when they came out. They got me wanting to dancing.
LEGEND. LOVE HER THEN AND NOW. 357 get loose
BET, yes Thank you
I was a 90's Dancer Featuring Oaktown 3-5-7 Tabatha King A.K.A Terrible T. This was a Baddest Female Dancer. I studied T.T. learning routine Dancing from T.T. The Entire Posse of Hammer and his Dancers were Often Imitated by many. Biggie gave 3-5-7 props on "Come on" Years Later revealing iconic status props were not properly Given.
A bad rumor about Terrible T circulated in the Bay assuming she passed away.obviously not true.
My idol Tabatha Deserves her spotlight.
Terrible T #1
Man, I just knew I was going to marry Sweet LD. I remember seeing them with Hammer at a concert, and they actually motioned for me to come up on stage...but I was too scared. My legs wouldn't move..lol.