r/OldSchoolCool • u/deHaga • 1d ago

En Vogue 90s MTV awards

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2.1k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

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u/jetpack324 1d ago

I don’t get it. I’m never gonna get it.

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u/i8yourmom4lunch 1d ago

Free your mind 

61

u/Lawrenceburntfish 1d ago

If I do, will the rest follow?

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u/i8yourmom4lunch 1d ago

Giving him something he can feel 

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u/auntieup 18h ago

Prejudice! Wrote a song about it! Here it goes!

22

u/Jr79 1d ago

Not this time

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u/Redkris73 23h ago

oooooOOOOO BOP

13

u/slimj091 1d ago

Oh no no noooooo.

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u/Leucurus 1d ago

Don't let go.

9

u/prostipope 23h ago

Woo woo woo wooooo

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u/hamer12string 23h ago

…out the door!

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u/Unagi_42 1d ago edited 1d ago

‘I used to have a crush on Dawn from En Vogue’, Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God.

Which one is Dawn?

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u/Bullah_Nyamer21 1d ago

Dawn is the lady in the shorts.

20

u/Alamander81 22h ago

She certainly got my attention

5

u/Innsmouth_Swimteam 20h ago

Back in the day, younge me thought she had a harsh-looking face. I was an idiot as a youngin'.

5

u/jkmeyer 22h ago

I knew it!

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u/djbarsone 1d ago edited 1d ago

Not that honey dip would ever wanna get with me

7

u/Neusbaum 23h ago

But just in case...

8

u/djbarsone 23h ago

I own more condoms than TLC

8

u/esoteric311 22h ago

It's not like honey dip would wanna get with me, but just in case I own more condoms than TLC.

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u/Otherwise-4PM 1d ago

Feminine and sophisticated.

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u/digitalboom 1d ago

Love them, still have them in rotation but money fights and ego had them fumble a generational bag of wealth.

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u/ahaz01 1d ago

Always had the hots for Dawn. Too bad she was as crazy as she was hot.

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u/N0V42 1d ago

I was going to post an En Vogue joke, but you were never gonna get it.

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u/badtex66 1d ago

They were so hot! Wish they could have gotten over their intense jealousy with each other and put out more music.

8

u/Grunblau 23h ago

Reminds me of how Star Trek NG would introduce you to a new civilization. Costume department would go buy every yard of what was on sale at Joannes Fabric and every person on the planet wore a randomized version of whatever pastel fabric seemed to fit the ethos.

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u/Hefty-Drawer-2382 23h ago

Dawn is so voluptuous

5

u/farfly7 1d ago

Oh man did I have a crush on these ladies!

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u/batinyzapatillas 22h ago

The Funky Divas themselves.

4

u/i8yourmom4lunch 1d ago

Just saw The Womack Sisters last night and they totally reminded me of this quartet (even tho they're a trio)

I was obsessed with en vogue!!

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u/i8yourmom4lunch 1d ago

Also giving Destiny's Child with the tailored outfits to personality

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u/Deep-Interest9947 1d ago

Destiny’s child were giving En Vogue

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u/i8yourmom4lunch 1d ago

Obviously but you know what I meant so...

4

u/Part-timeinterneter 1d ago

A wood woooo woooooo

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u/AbeFroman615 1d ago

Terry Ellis will always be my queen

4

u/JoeMcCarthysGhost80 1d ago

They’re giving me something I can feel.

4

u/Hellboybandez 20h ago

They wear tight clothing and high heeled shoes.

4

u/Redpoint77 18h ago

Man, I remember seeing Dawn when she was in Lucy Pearl play this tiny ass club in Ft Collins CO, at least 25 years ago, unforgettable performance.

3

u/HankThePropaneTank 1d ago

People say they dont get it, but they're posers cause the secretly get it. I do not get it, nor do I wish to get it

3

u/CollateralSandwich 20h ago

These ladies made me feel a certain way as a young man. Good lord they were all foxes. That "You're Never Gonna Get It" video...fans self

2

u/ProfessorSimilar6444 1d ago

God i miss 90s women

2

u/dubdub11 23h ago

Free your mind!

2

u/Skylar1029 23h ago

Too fly

2

u/ThepalehorseRiderr 10h ago

Growing up, my sister was obsessed with these guys and Janet Jackson.

2

u/No-Lettuce-5783 10h ago

They were so good. I loved En Vogue.

3

u/Leucurus 1d ago

Super chic

3

u/Snoringdragon 21h ago

Costumes by Maria von Trapp

https://giphy.com/gifs/FcVCVXpugGiFq

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u/Vallyn47 18h ago

I came in here to say this. Please take my up vote.

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u/Big_Gassy_Possum 23h ago

Number 3 looks a lot like Holly Robinson

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u/minpin75 22h ago

Love them!!!!

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u/el_ra_85 22h ago

Woo woo woo wooooooo

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u/Agreeable_Day4539 22h ago

Classy ladies. Great voices. Great tunes.

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u/PeteRock24 19h ago

En Vogue, TLC, and SWV were quintessential early 90s.

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u/Queef-Sweat 13h ago

2 Words: Dawn.

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u/Consistent_Wing9554 8h ago

Growing up I didn’t really pay attention to them, as a 47 year old man… Jesus all 4 were stunning.

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u/Chromecoast 7h ago

I was in love with Dawn Robinson back then. Now she's a conspiracy theorist who was recently living in her car. Ain't that a mfer.

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u/pipecito2112 6h ago

Ah, those were the days.

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u/StartingToLoveIMSA 4h ago

Cindy Herron was always the cats meow for me…

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u/Standard-Try-3612 22h ago

which one is Diana Ross?