For years, fans have been asking “Whatever happened to Shanice Wilson and Tracie Spencer?”
The two ’80s and ’90s R&B singers recently ran into each other at the shopping mall.
Shanice shared a video with her longtime pal Tracie on her Instagram page last week. In the video, Shanice explained that they were friends since childhood and lost touch with each other.
“We found each other,” said Tracie, “and we shall never let each other go.”
“Yes, yes I’m so happy, I could cry,” said Shanice. “I’m really happy to see her. We had a wonderful dinner. I love you so much and I’m so glad that you are back!”
Shanice, now 50, is best known for her hit singles “I Love Your Smile” and “Silent Prayer” in 1991.
At age 14, Shanice released her debut album Discovery on A&M Records in 1987. “I Love Your Smile” reached the top 10 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Shanice and her husband, Flex, starred in a reality TV show Flex & Shanice, which premiered on the OWN Network on November 1, 2014.
Shanice and Flex share two children, daughter Imani Shekinah Knox, 21, and son Elijah Alexander Knox, 19.
Tracie Spencer began singing when she was 3 years old. Her first taste of stardom came when the then 11-year-old won the $10,000 junior vocalist prize on the television show Star Search in 1987. She became the youngest artist to sign a contract with Capitol Records.
Hit singles followed, including “Hide and Seek” (1987), “This House” (1990), “Tender Kisses” (1991), “This Time Make It Funky” (1991), and “Love Me” (1992).
“Tender Kisses” hit No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts and Tracie was the youngest female artist to receive the ASCAP songwriter of the year award in 1992.
Tracie, now 47, was also an actress who made appearances on the hit ABC sitcom, “Family Matters”, “Miami Vice” and “The Parent ‘Hood.” She also made a cameo appearance in the 1985 film “The Last Dragon.”
