*TV One continues the profiles on its smash hit series "UnSung." This weekend, the show comes to a "Klymaxx" as it features the 1980s girl-group of that name.

Klymaxx was made up of founder Bernadette Cooper, vocalist Lorena Porter (Shelby), bassist Joyce Irby, guitarist Cheryl Cooley and keyboardists Lynn Malsby and Robbin Grider, and made history as the first all-female R&B, funk and pop band in which every female member played an instrument.

The ladies commanded the radio waves with songs such as the 1985 hit "I Miss You" and "The Men All Pause" and "Meeting in the Ladies Room" and the hit "I'd Still Say Yes," a couple years later.

The band's break-up began in 1989, when Cooper wanted to go in her own direction, and the years passed with friction growing between Cooper and Cooley who later began touring under the unauthorized name of the band. (Read Cheryl Cooley's side of the story, here, in part1.)

"UnSung" reveals the story behind the band's break-up just as they were at the height of their popularity, leaving fans wondering what if.

"With all great bands, people outgrow situations," Cooper said of the break-up. "It's plain and simple. I think we were all equal in poverty in the beginning. We were all hungry, reaching for the same goal, going towards that light together, but as time [went] on - people wanted to have babies and get married - everybody starts separating and getting into their own thing."

"And of course, within a group you have your friction, especially when one or two members that people focus on more," she continued. "That's one of the reasons - I won't say the entire reason for the demise of Klymaxx. I was getting a lot of focus and that's because I was so outrageous. If you didn't notice me, I was going to make sure you noticed me."

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