B2K
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| B2K | |
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 Cover for their 2002 sophomore album Pandemonium! |
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| Origin | California (3) Ohio (1) |
| Country | United States |
| Years active | 2001-2004 |
| Genres | R&B |
| Labels | Sony BMG Music Entertainment |
| Past members | Omari "Omarion" Grandberry Dreux "Lil' Fizz" Frederic DeMario "Raz-B" Thornton Jarell "J-Boog" Houston |
| Website(s) | Official B2K site |
B2k was an American Pop/R&B boy band, founded and managed by music producer Chris Stokes in 2001 and active until 2004.
Even though they were newcomers to the industry, their first LP, 2002's B2K, became an instant hit. Their second (and final) regular studio album, Pandemonium!, was released in December of the same year, and garned the US #1 hit single "Bump, Bump, Bump" and "Girlfriend". The group was featured regularly on the covers of teen magazines such as Right On! and Word Up, and released a Christmas album in-between their regular two albums entitled Santa Hooked Me Up.
In addition to that, they were featured on the soundtrack album for MGM's film Barbershop and headlined The Scream Tour, their third, in 2003. Marques Houston, Jhene, Mario and Nick Cannon were also performers on The Scream Tour.
In January 2004, Chris Stokes announced that the group had broken up. Three of the members claimed financial mishandling by Stokes' management company, TUG (The Ultimate Group); the fourth member, Omarion, claimed the allegations were untrue.
In the midst of the breakup, Screen Gems's You Got Served, a film starring the members of the group and Omarion's half-brother Marques Houston as breakdancers, went into general release on January 30, 2004, and hitting number one at the box office, earned more money than any other film that opened during a Super Bowl weekend. A number of the group's songs were featured on the film's soundtrack album.
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[edit] Personnel
- Omarion (Omari Grandberry), born November 12, 1984 in Inglewood, California.
- Raz-B (De'Mario Thornton), born June 13, 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio.
- J-Boog (Jarell Houston), born August 11, 1985 in Compton, California.
- Lil Fizz (Dreux Frederic), born November 26, 1985 in Westchester, Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions [1] | RIAA certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | UK | |||
| 2002 | B2K | 2 | 1 | - | Gold |
| 2002 | B2K: The Remixes - Volume 1 (EP) | 129 | 47 | - | |
| 2002 | Pandemonium! | 10 | 3 | 35 | Platinum |
| 2002 | Santa Hooked Me Up (EP) | 132 | 35 | - | |
| 2003 | The Remixes - Volume 2 (EP) | 192 | 38 | - | |
| 2004 | B2K Greatest Hits | - | 76 | - | |
| 2004 | You Got Served | 34 | 7 | ? | |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions [2] | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Mainstream | UK singles | |||
| 2002 | "Uh Huh" | 37 | 20 | 21 | 35 | B2K |
| 2002 | "Gots ta Be" | 34 | 13 | 14 | - | B2K |
| 2002 | "Why I Love You" | 73 | 19 | - | - | B2K and Pandemonium! |
| 2002 | "Bump, Bump, Bump" (with P. Diddy) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Pandemonium! |
| 2003 | "Girlfriend" | 30 | 19 | 15 | 10 | Pandemonium! |
| 2003 | "Feelin' Freaky" (Nick Cannon featuring B2K) | 92 | 46 | - | - | Nick Cannon |
| 2003 | "What a Girl Wants" | - | 47 | - | - | Pandemonium! |
| 2003 | "Uh Huh 2003" | - | - | - | 31 | The Remixes - Volume 2 |
| 2004 | "Badaboom" (feat. Fabolous) | 59 | 29 | 22 | 26 | You Got Served Soundtrack |
[edit] Post-B2K
- In October 2005, J-Boog, had a daughter with his girlfriend.
- Omarion has released one album, O, which debuted at #1. And he is getting ready to release his second album, 21.
[edit] Notes
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