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| Background information | ||
| Genre(s) | Urban/Dance-pop/R&B | |
| Years active | 2001–2004 | |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG | |
| Website | b2klovesyou.com | |
| Former members | ||
| Omari "Omarion" Grandberry Dreux "Lil' Fizz" Frederic DeMario "Raz-B" Thornton Jarell "J-Boog" Houston |
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B2K was an American all-boy R&B music group, founded and managed by music producer Chris Stokes in 2001, and active until 2004.
In 2001, B2K released their first single "Uh Huh" for their debut album, self-titled, B2K. They were also in a scene in IMx's video, "Beautiful".
In 2002, their first LP, B2K, became an instant hit. The 3 more singles we're "uh huh", "Gots Ta Be", and "Why I Love You". Their sophomore (and final) regular studio album, Pandemonium!, was released in December of the same year, and garnered the US #1 hit single "Bump, Bump, Bump". The group was featured regularly on the covers of teen magazines such as Right On! and Word Up. They also released a Christmas album in-between their regular two albums entitled Santa Hooked Me Up.
In 2003, they released four more singles "Girlfriend", "Bump That", "Everything", and "What A Girl Wants". In addition to that, they were featured on the soundtrack album for MGM's film Barbershop. They headlined The Scream Tour, along with Marques Houston, Jhene, Mario and Nick Cannon who were also performers. B2K also release their motion picture soundtrack single, "Babadoom" (Ft. Fabolous) from their movie, You Got Served.
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[edit] Members
- Omarion (Omari Ishmael Grandberry), born November 12, 1984 in Inglewood, California.
- Raz-B (De'mario Monte Thornton), born June 13, 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio.
- J-Boog (Jarell Damonte Houston), born August 11, 1985 in Compton, California.
- Lil Fizz (Dreux Pierre Frederic), born November 26, 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Personal History
J-Boog is the cousin to former label mate, Marques Houston for his father and Marques' are brothers.
Lil' Fizz is the cousin to former label mate, Jhene.
Raz-b is the cousin of their ex-manager Christopher Strokes Himself a.k.a Chris Strokes Himself.
[edit] Appearances In Film
Screen Gems's You Got Served, a film which starred the members of the group and Marques Houston as breakdancers, went into general release on January 30, 2004, and hit number one at the box office, earning 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.
In 2008 Omarion and Marques Houston will star in "You Got Served 2", also featuring young British actor Jon Benjiman. Stokes said in an interview that this would be the last You Got Served movie and the British actor is fresh and will be going into dance training next year[citation needed].
[edit] Breaking Up
In January 2004, Chris Stokes announced that the group had broken up. Three of the members claimed financial mishandling by Stokes' management company, T.U.G. (The Ultimate Group). Due for the fact that the 2 members between, Omarion and J-Boog were having problems and Omarion was claimed the allegations were untrue.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions [1] | RIAA certification | ||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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" | 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] Notes
official website Lil Fizz Fansite Omarion Fansite Raz-B Fansite
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