B2K
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B2K is a group consisted of four African-American youngsters namely Omarion, J Boog, Raz B and Lil Fizz. They broke into the pop market in early 2002 with their debut single Uh Huh.
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[edit] About
B2K was a product of a talent search held by Epic Records in Los Angeles that later on managed by Chris Stokes in 2001. Their debut single Uh Huh has introduced them to the public and yet brought the group to become instantly famous. Furthermore, the single managed to stay at No.1 in Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart for 10 consecutive weeks by January 2002. Through its success, B2K confidently launched their self-titled album in March of the same year. Same as their debut single, the album instantly became a huge hit and reached the second rank on Billboard 200, while 2 of its 17 tracks, Uh Huh and Gots Ta Be have entered the Top 40 of The Billboard Hot 100. Eventually, the album became certified Gold.
Driven by the first album's commercial success, B2K quickly followed it with Pandemonium! at the end of the year which reached number ten on the Billboard 200. Its single Bump, Bump, Bump also turned to be a massive hit and became the number one song on the Billboard Top 100. Due to its success, the sale of the album boosted up and later on achieved a Platinum status by March of 2003.
Aside from releasing a Christmas album entitled Santa Hooked Me Up in between B2K and Pandemonium! albums, they were also featured regularly on the covers of such teen magazines like Right On! and Word Up, as well as be featured on the soundtrack album for MGM's film Barbershop and You Got Served in late 2003 where two of its members appeared on the said film. They also headlined The Scream Tour alongside Marques Houston, Jhene, Mario and Nick Cannon.
Because of these accomplishments and tremendous popularity of the group, people assume that they would continue to shine more radiantly in 2004.
Until came January 2004, when Chris Stokes announced that the group had broken up. Three of its members claimed financial mishandling by Stoke's management company, T.U.G (The Ultimate Group) was the reason while Omarion and Chris Stokes denied the allegations.
Omarion himself chose to stand by T.U.G.'s side after opposing the rest of the group's allegations while CMX Chairman Antonio Demetrius Brown was handling J Boog, Raz B and Lil Fizz after the break-up.
Despite the fact that the group had disbanded, Epic Records managed to launch its Greatest Hits in March 2004.
In 2005, each of the four boys have decided to engaged on a solo projects and released their debut albums individually. Omarion has his O, Raz B (who later dropped the "B") came up with Revealer of Secrets, Lil Fizz with PayDay and teamed up with J-Boog to create their own record label called FBI.
[edit] Members
| Former Members | Information |
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| Omarion |
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| Raz-B |
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| J-Boog |
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| Lil Fizz |
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[edit] Awards
Won
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 2002 | Billboard Music Award | R&B/Hip-Hop Single (Sales) of the Year for Uh-Huh |
| 2002 | BET Award | Viewer's Choice Video for Uh Huh |
| 2003 | BET Award | Viewer's Choice |
| 2003 | BET Award | Best Group |
| 2003 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award | Favorite Music Group |
| 2003 | Soul Train Music Award | R&B/Soul Album Group, Band or Duo for B2K |
| 2003 | Soul Train Music Award | R&B/Soul Single Group, Band or Duo for Bump Bump Bump (shared with P. Diddy) |
| 2004 | Soul Train Music Award | R&B/Soul Album, Group, Band or Duo for Pandemonium |
Nominated
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 2002 | MTV Video Music Award | Viewer's Choice for Uh Huh |
| 2002 | MTV Video Music Award | Best New Artist for Uh Huh |
| 2003 | Vibe Award | Tightest Team Players |
| 2003 | American Music Award | Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group |
| 2003 | MTV Video Music Award | Best Group Video for Bump Bump Bump |
| 2003 | American Music Award | Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B New Artist |
| 2003 | American Music Award | Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Band/Duo/Group |
| 2004 | Soul Train Music Award | Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo for Girlfriend |
[edit] Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification (RIAA) |
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| 2002 | B2K | Gold |
| 2002 | Pandemonium! | Platinum |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rhythmic Top 40 | UK Singles | Album |
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| 2002 | Uh Huh | 37 | 20 | 14 | 35 | B2K |
| 2002 | Gots Ta Be | 34 | 13 | 14 | - | B2K |
| 2002 | Why I Love You | 73 | 19 | - | - | B2K / 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 | B2K: The Remixes, Vol. 2 |
| 2004 | Badaboom (feat. Fabolous) | 59 | 29 | 22 | 26 | You Got Served Soundtrack |
[edit] News
- B2K's J-Boog, Lil Fizz, Raz-B Finally Get Solo Careers Off The Ground, In Where Ya Been?
- B2K Rapper Lil Fizz Set To Release Solo Debut LP
- Omarion Plays Down Rihanna Love Rumors
[edit] Tours & Concerts
Already disbanded
[edit] Announcements
Below was B2K's interview chronicling their humble beginnings and break-up on YouTube.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
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| 2001 | Uh Huh | Sony |
| 2002 | Why I Love You | |
| 2003 | Gots Ta Be | Sony |
| 2003 | Bump, Bump, Bump (with P. Diddy) | Sony |
| 2003 | Girlfriend | Epic, Sony |
| 2003 | What A Girl Wants | |
| 2004 | Badaboom (feat. Fabolous) | Sony/Epic |
[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
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[edit] Trivia
- Appeared in Bow Wow's music video of Ghetto Girls.
- Besides Diddy, they also made collaboration with Romeo, Makeba "Girl Wonder" Riddick, and Jhene, who is the cousin of Lil' Fizz, in their second album, Pandemonium! (2002).
- Their second album's title, Pandemonium!, was inspired by the racket their fans had caused.
- Was featured in the soundtrack for NBC's American Dreams (2002-2005) while all the members made a guest appearance as The Temptations in this drama series by April 2003.
