There are two things in this video that many people are confused about. Restating what was said in the video here, for clarification. 1. SWV did go by the name TLC before they changed their name. TLC was their name (Taj, Lelee, Coko) before they changed it to SWV due to receiving a cease and desist from the group we now know as TLC. Hence why we said “before”. They’ve said it many times in various interviews. 2. Dru Hill was signed to a black owned record label called UNIVERSITY MUSIC GROUP, not Universal. Hence why Sisqo called it a "teeny weeny" deal. They then went on to sign to Island Records (Island Black) and then Def Soul. We encourage everyone to do their own research, but we got our facts right on this one...
As someone who knows them personally and has been working with them for almost 2 decades, I enjoyed watching this. Accurate information, no fabrications or exaggerations. Thanks for telling their story.
You let em know they're the reason I started singing and I love em and miss em. I know every song word for word on their first 2 albums. Every ad lib everything. I miss em so much. Satisfied is my favorite song by them. And angel sang by woody.
So you from west Baltimore because my fam really do know them which one went to Douglas high school don't Google because we really do know them and where they got the name from. I'm from down MHP so yeah.
This is so well done. Dru Hill’s first two albums are absolute classics. They are second only to Jodeci, in my heart and to my ears. I still keep those first two albums and Sisqo’s first solo album in regular rotation. These men are so talented and they can SANG their faces off! 🙌🫶
We absolutely love Dru Hill here in Baltimore! I remember when they started taking off, the city was so excited that we had a successful group representing our city. Dru Hill never forgot to show love back to their hometown and always showed up for performances here no matter how big they got❤
🎯🎯🎯 Yes indeed, we Baltimoreans were Soo proud of Druid Hill. Their first album was 🔥 still listen to them to this day. Beauty, These are the times, Never make a promise etc etc..👏🏼✅❤️💯❤️
@@mrsx7944 they were underrated in the sense that their talent didn’t match up with their accolades. And at that time, yes, a lot of r&b acts were underrated because they did not receive the mainstream recognition and financial gain they deserved. Duh.
@@ElleMS-14 and sales have nothing to do with ratings. You can be commercially successfully and still be critically panned. And vice versa. Just because they didn't receive a lot financial compensation doesn't mean they weren't praised by critics and fans alike! Duh!
Sadly that's just how america and to a larger degree, capitalism work. We're all being taken advantage of by huge conglomerates and billionaire CEOs every moment of the day
@@JayBelafonteit’s so funny when the general public try to discredit other group members others because they want to big up their favourite. That’s not how it works and in fact weakens the argument
Whew... as a Teen I was obsessed with Dru Hill. I had their posters all over my walls and listened to their music on repeat. I still play their CDs in the car and will never stop listening to it. I'll always love the original Dru Hill group always❤ Great video thank you!
@@HgrGar and Dru Hill doesn’t? They had the high full-voice (no falsetto) harmonies! It’s cool tho, we have our teams. Dru was more traditional and 112 was the new wave. That’s how I saw it at least. And Crazy Over You is my jam!
Im loving this channel. Sisqo doesn't get enough credit for being a vocal GOAT. I saw that 'Tell Me' came out the same week as 'Blackberry Molasses' 😭😭😭. So many great male vocalists back then!!N STG Babyface wrote everything!!
Man one thing Sisqo was gon do was scream somebody’s name in the middle of a song! When he was singing on The Love We Had and he got to screaming, “oooh Jazz help me sing, say YEAH YEAH…” I crack up every time! I love me some Sisqo and Jazz!!!🥰🥰🩷
I saw the ORIGINAL members LIVE, they're AMAZING. They sound just like their cd's .. worth every penny! Sisqo saved Thong Song for last, I thought he wasn't gonna sing it, then I heard the beat. BABBBY IT WAS ON & POPPING! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My favorite song by Sisqo is “Your Love is Incredible” - he really showed his range and the harmonies are 🔥🔥🔥! I replay their performance at the Trumpet Awards in 2022 again and again. Them boyz are some sangers! (Sisqo didn’t lie - Usher can’t touch him vocally, imo. 😂)
@@ndiaz1982 LOL the background harmonies and Sisqos adlibs will make you forget the lyrics fasho 😭 Swishahouse made a chopped & screwed version and it’s so good!
You're really good at these!!!!! I've said it once and I'll say it again: you are a talented video essayist and music journalist. Not only are you good at this, it's obvious you love the culture too.
Gotta show love to their Christmas album too. I listen to it every year and it has some classics. Jazz also has an awesome solo song called All Your Love.
I still enjoy their first two albums. They are in my playlists. Their junior album was decent. Sisqos first solo album is still in my playlists as well. It’s a strong ass album!
As a day-one fan who had the third most visited Dru Hill website back in the day, Dru Crazy's Dru World, (and I was just a teen. lol), your facts are... *chefs kiss*
Dru Hill is the greatest singing group of all time. I noticed all of the groups have internal issues and they’re not gonna always get along with each other. I’m glad they lasted longer than most groups. Sisqo is the only member to never leave the group in recent years.
I remember asking for this one & I thank you for delivering!! Nobody could’ve done this better than you💯🤝🏽. I wasn’t born nor raised in the 90’s, but Dru Hill is fasho one of my favorite male groups! With that said….I got to see them perform in January as a bday gift & the way I didn’t know who the hell all those other ppl were🥴. Chile I was expecting to see Dru Hill, not Sisqo & Friends😭😂. It was dope af though!
The same thing happened to me!! I went to this music festival and waited ALL DAY to see Dru Hill at the end…I got Sisqo and a bunch of people I didn’t know 😐 I left mid performance lol man I was so mad!
These people are evil. How can you have these artists out here doing all this work and not paying them. Selling millions of records, tours, shows and not getting any cash is insane. I hate that for these artists, that gave their lives up to be these great artists and ended up broke bc of someone else's greed
This was a really good summary of the group. I even learned some things as a long time fan. I always wondered what happened to that German girl. I think the best lineup is Sisqo, Jazz, Nokio, and Tao.
They were in South Africa a few months ago, so my cousin and I went to see them. Sisqo took my breath away on periodt. Now I can't unhear the KCI pon this man😮
They have real music that’s what it’s lasting , real lyrics real words real talent! I couldn’t even really say a fall just a down time. Amazing group through and through❤❤ love you videos
Compared to a lot of other groups, their story is pretty tame on the controversy side. I'm shocked they're still going with 3 of the OGs still in the group.
seriously love ur videos bro. i dont even be knowing some of these artists and bands on ur channel, but i always find myself clicking on those videos every time. Love to see a documentary channel for the black people. Can you do new edition next?
There are two things in this video that many people are confused about. Restating what was said in the video here, for clarification.
1. SWV did go by the name TLC before they changed their name. TLC was their name (Taj, Lelee, Coko) before they changed it to SWV due to receiving a cease and desist from the group we now know as TLC. Hence why we said “before”. They’ve said it many times in various interviews.
2. Dru Hill was signed to a black owned record label called UNIVERSITY MUSIC GROUP, not Universal. Hence why Sisqo called it a "teeny weeny" deal. They then went on to sign to Island Records (Island Black) and then Def Soul.
We encourage everyone to do their own research, but we got our facts right on this one...
U sure as hell did get it right
Qa
All jokes aside, Sisqo is actually a great singer.
Jazz too
He is. And he's a great performer. I've seen Dru Hill live
A much better singer than R. Kelly. R kelly is a mediocre singer but he had some good songs
No jokes at all, he can sing and Jazz was the best vocalist
@@jakemiles1427You're delusional ASF
As someone who knows them personally and has been working with them for almost 2 decades, I enjoyed watching this. Accurate information, no fabrications or exaggerations. Thanks for telling their story.
If I may ask what do u do...and dru hill is my favorite rAnd B group next too jodeci
You let em know they're the reason I started singing and I love em and miss em. I know every song word for word on their first 2 albums. Every ad lib everything. I miss em so much. Satisfied is my favorite song by them. And angel sang by woody.
@@jerodtabb311 I’m their director of digital media. I maintain all their social media platforms and website.
So you from west Baltimore because my fam really do know them which one went to Douglas high school don't Google because we really do know them and where they got the name from. I'm from down MHP so yeah.
This is so well done. Dru Hill’s first two albums are absolute classics. They are second only to Jodeci, in my heart and to my ears. I still keep those first two albums and Sisqo’s first solo album in regular rotation. These men are so talented and they can SANG their faces off! 🙌🫶
Yessss glad I'm not the only one. Enter the Dru and Unleash the Dragon = my Late '90s/Early 2000s soundtracks. 🎛🎶
Dru Hill was soooo dramatic. All their music videos were a soap opera. Five Steps had my whole block shook😂
I loved it😂
They really were super extra. That’s what’s missing from music now lol
Sisqo did the concept for "these are the times". I liked it.
I know but that’s why we loved them
These men can STILL sang 🗣TILL THIS DAY!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
💯💯💯 facts! I went to see them again last month.
🗣️TIL THIS DAY!!!!!👇🏾
How you ain’t mention Beauty…that was my Jammm
Yes, Mines too 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼❤️✅💯🎯🎯🎯
Yessssssssss . Absolutely. Such a beautiful song.
It's such a beautiful song❤
Naw fr!!!❤
Played that cassette tape so much had to fix it with a pencil.😂
We absolutely love Dru Hill here in Baltimore! I remember when they started taking off, the city was so excited that we had a successful group representing our city. Dru Hill never forgot to show love back to their hometown and always showed up for performances here no matter how big they got❤
Proud to say friend I love up the street from Dru Hill 😂😂❤❤❤ 😊
🎯🎯🎯 Yes indeed, we Baltimoreans were Soo proud of Druid Hill. Their first album was 🔥 still listen to them to this day. Beauty, These are the times, Never make a promise etc etc..👏🏼✅❤️💯❤️
@@aprilthomas5485😅😅😅😮😅😊
I’m from Baltimore and yes, they are the hometown heroes fr
Dru Hill is soooo underrated. They’re so amazing. Also, I still believe AJ from Backstreet Boys modelled his style after Sisqo 😂
He was definitely trying to be the white sisqo 😂😂😂
Oh goodness. Yawll literally call EVERYONE "underrated". . Everyone in the industry knows Dru Hill were real ones.
@@mrsx7944 they were underrated in the sense that their talent didn’t match up with their accolades. And at that time, yes, a lot of r&b acts were underrated because they did not receive the mainstream recognition and financial gain they deserved. Duh.
@@ElleMS-14 they rcvd plenty of accolades in their day.
@@ElleMS-14 and sales have nothing to do with ratings. You can be commercially successfully and still be critically panned. And vice versa. Just because they didn't receive a lot financial compensation doesn't mean they weren't praised by critics and fans alike! Duh!
I didn't know they were so young when they debuted.
Yes they had just graduated some from Douglas high school it's in West Baltimore.
I loved dru hill as a 90’s kid. 🥰 🩵❤️
Me too ❤❤
Wow!!!! They were just BABIES when they started❤
I am so sick and tired of these companies taking advantage of these talented artists … it’s just sad 😞
Sadly that's just how america and to a larger degree, capitalism work. We're all being taken advantage of by huge conglomerates and billionaire CEOs every moment of the day
Most underrated group dru hill and jagged edge
Yesss totally agree. Makes me sad that they don’t get the flowers they deserve
@@Talkthattawk 🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯💕💕❤️❤️❤️jagged edge was still dropping music up until a few years ago and they still got it
Mannnn I love this channel! Keep up the good work!
Thanks bro appreciate the support!
Omg, Dru Hill. I was definitely a fan as a child! ❤ I got to see them live last year with Jodeci and they still sound amazing! ❤
I’ve seen them live now three times on different tours and they are definitely one of my favorite groups to see perform. As a kid I loved them! 🥰
LUCKY!!!!
Im so jealous 😢
Jazz was my favorite. My favorite voices are raspy, but there was something about jazz voice that was incredible
Them falsettos was hitting 😊
Yup like Shawn stockman Mary j blige u like the soulful raw voices
He's the mockingbird. Probably could sing the newspaper
Jazz had the best vocals in the group, he deserved a solo album.
FACTS!!!!! Jazz is a vocal monster!!!
Stop it. Jazz has a great voice but Sisqo voice is next level
@@mrsx7944 Jazz has better range than Sisqo, Sisqo himself has said this. Only reason he wasn’t more popular was because of his “look”.
@@JayBelafonte if yawll say so. . .
@@JayBelafonteit’s so funny when the general public try to discredit other group members others because they want to big up their favourite. That’s not how it works and in fact weakens the argument
Sisqo and Jazz were Kci & Jojo 2.0
I LOVE DRU HILL!. My walls were filled with their posters..
Omg I literally just posted the same comment😂. They were all over my wall. Love Dru Hill ❤❤❤
@DrineThePoet girl!! Remember the magazine Right On..with the pull out posters lmao 🤣 😂 those were the days!!
@@t-low997they really were! 😊
my new fav documentary channel 👍🏾
Much appreciated!
Mines too.
I third this!!❤❤❤
RIGHT?!!?! Homie does not miss.
Facts!
My man, keep doing what you're doing. This document was awesome and very important. This musical history can't be lost to time.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏾 appreciate the support
Glad they did take “My bed” that is a banger. Stay in rotation in my house
Dru Hill is probably one of the only groups with a million songs on my Apple playlist!!! They are def my faves!
Dru Hill ❤ Sisqo,Woody,Jazz and Nokio
Whew... as a Teen I was obsessed with Dru Hill. I had their posters all over my walls and listened to their music on repeat. I still play their CDs in the car and will never stop listening to it. I'll always love the original Dru Hill group always❤
Great video thank you!
Absolutely LOVE Dru Hill. My all time favorite RnB group.
I loved both 112 and Dru Hill. But I was always team Dru Hill!
💯‼️
Love Dru Hill and 112, but 112 has the sauce with tight harmony.
@@HgrGar and Dru Hill doesn’t? They had the high full-voice (no falsetto) harmonies! It’s cool tho, we have our teams. Dru was more traditional and 112 was the new wave. That’s how I saw it at least. And Crazy Over You is my jam!
@@HgrGar❤❤❤112!!!
Jazz kilt Never make a promise and that video was 🔥 ❤❤❤❤
100%❤
Im loving this channel. Sisqo doesn't get enough credit for being a vocal GOAT.
I saw that 'Tell Me' came out the same week as 'Blackberry Molasses' 😭😭😭. So many great male vocalists back then!!N
STG Babyface wrote everything!!
I'm happy to see they are still touring so they can feed their families
Dru Hill one of my fav groups of all time.
This channel is going to be HUGE. Keep the great content coming!
Agreed!!
Thank you!🙏🏾
Killing these videos. Love learning about previous musical acts and the intricacies of their rise and careers
Much appreciated!!
I still listen to Dru Hill multiple times a week. Forever Dru !!
-Mark L33
I knew it was a wrap for Dru Hill when Sisqo started screaming own his name mid song 😂
Man one thing Sisqo was gon do was scream somebody’s name in the middle of a song! When he was singing on The Love We Had and he got to screaming, “oooh Jazz help me sing, say YEAH YEAH…” I crack up every time! I love me some Sisqo and Jazz!!!🥰🥰🩷
Beyonce on destiny's child type beat
@@termiteredor just sisqo
Lmaooo
🎶Somebooody’s takiiiingg Sisqo’s plaaaaaaccceee 🎶
Because I was a little kid I didn’t realize they were only TEENS when they came out!! 😮
I saw the ORIGINAL members LIVE, they're AMAZING. They sound just like their cd's .. worth every penny! Sisqo saved Thong Song for last, I thought he wasn't gonna sing it, then I heard the beat. BABBBY IT WAS ON & POPPING! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Another masterpiece
Much appreciated!🙏🏾
Jazz featuring Jill Scott "Love Again" from the Rush Hour 2 siundtrack is dope. It has such a genuine feel to it.
I loved all their somgs
Woody Chill out you was in one of the greatest groups EVER!! Jealousy is what got to him. No a voice in his head
Dru hill had me in a chokehold during my high school years. I was so obsessed with them.
Ok. I never realized how much Sisqo was influenced by KCi but you can definitely hear it.
First Time I Heard Him That’s Exactly What I Said
That Sisqo, Unleash the Dragon album was top notch. My boyfriend would kill that album!
SISQO will always be one of my favorite singers!!! His voice is insane!!
Enter The Dru is a masterpiece!
My favorite song by Sisqo is “Your Love is Incredible” - he really showed his range and the harmonies are 🔥🔥🔥! I replay their performance at the Trumpet Awards in 2022 again and again. Them boyz are some sangers! (Sisqo didn’t lie - Usher can’t touch him vocally, imo. 😂)
I hated that song "you was peeling a banana. I was looking at you thinking she freaky" 😂😂😂
@@ndiaz1982 LOL the background harmonies and Sisqos adlibs will make you forget the lyrics fasho 😭 Swishahouse made a chopped & screwed version and it’s so good!
Usher can’t! Not vocally or stage presence wise! Sisqo got too big headed but his talent is undeniable!
Ah sisqo voice was just perfection. I was obsessed with his song “your love is incredible” I would play it on repeat ❤ such an underrated singer
You're really good at these!!!!! I've said it once and I'll say it again: you are a talented video essayist and music journalist. Not only are you good at this, it's obvious you love the culture too.
Much appreciated bro! Thanks for the support
Definitely a great watch while at work!
Glad you enjoyed it!🙏🏾
Gotta show love to their Christmas album too. I listen to it every year and it has some classics. Jazz also has an awesome solo song called All Your Love.
Omg Christmas in Baltimore is my album!
They were only 17 and 18?? Wow, I had no idea.
Excellent content! I’m making a request for a 112 documentary ❤
Facts
Still my favorite group to this day
I still enjoy their first two albums. They are in my playlists. Their junior album was decent. Sisqos first solo album is still in my playlists as well. It’s a strong ass album!
My favorite r&b group ever
Jazz is one of the greatest vocalists of all times!!! Im still pissed his solo album never dropped!!!
Please make a video on Mint Condition
I met them as a teen! They were touring with my Uncle! My Uncle was also singing in an R&B, group called Ruffendz! I miss those days!❤
Love Ruff endz; still listen to them today!
You know what's next right Jagged Edge
As a day-one fan who had the third most visited Dru Hill website back in the day, Dru Crazy's Dru World, (and I was just a teen. lol), your facts are... *chefs kiss*
I so loved Sisqo growing up
Dru Hill is the greatest singing group of all time. I noticed all of the groups have internal issues and they’re not gonna always get along with each other. I’m glad they lasted longer than most groups. Sisqo is the only member to never leave the group in recent years.
I like Dru Hill but definitely NOT the best singing group of all time 😆.
I’m glad the Jodeci connection was mentioned ✅
As a Jodeci fan, I always saw the parallels ‼️
This was amazing. I thought I was the biggest Dru Hill fan until I saw so much I never knew 🔥
Thanks for the compliment bro🙏🏾 much appreciated
Could you please do a story on Jesse Powell?
On the list!
@@WATCHDRMS nice! I’ll be on the lookout.
This is great video and taught me a lot about dru hill
I remember asking for this one & I thank you for delivering!! Nobody could’ve done this better than you💯🤝🏽. I wasn’t born nor raised in the 90’s, but Dru Hill is fasho one of my favorite male groups! With that said….I got to see them perform in January as a bday gift & the way I didn’t know who the hell all those other ppl were🥴. Chile I was expecting to see Dru Hill, not Sisqo & Friends😭😂. It was dope af though!
Sisqó and friends is wild 🤣🤣 I remember you requesting this! I hope you enjoy it!
@@WATCHDRMS Fasho! Looking forward to the next one!!
Sisqo and friends😢😂
The same thing happened to me!! I went to this music festival and waited ALL DAY to see Dru Hill at the end…I got Sisqo and a bunch of people I didn’t know 😐 I left mid performance lol man I was so mad!
Still love me some Sisqo!!❤❤❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰
These people are evil. How can you have these artists out here doing all this work and not paying them. Selling millions of records, tours, shows and not getting any cash is insane. I hate that for these artists, that gave their lives up to be these great artists and ended up broke bc of someone else's greed
Just saw them live a month ago again. Seen them several times since they’re from my city. They put on an amazing show!!
Im hyar to say,i 😘 love every group member and love dru hill straight out of Baltimore sound.much love from meridian Mississippi
This was a really good summary of the group. I even learned some things as a long time fan. I always wondered what happened to that German girl. I think the best lineup is Sisqo, Jazz, Nokio, and Tao.
One of the greatest groups of all time in my opinion definitely my favorite
Sisqo wouldve been a superstar present day!!! he was a trendsetter in his era and the boy can dance, sing and perform!!! i miss that
Smoky and Black definitely add a whole different sonic element to the overall sound. I've seen them live and they sound amazing.
They were in South Africa a few months ago, so my cousin and I went to see them. Sisqo took my breath away on periodt. Now I can't unhear the KCI pon this man😮
Bravo! I loved this doc!
One of my favorite groups
I will ALWAYS love Dru Hill and there Wonderful Music ❤❤😃😃👑👑🔥🔥👏👏👏
Very well done ❤❤❤
They have real music that’s what it’s lasting , real lyrics real words real talent! I couldn’t even really say a fall just a down time. Amazing group through and through❤❤ love you videos
Other favourite tracks. 1:"Is love enough ", 2:"You are my everything ", 3: "Holding you", 4: "Addicted", a few more what could be mentioned
Beauty ✅
Man…is love enough is such a fire song!!
@@KarenKSmith-tm2kp 🔥 👍
@@ellenicoletv4095 LOVE that song. TIMELESS Classic
I didn’t know those things about Nokio. Great video
I love me some Dru Hill! 💙
Lifelong fan still listen to them all the time ❤
Jodeci......made Dru Hill 💯 But I must say, Dru Hill kept Jodeci relevant. Both of these groups need their 💐 🌹 🌸 🏵 🌼
Thanks for another great video!! 🫶🏻
Compared to a lot of other groups, their story is pretty tame on the controversy side. I'm shocked they're still going with 3 of the OGs still in the group.
great doc!
Much appreciated!
seriously love ur videos bro. i dont even be knowing some of these artists and bands on ur channel, but i always find myself clicking on those videos every time. Love to see a documentary channel for the black people. Can you do new edition next?
Wow! Thank you for the compliment bro!
Tyrese vs Sisqo. They sound so similar and are vocal powerhouses.
Nice work!
Thank you soooooo much for this!!! ❤
Love the content
thank you!
I respect Woody. This life is his and he gotta live it for himself and for our Heavenly Father. This is his walk to take for himself
Dang record labels are ruthless
Dru hill was the truth 💯🔥
Yesss finally