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| The cover to Dru Hill's 2002 LP, Dru World Order.Mark Andrews)
Jazz (Larry Anthony, Jr.In 2002, by then part of the Def Soul record label, the group reunited and added fifth member Rufus "Scola" Waller to the lineup for their third LP, Dru World Order.Big break and Dru Hill
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All four original members of Dru Hill were natives of Baltimore, Maryland.The trio added Larry "Jazz" Anthony, an opera student, to complete their lineup.The group was named after Druid Hill Park, a popular park on the West side of Baltimore, the name of which is pronounced "Dru Hill" in the local accent.Dru Hill's 1996 eponymous debut, Dru Hill.Dru Hill's big break came in 1996, when manager Haqq Islam arranged for them to perform at the Impact Convention in May.Other major influences for the group included Stevie Wonder and 1980s boy band New Edition.Daryl Simmons and Keith Sweat wrote the songs for the Dru Hill album, with the group themselves writing the single "5 Steps".Dru Hill and rapper Foxy Brown recorded "Big Bad Mama", a remake of Carl Carlton's 1981 hit "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)", which was the main single for the soundtrack to the 1998 Bill Bellamy film Def Jam's How to Be a Player.In 1997, Dru Hill filed a lawsuit against Island Records, seeking a release from its contract, after an Island employee hit the group's manager, Keith Ingram, over the head with a pool cue.At an October 1997 deposition hearing, Eric Kronfeld, president and chief operating officer of Island's parent company PolyGram, was asked why he had hired such an individual.Americans employees in our society or in our industry."Kronfield's remarks set off a wave of controversy when word of them reached the media in November.Jackson met with PolyGram chairman Alain Levy and several other executives, who issued a public apology for Kronfield's statement, and replaced Kronfield as president with Motown Records' chairman Clarence Avant.By the end of the month, Dru Hill had settled with Island Records, with the agreement that they would remain on the label.Dru Hill's second album, Enter the Dru.Dru Hill's second Top 5 pop hit came in the form of 1998's "How Deep is Your Love", a hip hop styled track which was included on the soundtrack to the Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker film Rush Hour.Enter the Dru eventually sold two million copies by 1999.That year, Dru Hill recorded a version of "Enchantment Passing Through" for the soundtrack to the Broadway play Aida.Smith, with the other three members relegated to the background.Def Jam artist Case was subsequently enlisted to sing backgrounds on a remix of "Beauty" from Enter the Dru, whose video was shot but not released.Def Soul, creating what was termed the "Dru World Order" project.Nokio a hip hop album, and Woody a gospel album.All four members would then reunite and record Dru World Order, a new Dru Hill album to be released in November 2000.Unleash the Dragon LP, and had a minor hit with his first single, "Got to Get It".Woody released his gospel album, titled Soul Music, on April 9,2002 to mediocre reviews and sales.Dru World Order album, and the song "Without Me" was chosen as the lead single.November 2000 Dru Hill photo shoot for VIBE magazine, and the group broke apart completely shortly afterward.Nokio had begun plans to reassemble Dru Hill, enlisting Baltimore associate Rufus Waller, who performed under the name "Scola", as a fifth member.Dru World Order
Dru World Order was released on November 26, 2002, two years after its original planned release date.Beyond Dru World Order
By 2005, Dru Hill had been released from their Def Soul contract and had disappeared from public view.Jazz, and Scola have returned to their solo careers as independent artists, while also working on Dru Hill material with Nokio and Woody in the meantime.Def Soul released a greatest hits compilation, Dru Hill: Hits, on October 11, along with a corresponding DVD collection of the group's music videos."Thong Song" and "Incomplete" alongside the Dru Hill songs.He is also working on a solo project called From EA 2 Cali, scheduled for release in early 2008.All singles were supported by music videos except those marked by an asterik (*)."Beauty", but never released or broadcast.Brown, Ann (March 1998).Jesse Jackson's project to monitor racism in corporate US holds gala on January 15, 1998, Martin Luther King Jr."Dru Hill Suit Thickens And Settles?""Taking stocks of the Wall Street Project"."Dru Hill Settles Suit".RIAA certifications for Dru Hill.Retrieved from Recording Industry Association of America website by way of database search, on May 24, 2007.The Man Behind the Thong.See Copyrights for details.Producer
Hiram Hicks (executive)
A.Dru Hill includes the hit singles "Tell Me", "Never Make a Promise", "5 Steps", and "In My Bed", as well as a cover of Con Funk Shun's 1983 hit "Love's Train"."Tell Me", "In My Bed", and "Never Make a Promise" were also Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.Track listing
"Anthem" (Bell, Upchurch)
"Nothing to Prove" (Dudley, Ellis, Patterson, Rovira)
"Tell Me" (Brown, Davis, Cantrall)
"Do U Believe?""Never Make a Promise"
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