Post by aDRUfan4LiFe on May 19, 2003 19:32:55 GMT -4
Some of the info is already known, so you can skip over it. Have fun Dru!!!!!!!!! 
Dru Hill Storms Lagos for Miss Commonwealth
May 16, 2003
Posted to the web May 16, 2003
Tunde Okoli
Concert
Dru Hill, one of the hottest R&B acts in the world will take the Nigerian entertainment scene by storm tomorrow as they bring some of their magic to add colour to the Miss Commonwealth beauty pageant holding Lagos.
The group, made up of Sisqo, whose debut solo effort, Unleash the Dragon, has turned him into a household name in Nigeria, Jazz, Woody, Nokio and Scola are set to thrill lovers of good music at the Expo Centre of the Le Meridien Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos with the best songs in the world. The group has promised to turn Lagos into a huge dancing ground.
The Dru Hill show is put together by Le Serendipity the organisers of the Miss Common Wealth show, billed to take place today at the same venue.
Patricia Obozuwa, one of the organisers of the show has promised Lagosians the best show ever. 'We are going to raise the profile of musical concerts in Nigeria with this definitely high quality show. We are ready to do it. Everything is set and Nigerians can look forward to the best night of music and dance ever. Don't forget to put on your dancing shoes!' Patricia says.
Dru Hill have also promised to give their very best performance at this mother of all shows. Words emanating from the United States where the group is based, suggests that Dru Hill are very set and are actually looking forward to the Lagos show with enthusiasm.
This is the first time the group will be visiting Nigeria. The group's spokesperson disclosed that they are thrilled at this first opportunity to visit Africa's biggest nation. He added that members of the group have heard a lot about the enthusiasm of Nigerians and the popularity of their various songs and so are looking forward to bringing the songs to life for fun loving Nigerians.
Dru Hill, the urban R&B outfit, took their name from the historic Druid Hill Park complex in Baltimore, USA, where all four members were raised. They began their rise to fame in the mid-90s, largely through the intervention of Island Records' Hiriam Hicks - formerly manager of Boyz II Men. He was looking for a group to record a song, "Tell Me", for the soundtrack to the movie Eddie, to which Island held the rights. A tape of the quartet was passed to him by University Music president Haqq Islam. So impressed was Hicks after meeting the four men that, not only did he ask them to perform a version of "Tell Me" on the spot, but he also signed them to a worldwide contract with Island. At that time the members - Jazz, Nokio (born January 21, 1979), Woody and Sisqo (born Mark Andrews on November 9, 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA), were all still in their teens.
While their syncopated vocals were one highlight, Sisqo and Jazz also contributed heavily as musicians, playing keyboards, bass and trumpet between them. By the late 90s the quartet had truly established themselves, with six consecutive American R&B Number 1 singles followed by the equally commercial follow-up Enter The Dru, which debuted at US number 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart in November 1998. The album ranged from the hard-edged urban R&B of "How Deep Is Your Love" (US number 3/UK number 9) to the schmaltzy Babyface single "These Are The Times" (US number 21/UK number 4).
Writing about the group, Scott Wilson opined that there's just too much negativity out there, and it's nice that bands like Dru Hill realize it and concentrate on things like life and love. For him, "Dru Hill is part of the smooth jazz/R&B phenomenon of the mid-'90's. The American pop charts are teeming with acts like this, getting away from the harshness of true hip-hop and rap."
Dru Hill is so named for Druid Hill Park in Baltimore in a further attempt to "put Baltimore on the map," apparently a different map than those Rand McNally ones. Meeting in high school, the four members of Dru Hill became something of a local attraction singing at Baltimore Harbor's Fudgery as they, well, made fudge. They've got tricky pseudonyms like any self-respecting street-savvy light hip-hop group would. Jazz, nee Larry Anthony Jr., is the second tenor, and you guessed it, the jazz fan. Woody, nee James Green, is the man behind the melodies. Nokio, nee Tamir Ruffin, handles the production, and as an added bonus, his name is an acronym for "Nasty On Key In Octave." Sisqo, nee Mark Andrews, is also part of the clan. They've mastered the melodic four-part harmony and have a rabid following. They are all in their late teens, so their potential is vast.
Dru Hill performs soul-driven R&B that hearkens back to those vaunted '70s, a time when R&B was king. They've already had a day named after them in their native Baltimore, so who knows what they might achieve in their lives? More records, undoubtedly, will follow, but one wonders why they didn't like their given names.
In 1999, the quartet appeared on Will Smith's US chart-topping soundtrack hit, "Wild Wild West", and set up their own Dru World Order production company. They also began work on separate solo projects, with Sisqo first out of the block on his Def Jam Records debut, Unleash The Dragon.
The various members reunited in 2002 to record Dru World Order, which introduced new vocalist Scola.
Dru Hill Storms Lagos for Miss Commonwealth
May 16, 2003
Posted to the web May 16, 2003
Tunde Okoli
Concert
Dru Hill, one of the hottest R&B acts in the world will take the Nigerian entertainment scene by storm tomorrow as they bring some of their magic to add colour to the Miss Commonwealth beauty pageant holding Lagos.
The group, made up of Sisqo, whose debut solo effort, Unleash the Dragon, has turned him into a household name in Nigeria, Jazz, Woody, Nokio and Scola are set to thrill lovers of good music at the Expo Centre of the Le Meridien Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos with the best songs in the world. The group has promised to turn Lagos into a huge dancing ground.
The Dru Hill show is put together by Le Serendipity the organisers of the Miss Common Wealth show, billed to take place today at the same venue.
Patricia Obozuwa, one of the organisers of the show has promised Lagosians the best show ever. 'We are going to raise the profile of musical concerts in Nigeria with this definitely high quality show. We are ready to do it. Everything is set and Nigerians can look forward to the best night of music and dance ever. Don't forget to put on your dancing shoes!' Patricia says.
Dru Hill have also promised to give their very best performance at this mother of all shows. Words emanating from the United States where the group is based, suggests that Dru Hill are very set and are actually looking forward to the Lagos show with enthusiasm.
This is the first time the group will be visiting Nigeria. The group's spokesperson disclosed that they are thrilled at this first opportunity to visit Africa's biggest nation. He added that members of the group have heard a lot about the enthusiasm of Nigerians and the popularity of their various songs and so are looking forward to bringing the songs to life for fun loving Nigerians.
Dru Hill, the urban R&B outfit, took their name from the historic Druid Hill Park complex in Baltimore, USA, where all four members were raised. They began their rise to fame in the mid-90s, largely through the intervention of Island Records' Hiriam Hicks - formerly manager of Boyz II Men. He was looking for a group to record a song, "Tell Me", for the soundtrack to the movie Eddie, to which Island held the rights. A tape of the quartet was passed to him by University Music president Haqq Islam. So impressed was Hicks after meeting the four men that, not only did he ask them to perform a version of "Tell Me" on the spot, but he also signed them to a worldwide contract with Island. At that time the members - Jazz, Nokio (born January 21, 1979), Woody and Sisqo (born Mark Andrews on November 9, 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA), were all still in their teens.
While their syncopated vocals were one highlight, Sisqo and Jazz also contributed heavily as musicians, playing keyboards, bass and trumpet between them. By the late 90s the quartet had truly established themselves, with six consecutive American R&B Number 1 singles followed by the equally commercial follow-up Enter The Dru, which debuted at US number 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart in November 1998. The album ranged from the hard-edged urban R&B of "How Deep Is Your Love" (US number 3/UK number 9) to the schmaltzy Babyface single "These Are The Times" (US number 21/UK number 4).
Writing about the group, Scott Wilson opined that there's just too much negativity out there, and it's nice that bands like Dru Hill realize it and concentrate on things like life and love. For him, "Dru Hill is part of the smooth jazz/R&B phenomenon of the mid-'90's. The American pop charts are teeming with acts like this, getting away from the harshness of true hip-hop and rap."
Dru Hill is so named for Druid Hill Park in Baltimore in a further attempt to "put Baltimore on the map," apparently a different map than those Rand McNally ones. Meeting in high school, the four members of Dru Hill became something of a local attraction singing at Baltimore Harbor's Fudgery as they, well, made fudge. They've got tricky pseudonyms like any self-respecting street-savvy light hip-hop group would. Jazz, nee Larry Anthony Jr., is the second tenor, and you guessed it, the jazz fan. Woody, nee James Green, is the man behind the melodies. Nokio, nee Tamir Ruffin, handles the production, and as an added bonus, his name is an acronym for "Nasty On Key In Octave." Sisqo, nee Mark Andrews, is also part of the clan. They've mastered the melodic four-part harmony and have a rabid following. They are all in their late teens, so their potential is vast.
Dru Hill performs soul-driven R&B that hearkens back to those vaunted '70s, a time when R&B was king. They've already had a day named after them in their native Baltimore, so who knows what they might achieve in their lives? More records, undoubtedly, will follow, but one wonders why they didn't like their given names.
In 1999, the quartet appeared on Will Smith's US chart-topping soundtrack hit, "Wild Wild West", and set up their own Dru World Order production company. They also began work on separate solo projects, with Sisqo first out of the block on his Def Jam Records debut, Unleash The Dragon.
The various members reunited in 2002 to record Dru World Order, which introduced new vocalist Scola.
Makes me wish I could hop on the next flight to the Motherland to watch them perform because they've made it known that they're ready to throw down! 