Sisqó's visual trademarks are his hairstyles and flamboyant stage costumes, which were regularly flashier than those of his groupmates. He lived in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood at 908 Newington Avenue near Druid Hill Park which is where the group got their name.Īndrews graduated from Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School in 1994.
The quartet would be signed as the group Dru Hill to Island Records in 1996. Sisqo's successful debut solo album, Unleash the Dragon (1999), included the hit singles "Thong Song" and "Incomplete".Īs a teen Andrews worked at The Fudgery in Harborplace at Baltimore's Inner Harbor with Larry "Jazz" Anthony, James "Woody" Green, and Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin. He is most prominently known for his singles " Thong Song", " Incomplete" and his membership in R&B group Dru Hill. In 2009, the group signed to Kedar Entertainment Group and released their fourth album, InDRUpendence Day, the following year, with new member Tao taking the place of the again departed Woody.Mark Althavan Andrews (born November 9, 1978), known professionally as Sisqó (stylized as SisQó), is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Due to groups failure to produce any new music featuring Sisqo(he chose not to lend his vocals to new recordings) Def Jam cited the group as non productive and destructive and dropped the group from Def Soul. In 2002, by then part of the Def Soul record label, the group reunited and added fifth member Scola to the lineup for their third album, Dru World Order, after that album underperformed the group met with New Label President LA Reid about a follow up.
Sisqó's second album, Return of Dragon, did not perform as well. While Woody's Soul Music LP was a moderate success in the gospel music industry, Sisqó's debut album, Unleash the Dragon, and its hit singles, "Thong Song" and "Incomplete", were major pop successes, and established Sisqó as a household name outside Dru Hill. Signing to Island Records through Haqq Islam's University Records imprint, the group released two successful albums, Dru Hill and Enter the Dru, before separating for a period from late 1999 to 2002, during which time Sisqó and Woody released solo albums.
The original members were lead singer Mark "Sisqó" Andrews, Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin, Larry "Jazz" Anthony and James "Woody Rock" Green. Dru Hill recorded seven Top 40 hits, and is best known for the R&B #1 hits "In My Bed", "Never Make a Promise", and "How Deep Is Your Love". The group was founded in Baltimore in 1992 and is still active. Wild Wild West - Album Version - No Introĭru Hill is an American R&B group mostly popular during the 1990s, whose repertoire included soul, hip hop soul and gospel music. Without further ado, here are Dru Hill top 10 tracks of all time: 1. Follow Dru Hill to get alerts about upcoming events and special deals! Followĭru Hill is an American R&B group mostly popular during the 1990s, whose repertoire included soul, hip hop soul and gospel music.ĭru Hill has performed in venues such as:Ĭoca-Cola Roxy, Webster Hall, Chase Center, Ak-Chin Pavilion, Addition Financial Arena, Amphitheater at White River State Park, The Anthem, Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, Ascend Amphitheater, Beale Street Music Festivalĭru Hill has played in major festivals likeīeale Street Music Festival, Lovers and Friends Festivalīeale Street Music Festival, Chartway Arena, The Chicago Theatre, PNC Music Pavilion, CFG Bank Arena, Coney Island Amphitheater, TD Pavilion at the Mann, Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, Amphitheater at White River State Park, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
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