B2K
Epic Records definitely did its homework before unleashing B2K into the pop market. The boy band of clean-cut and suave young black men is everything a marketing department dreams about: attractive teens-becoming-men who make the girls melt with a little bit of a rugged, tough-guy attitude and flashy clothes. Of course, there are also the dance beats that are as much dance-pop as hip-hop in fact, you might even wager a bet that the many producers and songwriters on this album had been listening to a bit of Craig David and other British 2-step pop stars. Plus, the group members are capable singers as well, which is another bonus. Overall, with the girl-magnet looks, the trendy radio-ready production, and the limitless vocal hooks, Epic Records has all the makings of pop stardom in B2K including a market-testing hit single in "Uh Huh" that set the stage for the group's debut album. B2K a self-titled album, gets off to a good start, jumping right into some of its best songs -- "Gots ta Be," "Understanding," and "Why I Love You" -- before unleashing the album highlight, the aforementioned "Uh Huh." From there, the album gets progressively long-winded, running through 17 songs in total, none of them overly distinct. Of course, that's the nature of pop albums, particularly boy band albums, and B2K definitely follows in the grand tradition of its predecessors: Jagged Edge Dru Hill Blackstreet and Bell Biv Devoe ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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Charles Farrar - Producer
Lew Laing - Drum Programming
Lew Laing - Keyboard Programming
Kevin Davis - Mixing
Tim Donovan - Engineer
Chris "Tricky" Stewart - Producer
Christian Lantry - Photography
Hernán Santiago - Engineer
Hernán Santiago - Pro-Tools
Jolie Levine-Aller - Production Coordination
Maria Ma - Product Manager
Brad Gilderman - Mixing
David McPherson - A&R
Michael Woodrum - Engineer
Jermaine Dupri - Mixing
Jermaine Dupri - Producer
Rance Brown - Art Direction
Rance Brown - Design
Platinum Status - Producer
Brian "B Luv" Thomas - Engineer
Dave Russell - Mixing
Max Gousse - A&R
Sam Salter - Vocal Producer
Damon Thomas - Producer
Troy Taylor - Instrumentation
Troy Taylor - Rhythm Arrangements
Troy Taylor - Vocal Arrangement
Troy Taylor - Producer
Phil Tan - Mixing
Bryan-Michael Cox - Producer
Hyungseok Oh - Assistant Engineer
Qiana Conley - A&R
D. Christopher "Q-Pid" Jennings - Producer
Beau Dozier - Instrumentation
Beau Dozier - Producer
Beau Dozier - Programming
Ketrina Askew - Executive Producer
Chris Stokes - Vocal Producer
Chris Stokes - Executive Producer
Susan Herndon - Mixing
Susan Herndon - Engineer
Harvey Mason, Jr. - Producer
Ozz Saturne - Associate Executive Producer
Liz Garner - Project Coordinator
Charles McCrorey - Engineer
Jean-Marie Horvat - Mixing
B2K - Main Performer
Marvin Peart - A&R
Steve Russell - Drum Programming
Steve Russell - Vocal Arrangement
Steve Russell - Engineer
Steve Russell - Producer
Brian Frye - Engineer
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