  B2K consists of teens Omarion,
Raz-B, Lil Fizz, and J-Boog. The 4 young men
burst onto the music scene in 2002 finding
success on the pop and R&B charts as well
as with the MTV TRL audiences. The boys were
discovered at a talent showcase in Los
Angeles and quickly signed to Epic Records.
 During the summer, B2K began
getting more notice opening for Lil
Bow Wow on tour.
 # 55
Singles Artist of the Year
B2K topped the Billboard Hot 100
Singles Sales chart for 10 weeks and the
R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for 7
weeks with "Uh Huh."
 B2K released their debut LP - B2K.
B2K hit the Top 40 with "Uh Huh."
B2K was certified gold.
B2K won a BET Award for the
Viewer's Choice Video ("Uh Huh").
 B2K released B2K
Remixes Volume 1.
The video for
"Uh Huh" was nominated
for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best New Artist and Viewer's Choice.
 B2K released
their next LP, Pandemonium.
B2K hit the Top
40 along with P.
Diddy with "Bump Bump Bump."
B2K topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts with the Top Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Single Sales ("Uh Huh").
 # 56
Singles Artist of the Year
 B2K were
nominated for 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B
Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B
New Artist. They performed "Bump Bump Bump" at the ceremony.
B2K topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 2 weeks
with P.
Diddy with "Bump Bump Bump."
Pandemonium was certified
gold.
B2K topped the
Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for a week
with P.
Diddy with "Bump Bump Bump."
B2K hit the Top 10 with "Bump Bump Bump."
 Pandemonium
special edition was released.
B2K won 2 Soul
Train Music Awards for R&B/Soul Single
Group, Band or Duo ("Bump Bump Bump" with P.
Diddy) and R&B/Soul Album Group,
Band or Duo (B2K).
Pandemonium was certified
platinum.
B2K hit the Top 40 with "Girlfriend."
B2K won a Nickelodeon Kids'
Choice Award for Favorite Music Group.
B2K appeared as The Temptations on the NBC television
show American
Dreams.
 B2K could be heard on the
soundtrack for American
Dreams with their cover of "My
Girl."
B2K won 2 BET Awards for Best
Group and the Viewer's Choice Award.
 B2K's video for "Bump Bump Bump" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Group Video.
B2K was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Soul/R&B
Band/Duo/Group.
 B2K released the soundtrack to You
Got Served. The film will be released in
January and star members of the group.
 B2K's manager
stated the band had broken up saying the
members have decided to pursue solo
interests. But later in the month it was
reported that the group was still together,
and that Omarion had left the group to prep a
solo LP to be released during the year, and
that he would possibly be replaced by Brandy's brother, Ray
J. The remaining members of B2K
denied Ray J was joining the
group.
B2K could be seen in the film You
Got Served.
 B2K won a Soul Train Music Award
for R&B/Soul Album, Group, Band or Duo (Pandemonium).
The You
Got Served soundtrack was
certified gold.
B2K's Greatest
Hits was released.
 Omarion: # 58
Singles Artist of the Year
Omarion released his solo LP O.
 Omarion topped the Billboard 200
LP chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
for a week with O.
Omarion hit the Top 40 with
"O."
Omarion's O was certified
gold.
Omarion hit the Top 40 helping
out Bow Wow with "Let Me Hold You."
 Omarion's single "O" was certified
gold.
Omarion was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album (O).
 Omarion
released his next LP 21 (Entertainment
Weekly:
B).
 Omarion:
# 53
Singles Artist of the Year
Omarion topped
the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with 21.
 Omarion hit the Top 40 with
"Ice Box."
The single "Ice Box was certified gold.
Omarion released the
collaborative LP Face
Off (Billboard peak: # 11 - Entertainment
Weekly:
B+) with Bow
Wow.
 Omarion topped the Billboard Top
Rap Albums chart with Face
Off with Bow
Wow.
Omarion released Ollusion.
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B2K
Released: March, 2002
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Tracks: "Gots Ta
Be" - "Understanding" -
"Why I Love You" - "Uh Huh" - "B2K
Is Hot" - "Fantasy" -
"I'm Not Finished" - "Come
On" - "Hey Little Lady" -
"Baby Girl" - "Your Girl
Chose Me" - "Shorty" -
"Feel This Way" - "Last
Boyfriend" - "Here We Go
Again" |
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B2K Remixes Volume 1
Released: July, 2002
Tracks: "Gots Ta
Be" (Clue/Duro Remix) - "Uh Huh Pt. 2" - "Gots
Ta Be" (Platinum Status Remix) -
"Gots Ta Be" (Allegro Love
Remix) - "He Couldn't Kiss" -
"Back Up" |
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Pandemonium
Released: December, 2002
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 10
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C+
Tracks: "Bump Bump Bump" (with P.
Diddy) - "You Can Get It" -
"One Kiss" - "My
Girl" - "Sleepin'" -
"Would You Be Here" -
"Everything" -
"Tease" - "Back It
Up" - "Where Did We Go
Wrong" - "Pretty Young
Thing" - "I Beat You To It
(Turn The Party Out)" - "The
Other Guy" - "Why I Love
You" - "Boys For Life" -
"Dog" - "What U Get"
Pandemonium special
edition
Released: March, 2003
Tracks: "Bump Bump Bump" (with P.
Diddy) - "Girlfriend" - "You
Can Get It" - "One Kiss" -
"Bump That" - "My
Girl" - "What A Girl
Wants" - "Sleepin'" -
"Would You Be Here" -
"Everything" -
"Tease" - "Back It
Up" - "Where Did We Go
Wrong" - "Pretty Young
Thing" - "I Beat You To It
(Turn The Party Out)" - "The
Other Guy" - "Why I Love
You" - "Boys 4 Life" -
"Girlfriend" (Ron G
Remix) - "Dog" |
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You Got Served soundtrack
Released: December, 2003
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 34
Tracks:
"Badaboom" (featuring Fabolous)
- "Do That Thing" (featuring
Lil' Kim) - "Take It To The
Floor" - "Sprung" -
"Out The Hood" - "Streets
Is Callin'" - "Fizzo Got
Flow" - "Happy" |
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Greatest Hits
Released: March, 2004
Tracks: "Bump Bump Bump" - "Gots
Ta Be" - "Girlfriend" (Pied Piper
Remix) - "Bump That" -
"What A Girl Wants" - "Why
I Love You" - "Girlfriend" - "Baby
Girl" - "Uh Huh" -
"Everything" |
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position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
samples). |
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