B2K (band)

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B2K
General information
Genre (s) R&B , rap , teen pop , pop , dance pop
founding 2001
resolution 2004
Website www.b2klovesyou.com
Founding members
singing
 Omari "Omarion" Grandberry
singing
 Dreux "Lil 'Fizz" Frederic
singing
 DeMario "Raz-B" Thornton
singing
 Jarell "J-Boog" Houston

B2K was an American boy band .

biography

The band was discovered in 2001 during the Epic Records Showcase for New Talent . Their first single Uh Huh , which was released in late 2001, reached platinum status in the United States . The B2K and Pandemonium! received gold and platinum status. The band was also nominated twice for the MTV Video Music Awards and the American Music Awards. In 2004 B2K took over the leading roles together with the members of the band IMx in the film Streetstyle ( You Got Served ) and also sang the accompanying soundtrack. Also in 2004, manager Chris Strokes announced the breakup of the band. For 2008 B2K planned a comeback with the single Body UP , but without Omarion , who was able to start a successful solo career in America after leaving the band.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2002 B2K - - - - US2
gold
gold

(33 weeks)US
First published: March 12, 2002
Santa hooked me up - - - - US132 (4 weeks)
US
First published: October 29, 2002
Pandemonium! DE43 (6 weeks)
DE 		- CH60 (10 weeks)
CH 		UK35
silver
silver

(15 weeks)UK 		US10
platinum
platinum

(35 weeks)US
First published: December 10, 2002

Remix albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2002 B2K The Remixes Vol. 1 - - - - US129 (4 weeks)
US
First published: March 12, 2002
2003 B2K The Remixes Vol. 2 - - - - US192 (1 week)
US
First published: July 1, 2003

Soundtracks

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2003 You got served - - - - US34
gold
gold

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUS
First published: December 23, 2003

Compilations

year title Remarks
2004 Greatest hits First published: March 23, 2004
2006 B2K is hot! Boys of the Millennium First published: 2006

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2002 Uh Huh
B2K 		- - - UK35 (2 weeks)
UK 		US37 (22 weeks)
US
First published: January 2002
Gots Ta Be
B2K 		- - - - US34 (18 weeks)
US
First published: March 2002
Why I Love You
B2K 		- - - - US73 (4 weeks)
US
First published: May 2002
Bump, bump, bump
Pandemonium! 		DE7 (16 weeks)
DE 		AT48 (10 weeks)
AT 		CH2 (23 weeks)
CH 		UK11
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK 		US1 (22 weeks)
US
First release: October 23, 2002
feat. P. Diddy
2003 Girlfriend
Pandemonium! 		DE41 (7 weeks)
DE 		- CH19 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK10 (10 weeks)
UK 		US30 (13 weeks)
US
First published: March 2003
Uh Huh 2003
B2K The Remixes Vol. 1 		- - - UK31 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: October 2003
Badaboom
You Got Served 		- - - UK26 (5 weeks)
UK 		US59 (8 weeks)
US
First release: December 2003
feat. Fabolous

More singles

  • 2002: Introducing B2K (video single, US:goldgold)

As a guest musician

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2003 Feelin 'Freaky
Nick Cannon 		- - - - US92 (3 weeks)
US
First release: August 2003
Nick Cannon feat. B2K

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. ↑ a b c d e Music Sales Awards: UK US