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B2K
File:B2k01.jpg
Background information
Years active	2001-2004

Members	Omari "Omarion" Grandberry Dreux "Lil' Fizz" Frederic DeMario "Raz-B" Thornton Jarell "J-Boog" Houston Travis "Young Trav" Kellman

B2k was an American Pop boy band, founded and managed by music producer Chris Stokes in 2001 and active until 2004.

Even though they were newcomers to the industry, their first LP, 2002's B2K, became an instant hit. Their second (and final) regular studio album, Pandemonium!, was released in December of the same year, and garned the hit singles "Bump Bump Bump" and "Girlfriend". The group was featured regularly on the covers of teen magazines such as Right On and Word Up, and released a Christmas album in-between their regular two albums entitled Santa Hooked Me Up.

In addition to that, they were featured on the soundtrack album for MGM's film Barbershop and headlined The Scream Tour, their third, in 2003. Mario and Nick Cannon were also performers on The Scream Tour.

In January 2004, Chris Stokes announced that the group had broken up. Three of the members claimed financial mishandling by Stokes' management company, TUG (The Ultimate Group); the fourth member, Omarion, claimed the allegations were untrue.

In the midst of the breakup, Screen Gems's You Got Served, a film starring the members of the group and Omarion's alleged half-brother Marques Houston as breakdancers, went into general release on January 30, 2004, and hitting number one at the box office, earned more money than any other film that opened during a Super Bowl weekend. A number of the group's songs were featured on the film's soundtrack album.

Personnel

Omarion (Omari Grandberry), born November 12, 1984 in Inglewood, California.
Raz-B (De'Mario Thornton), born June 13, 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio.
J-Boog (Jarell Houston), born August 11, 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
Lil Fizz (Dreux Frederic), born November 26, 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
Young Trav (Travis Kellman) born March 16, 1990 in Brooklyn, New York.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	US	US R&B	UK
2002	B2K (Gold)	2	1	-
2002	B2K: The Remixes - Volume 1 (EP)	129	47	-
2002	Pandemonium! (Platinum)	10	3	35
2002	Santa Hooked Me Up (EP)	132	35	-
2003	The Remixes - Volume 2 (EP)	192	38	-
2004	B2K Greatest Hits	-	76	-

Singles

Year	Song	US Hot 100	US R&B	UK singles	Album
2002	"Uh huh"	37	20	35	B2K
2002	"Gots Ta Be"	34	13	-	B2K
2002	"Why I Love You"	73	19	-	B2K and Pandemonium!
2002	"Bump, Bump, Bump" (with P. Diddy)	1	2	11	Pandemonium!
2003	"Girlfriend"	30	19	10	Pandemonium!
2003	"Feelin' Freaky" (Nick Cannon featuring B2K)	92	46	-	-
2003	"What a Girl Wants"	-	47	-	Pandemonium!
2003	"Uh Huh 2003"	-	-	31	The Remixes - Volume 2
2004	"Badaboom" (B2K featuring Fabolous)	59	29	26	You Got Served soundtrack

Movies

2004: You Got Served #1 (16 Million first week)

Total: Over 40 Million

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