Cisco from dru hill1/4/2024 Over the course of three albums-Dru Hill (1996), Enter the Dru (1998) and Dru World Order (2002)-the quartet became R&B stars, with number-one hits “In My Bed,” “Never Make a Promise,” “How Deep is Your Love,” and “Wild Wild West” with Will Smith. “We were young, but we made grownup music,” jokes lead singer Sisqo, whose solo success with hits like “The Thong Song” and “Incomplete” boosted Dru Hill’s profile but also contributed to its demise. With songs ranging from the sexy drama of “In My Bed” to slow-dance anthem “Never Make a Promise,” the Baltimore-based quartet of Nokio, Jazz, Mark “Sisqo” Andrews, and James “Woody” Green (who is replaced by Antwuan “Tao” Simpson for the new album) presented a sophisticated, sultry form of R&B that made audiences-particularly women-swoon. Nokio was 17 in 1996, when Dru Hill’s self-titled debut became the soundtrack to a million love affairs. “It’s not the same as when we were teenagers.” “We have to learn how to balance work and family,” says Tamir Ruffin, a.k.a. All three of the original members still in the group have kids, and family-friendly travel is a sticking point of their plans. The members of Dru Hill have gathered at the Belvedere Hotel’s Owl Bar to discuss the logistics of a forthcoming tour to promote their reunion album, InDRUpendence Day, the quartet’s first new music in eight years.Īs they talk, Larry Anthony Jr.-known as “Jazz”-orders a Long Island iced tea and a crab cake to take home to his wife.
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