JazzвЂ™s work on Enter the Dru helped him earn the reputation of being a singerвЂ™s singer, although his solo album would never be released by a major label. His solo debut Unleash the Dragon was released the following year and established him among the top-tier male pop stars of the late вЂ90s and early вЂ00s. Dru HillвЂ™s two album hit-streak, led mostly by SisqoвЂ™s vocals and personality, helped establish him as a standout entertainer of his generation. After carrying much of the responsibility as lead vocalist, Sisqo would emerge as the face of the band with his frequent changes to his hair color and extravagant wardrobes. Ironically, Enter the Dru was so successful that it arguably led to the group membersвЂ™ search for individual stardom. The heart and soul of Enter the Dru is the groupвЂ™s versatility in switching from providing R&B/hip-hop club bangers like вЂњThis is What We DoвЂќ featuring Method Man to bringing poignant songwriting to life, as with вЂњOne Good Reason,вЂќ with lines like, вЂњOur love is like an hour glass / you know weвЂ™re running out of time / how could you go and do this to me / when you know its messing with my mind.вЂќ Nokio, who lent his behind-the-board talent to eight of the albumвЂ™s seventeen tracks in addition to contributing vocals, quietly left a huge imprint on the LP. The proverbial вЂњgood guyвЂќ of the foursome provided a softer side to the groupвЂ™s sometimes raunchy flirtations of sexcapades, offering a sentimental reflection on the girl he let slip away. The вЂњAngelвЂќ (Interlude) also served as a lead-in for the song of the same name, which Woody cowrote along with Campbell. James вЂњWoodyвЂќ Green, who appeared to be the humbler personality in the group stepped to the forefront for an interlude that served as his formal public introduction. shared vocal duties for the more ceremonial, yet still edgy second single written and produced by industry titan, Kenneth вЂњBabyfaceвЂќ Edmonds. Dru HillвЂ™s growing list of charting singles proved the quartetвЂ™s depth in having multiple members able to carry lead vocals and deliver a hit record. Riding the success of вЂњHow Deep,вЂќ the group released вЂњThese Are the TimesвЂќ as the second single, which reinforced the groupвЂ™s versatility in many ways. The up-tempo hip-hop beat meshed perfectly with Mark вЂњSisqoвЂќ AndrewвЂ™s soaring vocals that celebrated BaltimoreвЂ™s bad boy lover image with lyrics like, вЂњHow deep is your love for me / tell me what it's gonna be / and do you see yourself with a n***a like me, on the low low / so your friends won't know.вЂќ вЂњHow DeepвЂќ successfully bridged the groupвЂ™s hit-streak from their platinum debut and closed the summer of 1998 for Def Jam Recordings who used the song for the Rush Hour soundtrack.

On the short list of producers that were sketching the blueprint for a modernized sound was Warryn Campbell who is credited for producing Enter the DruвЂ™s lead single вЂњHow Deep is Your LoveвЂќ along with Rick вЂњDutchвЂќ Cousin and band member Tamir вЂњNokioвЂќ Ruffin.

With R&BвЂ™s approach to musical production evolving into more of a synthesis between new sounds generated from high tech programming and traditional sampling, the genre seemed primed for an updated model in the dawn of Y2k. Their sophomore LP Enter the Dru certainly did not disappoint fans of the home team or the masses as the group continued to set trends with their flamboyant fashion and impeccable four-part harmony. After the success of their 1996 eponymous debut, Dru Hill was in the driverвЂ™s seat to take music fans for a journey through a town dubbed вЂњCharm CityвЂќ, while sharing the unique highs and lows of the Baltimore love experience. One of the most prideful experiences of being a Baltimore native in the mid to late вЂ90s was watching the soulful quartet known as Dru Hill turn our city into the capital of R&B.

Happy 20th Anniversary to Dru HillвЂ™s second studio album Enter the Dru, originally released October 27, 1998.

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