by Dru Hill: Some days, songs pop into my head for a specific reason and other times for no reason at all. Out of nowhere, at dinner I began singing the chorus to this song and you could have told me I was the 5^th member of Dru Hill! Even with Sisqo’s ad libs, this song was the jam back in the day. I didn’t remember the video so I had to educate myself and this has to be the fruitiest video I’ve ever seen. The plot of the video is good, but there are parts of this video that are hilarious and I can only hope it’s because the video debuted in 1996. Like who wears a pleather jacket with nothing underneath? Who pours hot wax on themselves? And please don’t get me started with the Bankhead bounce! Enjoy the track but you have to see this video for yourself…

I am beginning to think I have a brain disorder. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I’m sure I don’t think the way most people do. Take paintings for example. I never just look at a painting and take it for what it is. Rather, I always analyze the painting and question what the artist’s vision was. My thought process is somewhat similar for music, but amplified by 10.  As I was listening to 5 Steps by Dru Hill this morning, I began to wonder what happened to the soulful, R&B male group. What happened to Boyz II Men, Dru Hill, and Jagged Edge? and I’ll even stoop so low and include B2K-sorry CC Today we only have Day 26, and I’m not saying their songs aren’t good. Some are, but I consider them to be “made” versus the members making themselves. I know Lou Pearlman is behind bars serving 25 years, but what does it take for someone to discover a group these days?