Necho Adams
MC301 Contributor
All of your favorite early 2000’s artists and groups are on tour and are coming to a city near you! This tour has been given the name the Millennium Tour and started on March 5, 2019.
According to vividseats.com, the tour is mainly a reunion for boy group B2K, but other nostalgic acts were added to the set list to for a bigger audience intake. The official tour schedule was released on Dec. 31, 2018 and the tickets were available to the public on Jan. 4, 2019.
The line-up of acts so far includes: B2K, Pretty Ricky, Bobby Valentino, Mario, Lloyd, and more! All these acts were very popular R&B artist in the early 2000’s and till this day, their songs and albums they released a decade ago are still being played today.
B2K, Boys in the new millennium, is a popular boy group that emerged in 1998. The members are Omarion, Raz-B, Lil’ Fizz, and J-Boog.
The group hit the pop charts in 2001 with their single, “Uh Huh”, and they became a household name after the release of their debut album in 2002. Some of their famous songs are “Uh Huh”, “Bump, Bump, Bump”, “Girlfriend”, and “What a Girl Wants”.
Jayla Nolan, a freshman computer science major from Chicago, Ill. said, “I like B2K, one of my favorite songs from them is “Bump, Bump, Bump”.”
Another group on performing in the Millennium Tour is Pretty Ricky. Group members Spectacular and Baby Blue are blood brothers and Slickem is their cousin. The group’s album, “Bluestar” made their success soar.
Nashantia Washington, a sophomore psychology major from Bassfield, Miss. said, “I loved Pretty Ricky when I was younger, listening to songs from them now make me go back.”
According to riaa.com, Pretty Ricky’s albums “Bluestars” and “Late Night Special” are certified gold. Some of their famous songs are, “Your Body”, “Grind on me”, “On the Hotline”, and “Love Like Honey”.
One of the singers on the tour is Bobby Valentino. Valentino became popular in 2005 with his self-titled album. His famous single, “Slow Down” was receiving a large amount of radio airplay at the time.
Valentino’s self-titled album is certified gold and sold over 708,000 copies in the United States. His single “Anonymous” was actually his second single on his album “Special Occasion” with “Turn the Page” being the first single.
Jakari Brown, a music education major from Meridian, Miss. said, “I really liked Bobby Valentino, “Slow Down” was my song; I’m definitely going to go to see him in concert.”
Another singer that is on tour with all the artists above is Lloyd. Known for one of his famous songs, “Get It Shawty”, Lloyd came into the spotlight in 2003.
Lloyd’s debut album “Southside”, released on July 20 2004, debuted at number 11 on the billboard 200. His album “Street Love”, debuted at number two on the billboard 200, “Street Love” also has the famous songs, “You” and “Get It Shawty”.
Mario will also be taking the stage during the Millennium Tour. Mario came into stardom after the release of his self-titled album in 2001. The lead singles from this album was a remake of Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend”, “Braid My Hair”, “C’mon”.
Mario released his second album, “Turning Point”, in 2004. This album has famous single “Let Me Love You” on it, causing this album to be more successful than his first. “Turning Point” is now certified platinum and its lead single is certified double platinum.
Many more artists and groups are set to perform but some of them are surprises for the people who go. The first show was March 8 2019 and some dates are still being added to the tour.
The next show will be held April 4 2019 and April 5 2019 in Atlanta, Ga. at the State Farm Arena. The tour will be coming to Jackson, Miss. on May 5. at the Mississippi Coliseum.
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