Rock On The Net: Sisqo (original) (raw)

Sisqobutton.gif (123 bytes) Sisqo was born November 9, 1978 and raised in East Baltimore, Maryland, growing up influenced by gospel and R&B music and learning how to dance. He hooked up with 3 students from his high school to form Dru Hill. The group eventually stormed the R&B charts and pop charts with several hits. The boys also decided to try 'The Dru World Order' - releasing solo LPs by each member and then coming back as a group. The result was Sisqo storming the pop and R&B charts on his own.

1998... # 187 Singles Artist of the Year

June
button.gif (123 bytes) The single "It's All About Me" (with Mya) was certified gold - the single was from Mya's LP, Mya.

June
button.gif (123 bytes) Sisqo hit the Top 40 helping Mya with "It's All About Me."

1999...

November
Sisqo - Unleash The Dragonbutton.gif (123 bytes) Sisqo released his first solo LP, Unleash The Dragon. Sisqo co-produced and co-wrote most of the songs on the LP.

2000... # 14 Singles Artist of the Year

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Unleash The Dragon was certified platinum.

February
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo hit the Top 40 with "Got To Get It." But it was Sisqo's next hit that would propel him to solo-stardom and become the anthem of Spring Break - "Thong Song."

March
Sisqo - "Thong Song" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo hit the Top 40 with "Thong Song."
button.gif (123 bytes)Unleash The Dragon was certified 2x platinum.

April
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo hit the Top 10 with "Thong Song."
button.gif (123 bytes)Unleash The Dragon was certified 3x platinum.

May
button.gif (123 bytes)Unleash The Dragon was certified 4x platinum.
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo began touring with 'N Sync into July.

August
Sisqobutton.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo hit the Top 40 with "Incomplete."
button.gif (123 bytes) Sisqo helped out DMX with "What You Want" from DMX's ...And Then There Was X.
button.gif (123 bytes)"Incomplete" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks and the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop charts for 5 weeks.

September
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Videoand was nominated for Best Dance Video, Best New Artist, Best Video from a Film, and Viewer's Choice ("Thong Song").
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo topped the MTV Top 20 by helping out DMX with "What You Want."

October
DMX featuring Sisqo - "What You Want" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes)The single "Incomplete" was certified platinum.

December
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo topped several Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Male, Top New Pop Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist - Male, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Male, Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Track Artist, and Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Track Artist - Male.
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo could be heard helping out Lil' Kim with her hit "How Many Licks?" from her LP Notorious K.I.M..

2001...

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Unleash The Dragon).

February
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo was nominated for 3 Grammy AwardsincludingBest New Artist, Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male ("Thong Song"), and Best R&B Album (Unleash The Dragon).

June
Sisqo - Return Of Dragonbutton.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo's next LP, Return Of Dragon, was released.

June
button.gif (123 bytes)Return Of Dragon was certified platinum.

2002...

button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo reunited with Dru Hill for Dru World Order.

2003...

January
button.gif (123 bytes)Unleash The Dragon was certified 5x platinum.

September
button.gif (123 bytes)Sisqo was arrested for allegedly firing a gun at a parked car near a neighbor's house and resisting arrest.

button.gif (123 bytes) # 459 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

Note: Song title and position links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often including track listings and sound samples).