  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.
 # 187
Singles Artist of the Year
The single "It's All About Me" (with Mya) was certified gold -
the single was from Mya's LP, Mya.
Sisqo hit the Top 40 helping Mya with "It's All About Me."
 Sisqo released his first solo
LP, Unleash
The Dragon. Sisqo co-produced and co-wrote
most of the songs on the LP.
 # 14
Singles Artist of the Year
Unleash
The Dragon was certified platinum.
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."
 Sisqo hit the
Top 40 with "Thong Song."
Unleash
The Dragon was certified 2x platinum.
Sisqo hit the Top 10 with "Thong Song."
Unleash
The Dragon was certified 3x platinum.
Unleash
The Dragon was certified 4x platinum.
Sisqo began
touring with 'N Sync into July.
 Sisqo hit the
Top 40 with "Incomplete."
Sisqo helped out DMX with "What You
Want" from DMX's ...And
Then There Was X.
"Incomplete" topped the
Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks and the
Billboard R&B/Hip Hop charts for 5 weeks.
Sisqo won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Hip-Hop Video and
was nominated for Best Dance Video, Best New Artist, Best Video from a Film, and Viewer's Choice ("Thong Song").
Sisqo topped
the MTV Top 20 by helping out DMX with "What You
Want."
 The single
"Incomplete" was certified
platinum.
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.
Sisqo could be
heard helping out Lil' Kim with her hit "How
Many Licks?" from her LP Notorious
K.I.M..
Sisqo was
nominated for 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Male
Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Unleash
The Dragon).
Sisqo was
nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including
Best
New Artist, Best R&B Vocal Performance -
Male
("Thong Song"), and Best R&B Album (Unleash
The Dragon).
 Sisqo's next
LP, Return
Of Dragon, was released.
Return
Of Dragon was certified platinum.
Sisqo reunited
with Dru Hill for Dru
World Order.
Unleash
The Dragon was certified 5x platinum.
Sisqo was
arrested for allegedly firing a gun at a
parked car near a neighbor's house and
resisting arrest.
# 459 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
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Unleash The Dragon
Released: November, 1999
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Tracks: "Unleash The
Dragon" - "Got To Get It" - "Is
Love Enough" - "2nite"
(Interlude) - "How Can I Love U
2nite" - "Your Love Is
Incredible" - "So Sexual"
- "Thong Song" - "Incomplete" -
"Addicted" - "Dru World
Order" (Interlude) -
"Enchantment Passing Through" -
"You Are Everything" (Remix) |
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Return Of Dragon
Released: June, 2001
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 7
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Not
Afraid" - "Infatuated" -
"Can I Live" - "Without
You" - "Homewrecker" -
"Last Night" - "Close Your
Eyes" - "Dance For Me" -
"Off The Corner" -
"Dream" |
| 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). |
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