Artist:Sisqo
Song:Incomplete
Album:Unleash the Dragon
Mark "Sisqo" Andrews was a member of the R&B group Dru Hill when he scored two really big hits from his 1999 debut album Unleash the Dragon. His lack of success since then is mostly due to inactivity. He was born Nov. 9, 1978 in Baltimore. He formed Dru Hill in 1995 with his high school buddies Larry Anthony, Woody Green and Tamir Ruffin and they signed with Island Records and had immediate success. After Green left in 1999 to be a gospel artist, Dru Hill split up and Andrews released Unleash the Dragon on Def Soul Records. Thong Song was the second single and it reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Incomplete was the fourth single and it topped the Billboard Hot 100. I think Thong Song was more memorable because it was a novelty song. But Incomplete was a slightly bigger hit. Unleash the Dragon was certified 5XPlatinum. There was even a plush Sisqo doll. That's how big he was at the time. Andrews wrote most of the Unleash the Dragon with various producers including Beanie Sigel, Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary) and his buddies from Dru Hill. He wrote and produced Thong Song with Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson AKA the production team Tim & Bob. Incomplete was written by Montell Jordan and Shep Crawford and Crawford produced. He also produced the 1998 Deborah Cox hit Nobody's Supposed to Be Here. Crawford and Jordan work together frequently. Both guys are ministers which is why Incomplete has a gospel vibe. Incomplete was first recorded by R&B singer Sam Salter in 1997. The girl in the video is actress LisaRaye McCoy from the 1998 film The Players Club. Supposedly Andrews didn't like Incomplete as he thought it was too similar to the kind of music he recorded with Dru Hill. I think it shows how good a singer he can be. The problem with Thong Song is it's hard to build longevity from a novelty song. Unleash the Dragon is available as a budget CD. When Andrews' 2001 album Return of Dragon didn't do nearly as well and there were no hit singles, Andrews tried acting and wouldn't record again until 2015. So a lot of folks remember Thong Song but have forgotten about Sisqo. Andrews' acting career hasn't gone so well either. He last made a film in 2006. Mostly he has done reality TV like Celebrity Big Brother UK. Andrews reunited with Dru Hill a couple of times. He released a solo album in 2015 and he has a new album Platinum Thrones coming out on his own label in July. I guess it could be said that Mark "Sisqo" Andrews is a one album wonder. Here's the video for Incomplete by Sisqo.
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