While it was a bit heavy on skits, musically how could you go wrong with hits like "Freek'n You", "Get On Up", "Good Luv", and my personal favorite song from the album, "Love U 4 Life".
Their first two albums were truly classic, and while some people have panned their third album, the conceptual The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel, I believe this is yet another classic album. Their second album Diary of A Mad Band is another timeless classic as well, this one featuring a more rugged sound, but just as many hits such as "My Heart Belongs To U", "Feenin", "Cry For You", "Alone", and "What About Us". Their classic first album Forever My Lady is still timeless, as you can play the hits like the title track, "Stay", "U&I", "Come and Talk To Me", and "Gotta Love" to this day.
There's never been a group quite like this quartet, with Devante Swing handling most of the production and writing duties for the group. Now, I'm sure there are some people who preferred the more sensitive image of Boyz II Men, but Jodeci was more rooted in reality than any other R&B group could be. As you scrolled down and saw the other choices, you knew this was the last one remaining. Regardless, Boyz II Men is the most commercially successful R&B male group of the 90's hands down and their songs still live on. They would start a decline however as the decade came to a close, another reason why they're not in the top 3. Their first two albums were great, and some would say classic, and I also enjoyed their third album, though not as much as the first two. As far as visibility and hits, there's only one or two other groups that could even claim the consistency that Boyz II Men had, and those are two groups higher than them on this list. You can't deny their hits like "End of the Road", "Water Runs Dry", "Down On Bended Knee", and even their epic Christmas song "Let It Snow". However, when speaking on classics, the quality of music, image, and everything that shaped the 90's R&B scene, Boyz II Men is still one of the greatest, but not the greatest. If we were just talking success commercially? Easily the top choice of all the groups.
Why is Boyz II Men so low on this list? Shouldn't they be top 2? Well, they definitely have a valid argument for being no.
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