B2K is the debut studio album by American boy band B2K. It was released by Epic Records on March 12, 2002 in the United States. The album debuted number 2 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart selling 109,000 copies in the first week.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier rated the album three out of five stars. He noted that "overall, with the girl-magnet looks, the trendy radio-ready production, and the limitless vocal hooks, Epic Records has all the makings of pop stardom in B2K [...] The album gets progressively long-winded, running through 17 songs in total, none of them overly distinct. Of course, that's the nature of pop albums, particularly boy band albums, and B2K definitely follows in the grand tradition of its predecessors: Jagged Edge, Dru Hill, Blackstreet, and Bell Biv Devoe." Rolling Stones Adrian Zupp called B2K a "slick though less-than-distinctive recording. Think Jagged Edge and Silk – then take three steps back." He further wrote "B2K is kind of banal and plenty sugary and obviously targeted at the G-Rated market. Considering their tender age, one would have to concede that there's promise here".
Chart performance B2K debuted number two on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 109,000 copies in the first week. By January 2004, the album had sold 891,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Track listing
Notes denotes co-producer denotes vocal producer
Sample credits "B2K Is Hot" contains replayed elements from "Hey Papi" as written by Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek and Timbaland.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for B2KChart (2002)Peakposition Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)79
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for B2KChart (2002)PositionCanadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 103US Billboard 20098US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)42
Certifications
See also List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2002
References