Boyz II Men

Released in 1997, Evolution finds Boyz II Men struggling slightly to stay relevant in the increasingly crowded hip-hop flavored R&B marketplace. Their vocal prowess is still strong, and their hardcore fans will be satisfied, but this album is not as commercially successful as their earlier work.

The moniker Boyz II Men is a freeze frame of the process of transition, implying both a state
of perpetual growth and a kind of fence straddling: one foot snagged on adolescence, the
other stepping with certainty into adulthood. The title of the quartet's latest album,
Evolution, brushes away that ambiguity, making the claim that the group has finally jumped
the fence and landed firmly on the side of manhood. The record advertises gro... More >