Remember when these artists were everywhere? Join us as we dive into the musical time capsule of the 2000s and explore the artists who dominated the charts but mysteriously vanished from the mainstream music scene.
00:00I came to dance, dance, dance, dance. I hit the floor cause that's my planes, planes, planes, planes.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at artists that defined the 2000s, but disappeared shortly after the decade ended.
00:14Is this life what you thought, like a younger you, when you think of like settling down and getting married, like is it what you thought it was going to be?
00:21Absolutely not.
00:24Khalees. In 2003, she broke out of the European bubble and into our hearts.
00:29That was the year Khalees released the effortlessly catchy Milkshake, propelling her to international stardom.
00:40Within a year, she found herself nominated for a Grammy and collaborating with household names.
00:47She was suddenly dropped by her record label in 2007, prompting her to take a hiatus from performing.
00:53She had started training in the culinary arts the year prior, and devoted her energy to becoming a saucier.
00:59I've had times when people hated me. I'm still here.
01:03You know, I've had times when people loved me.
01:05I'm still here. I think it doesn't have any, it doesn't make or break me.
01:08By the time she returned to music in 2010 and dropped her fifth album, her moments in the mainstream have passed.
01:14Her last project came out in 2014, and since then, she's found a new niche for herself, making guest appearances in various cooking shows.
01:23I'm sure of American, like, food is always coming from a black woman, but as soon as you put on a chef coat, and you're like,
01:30Hey, let's add a Bear Blanc, and let's do a mother sauce, and everyone's like, whoa!
01:33Kevin Rudolph.
01:34Despite being signed at the very beginning of the decade, he wouldn't reap rewards until the end.
01:40After learning from Timbaland, Kevin Rudolph released his first and biggest single under his own name in 2008.
01:55Let It Rock, featuring Lil Wayne, was the perfect fusion between rap and rock and roll, and it easily resonated with the general public.
02:04It hit the top five within its first week, a spot most new artists would kill for.
02:10His moment in the sun would prove to be fleeting just a year later, when his follow-up attempt didn't even crack the top 50.
02:22Besides one other small hit in 2010, he hasn't charted since.
02:26He's still dropping new music, albeit to a much smaller audience than before.
02:31Use my hands on a masterpiece, losing myself to the mouth of me.
02:38Daniel Powder
02:40There was a period of time in the mid-aughts where you could hardly turn on the TV or radio without hearing his mega-hit.
02:54Yet, despite the massive reach of 2005's Bad Day, Daniel Powder has all but disappeared.
03:00He released more music through the end of the 2000s, but unfortunately didn't see the same success he had captured before.
03:07He quietly exited the scene in 2011 to prioritize his family.
03:12He returned a year later, but his star had waned.
03:15I try to be cool, but I want more.
03:18Now I'm standing right here at your front door.
03:22He has sporadically dropped a handful of releases and announced a new song for the fall of 2025.
03:28Only time will tell if he'll be able to re-enter the zeitgeist once more.
03:32Just get up and show what you can do.
03:41LMFAO
03:41This uncle and nephew may have come onto the scene at the tail end of the decade, but the impact they made is undeniable.
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