00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most notable 2000s
00:12artists who gave us not just one, but two hits before fading into obscurity.
00:17Texas singer Natalie began her music career as a rapper, but after providing hooks for
00:41other artists, she decided to focus on singing.
00:44Her debut solo record was Going Crazy, a dreamy R&B ballad that quickly shot off the charts.
00:57With a number 13 peak, it proved a strong enough vehicle to propel Natalie's self-titled
01:02debut album into the top 20 of the album's chart.
01:06Just when it seemed like she would be a one-hit wonder, she showed she had a little more in
01:10the tank with energy.
01:14This fun, flirty collab with Baby Bash might not have been as successful as her breakout,
01:24but it kept Natalie on the radio playlists a little longer.
01:28Unfortunately, it was also her final appearance on the charts.
01:31A few years before making a pop star out of Nelly Furtado, Timbaland tried something similar
01:53with another artist, Tweet.
01:54Tweet, a protege of Missy Elliott, Tweet broke out with her debut single Oops Oh My, produced
02:00by Timbaland and featuring vocals from Missy Elliott.
02:03It was sultry, cheeky, and impossible to ignore, which helped it soar into the top 10 of the
02:16hot 100.
02:18With such momentum, she dropped her second single, Call Me, also produced by Timbaland.
02:23Tweet cracked the top 40 and instantly cemented Tweet as an artist to watch.
02:35Everything pointed to the rise of a promising career, but label disputes and constant changes
02:40proved too much an obstacle for Tweet.
02:43As a result, she faded away from the spotlight.
03:02Everybody in the club was buzzing for J Kwon in the early 2000s.
03:06The rapper's breakout single was everywhere when it dropped in 2004 and climbed to the
03:11number 2 spot on the hot 100.
03:13The song even found new life 20 years later when it was interpolated in Shibuzzi's chart-topping
03:19hit A Bar Song, Tipsy.
03:21There's a party downtown near a few streets, everybody at the bar getting tipsy.
03:27Many might consider J Kwon a one-hit wonder, but he actually got a second, albeit less successful
03:33hit titled You and Me that same year.
03:35This track was a collaboration with singer Sadia that appeared on the hot 100 as well as on
03:40the rap and R&B charts.
03:50However, none of his subsequent singles performed as well, and by 2010, J Kwon seemed to step away
03:56from music altogether.
03:58Back in the early 2000s, City High seemed poised to take over the R&B world.
04:15The trio got their breakthrough with their debut single What Would You Do, a song that
04:19tackled real-life struggles, but was still irresistibly catchy.
04:28It peaked in the top 10 and received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance by a duo
04:35or group.
04:36Then came Caramel, a smooth, flirty hit that showed off the trio's lighter side, proving
04:41they could do feel-good just as well as they did Sirius.
04:52With the success of their first album, City High built strong momentum.
04:56However, attempts at a second record faltered due to lackluster material and internal turmoil.
05:03By 2003, City High had disbanded without ever releasing a sophomore album.
05:08I don't fall in love easily, yeah you the blues boo, I had you sittin' round misty-eyed, Caramel
05:14get em all the time.
05:15Number 6, Cassie, Me and You and Long Way to Go.
05:19Cassie's debut single, Me and You, produced by Ryan Leslie, became a massive hit in 2006,
05:25peaking at number 3 on the Hot 100.
05:28Tell me if you like it now, I've been waiting, think I'm gonna make a move now.
05:36It was also the track that caught the attention of Sean Diddy Combs, who signed her to his
05:41Bad Boy Records and later became her romantic partner.
05:44Leslie also produced Cassie's second single, Long Way to Go, which found international success
05:50but struggled in the US due to limited radio play.
06:01By the late 2000s, Cassie had all but disappeared from the charts, which was the same period when
06:06she began dating Combs.
06:08In light of the troubling revelations that later emerged about their relationship, it's likely
06:12her personal life contributed to her fading from the spotlight.
06:20Number 5, Vanessa Carlton, A Thousand Miles and Ordinary Day.
06:28Almost everyone who lived through the early 2000s remembers the iconic piano intro of A Thousand Miles.
06:34That riff alone launched Vanessa Carlton's career.
06:44Even before the song was officially released, it was featured in 2001's Legally Blonde, which
06:50all but ensured its success when it finally dropped.
07:00Not only did it crack the top ten, it was also nominated for three Grammys, including Record
07:05Record of the Year.
07:07Carlton followed that up with Ordinary Day, another piano ballad that appealed to fans of
07:11her previous hit and proved she wasn't just a one-song act.
07:15But after that, things got a little quieter.
07:26She kept making music, but none of her later releases came close to matching the magic of
07:30those first two hits.
07:39Number 4, KT Tunstall, Black Horse and the Cherry Tree and Suddenly I See.
07:50KT Tunstall burst onto the scene in 2005 and basically owned the airwaves for a hot minute.
07:56First came Black Horse and the Cherry Tree, her quirky, foot-stomping folk pop jam that made
08:01everyone stop and pay attention after she performed it on Later with Jules Holland.
08:12It received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
08:17Not long after, Suddenly I See hit, an upbeat anthem celebrating female empowerment.
08:22Suddenly I see, suddenly I see, this is what I wanna be, suddenly I see, suddenly I see.
08:30Although this chart is slightly lower than her first single, it became even more popular.
08:36It served as Hillary Clinton's campaign song in 2008 and even appeared in the opening scene
08:42of The Devil Wears Prada.
08:52While Tunstall continues to release music, her later songs just didn't stick the way those two did.
08:58Number 3, Ah Marie.
09:00Why Don't We Fall In Love and One Thing.
09:11In the early 2000s, singer Ah Marie had more than just one thing up her sleeve.
09:15Many might recognize her more for the lead single of her sophomore album,
09:20but it was her 2002 debut, Why Don't We Fall In Love, that first put her on the map.
09:24Why Don't We Fall In Love, It's So Many Reasons.
09:32Although this wasn't Ah Marie's first choice for her debut single,
09:36it ultimately proved to be the right one, as the song was a success on the charts
09:40and appeared in video games and TV shows.
09:43Why Can We Fall In Love, Way Can We Fall In Love, Way Can We Fall In Love.
09:51Three years later, she got her biggest hit with One Thing, an energetic, percussion-driven banger
09:57that has now become her signature song.
09:59Its style and music video inspired the early careers of several artists,
10:04including big names like Beyoncé and Rihanna.
10:14Number 2, Blue Cantrell, Hit Em Up Style, Oops and Breathe.
10:19Revenge anthems don't get much better than Hit Em Up Style.
10:31Blue Cantrell's debut single was a sassy,
10:33in-your-face breakup jam about getting back at a cheating partner.
10:37It was riveting and impossible not to sing along to,
10:40so of course it shot to number two on the Hot 100.
10:44It also earned Cantrell a Grammy nomination.
10:54The following year, she teamed up with Sean Paul to create the sultry R&B track Breathe,
10:59the lead single from her sophomore album.
11:01While it didn't dominate the US charts like her first hit,
11:13it found serious love overseas, topping the UK charts for four weeks.
11:17After those two tracks though, Cantrell kind of vanished from the spotlight and has yet to release
11:22another album.
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11:48O-Town – Liquid Dreams and All or Nothing
11:59Hoping to find the next NSYNC, the reality show Making the Band premiered in 2000,
12:04leading to the creation of the boy band O-Town.
12:08Teen pop fans had a new group to obsess over,
12:10and they showed their love immediately on their debut single Liquid Dreams.
12:15A cheeky song filled with playful fantasies about the perfect girl.
12:27The track was an instant hit, peaking in the top 10.
12:30They hit even greater heights with their next single, All or Nothing,
12:34which reached the top 5 in the US, UK, and Canada.
12:38For a while, the group seemed poised to follow in the footsteps of other successful boy bands.
12:52However, their fame fizzled fast.
12:54Later singles never caught fire, and O-Town quietly disbanded in 2003.
12:59For all we just friends, it is how it ends.
13:06Which of these two hit wonders do you still listen to religiously?
13:09Let us know in the comments below!
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