Basic BlackNew Jack Swing Hall Of Fame:
Basic Black
This obscure Atlanta-based R&B group was released on Motown Records in 1990. Presented by *Gene Griffin (Teddy Riley's uncle and Guy's former management) only die-hard urban New Jack Swing fans know much about this group, their biggest hit being “Nothing But A Party.” The other two Basic Black hits were "Whatever It Takes" and "She's Mine." The group, was composed of Daryl "Dzo" Adams, Walter "Mucho" Scott, Lloyd "Spec" Turner and Kelvin "K.B." Bradshaw.
The lead singer of Basic Black was Daryl Adams, who also went on to join the short-lived early 90s group ARB (you can find the ARB single "New Jack City" on 'New Jack Swing Mastercuts, Vol. 4). ARB was also a creation of Gene Griffin.
Basic Black resembled Today in terms of their sound and style, but Dzo’s voice was more shrill than that of Today’s lead singer, Big Bub.
By the mid-1990s, Daryl "Dzo" Adams was working with Teddy Riley, and helped remix Blackstreet's "Fix" on the "Dzo Call Me Remix" which would eventually evole into "Call Me" which can be found on the Soul Food soundtack featuring Jay-Z. Then, Dzo became lead singer of a group called 911 which was set to be released on Teddy's Lil Man label before it folded. But 911 managed to release two singles: 1997's "In A Magazine" featuring Queen Pen on the Nothing To Lose soundtrack, and "Cutie" -- both of which were produced by T.R. 911 also featured Mucho from Basic Black.
In 2006, Daryl 'Dzo' Adams re-emerged on the pop music scene as a touring backup singer for Justin Timberlake's Futuresexloveshow along with Raab a former member of 911, which traversed the world between 2007 and 2008.
