H-Town formed in Houston, Texas and consists of members Keven 'Dino' Conner, his fraternal twin Shazam and their friend Darryl 'G.I.' Jackson.
^ "H-Town Give Shout Out To "Women Of The World"". ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales: Chart Listing For The Week Of Jun 12 1993". Nominated Soul Train Music Award Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo "Knockin' Da Boots"ġ. Billboard 200ġ993 "You & Me" Featuring Luke In The Nude by Luke 94 -ġ993 "Knockin' Da Boots" Fever for Da Flavor 1 3ġ993 "Lick U Up" Fever for Da Flavor 21 67ġ994 "Baby I Wanna" Fever for Da Flavor 87 -ġ994 "U Will Know" by Black Men United Featuring Dino of H-Town Jason's Lyric Soundtrack by Various Artists 5 28ġ994 "Part Time Lover" Above the Rim Soundtrack 9 57ġ994 "Back Seat (With No Sheets)" Beggin' After Dark 58 -ġ996 "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate" A Thin Line Between Love and Hate Soundtrack 6 37ġ997 "They Like It Slow" Ladies Edition 12 35ġ993 "It's Your Thang" Various Addams Family Values: Music from the Motion Pictureġ994 "Bust a Nut" Luke Featuring H-Town In the Nudeġ994 "Take It Slow" Featuring Dino Trellini Featuring Dino Trelliniġ995 "Ain't No Fun" Various Original Gangstas Soundtrackġ993 Won Soul Train Music Award Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist H-Town still tours and performs as a duo composed of the two remaining members - GI and Shazam. One man, Juan Diaz, was later apprehended.Īt the time of Conner's death, H-Town was working on what would become their fourth album.They released their reunion album, Imitations of Life, on October 12, 2004. Three people witnessed the accident, but all fled the scene. On January 28, 2003, 28-year-old Keven "Dino" Conner and his girlfriend Teshya Rae Weisent had just left a recording studio when their vehicle was struck by a SUV that ran a red light. Selected tracks from Shazam's solo effort were included on H-Town's 2004 album, Imitations Of Life. In July 2000, Solomon "Shazam" Conner released a solo album called Bringing the Heat. Twenty national women helplines were also listed on the back cover. The album was dedicated to Nicole Brown Simpson and "all the women of the world".
A theme conveyed in songs such as "Don't Sleep on the Female", "Julie Rain" (a sobering account of spousal abuse), and "Jezebel". It was released on October 28, 1997.The album's theme is making up for past transgressions with women. They then cut their ties with Luke Campbell, found God, and became more conscious toward women in their third album Ladies Edition, Woman's World. The song became H-Town's first Top 40 pop hit in three years (#37). They recorded a cover version of The Persuaders' "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" for the 1996 film of the same name. Other hits from the album included "Sex Bowl", "Full Time", "Much Feelin' (And It Tastes Great)", "Buss One" featuring reggae singer Papa Reu, and "Baby I Love Ya" featuring the late Roger Troutman.īy the time H-Town went back into the studio to record Ladies Edition, they had undergone a massive change. The song made it to #11 on the R&B charts and #51 on the pop charts. The most popular single from this album was "Emotions". In 1994, H-Town went back into the studio to record their second album Beggin' After Dark. That same year, H-Town became part of the Coca-Cola tour, which also included Shai, SWV, and Silk. The band won a 1993 Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist. "Lick U Up", the bands follow-up single, was also released from the album but was less successful in the charts. "Boots" was a #1 hit on the R&B charts, and hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group gained popularity in America with "Knockin' Da Boots", H-Town's biggest hit to date. H-Town's debut album, Fever for Da Flavor, was released on April 15, 1993. After an impromptu audition, Campbell signed the band to his label, Luke Records. Growing up in a family of singers, brothers Keven (Dino) and Solomon (Shazam) Conner began their career singing in talent shows and plays before a local producer sent their demo tape to one-time 2 Live Crew rapper and record company owner, Luther "Luke" Campbell. They took the name of the group, "H-Town," from the local nickname for the city of Houston, Texas. H-Town is an American R&B/hip hop musical group that was formed in 1992 by Keven "Dino" Conner, his twin brother Solomon "Shazam" Conner, and their long-time friend Darryl "G.I." Jackson.