Danity Kane was formed on a season of MTV’s “Making the Band” We got to follow the whole process of selecting the 5 members from open auditions and ultimately saw them get broken up by Diddy. I was heartbroken, as I REALLY loved the group. IT seemed so odd, as the group had just put out their sophomore CD and it seemed as if they were poised to be a wildly successful group. One of the members Dawn Richard happens to be the recipient of today’s BHM spotlight.
When she was in the group, I really didn’t care for Dawn. She was a great dancer, but I never really cared for her tone or her style. She was a bit boring when contrasted with her band mates like Aubrey or D. Woods. In later seasons of MTB, I grew to respect her. She seemed like she was 1) just happy to be in a successful group and collecting a check 2) a hard worker and 3) not an ego driven bitch (Hey Aubrey!)
Diddy apparently picked up on what I did and put her in his group, Dirty Money. I think they released one of the best CDs of that year, but they failed to be HUGE. They disbanded and all did their own things. Kaleena went back to being popular in Russia. Diddy went back to peddling Ciroc and fondling Cassie’s newly purchased titty balls. Dawn went to the studio and went into BEAST mode.
To be honest, I always felt like Dawn was great in groups and not much of a solo artist. I was so wrong. She somehow managed to find her own lane and started her own movement. She went the independent route which is NOT easy by any means and put out compelling songs and videos that kept people interested. I would have never pegged her to be the DK member to be the most relevant musically post DK.
Dawn just released a CD, “Goldenheart” which is actually dope as hell. It flows together and takes us back to the days when albums were cohesive works of art and not just a bunch of singles thrown together. Dawn is proof positive that hard work and talent can and will win out in the end. Brava girl, keep doing your thing!
She deserves the BHM spotlight for the Heel-Toe at 4:39 IN STILETTOS. Come on now!
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