music is a team sport.
this is another reason why the quality is down. everybody isn't meant to be solo.
and its not always a case of everybody wanting to be the star. the labels don't really mess with groups anymore. I remember trey songz saying that he was forced to go solo from his group because the labels were flat-out not signing r&b groups anymore.
and thus, we have trey songz basically being considered the king of r&b right now, but he wouldn't have even been lead singer material in better eras.
*takes sip of this Henn*
Can we be real about something?
Lost Boyz should've never been a group.
Cheeks is the rapper. Okay...
Freaky Tah was...the hype man. Okay...was that enough for him to be "in group" status?
freaky tah was EXTREMELY important. he enhanced mr cheeks' verses like a champ.
also, one thing about groups: the dude that's the weakest or "doesn't do anything" is actually a vital member behind-the-scenes on the low. one of the other members of the lost boyz went on to be a big dude in the industry. so he more than likely had a lot of input on their music.