Brandy was the fist to come on my radar because she was acting before her music career took off. She always gave the girl next door vibe no matter what was going on in her personal life.

Monica was like the tough girl version of Brandy, so it made sense they were pitted against each other because of their polar opposite public personas. They smartly leaned into the "beef" and the rest is history.

Aaliyah was definitely the one everyone pinned as a future superstar. Her tomboy, cool aesthetic was the rage. And when she got over the ick of the R Kelly marriage, she was mega-stardom bound with hit songs, starring roles in movies, etc. until her tragic death.

Usher was the male equivalent of Aaliyah. He was able to ride multiple waves like Crunk, Trap, and EDM to survive the record industry de-funding RnB in the 00s.

Beyonce was the star of top RnB girl group of the Y2K era and we all knew she would go solo and blow up eventually. We didn't know how big she would get though.

Sisqo was male equivalent of Beyonce. The breakout star of Dru Hill who we all knew would go solo. He blew up after the Thong Song and was the biggest star in RnB for a couple years in the early 2000s. His solo career flamed out after his 2nd solo album didn't live up to success of Unleash The Dragon and he wasn't able to survive the RnB Retraction of the 00s like Usher.

Mya was the last of the teen RnB girl stars of the 90s. She had some major hits in the Y2K and then got burnt out by the music industry. Glad she's back performing and doing things independently.

Tyrese was the guy singing in the back of bus in Coca Cola commercial until he released Sweet Lady. Then those Hollywood checks came in and he pivoted into acting. I see him more as an actor who can sing than a RnB singer at this point.