Before Dark
| Company type | Musical group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Headquarters | South Central Los Angeles , United States |
| Products | Music albums and singles |
Number of employees | 3 |
Before Dark was an American R&B female trio originating from South Central Los Angeles, active between 1998 and 2001. The group consisted of sisters Arike Rice and Jeni Rice Genzuk (known as Jeni G.), along with their friend Mia Wright (formerly Mia Lee). Their album Daydreamin' was released on July 11, 2000, through RCA Records, and included the track "Baby" featuring rapper Solé. The single "Monica" achieved a peak position of #77 on the Billboard Top 100 and climbed to #7 on the Billboard R&B sales chart. The group ceased activities in 2001.
Beginning her career at age nine, Arike Rice was part of the 1990s group Voices. She also contributed as a member of backing vocal ensembles in the musical films Dreamgirls and Hairspray. In 2014, Mia Lee married professional basketball player Dorell Wright. Jeni G. moved into television production and writing, serving as a writer and supervising producer on the The CW/Black Entertainment Television series The Game, which starred Tia Mowry, Arike’s former bandmate from Voices. Currently, she holds the position of writer and supervising producer on the American Broadcasting Company show Black-ish, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination in 2016.
Album
- 2000: Daydreamin'
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B | US Rhythmic | ||
| 1999 | "Come Correct" | — | 93 | — |
| "Baby" | — | 48 | — | |
| 2000 | "Monica" | 77 | 7 | 2 |