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Home • 2014 ESSENCE Festival

R&B Groups that Rocked the 90s and the Essence Fest Stage

For #ThrowbackThursday, we take a look at the 90s R&B groups that have graced our stage over the years.
By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020
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Dru Hill

Dru Hill, who most recently performed at the 2012 Essence Festival, gave 90s babies some unforgettable hits like “Beauty”, “5 Steps” and “These Are the Times”.

R&B Groups that Rocked the 90s and the Essence Fest Stage
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02
2001: Destiny’s Child Makes Their ESSENCE Fest Debut
Just two months after the release of their first album as a trio in 2001, Destiny’s Child lit up the ESSENCE Festival main stage with a flawless performance of their biggest hits, reminding the world that they were indeed, “Survivors.”
R&B Groups that Rocked the 90s and the Essence Fest Stage
(Photo by Douglas Mason)
03
Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men arguably recorded the greatest love ballad of the decade with “I’ll Make Love to You”. The Philly quartet performed on our stage in 2011.

R&B Groups that Rocked the 90s and the Essence Fest Stage
(Photo by Andrew Goetz)
04
112

The popular Bad Boy R&B group will reunite at the festival this Summer.

R&B Groups that Rocked the 90s and the Essence Fest Stage
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05
LSG

While LSG, the 90s group formed by Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill, didn’t perform at the Festival together, each member performed solo over the course of 10 years. In this picture taken in 2007, Eddie Levert (center) of the O’Jays stands with Sweat and Gill in memory of his son Gerald, who passed away suddenly in 2006.

R&B Groups that Rocked the 90s and the Essence Fest Stage
(Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
06
Mint Condition

Mint Condition have performed at the festival more that six times! We love their 90s hit “What Kind of Man Would I Be?”

R&B Groups that Rocked the 90s and the Essence Fest Stage
(Photo by Lawrence Jenkins)
07
New Edition

Supergroup New Edition blessed the audience with an epic performance in 2011.

R&B Groups that Rocked the 90s and the Essence Fest Stage
(Photo by Kevin Kwan)
08
En Vogue

The En Vogue divas gave the crowd something they could feel in 2009.

R&B Groups that Rocked the 90s and the Essence Fest Stage
(Photo by Johnny Nunez/ Getty Images)