Their manager, Kevin Peck, discovered the group in a local talent show in 1992 when they were 14 years old. The group continued performing locally and in 1995, Dru Hill met Island Black Music President Hiriam Hicks at a party for BET's "Rap City." Hicks was so impressed with the group's vocal talents that he asked them to record "Tell Me," a song he was working on for the soundtrack of the film "Eddie." That same afternoon, Dru Hill laid down a classic vocal and after signing with Island Black Music, the group watched "Tell Me" go to the top of the charts.

In between recording their debut album, Dru Hill toured, creating a stir with their high energy stage performances which showcased their musical skills: Jazz plays keyboards, bass, acoustic guitar and drums; Nokio plays keyboard, trumpet and piano; while both Sisqo and Woody play piano. Their musical knowledge was more than a little useful when the group worked on their self-titled debut: five tracks - including "April Showers" and "5 Steps" - were co-written by members of Dru Hill while Nokio co-produced four of the group's self-penned tunes.
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