Before Dark facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Before Dark
Arike, Jeni G. and Mia
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres	R&B
Years active	1998–2001
Labels	RCA
Members	Arike Rice Mia Wright Jeni G.

Before Dark was an American R&B (Rhythm and Blues) girl group from the late 1990s. The group had three members: sisters Arike Rice and Jeni Rice Genzuk (also known as Jeni G.), and their friend Mia Wright. All three grew up in South Los Angeles.

The group released their only album, Daydreamin', on July 11, 2000. It came out on the RCA Records label. Their song "Baby" featured the rapper Solé. Before Dark also appeared on singer Tyrese's first album. Later in 2000, their song "Monica" became a hit. It reached number 77 on the Billboard Top 100 chart. It also hit number 7 on the Billboard R&B sales chart. The group stopped making music together in 2001.

What the Members Did Next

After Before Dark, the members went on to do other interesting things.

Arike Rice

Arike Rice was in another group called Voices when she was nine years old. She also acted in two musical movies. She played a member of 'The Stepp Sisters' in Dreamgirls (2006). The next year, in 2007, she was a member of "The Dynamites" in the movie Hairspray.

Mia Wright

Mia Lee, who became Mia Wright, married basketball player Dorrell Wright in 2014.

Jeni G.

Jeni G. (Jeni Rice-Genzuk Henry) became a writer and producer for TV shows. She worked on The Game, a show on The CW and BET. Her sister Arike's former bandmate from Voices, Tia Mowry, starred in that show. Jeni G. is now a writer and supervising producer for the ABC show Black-ish. She was even nominated for an Emmy Award in 2016 for her work on Black-ish.

Music They Released

Album

• 2000: Daydreamin'

Singles

• 1999: "Baby"
• 1999: "Come Correct"
• 2000: "Monica"