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Article: R&B's Omarion: On His Own and Loving It
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- The Washington Post
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- December 29, 2006
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On Dec. 30, 2003, Omarion played his last concert with chart-
topping urban boy band B2K at DAR Constitution Hall. At the time, no
one, including Omarion, knew it would be B2K's last concert;
Washington was just one of the last stops on another sold-out tour.
The end came a day later when Omarion was the only group member
to show up for a Philadelphia concert, as simmering internal
tensions finally reached a critical stage. As a result, it turned
out to be his solo debut, albeit not the way he had expected.
"I totally forgot I was going to be there" in Washington around
the anniversary of that concert, Omarion said over the phone from
Atlanta, where "Scream Tour 5" was stopping over before ...