[2] Their songs have been featured in movies and on television programs including New Jack City, Mo' Money, No Strings Attached and Glee.

[2] They first performed together in a school talent show, influenced by doo-wop a cappella groups of the past,[4][5] such as Sam Cooke, The Temptations and the Four Tops.

They wrote "I Adore Mi Amor" back in Oklahoma City with their producer and friend Hamza Lee.

[9] The song wasn't originally intended to be a single, and had been turned down by other acts including Bell Biv DeVoe, Keith Sweat and Christopher Williams.

[10][12] Color Me Badd performed at the 1991 Smash Hits Poll Winners' Awards in the United Kingdom, winning the Best New Group trophy.

They won the Best R&B/Soul Single and R&B/Soul Song of the Year in the Group, Band or Duo categories for “I Wanna Sex You Up” at the sixth annual Soul Train Music Awards.

They won Favorite Soul/R&B Single at the 1992 American Music Awards for "I Wanna Sex You Up", and were also nominated in that category for "I Adore Mi Amor".

"[14] At halftime of Super Bowl XXVI between the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills on January 26, 1992, the group performed "I Wanna Sex You Up" on In Living Color as part of Fox's counter-programming special live-from-Hollywood football-themed edition of the show.

[13][16] The episode revolved around Color Me Badd, beginning with a clip from the "I Adore Mi Amor" music video.

Later in the episode, the 90210 gang stakes out the Bel Age Hotel in hopes of meeting the group, and Kelly visits their penthouse suite.

Producers included Narada Michael Walden, Babyface, Jon B. and Boyz II Men's Nathan Morris.

[6] After moving to Epic (under Sony Music Entertainment), Color Me Badd's fourth studio album, Awakening, was released on July 28, 1998.

Behind Sony head Tommy Mottola, the label chose "Remember When" as the album's lead single, which Abrams and Calderon objected to.

The newly married Thornton decided to leave the band to pursue a religious ministry, and Watters wanted to go off on his own to write and produce.

[2][13][18] Watters is a member of the production/songwriting team The Runaways, which also includes Rico Love, Wayne Wilkins, Ryan Tedder, and Louis Biancaniello.

[2] Mark Calderon worked with artists such as Stevie Brock, whose 2002 remake of "All 4 Love" reached number 1 on the Disney charts; and with IPV, who is signed with Wright Entertainment and had songs played on the television series House and Knight Rider.

[13] In 2007, after being approached by Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, Abrams co-wrote and recorded an appearance on the Insane Clown Posse song "Truth Dare", which was released on the compilations Psychopathics from Outer Space 3 (2007) and Featuring Freshness (2011).

[21] In early 2012, Calderon and Abrams collaborated with the Insane Clown Posse on the song "Ghetto Rainbows (Soft Ass R-N-B Remix)" on The Mighty Death Pop!

Credited to Insane Clown Posse and Color Me Badd, the song features Abrams and Calderon, and was also co-written by the duo.

[18] On April 30, 2016, Color Me Badd played a concert for U.S. Armed Forces at Okuma Beach, Okinawa, Japan.

A video shows Abrams walk across the stage at the completion of the song "I Wanna Sex You Up" and firmly shoves Calderon to the floor.

The two were interviewed separately due to the restraining order that was filed after the event occurred, even though Abrams admitted that contractually they have still performed together after the fact, but stated that it felt painful they never exchange words other than sharing the stage together professionally.

[26] On August 31, 2019, Color Me Badd performed at a Beverly Hills, 90210 charity event to benefit Generosity Water organized by Brian Austin Green and his podcast's cohost Derek Russell.

[27] Along with Boyz II Men, Hi-Five, Shai, Silk and All-4-One, Color Me Badd were considered the leaders of a resurgence of post-doo-wop harmony group singing in the early 1990s.

The Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg Saturday Night Live Digital Short "Dick in a Box" which debuted on December 16, 2006, is a parody of early '90s R&B, and is considered a spoof of the style of Color Me Badd in particular.

The song has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including, New Jack City, You Don't Mess with the Zohan and No Strings Attached.

Color Me Badd's Abrams, Calderon and Watters joined with country singer Brad Paisley in a performance of "I Wanna Sex You Up" for Kimmel's "Mash-Up Monday" series.