However, lead singer Sisqó's solo album, Unleash the Dragon, was a notable success, selling at four million copies, twice as much as Enter the Dru.

When the group reformed in November 2000, it imploded, and Dru Hill was placed on an indefinite hiatus, resulting the other three members' solo projects being pushed back and later shelved.

[citation needed] One completed recording from the aborted fall 2000 sessions, "Without You", was included on Sisqó's second solo album, Return of Dragon.

The group won the label over with "I Should Be...", a song written by a teenaged local R&B act from Baltimore called "Everidae", a member of The Featherstones, alongside Jeriel Askew.

[8] The new five-man lineup began recording Dru World Order in October 2001, with Nokio taking creative control and executive production of the project.