[3] The group got its start in the late 1980s after they won a televised Puttin' on the Hits talent contest that later drew interest from record labels.

After the release of Mayday in 1998, Troop took a hiatus as individual members worked behind the scenes on various writing and producing projects, collaborations, and other business endeavors.

Russell dubs the singing voices of several minor characters (among them doo-wop singer Little Albert and the five brothers who make up the Jackson 5 pastiche "The Campbell Connection") in the 2006 film version of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls.

Steve Russell also wrote "Take You Down"[5] for Chris Brown, "No Air"[6] for Jordin Sparks, and the Grammy Award-winning "Invisible"[7] for Jennifer Hudson.

In addition to releasing music, Allen McNeil is said to have been auditioning for acting roles and accepting scripts.