January 5, 2001 9:00

HILL CLIMBING BACK ONCE MORE

Despite earlier denials, looks like the group's back in business...

DRU HILL are set to reform after all.

Following an earlier statement issued just before Christmas, DRU HILL's SISQO claimed that the proposed DRU HILL reunion would "definitely not take place" following a clash of egos within the group, and that the proposed follow-up to his multi-platinum debut album, 'UNLEASH THE DRAGON', 'RETURN OF THE DRAGON' would be ready for release first.

However the group, chief songwriter/producer Nokio and singers Woody and Jazz have announced that "it's about to happen again. We looked around and realised that... working together would probably be more beneficial for us all... we swallowed our pride.'

Bets are on as to which group will be out of the gates first - Dru Hill or Jodeci. For an exclusive message from Jodeci's lead singer, K-Ci Hailey, check out the audio section of www.nmesoul.com

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