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===1998–2010: Solo years===
Kevin Thornton left the group in October 1998 to pursue a Christian ministry. He became a licensed minister and has since served as an evangelist, youth pastor, and worship leader at his home church, Without Walls Church, in Fort Worth, Texas. He operates Kevin Thornton Ministries in Texas. In 2008, he released a solo album, ''Conversions'', blending contemporary hip-hop/rap with gospel and soul music.<ref name="rcollins"/>

[[Sam Watters]] pursued a career as a record producer, achieving success producing for [[Jessica Simpson]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]], [[Anastacia]], [[Natasha Bedingfield]], [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[98 Degrees]], [[Blake Lewis]], and others.<ref name="rcollins"/><ref name="ayoung"/><ref name="maushenker">Michael Aushenker, [http://www.independent.com/news/2016/jun/30/color-me-badd-part-i-love-90s-tour/ "Color Me Badd Part of I Love the '90s Tour,"] ''[[Santa Barbara Independent]]'', June 30, 2016.</ref> Watters is a member of the production/songwriting team The Runaways, which also includes [[Rico Love]], [[Wayne Wilkins]], [[Ryan Tedder]], and [[Louis Biancaniello]]. He married R&B singer and former ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant [[Tamyra Gray]] in 2006.<ref name="rcollins"/>

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 (TV series)|House]]'' and ''[[Knight Rider (2008 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''. Calderon  married Color Me Badd’s former stylist Lisa Smedley in 1992. They have two  children.

In 2001, Bryan Abrams released a solo album entitled ''Welcome to Me''.<ref name="rcollins"/> In 2007, he co-starred on the [[VH1]] reality TV series ''[[Mission: Man Band]]'', which also included former boy band members [[Jeff Timmons]] of [[98 Degrees]], [[Chris Kirkpatrick]] of [[*NSYNC]] and [[Rich Cronin]] of [[LFO (American band)|LFO]]. The show documented the former boy band members attempt to create a new group while living together. ''Mission: Man Band'' was ultimately canceled after seven episodes.<ref name="ayoung"/> 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).<ref name="rmartin">Robey Martin, [http://richmondmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/music/q-a-color-me-badd/ "Q&A: Color Me Badd,"] ''Richmond Magazine'', November 1, 2016.</ref> In 2010, Abrams wrote three songs for [[Kool & the Gang]], singing lead on all three tracks.<ref name="rcollins"/>

On August 22, 2000, Giant Records released the compilation album ''The Best of Color Me Badd''.<ref>Devon Powers, [http://www.popmatters.com/review/colormebadd-best/ "Color Me Badd: The Best of Color Me Badd,"] [[PopMatters]], 2000.</ref>