Editing Color Me Badd (section)

==Legacy==
Along with [[Boyz II Men]], [[Hi-Five]], [[Shai (band)|Shai]], [[Silk (group)|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.<ref>Stephen Holden, [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/14/arts/in-performance-recordings-392561.html "In Performance: Recordings,"] ''The New York Times'', June 14, 1994.</ref> Color Me Badd invented the term "hip-hop doo-wop" to describe its sound, which combines four-part pop-soul harmonies with a hip-hop influence.<ref name="sholden"/> In the 1990s, they were known for wearing bright-colored suits and for their choreography, as well as for being a racially diverse group, which was rare at the time.<ref name="rcollins"/> Calderon is Latino, Abrams is White and Native, Watters is White, and Thornton is Black.<ref name="rmartin"/> The group was inducted into the [[Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame]] in 2000.<ref>John Wooley, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/oklahoma-music-hall-of-fame-roy-clark-jim-halsey-wanda/article_95447506-7a46-554d-8583-ef1c6ef2abf3.html "Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame: Roy Clark, Jim Halsey, Wanda Jackson among the inductees,"] ''[[Tulsa World]]'', October 22, 2000.</ref>

Color Me Badd has had a lasting influence on R&B music. The [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Andy Samberg]] [[Saturday Night Live Digital Short|''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.<ref>Virginia Heffernan, [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/23/arts/television/23just.html "Timberlake Grows Up, With Help From 'SNL',"] ''The New York Times'', December 23, 2006.</ref> "I Wanna Sex You Up" was performed by cast members on an episode of the first season of ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' in 2009.<ref name="swhite"/> The music video for "I Wanna Sex You Up" was on an episode of ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'' on [[MTV]]. 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 (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]''.<ref name="rcollins"/><ref>Kevin Jagernauth, [http://www.indiewire.com/2011/01/no-strings-attached-soundtrack-features-mark-ronson-elvis-presley-dangelo-uh-color-me-badd-120847/ "'No Strings Attached' Soundtrack Features Mark Ronson, Elvis Presley, D'Angelo & Uh, Color Me Badd,"] [[Indiewire]], January 17, 2011.</ref> On a November 2015 episode of ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' 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. The artists were renamed Color Me Bradd for the occasion.<ref>Jon Blistein, [https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/brad-paisley-color-me-badd-unite-for-i-wanna-sex-you-up-on-kimmel-20151103 "Brad Paisley, Cole Me Badd Unite for 'I Wanna Sex You Up' on 'Kimmel',"] ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', November 3, 2015.</ref>