Artists featured on this show included Teena Marie, 112, Aaliyah, Erykah Badu, George Benson, Mary J. Blige, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Boyz II Men, Brandy, Brownstone, Tevin Campbell, Chuck D, George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars, Celia Cruz, Johnny Gill, Groove Theory, Montell Jordan, Usher Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Amel Larrieux, Levert, Monifah, Aaron Neville, New Edition, The Notorious B.I.G., The O'Jays, Tito Puente, The Temptations, Xscape, and many others. The two exceptions were a first-season episode, wherein The Notorious B.I.G. performed at a rap concert, and the two-episode third-season premiere, wherein Kirk Franklin and the Family portrayed a church choir.
This show, along with Martin (1992) and Living Single (1993) was the Thursday night line-up on FOX from 1994 to 1997.
Every episode ended at the lounge "Natalie's" with a popular R&B/Hip-Hop group covering a revamped classic. Season 1 episode 15 ends in a church.
Before production on the third season, Michael DeLorenzo and Malik Yoba staged a walkout of the show. They refused to return to work unless they received higher salaries and better accommodations. Production was shut down for a few days. Executive Producer Dick Wolf threatened to fire the two and wrote a script in which their characters were killed. DeLorezno and Yoba returned to work, but DeLorenzo left at the end of the season.
Malik Yoba is the only actor who appeared in eighty-nine episodes.