Bryan-Michael Cox Says ‘Making The Band’ May Have Stunted Day26’s Growth

Source: Nykieria Chaney / GettyBryan-Michael Cox spoke with Hip-Hop Wired at Cousinz Festival 2026, where the super producer opened up about his work with Day26 and the impact Making the Band had on the R&B group’s career. Cox is coming off a major year after launching his latest venture, Illustrate New Ideas, a record label that counts a familiar face among its first signees, Day26.During the Making The Band era, B. Cox and the R&B group cooked up several hits together, including “Imma Put It On Her,” “So Good,” “What It Feels Like” and more.While Cox has continued to champion Day26, he believes the group never received the proper acknowledgment for their talent. During his conversation with Hip-Hop Wired, he even questioned whether Making The Band ultimately stunted their growth.“I was doing a lot of interviews and they would talk about music, and people would ask me what artists that I felt were underrated. I would always say Day26 because I feel like, if Day26 would have been a group had not come through ‘Making The Band’ although they are a group because of the show, so you can’t take MTV away from them, they exist because of that. So I get it,” Cox explained. He conti...