Many watched as the drama unfolded every Wednesday night on the 10 spot on MTV. Finally, all the hardwork, bickering and fist fights have paid off.

The six delinquents, christened Da Band, finally released their debut album “Too Hot for TV.” The highly anticipated compact disc which features the talents of Babs, Chopper, Dylan, Fredrick, Ness and Sara is at best, mediocre. It’s not an out-of-the box hit-maker, but it’s also not the travesty that might be expected after many nights of fighting and closing down shop on studio production.

Perhaps the most surprising is the lyrical content that comes from the resident rappers. Babs, the gangster chick from Brooklyn, has a lot of rhymes that prove to be versatile. Ness was never one to disappoint. He was, after all, given the title “captain,” and, being the second oldest in the group, his writing seems to include more metaphors, with lines such as “my life was parallel parked till I put it in drive,” as an example of the type of thing he writes.

The two southern boys, Chopper, hailing from N’Awlins, and Fredrick from Miami do not overshadow each other. Chopper’s style is exaggerated, fun and full of energy, while Fredrick’s voice is animated and high pitched and his raps are more gritty. Another surprise is the fact that Dylan actually meshes well with the group. Initially, it appeared that his reggae style combined with the rapping techniques of both Chopper and Frederick would not go over too well. The problem child proved that if he was worth keeping out of jail he is able to show his skills on “Living Legend.”

The only piece that doesn’t fit perfectly into the jigsaw puzzle is Sara. The wife and mother of three has been appointed the sex symbol, and may get tired of singing hooks and feel the need to venture out onto her own.

On the Rickter Scale, this album is barely making the ground shake. There are tracks that stand out like “Tonight” and “Bad Boy This Bad Boy That,” but these are only lukewarm. They follow P. Diddy’s formula of hot beats over mundane rhymes. Then there is “Do You Know,” the song that viewers saw being produced by Wyclef. The lyrics of the song are definitely strong, but the beat and the chorus probably have a little too much bubble gum flavor for hip-hop fans.

Who knows how long this mix of diverse personalities will last as one unit, but until they dissolve, the Da Band is a group to follow.