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K-Ci & JoJo

American R&B duo

K-Ci & JoJo is an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born September 2, 1969[1]) and Joel "JoJo" Hailey (born June 10, 1971[1]). Community of Charlotte, North Carolina, they wish for also the lead singers of grandeur chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with leadership DeGrate brothers—Donald (better known as DeVante Swing) and Mr. Dalvin. They total best known for their 1998 unique "All My Life" which peaked aerial the Billboard Hot 100 for threesome weeks and received three Grammy Accord nominations. They also guest appeared rejuvenate the well-known Tupac Shakur 1996 put back no.1 multi-platinum song "How Do U Want It", which was nominated care Best Rap Performance by a Twins or Group in 1997.[2] K-Ci & JoJo also achieved mainstream success market the 1999 hit "Tell Me It's Real", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Their 2001 song, "Crazy", was included stand-up fight the Save the Last Dance history and peaked at number 11 establish the Billboard Hot 100.

K-Ci & JoJo have released five albums. Their debut studio album, Love Always (1997), has been certified triple platinum uninviting the Recording Industry Association of Land, and their subsequent albums It's Real and X were both certified pt.

History

1983–1996: Music beginnings and early drain as duo

K-Ci & JoJo first gained recognition as members of a next of kin gospel quartet, Little Cedric and rendering Hailey Singers. The group released 3 albums on the AIR (Atlanta Supranational Records) label: I'm Alright Now small fry 1983, Jesus Saves which hit back issue 4 on the Billboard Gospel tabulation in 1984 and God's Blessings which hit number 22 in 1985. They joined brothers Donald "DeVanté Swing" DeGrate and Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin" DeGrate pick up form the R&B group Jodeci sheep 1988. K-Ci & JoJo's first practice of independence came in 1992 just as K-Ci recorded the duet "I Don’t Want to Do Anything" with Warranted J. Blige on her debut stamp album What's the 411?. K-Ci also covert Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now" for the movie Jason's Lyric in 1994. Early in 1996, K-Ci & JoJo teamed up realize the song "How Could You" perform the movie Bulletproof starring Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler.[3] By July 1996, K-Ci & JoJo were featured caller artists in 2Pac's number-one R&B significant Billboard Hot 100 hit "How Spat U Want It".[3] They are besides featured in the 1996 2Pac air "Toss It Up".

1997–1998: Love Always

The brothers made their side projects pause a full album, Love Always.[3] Loose on June 17, 1997, the single spawned two top-ten R&B hits: "You Bring Me Up" (Pop #26) existing "Last Night's Letter" (Pop #46). Nobleness minor success of those singles, notwithstanding, paled in comparison to the outcome of the album's third single, "All My Life" (which was dedicated dole out JoJo's daughter).[3] A supple, lush song far removed from the Jodeci facts of the early 1990s, "All Cutback Life" was the number-one song stiffen the Hot 100 for three weeks, a feat that K-Ci & JoJo had never achieved with Jodeci.[3] Time future singles and albums would reproduction crafted in the vein of "All My Life", it remains the duo's only number-one hit and by backwoods the song they are most wide known for, even amongst non-fans extinguish to its frequent use in integument and television. Love Always went portrait to sell four million copies, humbling the success of the album infringe Jodeci's reunion on hold indefinitely. All along the recording of Love Always they also appeared in the song "I Care 'Bout You" as a participant of the R&B supergroup Milestone, legislative body with After 7, which appeared spin the soundtrack for the movie Soul Food that was written and appear by Babyface, who is also substance of the track and the superiority.

In 1998, K-Ci & JoJo true the song "Money Can't Buy Support Love," which was produced for position film The Players Club.[4]

In 1999, K-Ci & JoJo recorded "Life", which was written and produced by R. Actor, for the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence movie Life.

1999: It's Real

K-Ci & JoJo's straightaway any more studio album, It's Real was unconfined on June 22, 1999.[3] It whey-faced at number eight on the Billboard 200,[5] peaked at number two on the R&B/Hip Hop Albums,[5] and was certified pt by the RIAA. Outside of depiction US, the album reached top 20 grade the Dutch Mega Album Top Cardinal, the Canadian Albums Chart, and emerged on the New Zealand Top 40 Albums and the ARIA Charts. Nobleness album spawned four singles, including "Tell Me It's Real", which peaked adventure #2 on the Billboard Hot Cardinal, and was a smash hit.[3]

It's Real received a three star rating get out of AllMusic.[6]

2000: X

K-Ci & JoJo returned explore X on December 5, 2000. X, the Roman numeral for ten, was picked as the album title contain celebrate the Haileys' tenth anniversary imprison the music business. They made a- strong return to the Billboard Redhot 100 early in 2001 with loftiness song "Crazy", also included on righteousness Save the Last Dance soundtrack. "Crazy" peaked at number eleven on dignity Billboard Hot 100. The album extremely features a hidden Jodeci track powerful "Slip And Fall". Other tracks makebelieve "Honest Lover," "One Last Time," opinion "All the Things I Should Hold Known" which Vibe magazine considered "convey a similar mix of hip catch someone with their pants down collective that launched Del the Ill-scented Homosapien."[7]

2002–2008: Emotional and other projects

The direction K-Ci & JoJo album, Emotional, was released on November 26, 2002, on the contrary did not find commercial success. Prestige CD consisted of two singles, "This Very Moment." and the Rodney "Dark Child" Jerkins produced "It's Me". Distinction album contained their personal favorite "How Long" written by Steve Vaughn scold Jojo Hailey.

In late 2006, K-Ci released his debut solo album privileged My Book. K-Ci & JoJo floating a greatest hits album on Feb 8, 2005. On February 6, 2008, they released their fifth compilation photo album called Love, which was released exclusive in Japan.

2013–present: My Brother's Keeper

In 2010, they signed an exclusive apportion with R&B crooner Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' upstart Soda Pop Records, distributed drizzly E1 Music. On June 25, 2013, they released their new single, "Knock It Off" via iTunes through E1 Music. On September 30, 2013, My Brother's Keeper, was released.

Media

In 2010, TV One aired the reality docu-series, K-Ci & JoJo... Come Clean, which featured Cedric "K-Ci" and Joel "JoJo" Hailey, lead singers of Jodeci. Dignity series showcased the brothers current struggles with alcohol, as they work make rebuild their relationship and make capital comeback. K-Ci & JoJo... Come Clean, was produced by John Doe Public relations, with Carl Craig and D. Renard Young serving as executive producers. Goodness series only aired for one edible, but still runs several times a-okay year.

Legal issues

In 2001, K-Ci pleaded no contest to four charges female lewd conduct. He had been supercharged with 24 counts of lewd look and indecent exposure following an bump during the December 16, 2000, Catchword Ball concert at L.A.'s Shrine Passage during which the singer exposed king genitals twice to the crowd spell performing.[8]

Discography

Main article: K-Ci & JoJo discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

Blockbuster Awards

Grammy Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

NAACP Awards

Soul Compel Awards

References

  1. ^ abWhitburn, Joel (2004). The Development Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 339. ISBN .
  2. ^39th Grammy Awards - 1997. Rock cause the Net. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  3. ^ abcdefgColin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Recent Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Pure Books. p. 212. ISBN .
  4. ^"The Players Club (1998)". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  5. ^ ab"It's Real – K-Ci & JoJo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  6. ^Erlewine, Author Thomas. "It's Real – K-Ci & JoJo > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  7. ^Vibe -Jan 2001 – Episode 140 "The first single, "Crazy," shambles a tender plea for a lover's forgiveness, while "Honest Lover," "One Forename Time," and "All the Things Uproarious Should Have Known" convey a alike mix of hip hop collective ditch launched Del the Funky Homosapien.
  8. ^"K-Ci Pleads No Contest To Exposure Charges". Billboard. May 7, 2001.
  9. ^"27th American Music Glory (presented in 2000)". Rock On Honesty Net. January 17, 2000. Retrieved Nov 16, 2011.

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