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Jodeci
Origin Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Genre(s) R&B
Years active 1990-1996
2006-present
Label(s) Uptown/MCA
Associated acts K-Ci and Jo-Jo, Missy Elliott, Fantasia,Timbaland, Ginuwine, Diddy, Mary J. Blige
Website http://www.jodecimusic.com
Members
DeVante Swing (Donald DeGrate, Jr. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc K-Ci & JoJo were an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born September 2, 1969) and Joel Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) or simply Fantasia, is an American R&B / soul singer and Broadway Timothy Z Mosley (born March 10, 1971) better known by his Stage name Timbaland, is an American Record producer, Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (born October 15 1975 better known by his Stage name Ginuwine, is an American R&B Singer and an occasional Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper DeVante Swing (born Donald Earle DeGrate Jr, on September 24, 1969 in Hampton Virginia) is an African American Record producer )
Mr. Dalvin (Dalvin DeGrate)
K-Ci (Cedric Hailey)
Jo-Jo (Joel Hailey)

Jodeci is an American musical group, whose repertoire includes R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. Dalvin DeGrate (born Dalvin Ertimus DeGrate on July 23, 1971, in Hampton, Virginia) is an African-American R&B / soul The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. New jack swing, or "swingbeat" is a hybrid style popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s which fuses the Rhythms samples and production The group consists of two pairs of brothers from Hampton, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina: the DeGrates (Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate, the group founder/leader, and Dalvin DeGrate) and the Haileys (main lead singer Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey and second lead singer Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey). Hampton is an Independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county DeVante Swing (born Donald Earle DeGrate Jr, on September 24, 1969 in Hampton Virginia) is an African American Record producer Dalvin DeGrate (born Dalvin Ertimus DeGrate on July 23, 1971, in Hampton, Virginia) is an African-American R&B / soul The group's name is a combination of the names of its members: Jo-Jo, DeGrate and K-Ci.

Jodeci, also known as the "Bad Boys of R&B", is noted for being a significant influence on many of the R&B groups that came after them, particularly Dru Hill and Jagged Edge. Dru Hill is an American singing group most popular during the late 1990s whose repertoire included R&B, soul, and Gospel music Jagged Edge is an American R&B singing group that were originally signed through Jermaine Dupri 's So So Def Records to Columbia Records In addition, Jodeci was the starting point for the careers of artists such as Missy Elliott, Timbaland, and Ginuwine. Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and Timothy Z Mosley (born March 10, 1971) better known by his Stage name Timbaland, is an American Record producer, Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (born October 15 1975 better known by his Stage name Ginuwine, is an American R&B Singer and an occasional The group had a successful string of hit singles and platinum albums until the group went on indefinite hiatus after 1996. The Hailey brothers continued to perform together under the name K-Ci and Jo-Jo, and had success on the pop charts beyond that of the original band. K-Ci & JoJo were an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born September 2, 1969) and Joel

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Influences and followers

Most of the elements that were eventually combined to form what became known as the "Jodeci style" originated with the work of new jack swing pioneers Kyle West, Keith Sweat and Teddy Riley, with an important influence being the work of Riley's three-man group Guy. Keith Sweat (born Keith Sweat please see [[TalkKeith Sweat]] on July 22, 1961) in Harlem New York, is an American R&B / Teddy Riley (born Edward Theodore Riley) is an American, R&B and hip hop Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Record Guy is a popular 1980s and 1990s hip hop, R&B and soul band that was one of the early pioneers of hip hop / R&B music and which Other influences which, while less obvious, were instrumental to their style, included the works of Bobby Womack, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Bobby Brown, and New Edition. Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack (ˈwoʊmæk (born March 4 1944 is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful Bobby Brown (born Robert Barisford Brown, on February 5 1969) is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter, and New Edition is an American R&B / Pop group formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1978 that was most popular during the 1980s

The acts most heavily influenced by Jodeci were those that they directly trained and developed, including Mary J. Blige and a number of the members of their Swing Mob collective: Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Nealante', Magoo, Ginuwine, Playa (who R&B singer & producer Static_Major was a part of), Suga (who R&B act Tweet was a part of), and Darryl Pearson. Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and Timothy Z Mosley (born March 10, 1971) better known by his Stage name Timbaland, is an American Record producer, prod concern = non-notable musician fails WPMUSIC month = October day = 9 year = 2008 time = 0508 timestamp = 20081009050823 Magoo (born Melvin Barcliff on July 12, 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American Rapper who is best known as Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (born October 15 1975 better known by his Stage name Ginuwine, is an American R&B Singer and an occasional Stephen Ellis Garrett ( November 11, 1974 &ndash February 25, 2008) better known as his Stage name Static Major, Darryl Pearson is an American Guitarist, Record producer, and Songwriter.

The R&B group II D Extreme's demo deal which led them to getting signed was in part responsible by DeVante, who was a friend of band member D'Extra Wiley. II D Extreme was an American New jack swing / urban R&B group from the early 1990s that included D'Extra Wiley, Randy D'Extra Wiley is a producer artist and screenplay writer best known for being a founder and member of the 90's new jack R&B group II D Extreme. While hanging out in a hotel after a Jodeci show in Washington D.C., D'Extra asked DeVante' to check out his new group, outfitted with Johnny Gill's brother Randy. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Johnny Gill (born May 22, 1966 in Washington DC) is an R&B singer best known for his romantic ballads and as a member of New Edition That impromptu audition for DeVante led them to New York and meeting with Devante's consultants and business partners who owned Savage records, and imprint on RCA records, then on to Gasoline Alley/MCA records. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment.

DJ Siren (aka Sarve Jassal) was one of Jodeci's many avid followers and his anti-bootleg campaign helped Jodeci to win a copyright violation case in 1997.

History

The Haileys meet the DeGrates

Both from a Pentecostal background, the Haileys and DeGrates originally performed and recorded, and eventually met each other through their girlfriends. Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism However, it turned out that Dalvin DeGrate was dating K-Ci Hailey's girlfriend. This led to a small confrontation between the two in which K-Ci allegedlly pulled out a gun on Dalvin, according to DeVante Swing in an interview. The Hailey brothers and DeVante eventually became friends and discussed possibly recording songs together.

Signing to Uptown Records

DeVante traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota when he was sixteen to audition for Prince's band, but was turned down. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician He then returned to Charlotte, North Carolina to record a song JoJo was performing. Soon, the two went to New York City to shop their demo tapes in hopes of getting signed. The City of New York A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release K-Ci and Dalvin both decided to tag along, and joined their respective brothers for the trip. Eventually, hip hop artist and record producer Heavy D heard one of the tapes and loved it. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Heavy D & the Boyz was an American hip hop group led by Heavy D. He talked Uptown Records CEO Andre Harrell into listening to the tape, who was impressed enough to sign the group. Uptown Records was an American Record label, founded by Andre Harrell in the late-1980s Andre Harrell (born 1962 in Harlem, New York) is an American Entrepreneur and founder of the now defunct Record label, Uptown

The group was assigned to Uptown executive Sean "Puffy" Combs, who took on the task of developing the new act. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P He helped the group create its rough hip-hop-based image, reminiscent of that of Teddy Riley's group Guy. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Teddy Riley (born Edward Theodore Riley) is an American, R&B and hip hop Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Record Guy is a popular 1980s and 1990s hip hop, R&B and soul band that was one of the early pioneers of hip hop / R&B music and which Jodeci were exposed to the public by singing background vocals on a number of singles by Father MC. Father MC (born Timothy Brown was a popular African American Rapper for the Uptown Records label in the early 1990s K-Ci also contributed background vocals (alongside Uptown labelmates Terri Robinson and Tabitha Brace) on some tracks for Ralph Tresvant, produced by Kyle West, and Jasmine Guy's solo debut album, produced by D. Ralph Tresvant, aka Rizz (born Ralph Edward Tresvant Jr, on May 16, 1968 in Roxbury, Boston Massachusetts) is an Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1962 in Boston Massachusetts) is an American Actress, Singer and Dancer. J Eddie F of Heavy D and The Boyz. Jodeci made their live performance debut on the June 11, 1991 episode of Soul Train, while their first television interview was on BET's Video Soul a few months earlier. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Soul Train is a music-related syndicated television program In its 35-year history the show has primarily featured performances by Rhythm and blues, soul Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Video Soul was a 2-hour long American Music video program that aired on BET from 1981 to 1996.

Early success

On May 28, 1991, Jodeci released their debut album, Forever My Lady, which included the singles "Gotta Love", "Forever My Lady", "Stay", "Come and Talk To Me", and "I'm Still Waiting". Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Forever My Lady is the debut album by R&B group Jodeci. MCA and Uptown Records issued and released the album on May 28 Three of these singles hit #1 on the R&B charts and the album sold over three million copies. Jodeci won an American Music Award for Come and Talk to Me.

On most of the tracks on Forever My Lady and subsequent releases by the group, K-Ci and Jo-Jo share lead vocals, and all four members contribute backgrounds. DeVante and Uptown labelmate Al B. Sure! produced the album, while DeVante wrote every song with help from K-Ci on "Gotta Love" and Al B. Albert Joseph Brown III ( June 4, 1968 in Boston Massachusetts) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Record Sure! on the title track. K-Ci and Jo-Jo also worked with Al B. as background vocalists when Al B. and Kyle West produced a few tracks on T.E.V.I.N., Tevin Campbell's debut LP. TEVIN is the platinum selling debut album from R&B Singer Tevin Campbell. Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is a five-time Grammy -nominated American R&B Singer-songwriter. DeVante went on to co-produce tracks on Al B. 's Sexy Versus album in 1992. Sexy Versus is the third and final studio album by Al B Sure! Sexy Versus was not as successful as his previous two albums but still managed to find success on the

On February 6, 1993, Jodeci, along with Uptown labelmates Father MC, Heavy D, Mary J. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Blige, and Christopher Williams, recorded the "Uptown Unplugged" episode of MTV Unplugged, which aired on MTV on May 31, 1993. Christopher Williams (born Troy Christopher Williams on August 22, 1967, in The Bronx New York, U MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. After performing live versions of "Forever My Lady," "Come & Talk to Me" and "Stay," the group closed their session with a cover of Stevie Wonder's 1980 single "Lately". The song became their first and only Top 5 pop hit.

During this same year, a woman filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against K-Ci and DeVante. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy She had met K-Ci at a nightclub, and went home with him, where allegedly DeVante pointed a gun at her while K-Ci fondled her breasts. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark A gun is a particular Weapon that propels Projectiles The projectile is generally fired through a hollow tube known as the gun's barrel.

As it came time to release the second Jodeci album, there was dispute between Uptown and the band, who felt they were being treated unfairly by the label. Diary of a Mad Band was finally released on December 21, 1993, with very little initial promotional backing from the label, but eventually went platinum. Diary of a Mad Band was the follow-up to Jodeci 's debut album Forever My Lady. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The album spawned such hits as "Feenin'" and the #1 R&B hit "Cry For You"; the video for the latter was directed by a then-relatively unknown Sean "Puffy" Combs. Sean John Combs (born November 4 1969 known by his Stage names Puff Daddy, P It was around this time that Death Row Records CEO, Suge Knight approached the group and signed them to Suge Management as a part time manager and consultant. Death Row Records was a Record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr Marion Hugh Knight Jr, better known as Suge Knight, is an Entrepreneur in the Hip hop music industry and co-founder and CEO of Death [1]

Diary of a Mad Band (1993).
Diary of a Mad Band (1993). Diary of a Mad Band was the follow-up to Jodeci 's debut album Forever My Lady.

Expansion and collaborations

By 1992, the success of the first album allowed DeVante to found the "Swing Mob", a collective of artists, songwriters, and producers who were signed to Elektra Records through his "Swing Mob" imprint. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records A number of the members formed Jodeci's touring band, including guitarist Darryl Pearson. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Darryl Pearson is an American Guitarist, Record producer, and Songwriter. All of the twenty-plus members of Swing Mob lived in a single two-story house in New York City, and often did songwriting, production, and guest vocal work on Jodeci records.

Many of the artists signed to Swing Mob were Jodeci fans who auditioned for DeVante backstage before or after Jodeci concerts, including the female quartet Sista. Among the members of Sista was a young singer/rapper named Missy Elliott; she brought her friends Tim "DJ Timmy Tim" Mosley and Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff along with her when she and Sista moved to New York after getting signed to Swing Mob. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1 1971 is a five-time Grammy Award -winning American rapper, singer, Songwriter, and Timothy Z Mosley (born March 10, 1971) better known by his Stage name Timbaland, is an American Record producer, Magoo (born Melvin Barcliff on July 12, 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American Rapper who is best known as DeVante liked Mosely's unusual production style, and, dubbing him "Timbaland", began working with the young producer on material for Jodeci, Sista, Playa, and Swing Mob members Elgin "Ginuwine" Lumpkin and Suga, another female quartet that included Tweet. Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (born October 15 1975 better known by his Stage name Ginuwine, is an American R&B Singer and an occasional Playa was discovered in 1991 by Devante, backstage, during a Jodeci show in Louisville. He was so impressed by Smoke ([1]) & Black singing a capella that he came back in 1994 to sign them. They worked a lot with Devante and contributed to the special "Jodeci vocal harmonies".

The Swing Mob members recorded dozens of records, including an entire Sista LP, chiefly written by Missy and produced by DeVante and Timbaland. 4 All The Sistas Around Da World was scheduled for a 1994 released, but was shelved. However, the album had moderate success with the hit "Brand New".

Other frequent Jodeci collaborators during this period included K-Ci's then-girlfriend Mary J. Blige and hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur, for whom DeVante produced a number of tracks. Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 &mdash September 13 1996 also known by his Stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper

In 1995, Jodeci also did remixes for UK RnB band MN8 for their hit single release "Happy". MN8 are an R&B group from the United Kingdom, consisting of band members KG (co-founder frontman lead vocals G-Man (co-founder lead vocals - (Source

The Show, The After Party, The Hotel (1995)
The Show, The After Party, The Hotel (1995)

The hit single Freek'n You is sampled by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on the track "You Got My Back" from the new album Strength & Loyalty was nationally released May 8th. The Show The After Party The Hotel was the third and final album by the popular R&B group Jodeci. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland Ohio. Strength & Loyalty, originally titled The Bone Thugs Story, is an album by Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen

Third album and hiatus

In 1994, DeVante was robbed of over $160,000 in jewelry, clothes, and other items in a home invasion at gunpoint. Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal Ornament, such as a necklace ring or bracelet made from Gemstones

On July 18, 1995, Jodeci released their third and to date, final album, The Show, The After Party, The Hotel. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Show The After Party The Hotel was the third and final album by the popular R&B group Jodeci. The album was another step forward in terms of DeVante's production and the group's songwriting skills, assisted on some tracks by Missy Elliott, Timbaland and a fresh R&B group from Louisville, Kentucky named Playa consisting of Steve "Static" Garrett, Smokey and Black. Playa is an American R&B trio. Comprised of members, Smoke E Digglera, Black and the late Static Major, Playa is best known for Stephen Ellis Garrett ( November 11, 1974 &ndash February 25, 2008) better known as his Stage name Static Major, A number of hit singles were launched from this record, including "Love U 4 Life" (US #31), "Get On Up" (US #22), and the Top 20 hit "Freek'n You" (US #14), a remix of which featured Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Dennis Coles, better known by his Stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Corey Woods, known by his stage name Raekwon, is an American East Coast Rapper and a member of the Wu-Tang Clan.

For all of its success, The Show, The After Party, The Hotel proved to be the last album the group would release. K-Ci and Jo-Jo performed guest vocals on Tupac's 1996 single "How Do U Want It", and were anxious to begin a side project. " How Do U Want It " is a song of 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo and was the third single from his album All Eyez on Me and just as K-Ci and Jo-Jo, alongside Aaron Hall & Danny Boy, did "Toss It Up" on Pac's Makaveli album. "Toss It Up" is a song by Tupac Shakur released on the The Don Killuminati The 7 Day Theory album under the alias Makaveli Jodeci went on an indefinite hiatus in 1996, with the Haileys forming the more pop-flavored vocal group K-Ci and JoJo, scoring hits such as "All My Life", "Tell Me It's Real", and "Crazy" (from the Save The Last Dance Soundtrack). K-Ci & JoJo were an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born September 2, 1969) and Joel Save the Last Dance is a 2001 Drama movie produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter, written by Duane Adler and released by Paramount DeVante's Swing Mob folded the same year, and most of its members went on to find success at other labels, including Playa on Def Jam with their debut album "Cheers 2 U" in 1998. Playa is an American R&B trio. Comprised of members, Smoke E Digglera, Black and the late Static Major, Playa is best known for Dalvin released a solo album, Met-A-Mor-Phic, in 2000, and became a writer and producer for artists such as Tevin Campbell. Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is a five-time Grammy -nominated American R&B Singer-songwriter.

Uptown Records folded at about the same time Jodeci did, and was absorbed into MCA Records; the band is now signed to Geffen Records. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label A new Jodeci album has been in the pipeline for nearly a decade, and although the members have reunited at various times and recorded material, the only new Jodeci song released after 1996 was "Slip and Fall", which appeared as a limited-edition track on K-Ci and JoJo's third album, X.

Reunion

After 10 years, the band came back together for a song during the beginning of 2005. The 4 members passed into DJ Quik studio while he was playing his "Quik's Groove 7". David Martin Blake (born January 18, 1970 in Compton, California) better known by his Stage name DJ Quik, is a Rapper The boys liked it and wanted to sing on it. The song was released under the title of "Quikstrumental (Quik's Groove 7)" on DJ Quik's album Trauma on Sept. Trauma is the seventh album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on September 13, 2005 and sold 100000 copies through his own independent label 13th 2005.

On June 7, 2005, Jodeci's first greatest hits album, Back to the Future: The Very Best of Jodeci, was released. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a " best of " album is a Compilation album of successful previously released Songs by a particular Back to The Future The Very Best of Jodeci is a 2005 Greatest hits LP for R&B group Jodeci, released by Universal Records. It debuted at #6 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, and at #27 on the Billboard 200. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The original compilation was to include the song "That Thang", which featured rap artists Trick Daddy and Trina. Maurice Young, better known as Trick Daddy, is an American Rapper. Katrina Laverne Taylor better known by her Stage name Trina, is a famous rapper from Miami known for her raw and raunchy style The song was replaced with "Good Luv", due to Atlantic Records having ownership of "That Thang". Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The album struck Gold certification come the year's end. Jodeci (minus Devante Swing) appeared on radio station The Beat in Los Angeles for a rare radio interview. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West During their interview, they mentioned they were currently filming a reality television show. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary

In a March 2006 interview with United Kingdom R&B DJ Trevor Nelson, Jodeci spoke of a comeback album, as well as a look into the past and future of the famous band but to this day it hasn't been released. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Trevor Leslie Nelson MBE (born December 26, 1968 in Hackney, London) is an English DJ and Presenter

Jodeci appears in Maddi Madd's single "Holla Back. " This track is produced by Devante Swing. The album from Maddi Madd is expected to be released in 2008. Several tracks from this album is expected to contain material from Jodeci. A music-video has been made, and circulates on Youtube.

Jodeci Release New Mixtape COMING SOON & New Song With Maddi Madd "I Put It DOwn" is available to download as a ringtone on mobilephones.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart positions RIAA Certification
U.S. U.S. R&B
1991 Forever My Lady 18 1 3x Platinum
1993 Diary of a Mad Band 3 1 2x Platinum
1995 The Show, The After Party, The Hotel 2 1 Platinum

Compilations

Singles

K-Ci and JoJo albums

Dalvin DeGrate albums

K-Ci Hailey Albums

Trivia

DeVante and Dalvin have another brother named Derek DeGrate. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels Forever My Lady is the debut album by R&B group Jodeci. MCA and Uptown Records issued and released the album on May 28 In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January Diary of a Mad Band was the follow-up to Jodeci 's debut album Forever My Lady. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record The Show The After Party The Hotel was the third and final album by the popular R&B group Jodeci. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and Back to The Future The Very Best of Jodeci is a 2005 Greatest hits LP for R&B group Jodeci, released by Universal Records. Stay is the title of a number-one R&B single by group Jodeci. Forever My Lady is the title of a number-one R&B single by group Jodeci. " Come and Talk to Me " is the title of a number-one R&B single by group Jodeci. " Lately " is a 1981 single written recorded and produced by singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. K-Ci & JoJo were an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born September 2, 1969) and Joel Love Always is an album by the lead singers of Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo released their debut album on June 17 1997 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard It's Real is the second album by the R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo released on June 22 1999 X is the third studio album by the brothers K-Ci & JoJo. It was entitled X to mark their tenth anniversary Emotional is the fourth and so far latest studio album by K-Ci & JoJo. All My Life Their Greatest Hits is the greatest hits album released by K-Ci and JoJo. 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection The Best of K-Ci & JoJo is a compilation album released by K-Ci and JoJo on January 2 2007 by Universal Records Love is the new album by K-Ci and JoJo released in Japan only on February 6, 2008 by Formula Recordings. Dalvin DeGrate (born Dalvin Ertimus DeGrate on July 23, 1971, in Hampton, Virginia) is an African-American R&B / soul MetAMorPhic is a solo album by Dalvin DeGrate, a member of Jodeci. My Book is the solo debut for K-Ci of Jodeci and K-Ci & JoJo. (DeVante is the oldest, Derek is the middle, and Dalvin is the youngest. . . )

On Eminem's 2002 album The Eminem Show Jodeci is mentioned by Bizarre on "When The Music Stops" ". Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning The Eminem Show is the fourth Studio album by Eminem, released in 2002. Rufus "Nignag" Johnson (born in Detroit Michigan) better known as Bizarre, is an American recording artist best known for his work with Detroit . . '93 was strictly R&B, fucked-up haircut, listenin' to Jodeci"

See also

References

  1. ^ Official Death Row Records/Suge Management roster poster 1995

External links

H-Town is an American R&B / hip hop musical group that was formed in 1992 by Keven "Dino" Conner his twin brother Solomon K-Ci & JoJo were an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (born September 2, 1969) and Joel
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