1983–1996: Music beginnings and early work as duo K-Ci & JoJo first gained recognition as members of a family gospel quartet, Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers. The group released 3 albums on the AIR (Atlanta International Records) label: ''I'm Alright Now
in 1983, Jesus Saves
which hit number 4 on the Billboard Gospel chart in 1984 and God's Blessings'' which hit number 22 in 1985. They joined brothers Donald "DeVanté Swing" DeGrate and Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin" DeGrate to form the R&B group Jodeci in 1988. K-Ci & JoJo's first sign of independence came in 1992 when K-Ci recorded the duet "I Don’t Want to Do Anything" with
Mary J. Blige on her debut album ''
What's the 411?''.
K-Ci also covered
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 for the song "How Could You" for the movie Bulletproof'' starring
Damon Wayans and
Adam Sandler. By July 1996, K-Ci & JoJo were featured guest artists in
2Pac's number-one R&B and
Billboard Hot 100 hit "
How Do U Want It". In 1999, K-Ci & JoJo recorded "Life", which was written and produced by
R. Kelly, for the soundtrack to the
Eddie Murphy and
Martin Lawrence movie
Life.
1999: ''It's Real'' K-Ci & JoJo's second studio album, ''
It's Real'' was released on June 22, 1999. peaked at number two on the R&B/Hip Hop Albums,
2000: X K-Ci & JoJo returned with
X on December 5, 2000.
X, the Roman numeral for ten, was picked as the album title to celebrate the Haileys' tenth anniversary in the music business. They made a strong return to the Billboard Hot 100 early in 2001 with the song
"Crazy", also included on the
Save the Last Dance soundtrack. "Crazy" peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also features a hidden
Jodeci track entitled "Slip And Fall". Other tracks included "Honest Lover," "One Last Time," and "All the Things I Should Have Known" which Vibe magazine considered "convey a similar mix of hip hop collective that launched Del the Funky Homosapien."
2002–2008: Emotional and other projects The fourth K-Ci & JoJo album,
Emotional, was released on November 26, 2002, but did not find commercial success. The CD consisted of two singles, "This Very Moment." and the Rodney "Dark Child" Jerkins produced "It's Me". The album contained their personal favorite "How Long" written by Steve Vaughn and Jojo Hailey. In late 2006, K-Ci released his debut solo album entitled
My Book. K-Ci & JoJo released a
greatest hits album on February 8, 2005. On February 6, 2008, they released their fifth compilation album called
Love, which was released only in Japan.
2013–present: ''My Brother's Keeper'' In 2010, they signed an exclusive deal with R&B crooner
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds' upstart Soda Pop Records, distributed through
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 ==