Jodeci is an American R&B group from Charlotte, North Carolina, whose mix of gospel-rooted harmonies, hip-hop attitude, new jack swing, and sensual slow jams helped define the 1990s hip-hop soul movement. The quartet consists of brothers Cedric “K-Ci” Hailey and Joel “JoJo” Hailey alongside brothers Donald “DeVanté Swing” DeGrate and Dalvin “Mr. Dalvin” DeGrate. Their debut album Forever My Lady produced No. 1 R&B hits including “Forever My Lady,” “Stay,” and “Come & Talk to Me,” followed by the chart-topping albums Diary of a Mad Band and The Show, the After Party, the Hotel. Signature songs such as “Cry for You,” “Feenin’,” “Freek’n You,” “Love U 4 Life,” and “Get on Up” established Jodeci as one of the era’s most influential vocal groups, while their 2015 reunion album The Past, the Present, the Future marked their return to recording after an extended hiatus.
