Googling Jodeci and Devante Swing specifically to find old interviews and songs that I could discover like it was new. Dalvin on back-up vocals.įrom then I studied them like I had to do a paper on them. They were the true singers of the group, while Devante laced the sound, and Mr. It was the first time music felt like an experience, with me being lost in the music, being engulfed in every harmony that K-Ci and JoJo provided. I went to my room and laid on my bed as I hit play on the record. It was the perfect statement of their edge, as they were ready to conquer the world and all we had to do was shut up and listen to history. A love ballad that starts off withĭevante saying, “ Don’t talk, just listen”. The first song I downloaded was Jodeci’s “Stay”. The first thing I wanted to do was put old songs on it, ones I heard on the radio and couldn’t hear regularly. I always had a fondness for them, but winter 2016 I got an MP3 player and that changed my life. I would later come to find out that he wrote and produced every Jodeci record, until their sophomore album, Diary of A Mad Band. The first member that I became enamored with was Devante Swing, A tall light-skinned pretty boy, with a high top fade, and dark sunglasses that gave him an edge that stood out to me as a youth. Since the first time I saw them on TV as a child, I knew they were the coolest. 10.Every artist starts making music because they hear someone’s music that they enjoy, to the point they want to make it themselves. Here are the top ten Jodeci songs of all time. For many years, the group’s street-flavored sound and urban appeal have endeared them to numerous fans across hip hop and R&B circles. This led to problems with the album’s promotion, and despite the album’s poor promotion, it still peaked at #3 on the US billboard 200 and number one on the US R&B Album Chart. The group’s next album, The Diary of a Mad Band, was marred with feuds with Jodeci threatening to leave Uptown Records for Death Row Records. The group’s debut album, Forever My Lady, was released in 1991, and after that, it was clear that the group no longer resembled anything close to gospel singers. After signing with Uptown Records, the newly formed group met up with Sean Combs, who helped create the group’s image and sound. Both duos became friends, and after a while, they formed the group Jodeci. Dalvin and DeVante Swing toured and performed separately as a gospel group. K-Ci and Jojo were raised in highly religious Pentecostal families and originally performed as a gospel group, releasing three albums in the process. Jodeci are one of the most influential R&B groups of the 90s.
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