History Music / Jodeci

In May of that year, Jodeci released their debut album ''Forever My Lady''. A [[DarkerAndEdgier somewhat gritter and more sensual]] take on Teddy Riley's NewJackSwing sound, it was met with critical and commercial success, selling over 3 million copies, and spawning several Pop and R&B hits, including "Come and Talk to Me", "Stay", and the title track, helping usher in the HipHopSoul sub-genre. 1993's ''Diary of a Mad Band'' saw similar success, but its release was mired by a feud between the group and Uptown, culminating in the group signing with [[Creator/DeathRowRecords Suge Knight]]'s "West Coast Management Firm" alongside Music/MaryJBlige to increase their royalties and creative control, and threatened to sign with Death Row outright. In response, Uptown [[InvisibleAdvertising barely promoted the album]], though its success rendered the sabotage moot. The group released their third album, ''The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel'' in 1995, before taking a break, and focusing on either side projects or writing and producing for other artists.

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No, neither [=JoJo=], or the group in general are [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joestars]], though "Freek'n You" gained the group [[ColbertBump memetic status]] among the [=JoJo=] fanbase after being the first closing theme for ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Golden Wind]]'''s anime adaptation, to the point where a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japanese-only]] [[https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-15807 greatest hits collection with JoJo cover art]] was released with several exclusive remixes. [=JoJo=] Hailey should also not be confused with fellow musician Music/{{Jojo}}.

Traveling to New York in 1991, the group managed to arrange an impromptu audition with Creator/{{MCA}}'s Uptown Records division. Uptown founder and president Andre Harrell was skeptical of the high quality production on their demo, and asked Jodeci to perform acapella in front of label A&R Jeff Redd. Music/HeavyD, then the label's vice-president, overheard the performance, and convinced Harrell to sign the group. Music/SeanCombs, one of Uptown's A&R's at the time, helped the group develop their image, wearing the street clothes and hats that were popular among hardcore hip hop artists instead of the typical refined suits that R&B artists usually wore, helping them stand out.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Jodeci's sound was this to the new jack swing subgenre, however, it reached it's peak with ''The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel'', thanks to Death Row Records' heavy influence on the group, despite not being officially signed to the label.

No, neither [=JoJo=], or the group in general are [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joestars]], though "Freek'n You" gained the group [[ColbertBump memetic status]] among the [=JoJo=] fanbase after being the first closing theme for ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Golden Wind]]'''s anime adaptation, to the point where a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japanese-only]] [[https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-15807 greatest hits collection with JoJo cover art]] was released with several exclusive remixes.

Traveling to New York in 1991, the group managed to arrange an impromptu audition with Creator/{{MCA}}'s Uptown Records division. Uptown founder and president Andre Harrell was skeptical of the high quality production on their demo, and asked Jodeci to perform acapella in front of label A&R Jeff Redd. Music/HeavyD, then the label's vice-president, overheard the performance, and convinced Harrell to sign the group. Music/SeanCombs, at the time, an intern at Uptown, helped the group develop their image, wearing the street clothes and hats that were popular among hardcore hip hop artists instead of the typical refined suits that R&B artists usually wore, helping them stand out.

No, neither [=JoJo=], or the group in general are [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joestars]], though "Freek'n You" gained the group [[ColbertBump memetic status]] among the fanbase after being the first closing theme for ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Golden Wind]]'''s anime adaptation, to the point where a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japanese-only]] [[https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-15807 greatest hits collection with JoJo cover art]] was released with several exclusive remixes.

In May of that year, Jodeci released their debut album ''Forever My Lady''. A [[DarkerAndEdgier somewhat gritter and more sensual]] take on Teddy Riley's NewJackSwing sound, it was met with critical and commercial success, selling over 3 million copies, and spawning several Pop and R&B hits, including "Come and Talk to Me", "Stay", and the title track, helping usher in the HipHopSoul sub-genre. 1993's ''Diary of a Mad Band'' saw similar success, but its released was mired by a feud between the group and Uptown, culminating in the group signing with [[Creator/DeathRowRecords Suge Knight]]'s "West Coast Management Firm" alongside Music/MaryJBlige to increase their royalties and creative control, and threatened to sign with Death Row outright. In response, Uptown [[InvisibleAdvertising barely promoted the album]], though its success rendered the sabotage moot. The group released their third album, ''The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel'' in 1995, before taking a break, and focusing on either side projects or writing and producing for other artists.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Bad Boys of R&B From left: K-Ci, [=DeVante=] Swing, [=JoJo=], and Mr. Dalvin]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Jodeci's sound was this to the new jack swing subgenre, however, it reached it's peak with ''The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel'', thanks to Death Row Records' heavy influence on the group, despite not being officially signed.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Bad Boys of R&B]]

All of the brothers were raised in heavily Pentecostal families, with the Haileys releasing several gospel albums as children, and the [=DeGrates=] touring with their family. Through a mutual acquaintance, the duos eventually met, and decided to pursue musical careers together. After several failed attempts by [=DeVante=] to audition for Music/{{Prince}} at Paisley Park, he returned to Charlotte, and began working with the rest of the group, improving his production and songwriting. By this point, the group eventually formed into Jodeci, and began crafting demos for record labels

In May of that year, Jodeci released their debut album ''Forever My Lady''. A [[DarkerAndEdgier somewhat gritter and sensual]] take on Teddy Riley's NewJackSwing sound, it was met with critical and commercial success, selling over 3 million copies, and spawning several Pop and R&B hits, including "Come and Talk to Me", "Stay", and the title track, helping usher in the HipHopSoul sub-genre. 1993's ''Diary of a Mad Band'' saw similar success, but its released was mired by a feud between the group and Uptown, culminating in the group signing with [[Creator/DeathRowRecords Suge Knight]]'s "West Coast Management Firm" alongside Music/MaryJBlige to increase their royalties and creative control, and threatened to sign with Death Row outright. In response, Uptown [[InvisibleAdvertising barely promoted the album]], though its success rendered the sabotage moot. The group released their third album, ''The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel'' in 1995, before taking a break, and focusing on either side projects or writing and producing for other artists.

* SeductionLyric: Jodeci's lyrics [[TropeCodifier took this to new heights in the 90s]], to the point that subtlety was thrown out the window by the time of their second album. Even their more pop-friendly hits like "Bring on Da Funk" aren't immune to it.

Jodeci is an American [[RandB R&B]] quartet whose members consists of two sets of brothers from Charlotte, North Carolina: the [=DeGrate=]s: Donald ([=DeVante=] Swing) and Dalvin (Mr. Dalvin), and the Haileys: Cedric (K-Ci) and Joel ([=JoJo=]).

No, neither [=JoJo=], or the group in general are [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joestars]], though "Freek'n You" gained the group [[ColbertBump memetic status]] among the fanbase after being the first closing theme for ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Golden Wind]]'''s anime adaptation, to the point where a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japanese-only]] [[https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-15807 greatest hits collection]] was released with several exclusive remixes.

* RecordProducer: [=DeVante=] is the main man, though Music/AlBSure and Timbaland have lent a hand from time to time.

In May of that year, Jodeci released their debut album ''Forever My Lady''. A [[DarkerAndEdgier somewhat gritter and sensual]] take on Teddy Riley's NewJackSwing sound, it was met with critical and commercial success, selling over 3 million copies, and spawning several Pop and R&B hits, including "Come and Talk to Me", "Stay", and the title track, helping usher in the HipHopSoul sub-genre. 1993's ''Diary of a Mad Band'' saw similar success, but its released was mired by a feud between the group and Uptown, culminating in the group signing with [[Creator/DeathRowRecords Suge Knight]]'s "West Coast Management Firm" alongside Music/MaryJBlige to increase their royalties and creative control, and threatened to sign with Death Row outright. In response, Uptown [[InvisibleAdvertising barely promoted the album]], though its success rendered the sabotage moot. The group released their third album, ''The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel'', before taking a break, and focusing on either side projects or writing and producing for other artists.

In May of that year, Jodeci released their debut album ''Forever My Lady''. A [[DarkerAndEdgier somewhat gritter and sensual]] take on Teddy Riley's NewJackSwing sound, it was met with critical and commercial success, selling over 3 million copies, and spawning several Pop and R&B hits, including "Come and Talk to Me", "Stay", and the title track, helping usher in the HipHopSoul sub-genre. 1993's ''Diary of a Mad Band'' saw similar success, but its released was mired by a feud between the group and Uptown, culminating in the group signing with [[Creator/DeathRowRecords Suge Knight]]'s "West Coast Management Firm" alongside Music/MaryJBlige to increase their royalties and creative control, and threatened to sign with Death Row outright. In response, Uptown [[InvisiblePromotion barely promoted the album]], though its success rendered the sabotage moot. The group released their third album, ''The Show, the After-Party, the Hotel'', before taking a break, and focusing on either side projects or writing and producing for other artists.

No, neither [=JoJo=], or the group in general are [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Joestars]], though "Freek'n You" gained [[ColbertBump memetic status]] after being the first closing theme for the ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Golden Wind]]'''s anime adaptation, to the point where a [[GermansLoveDavidHasslehof Japanese-only]] [[https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICY-15807 greatest hits collection]] was released with several exclusive remixes.

'''Tropes associated with Jodeci:'''
* CoverVersion: Only two known ones: "Cherish" (The Association), and "Lately" (Music/StevieWonder).

* NewJackSwing: Started out with the sound, and it greatly influenced their later Hip Hop Soul albums.

Jodeci is an American R&B quartet whose members are [=DeVante=] Swing, Mr. Dalvin, K-Ci and [=JoJo=].

* IntercourseWithYou: "Freek'n You".