K-Ci Hailey
About this Artist
K-Ci Hailey is no stranger to the gift of music. A vocal powerhouse, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter rose to fame with multiplatinum albums and classic hit songs as lead singer of the critically acclaimed R&B group Jodeci and one-half of the soulful duo K-Ci & JoJo.
K-Ci began his career at the age of 12 as the lead singer of his father’s gospel group, Little Cedric and The Hailey Singers. The group’s first album, Jesus Saves (1983), made the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart, reaching No. 4. They released two more albums, God’s Blessings (1985) and I’m Alright Now (1987).
In 1990, K-Ci and his younger brother, JoJo, teamed up with the DeGrate brothers, DeVante and Dalvin, to form Jodeci. In search of a record deal, the group traveled from North Carolina to New York, where they caught the ear of legendary music mogul Andre Harrell, who quickly signed the group to his Uptown Records label. Known for experimenting with various music styles not typical in R&B, they entered the scene mixing hip-hop soul, gospel, and new jack swing.
Jodeci released three platinum albums, Forever My Lady; Diary of a Mad Band; and The Show, The After Party, The Hotel, and went on to win three Billboard Awards and two Soul Train Awards.
In 1994 K-Ci covered a soulful rendition of Bobby Womack’s classic If You Think You’re Lonely Now that was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Jason’s Lyric. In 1996 he and JoJo teamed up to record “How Could You” for the Bulletproof film soundtrack. That same year the brothers split from Jodeci to record as a duo. Their debut album, Love Always, was certified 3x platinum.
Their third album, X, was released in 2000 and was certified platinum. In 2002 they released their fourth album, Emotional, followed by All My Life: Their Greatest Hits on Geffen Records.
In 2013 K-Ci and his brother returned with a new single, “Knock It Off” from the album My Brother’s Keeper, The Past, the Present, the Future.
In 2018, K Ci Hailey collaborated with Keith Sweat on “How Many Ways,” from Sweat’s Playing for Keeps album and with Snoop Dogg on “No One Else” from Snoop Dogg’s critically acclaimed album Bible of Love.