K-Ci and JoJo was an American R&B duo, consisting of brothers Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey born September 2, 1969 and Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey born June 10, 1971. Both members, natives of Charlotte, North Carolina, were also members of the chart-topping R&B group Jodeci with the DeGrate brothers: DeVante and Dalvin. History Early years When they were children, K-Ci and JoJo grew up singing in a Pentecostal church, touring the south. As teenagers, they met Donald DeGrate, Jr. (DeVante Swing) and Dalvin DeGrate (Mr. Dalvin). All four members openly talked about forming a group. When DeVante was 16, he journeyed to Minneapolis to join Prince's organization, but he was turned down. He then asked K-Ci and JoJo to join him in New York to shop demo tapes around featuring his production skills and their singing. Dalvin decided to tag along at the last minute. Soon thereafter, Heavy D got his hands on a tape and passed it on to Uptow