1. An … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 3 artists that perform under the name Joi:
1. An american Funk/Soul/Rock singer, songwriter and producer known for her pioneering efforts in the new wave of modern soul and funk music emerging in the early ‘90s.
2. A British/Bangladeshi group that mixes South Asian rhythms with high-tech dance grooves.
3. A New Jack Swing female quintet.
1. Joi is a native Nashvillian, based in Atlanta for the past 17 years and is the daughter of American football star Joe Gilliam, the NFL's first black quarterback. Becoming an instant force on the artistic music scene, well established superstars Madonna and Lenny Kravitz were inspired and influenced by Joi's debut album, The Pendulum Vibe. Joi also has the distinction of being one of the first African American print models for Calvin Klein's classic fragrance, CK One. Having worked with a delectable assortment of artists (Fishbone, George Clinton, Outkast, Raphael Saadiq, Robbie Williams, Queen Latifah, Erykah Badu, Joss Stone, Tricky, Dallas Austin) over the years, Joi continues to be one of the most versatile and inventive artists around, performing regularly all over the world. She has 4 solo albums to her credit.
When her first single, "Sunshine and the Rain", off her critically acclaimed, Dallas Austin produced debut album The Pendulum Vibe, came out in 1993, she garnered comparisons with Madonna, and in fact Madonna liked the album enough that she went on to hire Austin to produce her Bedtime Stories album. Her song "Freedom" from the Pendulum Vibe album, was rerecorded with an all-star cast of female singers including Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige, En Vogue, Michelle N'degleocello, TLC, Queen Latifah, Vanessa Williams, SWV, Brownstone and many more.
For her sophomore effort, The Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome, Joi and creative partner Austin, brought in the assistance of legendary pioneers Fishbone to be her backing band. But when her label EMI folded, so did the release of the album. While her solo projects were on hold, she provided vocals for fellow Atlanteans Outkast, Goodie Mob, and TLC songs, as well as non-Atlanta artists Robbie Williams, George Clinton, Curtis Mayfield, Queen Latifah, Too Short, and D.O.C. to name a few.
Joi then joined ex-Tony Toni Tone front-man Raphael Saadiq, as a member of the hip hop/R&B super group Lucy Pearl.
In 2000, Joi's third album, Star Kitty's Revenge, was again a victim of shake-ups in the record business. She then signed with Raphael Saadiq's boutique label, Pookie Records, and recorded Tennessee Slim Is the Bomb, which she executive produced. Subsequently, Joi formed her own label, Joilicious.
Joi is now preparing for the release of new music with her production partner, multi instrumentalist and songwriter, Devon Lee as a band called HotHeavy&BAD and is growing her new production company Flawless Beast Creations.
2. Joi is a band who began in the early 1980s with brothers Farook and Haroon Shamsher who started as a DJ duo and soon went on to create groundbreaking world fusion music. They grew up in Bradford, England, but as kids moved to Brick Lane in London's East End where their father ran a traditional music shop, and would record tapes in a back room to sell on the street. The Shamsher brothers learned tablas and flutes and began experimenting mixing their music with prerecorded songs from people like James Brown and Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn. They began DJing at neighborhood parties in the early 1980's and then began organizing their own raves first under the name "League of Joi Bangla Youth Organisation," then shortened to "Joi Bangla," and by 1986 finally shortened to simply "Joi."
The founding members of the famous London Asian Underground club scene, Joi gained a cult following on the London DJ circuit with their innovative combination of Bengali music with funk and rave. From 1992 for three years, their rule at the Bass Clef club (later the Blue Note) every Thursday was little short of legendary, attracting nearly every credible artist of its time, from Orbital to the KLF, Goldie to Björk. They released numerous singles (now extremely rare collectors' items) gaining enough notoriety that Peter Gabriel signed them to Real World Records. Joi released their first full-length album One and One Is One in 1999. The album was a big hit in the U.K. and Europe, winning a BBC Asian Music award and the duo toured Europe and North America.
Sadly, Haroon died suddenly of a heart ailment July 8, 1999 just before the recording of their second album. Farook took the rifts and themes recorded by his brother, combined them with his own ideas and completed the album as a tribute to his brother, resulting in We Are Three in 2001. Farook understandably took a long break but reemerged in 2006 with the long awaited third album Without Zero. He kept alive the spirit of his brother and their work together while stepping out in fresh directions. The album returned Joi to prominence in the world music and club scenes. In December 2006 Farook Shamsher collected to prestigious UK Asian Music Award 2006 for 'Commitment To The Scene' in recognition for seminal work of those early days and his long-standing work in the Asian music scene.
Joi is still signed to Real World Records and the next Joi release is slated for sometime in 2012.
3. Joi is a New Jack Swing female quintet Joi. They released one album, Joystick, in 1993.
Missing You
Joi Lyrics
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I be missing the money
I be getting more
Getting more of the money
We in a war
For love and the country
We be getting more
USA what it made me
Now I'm making the money
For what I make
Making music like honey
And the movies here
Bring me so much money
Never missing you
Cause I got all the honey
The lyrics that I make
Gotta follow every word
You a fan what you said
This is what I heard
That you love what I make
So I gotta make more
Making all of the hits
What I got in store
I am the biggest star
Everyone know me
I'm claiming what I want
In this industry
Most bankable star
I write my own checks
Making so much mula
And I'm not done yet
I be missing you
I be missing the money
I be getting more
Getting more of the money
We in a war
For love and the country
We be getting more
USA what it made me
Cause I've had enough
Now I'm making the money
For what I make
Making music like honey
And the movies here
Bring me so much money
Never missing you
Cause I got all the honey
Making so much bank
Making more when I sleep
Every single day
Making bank for me
Cause I know what I want
Everything in this place
That money gonna buy
And I win every race
And my fans love it all
Everything that I do
TMZ know my star
Be the greatest what I do
Cause I got all the talent
This what money can't buy
Had since birth
Most talented I
I be missing you
I be missing the money
I be getting more
Getting more of the money
We in a war
For love and the country
We be getting more
USA what it made me
Cause I've had enough
Now I'm making the money
For what I make
Making music like honey
And the movies here
Bring me so much money
Never missing you
Cause I got all the honey
All the honey in the world
All that money could buy
New movies be made
Leading star it be I
Cause I'm feeling so up
And I never be down
Every single day
All my fans are around
So I'm demand
And I like it like that
Making a tour
Got all the dates set
Racking milli's up
Gonna need a chopper ride
The money so wet
Got a new slip and slide
I be missing you
I be missing the money
I be getting more
Getting more of the money
We in a war
For love and the country
We be getting more
USA what it made me
Cause I've had enough
Now I'm making the money
For what I make
Making music like honey
And the movies here
Bring me so much money
Never missing you
Cause I got all the honey
I be missing you
I be missing the money
I be getting more
Getting more of the money
We in a war
For love and the country
We be getting more
USA what it made me
Cause I've had enough
Now I'm making the money
For what I make
Making music like honey
And the movies here
Bring me so much money
Never missing you
Cause I got all the honey
In "Missing You," Joi talks about how people are often quick to judge and make assumptions based on appearances. She doesn't want people to just see her smile and assume that she's okay because beneath the surface, there may be issues that she's dealing with. She encourages people to look beyond physical attributes and not discriminate based on color or any other characteristic. She's asking people to be open-minded and supportive of each other.
Joi also touches on the idea of hopelessness and the effects that societal views and pressure can have on individuals. She implores us to be understanding and compassionate to those going through tough times and to actively seek ways to bring us all together. The line "Nothing can move us, we should be moving" suggests that we are all in this together and we should be constantly working towards progress and understanding.
The chorus of the song repeats "it's not a second, seven seconds away, just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting." This phrase alludes to the idea that we may sometimes feel far away from where we want to be, but with patience and perseverance, we will reach our destination.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't see me from a distance
Please don't judge me based on what you see from afar
Don't look at my smile
My external appearance could be deceiving
And think that I don't know
I am aware of the assumptions you might have of me
What's under and behind me
You haven't seen the real me
I don't want you to look at me
I hope that you can see past my exterior
And think
I hope that you will not make assumptions about me
What's in you is in me
I am empathetic to others and their situations
What's in me is to help them
I have a natural desire to assist others in need
I assume the reasons that push us to
I understand the motives that lead us to do things
Change everything
The way things currently are is not always the way they should be
I would like us to forget about
We should ignore
Their color
A person should not be defined by their skin tone
So they can be optimistic
Everyone deserves the opportunity to be positive
Too many views on race that make them
The way people view and judge race can put unnecessary pressure on individuals
Desperate
To feel like they are always stuck in their current circumstances
Let's leave the doors wide open
We should be accepting and welcoming to others
So they can talk about their pain
Others should be able to express the struggles they are going through
And joy
And the happiness that they feel
Then we can give them information
We can equip them with the knowledge they need
That will bring us all together
The more we understand each other, the more we can unite
It's not a second
The solution is not immediate
7 seconds away
We just need to give it a little more time
Just as long as I stay
I will wait for as long as it takes
I'll be waiting
I am committed to being patient until a solution is found
Nothing can move us, we should
We should be resilient against obstacles
Be moving
We should be making progress towards our goals
From the ones who practice wicked
Avoiding those who perpetrate immoral acts
Charms
And potentially harmful influences
For the son and the stone
Whether it's people or inanimate objects, bad influences are detrimental to us all
Bad to the bone
No one is inherently terrible
Man is not evil, even when it's born
People are not born inherently malicious
And when a child is born into this world
Babies are born innocent and without bias
It has no concept
They don't have an understanding
The tone the skin is living in
Of the societal norms surrounding skin color
There's a million voices
There are many opinions
To tell you what she should be thinking
People feel like they should dictate what others believe
So you better sober up for just a second
It's important to come to terms with the reality of a situation
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Joseph Rochlin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@evolvedhuman1364
I was a close friend of her father. Known her since she was 10. He loved her so much and always talked about her long before her immense talent began to show.
@Nonchalant_248
I swear this song should've been a hit.
@cassandramason6472
Absolutely!
@knn95
I absolutely love Joi! Her albums are classic. Sometimes great artists don't get the sine they deserve. It's life but when you discover her support her! She's dope!
@questinfinity
Song Got that D'angelo, Angie Stone, Raphael Sadiq, Prince Soul and Funk Vibe. Joi not only Gorgeous as Hell, she can sing to.
@kevinevans2223
So underrated!!!! This was the shit and the album was even better!!!! Love you Joi
@cassandramason6472
🔥🔥🔥
@garyfranklin3000
That line about the fried chicken, that always get me. That might get him.🍗😀
@effem9366
I've been looking for this track for the LONGEST.
I used to OD off this ish. I mean ON repeat.
Heard it for the first time on the chat line many years ago.
I caught that tone, beat, some lyrics ..... I was hooked.
It's May 19 2022 .... Who else STILL rocking with this?
@RobBeatdownBrown
D’Angelo got me search boxin’ Joi Gilliam 😍