K-Ci and JoJo's first sign of independence came in 1994 when K-Ci covered Bobby Womack's hit "If You Think You're Lonely Now" for the movie Jason's Lyric. Early in 1996, K-Ci and Jo-Jo teamed up for the song "How Could You" for the movie Bulletproof starring Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler.
By July 1996, K-Ci and JoJo finally had a hit on their hands as guest artists in 2Pac's number-one R&B hit "How Do U Want It". It also topped the Billboard Hot 100. The brothers made their side projects into a full album, Love Always. Released on June 17, 1997, the album spawned two top-ten R&B hits: "You Bring Me Up" and "Last Night's Letter". "All My Life" was the number-one song on the Hot 100 for three weeks, a feat that K-Ci and Jo-Jo had never achieved with Jodeci.Love Always went on to sell four million copies, and the success of the album put Jodeci's reunion on hold indefinitely.
Their second album,It's Real,was released on June 22, 1999. It spawned one major hit "Tell Me It's Real" which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard's R&B charts. K-Ci and Jo-Jo returned with X on December 5, 2000. "X", the Roman numeral for ten, was picked as the album title to celebrate the Haileys' tenth anniversary in the music business. They made a strong return to the Billboard Hot 100 early in 2001 with the song "Crazy", also included on the Save the Last Dance soundtrack. "Crazy" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
The fourth K-Ci and Jo-Jo album, Emotional, was released on November 26, 2002, but failed to find commercial success. K-Ci and JoJo released a greatest hits album on February 8, 2005. They are believed to have teamed back up with DeVante Swing and Mr. Dalvin for a Jodeci reunion album.
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K-Ci & JoJo Lyrics
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Thinking about ya
How could this be that you are not here with me
When I gave you the best of me
I face each day (each day)
Without a smile
And life seems so unfair
I feel like I want to (like I wanna) die
You didn't give me a last goodbye baby
I've waited weeks for your call
I've waited here by the phone
But when the silence grew long (it grew to long)
I knew that something was wrong (ooooohhhhhhhh)
Right then I knew it babe
How could you do it babe (how could you do it)
How could you tear my poor heart in two (why did you have to do it
oooohhhhh)
How could you do it babe
How could you do (how could you do) it to me (to me)
Do it do it how could you do it baby
And tear my poor heart in two
Ain't no more blue up in my sky
Only cloudy moments ha
And the tears like rain you left behind
All of those memories in the corner of my mind
I started looking at a picture in a frame
As I start to cry 'cause I can't picture us apart
Oh my God can you help me
Can you help me with this pain
With this pain I've buried deep down inside.
I've waited weeks for your call (yes I did)
I've waited here by the phone (everyday)
But when to silence grew long (too long)
I knew that something was wrong (Yeah)
Right then I knew it babe (baby)
How could you do it babe
How could you tear my poor heart in two
(how could you do it how could you do it to me baby)
Girl tell me it's not true (all my life)
Do I have to spend the rest of my life without you baby
How can I get through
How can I get through this pain this pain no deal baby
I've waited weeks for your call (I've waited for your call)
I've waited here by the phone (By my phone)
But when to silence grew long
(I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, I knew it)
I knew that something was wrong
Right then I knew it babe
How could you do it babe (why you do this why you went away)
How could you tear my poor heart in two (yeah yeah)
Yeah baby oooohhhhh
I've waited weeks for your call
I've waited here by the phone
Break it down, break it down (But when to silence grew long)
Break it down, break it down (I knew that something was wrong)
Break it down
The lyrics to K-Ci & JoJo's "Don't Rush" focus on the pain and confusion of a breakup. The singer is alone in their room, thinking about the person they loved who is no longer with them. Despite giving that person the best of themselves, they were betrayed without any explanation or closure. The days pass without smiles, and life feels unfair. The singer feels like they can't go on, and memories of the lost relationship haunt them. They wait for a phone call that never comes, trying to hold onto hope that things could be fixed, but ultimately, they realize that the relationship is over and they are left to deal with the pain on their own.
The lyrics illustrate how heartbreaking and difficult it can be to get over someone who you thought you would spend your life with. The pain and heartache that comes with a failed relationship can feel unbearable, and the singer is left wondering how they could have been so blind to the other person's true feelings. No matter how much they try to move on, the memories of the lost love continue to haunt them.
Overall, "Don't Rush" is a poignant reminder that love can be both beautiful and painful, and that sometimes, no matter how much we want something to work out, it just isn't meant to be.
Line by Line Meaning
All I can do is sit alone in my room baby
I feel really sad and all I do is sit in my room thinking about you.
Thinking about ya
I can't stop thinking about you and what we had together.
How could this be that you are not here with me
I don't understand how we went from being together to you not being here at all.
When I gave you the best of me
I gave you everything I had and everything I knew how to give.
I face each day (each day)
Every day I wake up and have to face the world without you.
Without a smile
I can't even fake a smile because I feel so heartbroken.
And life seems so unfair
It feels like life is really unfair because I lost you.
I feel like I want to (like I wanna) die
Sometimes I feel so low that I don't want to live anymore.
You didn't even give me a last
You left without even giving me a proper goodbye.
You didn't give me a last goodbye baby
You didn't even take the time to say goodbye to me properly.
I've waited weeks for your call
I've been waiting for you to call me for weeks.
I've waited here by the phone
I've been sitting by the phone waiting for your call.
But when the silence grew long (it grew to long)
When the phone didn't ring for a really long time, I knew something was wrong.
I knew that something was wrong (ooooohhhhhhhh)
I could feel in my heart that something wasn't right.
Right then I knew it babe
At that moment I knew that something was really wrong.
How could you do it babe (how could you do it)
I don't understand how you could have done this to me.
How could you tear my poor heart in two (why did you have to do it oooohhhhh)
You broke my heart into a million pieces and I don't know why you did it.
Do it do it how could you do it baby
How could you have done this to me?
And tear my poor heart in two
You ripped my heart out and left me feeling shattered.
Ain't no more blue up in my sky
Without you, my world feels gray and lifeless.
Only cloudy moments ha
All I have left are painful memories and cloudy moments of us together.
And the tears like rain you left behind
All you left me with were tears and heartache.
All of those memories in the corner of my mind
I can't escape the memories of us together, they are always there in the corner of my mind.
I started looking at a picture in a frame
I looked at a picture of us together in a frame and it made me cry.
As I start to cry 'cause I can't picture us apart
The thought of us not being together anymore is too painful for me to even imagine.
Oh my God can you help me
I'm calling out to God, asking for help to get through this.
Can you help me with this pain
Please God, help me deal with this unbearable pain.
With this pain I've buried deep down inside.
The pain of losing you is so deep that I can't even begin to express it.
Girl tell me it's not true (all my life)
Please tell me that this isn't happening, that you didn't really leave me like this.
Do I have to spend the rest of my life without you baby
I can't imagine spending the rest of my life without you by my side.
How can I get through
I'm not sure how to get through this pain and sadness.
How can I get through this pain this pain no deal baby
I don't know how to deal with this pain that I'm feeling.
Break it down, break it down (But when to silence grew long)
Break it down and analyze what went wrong and how I got to this point.
Break it down, break it down (I knew that something was wrong)
Take a closer look at what happened and try to understand what went wrong.
Break it down
Put everything into perspective and try to figure out a way to move forward from this heartache.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOEL M HAILEY, RICHARD HAILEY, RICHARD CEDRIC HAILEY, RORY A BENNETT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@carlotoledo4533
Very underrated song and these were some great years for R&B
@DaRendogxtreme
Youre Right I remembered This Song listening to This as a kid When I was 7 and Had To Listen to this now to Understand
@adayah30
Missing this type of R&B for real. We need another album from K-Ci & JoJo.
@anthonyroberts4477
Facts soooo slept on🤦🏾♂️🤞🏾❣️💯
@ATLGETREADY4ME
They put out an album 13 years ago right after they did that reality show it was called “My Brother’s Keeper” (the album not the show)
@jamesblanco276
I don't think people realize how talented these 2 brothers were. Platinum albums with Jodeci and as a duo. Almost a 10 year span of hits.
@bossguy8301
yeah bro they were ahead of their time and no one can compare
@lawrencecampbell7623
P.S. f
@msgraham6244
James TiBlanc most definitely
@JohnMiller-gi6cw
You are so right my brother..