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.
Ooh Yeah
K-Ci & JoJo Lyrics
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A lot of imitators, perpetrators, duplicators
Kci and Jojo haters
Copying our style for years (Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh)
A lot of imitators, perpetrators, duplicators
Kci and Jojo haters
Copying our style for years
Shoulda been a little while now
I think about 10 years
Been around the whole world why'all
Even heard a lot of cheers
A lot of imitators, perpetrators, duplicators
Kci and Jojo haters
Copying our style for years
(come around here)
(but we still here, that's why we're the first ones to make you say ooh yeah)
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
(somebody say ooh yeah)
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
[Verse: 2]
It's a shame that I always
Have to be conscious and cautious
Of every riff I make
And every song I sing
What happened to the day
When everybody was creative
Woooooh I can't go on
Feeling this way about it
You know but you won't admit it
Who was the first person to make you say ooh yeah
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
(you know that I know and I know that you know)
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
(kci was the first one to say it I was the one to duplicate it)
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
(all the rest of you, move on, move on)
[Bridge:]
Wave your hands in the sky (shake your hands)
(Me and Kci about to come and do it this time)
Wave them front side to side
We don't care what you hear
We're just here to make you say ooh yeah
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh
Ooh ooh, yeah yeah, uh huh uh huh (Fade out)
In K-Ci & JoJo's song Ooh Yeah, the duo addresses the numerous people who have attempted to imitate or copy their style. The song starts with an intro, where the singers acknowledge the existence of "imitators, perpetrators, duplicators," and how they have been copying K-Ci & JoJo's style for years, dubbing them as "haters." JoJo & K-Ci expresses how they have been around for a decade (ten years) and have performed all over the world, but numerous people have still been trying to replicate their style.
In the first verse, K-Ci & JoJo continue to address this issue, stating that even though they have been around for so long, people still imitate them, "Copying our style for years." However, K-Ci & JoJo proclaims that they're still here and the first to make you say "Ooh Yeah."
Moving on to the second verse, K-Ci & JoJo discuss how they have to be cautious in every composition they produce and how people tend to imitate it. They reminisce about the past when everyone was creative, but nowadays, there are numerous people who copy other's style. The singers then shout out that they were the first to make you say "Ooh Yeah."
The song ends with the duo's bridge, where they tell their listeners to wave their hands in the sky, "We don't care what you hear, We're just here to make you say ooh yeah," in essence, stating that imitators will come and go, but K-Ci & JoJo will always be the original creators.
Line by Line Meaning
A lot of imitators, perpetrators, duplicators
There are many people who try to copy our style, but they are not original.
Kci and Jojo haters
Some people do not like us.
Copying our style for years
People have been trying to imitate us for a long time.
Shoulda been a little while now
I think about 10 years
Been around the whole world why'all
Even heard a lot of cheers
We have been performing for 10 years, and we have traveled all over the world and have had a lot of success and support.
Come around here
But we still here, that's why we're the first ones to make you say ooh yeah
Even though people try to copy us, we are still here making great music that makes people say 'ooh yeah.'
It's a shame that I always
Have to be conscious and cautious
Of every riff I make
And every song I sing
What happened to the day
When everybody was creative
Woooooh I can't go on
Feeling this way about it
You know but you won't admit it
It's sad that I have to be careful with my music because people are always trying to copy it instead of creating their own original music.
Who was the first person to make you say ooh yeah
We were the first ones to make you say 'ooh yeah.'
Kci was the first one to say it I was the one to duplicate it
Kci came up with the 'ooh yeah' sound, and I copied it in our music.
All the rest of you, move on, move on
All the people who copy our style should stop and create their own original music.
Wave your hands in the sky (shake your hands)
(Me and Kci about to come and do it this time)
Wave them front side to side
We don't care what you hear
We're just here to make you say ooh yeah
We are here to entertain you and make you feel good, so put your hands up and say 'ooh yeah.'
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: JOEL LAMONTE HAILEY, MICHAEL BELL, RICHARD CEDRIC HAILEY
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