Placed in the capable hands of then-intern Sean “Puffy” Combs the group augmented their bad boy image, later making their debut on the Father MC song “Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated”. Following a live audition in which Jodeci performed “Come and Talk to Me” and “I’m Still Waiting”, Andre Harrell, taken back by the performance, signed the band that day. With only a modest amount of money the group travelled to New York City to accost Uptown Records CEO Andre Harrell. Dalvin) combining to form Jodeci in 1988. The DeGrate family also performed and toured as a family band, with members Donald DeGrate (DeVante Swing) and Dalvin DeGrate (Mr. Brothers Cedric and Joel Hailey, aka K-Ci and JoJo respectively, had previously performed as Little Cedric & the Hailey Singers and released three albums “Jesus Saves”, “I’m Alright Now”, and “God’s Blessings”. Jodeci is the combination of two performing gospel families, the Haileys and the DeGrates.
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