A pair of brother acts combined forces to form
Jodeci, a singing group with one foot in the future and the other squarely in the past.
Dalvin and
Devante Swing DeGrate teamed with JoJo and
K-Ci Hailey for a debut album that mixed vintage soul singing with new jack production and bravado. But it wasn't the hip-hop-flavored songs that earned them popularity; instead, urban contemporary audiences embraced the love tunes "Come and Talk to Me" and the title track, signaling the beginnings of a move away from new jack swing that became a full-fledged retreat. ~ Ron Wynn