Jodeci

Released: March 31, 2015

Songwriter: Liana Bank$ Steve Beckham DeVante Swing

Producer: Steve Beckham DeVante Swing

[Intro]
1, 2, 3, 4, clothes droppin' to the floor
4, 3, 2, 1, baby come and give me some
1, 2, 3, 4, clothes droppin' to the floor
4, 3, 2, 1, baby come and give me some

[Chorus]
Come on, show out, this time
Come on, show out, this time
Come on, show out, this time
Come on, show out, this time

[Verse 1]
I'll tell you everything you want
Tell you everything you need
Tell you everything you want
Tell you everything you need
Girl no matter what your size
You just need to learn your body
You just need to give it time
Girl I know you'll be just fine
Girl then maybe later on
We can meet at candlelight
Girl then maybe later on
You can get a piece of mine
Girl then maybe later on
We can see your private parts
You're the reason who you are
Make yourself into a star

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
Girl you're everything I want
Girl you're everything I need
Girl with everything you are
Girl I'm guaranteed to be
Tell me everything you want
Girl I'm takin' care of your needs
Girl I love the way you are
It's about you and me
Girl look at these things I bought
Girl I hope you like the watch
Girl what's down in the box?
Red or black Guiseppe's tonight?
So girl with everything you are
Girl slip on this lingerie
I just wanna be the one
Who's seeing you, baby

[Chorus]

[Bridge] x3
Strip, baby, strip, baby
Strip, baby, strip
This time

[Chorus]

Started in 1983, Jodeci is comprised of two sets of brothers—Cedric and Joel Hailey (also known as K-Ci and JoJo) and Donald and Dalvin Degrate (also known as DeVante Swing and Mr. Dalvin). Jodeci were once known as the “bad boys of R&B,” notable particularly because they were actually boys at the time, breaking out as teenagers in 1991 with their debut album and its title ballad, “Forever My Lady.” Natives of North Carolina, they were discovered by Heavy D, who overheard their demo when an A&R at Uptown was in the process of passing on them. Heavy D introduced Jodeci to Uptown founder Andre Harrell, who signed them after they sang in his office, and handed them off to his then-protégé Puff Daddy, who outfitted the group in dark shades and coordinating leather ensembles. The look, along with the streetwise soul found in songs like “Cry 4 U” and “Feenin” (as well as a few run-ins with the law) made them the antithesis to good-guy personas of then-peaking R&B superstars Boyz II Men. Devante, who along with Mr. Dalvin held down production duties for the group, founded the Swing Mob, a collective responsible for the discovery of musical geniuses like Timbaland, Missy Elliott, and Static Major. As a group, Jodeci would go on to release three critically-acclaimed album in the ‘90s, before disappearing from the limelight. K-Ci and JoJo splintered off as a duo in 1997, producing hit single “All My Life” and, eventually, five albums, but adoring fans never let go of their Jodeci obsession. In March, the group released The Past, The Present, The Future, the first Jodeci album in two decades. Jodeci, if y'all reading this, where’d you go?

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