K-Ci & JoJo

Released: December 2, 2000

Songwriter: Timbaland Static Major

Producer: Timbaland

[Verse 1]
Don't give me an inch
'Cause I'll take it all now
Another style for you to hate
I sat up today, my style in the straight
And if you care to relate
No, you can't copy me
'Cause I been changed
Stay in your lane
Remain with the straight
Don't you cross that line
You goin' out of your mind
I got that grind so don't you hate

[Chorus]
You can judge me wrong
Don't leave home without my game face on
Got it goin' on
See my head is strong
Don't leave home without my game face on
Gotta keep it on
Try to play me wrong
Never forget you've got a game face on
Got it goin' on
When I wrote this song
Saw it in the mirror with my game face on
Got it goin' on

[Verse 2]
Gotta keep it on
Stay true to the bone, freak of the moan
So where they goin'
Gotta be in the zone
No chaperones, no earphone
It's time to get it on
I don't know what you all be on
But got be strong
I'm about ready to move on
Like Fidel Castro or Al Capone, Jodeci
Everybody wants to go

[Chorus]
You can judge me wrong
Don't leave home without my game face on
Got it goin' on
See my head is strong
Don't leave home without my game face on
Gotta keep it on
Try to play me wrong
Never forget you've got a game face on
Got it goin' on
When I wrote this song
Saw it in the mirror with my game face on
Got it goin' on

[Bridge]
Got my game face on
Got my game face on, gentlemen
Steady, yeah

[Chorus]
You can judge me wrong
Don't leave home without my game face on
Got it goin' on
See my head is strong
Don't leave home without my game face on
Gotta keep it on
Try to play me wrong
Never forget you've got a game face on
Got it goin' on
When I wrote this song
Saw it in the mirror with my game face on
Got it goin' on

[Outro]
I got my game face on
You better walk a straight line

Brothers Cedric Hailey and Joel Hailey from Monroe, North Carolina make up the duo K-Ci & JoJo, the lead singers and half of the multi-platinum R&B group Jodeci along with brothers Mr. Dalvin and DeVante Swing. After three platinum albums with Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo branched off and sang hooks for 2Pac on his singles “How Do U Want It” and “Toss It Up” in 1996 before releasing their first album Love Always in 1997. The album featured the #1 hit “All My Life,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and was nominated for two Grammys. Their second album, It’s Real, was released in 1999 and hit platinum status in part due to the success of the single “Tell Me It’s Real,” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard chart. Their third album, X, was released in 2000 and featured the hit “Crazy,” which peaked at #3 on the Hot 100.

The duo released two more albums—2002’s Emotional and 2013’s My Brother’s Keeper—but they didn’t contain any top hits. In 2010, they starred in their own reality show on TVOne titled K-Ci & JoJo…Come Clean which dealt with their alcohol and relationship issues as they attempted a comeback. They reunited with Jodeci to release the album The Past, The Present, The Future in 2015.

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