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Boyz II Men were fashioned as the guys any girl could bring home to mom. They were polite and accessorized anything with a smile. Bow ties, cardigan sweaters, and slacks were their uniform. Individual flair came into play with Shawn rocking a high top fade, Michael looking suave with his cane, Nathan had thick glasses, and Wanya’s ears were adorned with diamonds. Parents appreciated their daughters pining after guys like these. Their image was what a good boy was supposed to be. The only problem with Boyz II Men’s look was there were plenty of females who weren’t attracted to the cookie cutter good guys. They wanted something a bit more street.

Everything about Jodeci said antithesis of Boyz II Men.  Whereas the guys from Philly were classically trained vocalists, Jodeci’s vocal stylings were fried in country soul. The texture of their vocals were rougher in comparison and appealed more to the people of the street. Diddy’s vision for the group was to make them edgy. So instead of suits and ties, they wore combat boots and snap back caps. Parents were a little concerned just by looking at them. Those concerns intensified once they heard the opening line to “Forever My Lady.” With lyrics talking about having babies out of wedlock, the older generation wasn’t ready for all of that.

Boyz II Men has sold over 60 million records worldwide. They won four Grammys in 1992 and hold three spots on the list for longest number one streak on Billboard’s Hot 100. “End of the Road” was number one for thirteen weeks. In 1994, “I’ll Make Love To You” spent fourteen weeks atop the pop charts. “One Sweet Day,” a duet with Mariah Carey outlasted both of those records by staying number one for sixteen weeks, which is still the record for longest number one streak.

While Boyz II Men dominated the pop charts, Jodeci were lords over the R&B charts. Their debut album, Forever My Lady, contained three number one R&B hits. Arion Berger of Entertainment Weekly gave the project a positive review, calling the album “sophisticated beyond the band members’ years” and continued that “if they can keep up the momentum of this commercially successful debut, Jodeci will be a force to be reckoned with.” Jodeci have won several Soul Train Awards as well as BillBoard Awards. They were nominated for a host of others, but went home empty handed.

So who was the best male R&B group of that decade? Was it the clean and crisp Boyz II Men or the rough and tumble Jodeci? We can debate all day as to why they both deserve the title, but now it’s time to settle the dispute once and for all.

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“I decided to come to Guy’s Not only for some help in exposing Jo-Jo (jodeci) A**!! But to let you know , he is a DEADBEAT!!!

I have a 13 year old daughter from him and he only pays 300 dollars a month after I dropped 70,000 dollars for him. My daughter was not on the show because they said I will cause too much Drama.

If he is gonna come clean he needs to come clean about Being a Deadbeat and not seeing his kids. He has 5 from 5 different baby mothers and does not call them. The show aired in Feb 2010, he still has not spoke to them.

He needs to come clean about his drug (coke) problem he has and getting fingered in his a**. Im upset so excuse me. But Tvone has alot of nerve promoting that come clean bullsh*t.”

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Well you’re gonna get the last laugh, cuz ol’ boy was popped last night at a Subway restaurant in Burbank, CA for public drunkeness…

From PopEater.com

Jodeci singer DeVante Swing was arrested at a Subway in Burbank, Calif., this past weekend for public drunkenness.

According to TMZ, DeVante, whose real name is Donald DeGrate Jr., was arrested after police received a call from a concerned citizen who said the singer was drunk and sloppily crashing into tables and falling on the floor at the restaurant.

The 41-year-old was arrested for being drunk in public and taken to a nearby jail.

DeVante was released at around 11PM, after police determined he had sobered up. The police said the singer would not be charged with a crime.

UPDATE: TMZ got the security camera footage….

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On the road to recovery from addictions to drugs and alcohol, the two brothers allowed cameras to follow them around for 30 days as they sought to turn their lives around.

From the looks of this teaser trailer for their TV One reality show, “K-Ci & JoJo Come Clean,” this show is going to be chock full of delicious crackhead ignorance not seen on television since “Being Bobby Brown” went off the air.

The shot of K-Ci singing in church?  Priceless!

The DeVante Swing cameo?  Oh boy.

The nine-episode series premieres October 19th on TV One!

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“K-Ci & JoJo Come Clean” will air on TV One this fall. He also talked about the prospects of new music from K-Ci & JoJo as well as Jodeci.
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I’ve heard some really bad songs in my thirty years on this planet, and I thought that after R. Kelly’s “Trapped In The Closet,” which was so bad it actually turned out to be pretty good, that I’d heard the worst of it. 

Apparently not.

A few months ago, I heard the H-Town & Jodeci collaboration “Knockin Your Heels” (no, seriously, that’s the title) and laughed heartily at its video.  Ultimately, it wasn’t far removed from the type of music both of these has beens had been making during their heyday some 15 years ago when this pairing would’ve actually mattered.  The song suffered from all of the 90s R&B cliches: hypersexed and extremely clumsy lyrics, and enough vocal histrionics that would make Patti Labelle want to keep her shoes on for a change.

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The guys of H-Town and Jodeci must have thought that the song didn’t assault ones senses enough, so they added freakin’ Pretty Ricky to the remix.

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The end result is about as sexy as the rape scene in The Accused.

If you didn’t catch the video, watch it below.

DISCLAIMER: The Urban Daily is not responsible for any sudden blindness that may occur as a result of viewing this clip.  Proceed at your own risk.

Since y’all liked Pac on a Different World, here’s Jodeci on Martin. I always thought Jodeci’s cover of Lately was better than Stevie Wonders and Martin is pretty funny on it in an American Idol kind of way.

I still don’t think that Chris sung that “Apology” track [click here to read], but The Urban Daily thinks these other nine guys can give the wannabe beggar a run for his money.

Check out ‘The Best Beggars In History’ below:

Shoutout to Audris, Aura, Alyson, JBarrow & Shanelle!