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K-Ci (born Cedric Renard Hailey on September 2, 1969 in Charlotte, North
Carolina) is an R&B/soul singer and songwriter, one-half of the duo K-Ci
and JoJo and one-quarter of the R&B quartet Jodeci. He is the older brother
of fellow Jodeci member Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey. He is also the cousin of
neo-soul singer Calvin Richardson, singer Dave Hollister, and American Idol
winner Fantasia Barrino.
The main lead singer for Jodeci and the second lead singer for K-Ci and
JoJo, much of K-Ci's performance and singing style, defined by an emotive,
gospel-flavored rasp, is inspired by soul star Bobby Womack. K-Ci covered
Womack's 1981 hit single "If You Think You're Lonely Now" as a single for
the Jason's Lyric soundtrack in 1994.
As Womack inspired him, K-Ci inspired another R&B star, Mark "Sisqó"
Andrews of the late-1990s R&B group Dru Hill. However, Sisqó and Dru Hill
were initially blamed, including by K-Ci himself, of not just usin
