Most frequent collaboratorRory Bennett · 18 tracks
GenresR&BSoul
Co-Performer
22%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 14 of 63 tracks
Did K-Ci & JoJo write their own songs?
Some of them, and mostly one brother. They are credited on 14 of their 63 tracks, with JoJo on far more than K-Ci. He writes eight of the twelve songs on Love Always and produces across the catalogue.
By the Numbers
5
Studio Albums
63
Tracks Credited
22%
Self-Written
30
Years Active
88
Collaborators
Authorship Breakdown 14 / 63 self-written
Who wrote the songs?
Across all 63 tracks: how many K-Ci & JoJo wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
K-Ci & JoJo has a writing credit22%
22%
78%
Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written14tracks22%
Outside writers49tracks78%
Role Fingerprint how they contribute
K-Ci & JoJo's roles across the catalogue
Share of all 63 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Lyricist (words)22%
Composer (music)13%
Producer32%
Performer100%
Member Credit Breakdown share of tracks each member is credited on
Percentage of all 63 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
Member
Period
Lyrics
Music
Production
Performance
K-Ci
1996-present
10%
8%
0%
0%
JoJo
1996-present
17%
8%
32%
0%
Authorship Over Time writing credit per album
K-Ci & JoJo's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
avg 22%
67%
67%
0%
31%
0%
1997Love Always
1999It's Real
2000X
2002Emotional
2013My Brother's Keeper
Early · 67% written
Late · 16% written
Authorship by Decade track-weighted
67%
1990s
Love Always, It's Real
31%
2000s
X, Emotional
0%
2010s
My Brother's Keeper
Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author
Where K-Ci & JoJo sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
K-Ci & JoJo
Other artists on the site
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. RB Rory Bennett · MS Mike Smoov · T" Trevin "Big Trev" Clark · D" David "MD" Alford · CB Craig Brockman · EO Emanuel Officer
The Authorship Story
Data Insight
The brothers are credited on 14 of their 63 tracks, and almost all of that is JoJo rather than K-Ci. He writes on eight of the twelve songs on the debut and produces as well, while K-Ci appears rarely. Three of the five albums publish so few writers that two of them are marked unverified here.
Quick Facts
FromMonroe, North Carolina, formed in 1996
Self-writtenThe brothers are credited on 14 of the 63 tracks
The writerJoJo carries nearly all of the duo's own credits
Came fromJodeci, where both brothers sang before the split
Biggest song"All My Life" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Best sellerLove Always sold 2,900,000 in the US
Creative Fingerprint
A duo where one brother wrote and produced and the other mostly sang.
The Story
K-Ci & JoJo are brothers Cedric and Joel Hailey from Monroe, North Carolina, who split off from Jodeci in 1996. Five studio albums have followed. "All My Life" topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1998.
Awards & Recognition
American Music Award, Favorite R&B Band/Duo/Group (1999)
Frequently Asked Questions K-Ci & JoJo
Did K-Ci & JoJo write their own songs?
Some of them, and mostly one brother. They are credited on 14 of their 63 tracks, with JoJo on far more than K-Ci. He writes eight of the twelve songs on Love Always and produces across the catalogue.
Who wrote "All My Life"?
JoJo Hailey with Rory Bennett. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in Australia, the Netherlands and New Zealand.
Love Always, at 2,900,000 in the United States, certified 3x platinum. It's Real and X are both platinum.
Where did they come from?
Jodeci. Both brothers sang in the group before splitting off as a duo in 1996, and they had started earlier in a family gospel quartet, Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers.
Why are two albums unverified here?
X publishes no writers at all, and It's Real names writers for only three of its thirteen tracks. Neither the album articles nor the Discogs releases fill the gap.
Which brother writes more?
JoJo, by a wide margin. He is the one with production credits as well, on X and across the later albums.
Have they won any awards?
An American Music Award for Favorite R&B Band/Duo/Group in 1999.
Who writes their songs?
Michael Bell on nine tracks, Craig Brockman and Rory Bennett on four each, and Gloria Stewart and Emanuel Officer on three. Bennett co-wrote "All My Life".