K-Ci Hailey Net Worth: Success of the R&B Singer

K-Ci (Little Cedric) is a singer-songwriter known as one of the members of Jodeci, K-Ci & JoJo, and Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers. He was one of the top-grossing R&B singers in the 1980s.

He started his music career in the church, singing in his father’s quartet group, Little Cedric and the Hailey Singers, consisting of other family members. The group released three albums on the AIR (Atlanta International Records) label. The albums are ‘I’m Alright Now’ in 1983, ‘Jesus Saves’ in 1984, and ‘God’s Blessing’ in 1985.

His rise to musical fame came when he became the lead singer of Jodeci, an R&B group formed initially by DeVante DeGrate and his brother Joel Hailey in 1988.

K-Ci was also part of the successful K-Ci & JoJo R&B singing group.

K-Ci Net Worth

K-Ci has amassed his fair share of wealth, being part of many successful groups and projects.

As a member of Jodeci, they started their performances in the 1990s and dropped their first major hit with 2Pac in 1996.

In 1997, K-Ci and his group released their first album, “Love Always,” whose third single, “All My Life,” was a chart-smashing hit, sitting atop the Hot 100 for three straight weeks. During his time with Jodeci, they sold over 20 million records worldwide. These were the times before music streaming.

In 2014, Complex magazine ranked the group 1st on their “1990s Male R&B Group Pyramid of Excellence” list, recognizing them as one of the most influential groups of the 1990s and the best R&B group ever.

K-Ci is estimated to have a net worth of $3 million.

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