Tell Me It's Real
K-Ci & JoJo
1999
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About K-Ci & JoJo
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
K-Ci & JoJo are the singing brothers who developed their early recording careers in Jodeci. As a duo, they also appeared on 2Pac's How Do U Want It before releasing Love Always in 1997. That album included All My Life, while the follow-up It's Real introduced Tell Me It's Real. Later work included My Brother's Keeper, extending their partnership through further recordings centered on closely coordinated R&B vocals.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - K-Ci & JoJo artist biography
Read licensed biography for sibling/Jodeci identity, 2Pac appearance, 1997/1999 albums and later project. Omit chart/award totals and unverified implications of permanent separation from Jodeci. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Tell Me It's Real by K-Ci & JoJo appears at number 48 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1999. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1999 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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Billboard year-end 1999 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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