Melky and Sedeck Jean received their big break in 1995, when they collaborated with Darryll "Day" Pearson on "I've Got a Love Jones For You," a hit single, which ended up on the soundtrack for the feature film Love Jones. The track was Melky and Sedeck's first official recording as part of the 'Refugee Camp' and their debut single; they also performed on the 'Love Jones' package tour.
After an intense bidding war, Melky and Sedeck signed with MCA Records. In 1999, they released their debut album, Sister & Brother. It featured tracks which involved collaborations with Pearson and Supreme C.
As performers at 1999's Lilith Fair, they performed alongside several well-known artists, including Aimee Mann, The Innocence Mission, Beth Orton, Bijou Phillips, Sixpence None the Richer, Liz Phair, Cibo Matto, Bif Naked among others. The founder of the event, Sarah McLachlan, also performed with Melky at the fair's finale. The record company executives at MCA Records were not too happy with the record sales and decided to stop promoting the group. According to promotion department at MCA Records, the major radio stations around the country did not play the records because there were no hits from the records. After the first album did poorly, MCA Records decided not to invest in the group.
The soundtrack to 2000's feature film, Love & Basketball, featured "Morning Star", a song which Melky Sedeck produced and performed.
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