Koffee Brown

Koffee Brown
Koffee Brown, 2001. Vee and Fonz.
Background information
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Genres	R&B, Neo soul, Urban
Years active	1997–2001
Labels	Arista
Associated acts	Next, Naughty by Nature
Members	Fonz Vee

Koffee Brown was an American R&B and neo-soul duo consisting of male singer Falonte "Fonz" Moore and female singer Vernell "Vee" Sales. They were discovered by music producer Kay Gee and RL of Next and were signed to Arista Records. They are best known for their song "After Party" released in December 2000.

Naughty by Nature group member Kay Gee had formed Divine Mill Records, whose roster includes Warner Bros. Records recording artists Jaheim, Eddie Berkeley, Barry Salters, and Allstar (who produced "After Party" and co-produced with Teddy Riley, Joe's R&B/pop chart topper "Stutter"). RL Huggar (also of Next) suggested Fonz leave his native Howardsville, Missouri (New Madrid County) to come to Minnesota and audition for Kay Gee. East Orange, New Jersey-born Vee was an old neighborhood friend of Kay Gee and had toured as a background singer with Mary J. Blige and Faith Evans. She can also be heard on Case's "Touch Me Tease Me" from The Nutty Professor movie soundtrack and the Next single, "Too Close". After their formation as a duo, they appeared on Next's Rated Next in 1997 and then Naughty by Nature's Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury in 1999.