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Can We All Agree That SWV's 'You're The One' Is a First Ballot Hall of Fame Cheat Jam?
Ever since the SWV versus Xscape Verzuz was announced, my soul has been awash with joy and good tidings and cheer. I love SWV. I’m an SWV-stan. An SWV-apologist. I’m an SWV-superfan. I love Coko’s singing and will fight with anybody about her place in the pantheon of R&B singers. She’s in my top 10…
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Are You ‘Just Kickin’ It’ ‘Right Here’ at Home for SWV Verzuz Xscape This May?
Well, it looks like Mother’s Day weekend plans are sealed! On Wednesday, the Mother’s Day battle that Verzuz teased this past weekend in its upcoming lineup announcement was confirmed: It will be none other than SWV (aka Sisters With Voices) vs. Xscape! That’s right, the ladies of SWV (Cheryl “Coko” Gamble, Tamara “Taj” Johnson and…
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The Ladies of SWV Will Have You 'Weak' With This Black-Ass Interview
There are three types of people in this world: Those who like flats Those who enjoy drums Those who don’t know we’re talking about chicken And one member of the Grammy-nominated group SWV fall into each of these categories. In the latest installment of “Black Ass Game Show,” the R&B legends share their preferences between…
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Unsung: SWV Were the Supremes of the ’90s Who Had It All, Lost It and Got It Back
If any group represented a contemporary version of Diana Ross and the Supremes, SWV (Sisters With Voices) was the girl group of the ’90s for R&B harmonies, ballads and up-tempo, hip-hop soul. And when we saw those three New York City-born girls with their fresh doobies, baseball jerseys and hip-hop style, we saw our own…
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An Ode To SWV
I grew up in Frankfurt, Germany, as a military brat in the mid-’80s and early ’90s. Those of us who grew up overseas had one channel to watch on television: AFN, which stands for the Armed Forces Network. We all watched the same cartoons, the same soap operas (General Hospital was followed by Guiding Light), and the…