SWV Sings No.1 Hit 'Weak', Talks 'SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B' & More | Billboard News
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- Legendary R&B group SWV sings No.1 hit 'Weak', talks about their new Bravo reality show 'SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B', give their thoughts on how they think R&B has changed and more!
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LeeLee came to eat at my old job in Atlanta, I was a host..keep in mind it wasn’t my best day. She literally came back to the host stand and had a decent 10 minute conversation with me before she went to her table and on the way out she told me to keep my head up…ofcourse that stuck with me 🙏🏾♥️💯
Awwww so sweet I can see that she always seem like a sweetheart and Taj.
I love that they're so down to earth.
@@thetruesoulofanaquarius9302 what about coko? Is she nice?
@@angholloway5091 i'll answer that for you...coco got better with her attitude, what people don't know is coco has bipolar disorder which she has mentioned so a lot of her attitudal outburst in the past was because of that but now she takes her medications & is so much more mild mannered & respectful!!
Lemme tell u something abt Coko she is from New York the hood side of the Bronx so u had to learn how to be rude and mean before someone takes from u so she had to be tough. She had to learn how to act around people and be more lady like/media pleasing.
I hate how ppl try to down play SWV's success. SWV all day !! 30 millions records sold..... I love this interview. Iconic Legends 🙌
Me too
Okkk!! These ladies deserve every Boquet of Flowers!!!
Facts 💯 I think people overlook them because they weren't consider cross over. 30 million records sold seem very successful to me.
They are so awesome and they still looking fly as always . Love them
Right, most artist R&B and Hip Hop sell more overseas.
30 million records put some respect on SWV they paved way 🔥🫡
Taj have a dope middle harmony . It truly stands out .
I was just thinking that
Yep. One of the most distinctive voices in R&B. I have yet to come across someone that sounds like her.
@@neillomarispringle4860 Her and Kandi both have very distinctive voices
Yessssssss Taj
@@len1975 She needs to SING like this (that) ALL THE TIME!!! It would hush up her biggest critics.
These women look amazing at 52!
Facts ❤️💯
That little acapella performance gave me chills and they wasn't even putting everything they got into it. This is why these sisters are still selling out shows and new generations are finding them and making them relevant again and again. Their voices and songs are like magic!
I got the same feelin,particularly on the last “can’t explain/why your lovin makes me weak”
I’m still after 25 years trying to figure out if LeLee can actually sing? If so, why aren’t any of their top hits featuring HER voice or Taj’s in a solo?
@Sha Taj has a solo part on 'Use Your Heart.' I really love her voice and Lee Lee has solo parts on other songs. They can sing but they don't have a powerhouse voice like Coko has.
@@sha1841 Look up their video Co Sign LeeLee sings the first verse. She also sings on Lose My Cool, If Only You Knew and There Will Never Be. Taj sings lead on Use Your Heart, Ain't No Man and All About You and LeeLee sings and adlibs on that song as well. There's other songs not to mention
@@sha1841 you didn't hear her when they just sang acapella on here? There is no way she could hold down that bottom harmony on the spot like that and keep it in tune if she couldn't sing. But back in the day Leelee could really sing, according to Coko she taught her a lot of runs, and vocal techniques. I think smoking diminished her vocal range a little but she can def sing
SWV music has been in rotation the entire 30 years🔥🔥🔥
Taj has always been so beautiful to me. Her facial structure is top tier!!! Harmonies sounds like one voice 😮 OMG 😳 I love how chill and laid back Lele is and how hilarious and edgy Coko is 😂😂 she is funny!!
She also has a beautiful soul. I love her too
Taj is stunningly gorgeous! Coko is pretty too.
I agree. She is so pretty. Those cheekbones.
Yes I agree!!❤❤ the bone structure in her face,those cheekbones 😍😍😍
Fun fact: Taj was signed to Ford Models at one point in the early 2000’s so that modeling agency obviously saw what we see 😎😉
Yesss she's freaking gorge!
Leelee voice sounds so deep but she sings so soft!!
On many songs we thought it was coko just singing background, but it was lelee.
@@sy8266 And some beginning parts on their Christmas album and others.
Yes she has that smooth tenor voice but she sings alto as well
It's amazingly right next to coko's believe it or not but she sings the lower register
She just sings in falsetto, she is a tenor
The best harmonies I ever heard! It's the 3 voice blend that works so perfectly. It need Taj to give it texture, Lelee to give it airy quality and Coko with the shining brightness. The way the harmonies lift up like angels singing. So spectacular!
Look at you ☺️ I love how you broke it down.
❤❤
The ladies from SWV seem very down to earth and chill and nice. Love their voices. Hoping more success for them on top of what they achieved!
That harmony was smooth! ❤️
They were fully clothed THEN & they are fully clothed NOW. 😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I damn near cried when the started singing .
And I definitely smiled .
Yea me too never nearly cried over any xscape songs !
@@sonna4298 never ever 😂
@@sonna4298nope I crying for xscape to stop 😂
Facts 💜💜💜
I'm a new Yorker SWV was my favorite group. I wanted to be like them so bad they had the dope cloths, hair and nails.
SWV are the anthem to my entire teenagehood. My girls & I would choreograph dances with absolutely no music. Just humming and singing outside (these TikTok kids will never know) 😂😂😂😂
even after all these years, I am so amazed at how similar Lee and Coko sound. Whew! it blows my minds and gives me chills.
Leelee got it right 🎯I get down with today's RNB butttttttt. I go back to the 90s to feel the love🤣
SWV ❤❤❤❤ #1 Female singing group of the 90s
I love how these ladies are so much in tune with each other. They matured so such as a group that why they are one of my top favorite. Classic and Classy ladies. Continue case that 💰
SWV you are the best don't stand behind no body no group still play your song today
Was too young to understand much of anything but the feeling the music gave but as a man I'm honored to still be able to salute these Queens....ThankYou greatness.
When they started harmonizing I would’ve fucking fainted. I LOVE THEM🎶❤️
Congrats to swv favorite female group weak march 13 2023 exscape
I just love Taj....weak is definitely a classic song! I love SWV period ❤
30 YEARS. STILL LOVE SWV.ICONIC VOICES. STILL LOVE THEM.THEY'RE TIMELESS.
I love SWV. They are so beautiful and they all have unique voices. Legends.
30 years in the industry, 40 Million recoords sold WW, Its About Time (7x Platinum, New Beginning (4x Platinum), Release Some Tension (2x Platinum), Weak (3x Platinum), etc.
You better state them facts 💯 🙌🙌🙌!!!
🎉🎉
they are SO new york, lol i love it!! down to the way lelee says “the bwonx” when referring to the bronx lol. love swv❤
You all can sing. Blessings to u all.
You hear taj LOUD N CLEAR on here, beautiful my girl
I love and admire these ladies. They worked hard and deserve to be successful.
One of my favorite classic song and best 90s female group as always.. That song covered many times as it is in greatness!!!! Kicking it a whole vibe. Never get tired of it neither because it will forever be in my heartThey still got it all after 31 years in the music industry. This is the type of music that needs to be comeback for real. The New York's ladies to be exact.. I pray I get to meet them. SWV for life. 1990bornbaby!!!!!!
SWV are legends! They set the trend for many popular acts to follow and are still making waves till this day. I hope everyone shows them the respect they deserve
My favorite female group of all time
I want that SWV jersey! ❤
Wow they sound wonderful together when they sing ❤
And they say the Taj and Leelee couldn't sing, they all sound amazing!!!
I wish Coko would speak up for them. She would know better than anyone, for the people who always go to the comments talking about Lelee and Taj. I believe people wouldn't be so quick to say they can't. (Lelee sings on If Only You knew and that's when I found out I loved her voice too!) Taj sounded so good here!!
@@lalag6071coko has always said they have beautiful voices what else is she supposed to do about other peoples opinions other than ignore it atleast she’s not out here throwing shade at them and playing into the mean things that people say about them like Tosha did
@@chinajohnson9805 Never heard Coko say that. Who is Tosha? Are you talking about Tocha from Xscape? They talk about her too and all her unnecessary runs but, yes Kandi gets the most flack. I think Kandi has a voice you either love or hate and I like it. I also miss Tocha's voice in Xscape's performances. A lot of people enjoy her sister singing her parts but I prefer Tocha. Hope you were talking about Tocha because I went on and on about her.
@@lalag6071 yes I am talking about Tosha from xscape and I know the people talk about Tosha out of place runs and riffs but what I’m saying is Tosha tried to clown kandi and tiny last year by basically playing into the nasty things people say about their voices I’m saying atleast coko had never done that b/c you said you wish she’d defend lelee and taj when people say rude things about their singing I’m saying coko has defended them and has always said they have beautiful voices so at this point there’s nothing more she can do other than to ignore it
@@chinajohnson9805 But people actually hear Kandi and Tiny (all of the members can sing solo) as they sing more parts than Lelee and Taj, so of course people can say whether or not they like their singing. I BARELY hear Taj unless she's rapping. That's when she gets loud. Even on their Tiny Desk, she is always singing low or her mic is down. Anyway SWV consists of 3 members that provide the SWV sound.
Powerful women leading the way with this video 👏🏾👏🏾
Love these ladies! They still sound AMAZING seriously!!
Loved the bloopers. SWV will forever be an eargasm ⭐🍾. Congratulations on making through the storm and sticking it out as a unit and Sisters With Voices 😍
SWV!!!! I listen to their music everyday.
Upbeat, Hilarious, Positive and still in sync with each other over 30 years later. and still sound great... my girls- SWV.. just love them!
I love them. All 3 are beautiful, and have inspired me since I was a little girl in the late 90’s 💞💞💞
Never forget getting their first album as a kid! Lmao it was a cassette tape and I played it every single day. I remember getting the second album was on cd. The times chile! 😆
Respect Respect. I clicked so fast when I saw this in my notifications. Lol. These are my girls. And 'Weak' my #1 song from SWV (Sisters with soul). Awe, the clip of Don Cornelius and SWV on Soul Train just brought back so many memories. Soul Sisters #1 !!! Thanks Billboards News. Thanks SWV. Wish I could come to your shows. 🙏🤩
Y'all gotta hear lelee sing second verse live on if only you knew in Philadelphia makes sense the harmony is tight with these ladies
How they hugged it out at the end!🤗
SWV is one of the best groups of all time! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
INCREDIBLE group 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I love SWV!!!
They are super dope and funny ash 😂🙂 they all be having me cracking up 🤣
Facts lol 😂 they’re hilarious lol
Damn! Sistas with voices DEFINITELY
I love me some SWV ❤👑❤👑❤👑
All I can say is "To Damn Good" 🥰❤
They are ICONIC
Leelee holds that bottom down 💯👌🏽
I love SWV and Xscape but hands down SWV was always flyer. The hair, the makeup, nails, fashion, harmonies etc. I still wear their makeup looks and hairstyles from back in the 90s.
Stop lying lol they don’t even rock the hair and nails no more Yall just say anything 😂
@@tygadewayne clearly I said from the 90s. Learn to read dummy while thinking you really slapped with that comment.😊
She's not lying I always loved and wanted to be swv. They had the best NYC look hands down
@@ks_eats nobody said they didn’t she said she will rock it now I said they don’t even wear it anymore she was lying knowing she doesn’t wear her hair like that now
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YO!!! That ''It's About Time'' album... Classic!! Being an 80s baby and growing up 90s it was just an incredible time with a group such as SWV giving R&B the best songs! I will forever love ''You're always on my Mind''! I used to burn my Sony Walkman cd player out of batteries playing that song!! LOL
Now where you been Ms. Always In The Comment Sections Of Classic Songs😁🤣💕
@@DCnewig_ LOL oh im around! How you been??
SWV SOUND AMAZING LOOK AMAZING💜👑💕👑💕👑QUEEN'S OF R&B MY FAVORITE GROUP
IT'S ABOUT TIME IS A CLASSIC ALBUM.
I’m glad I they did the show. I really enjoyed seeing solidified talent on reality tv.
I still love hearing their songs on the radio. 😊
They sing together like they have been singing 30 years. It was drop of a dime effortless.
80's Baby but 90's raised me! SWV came out when I was only 10 years old (92') and I been rocking with them ever since...true fan over here! REAL Sistas With Voices.
My favorite female R&b group
I am so happy see y’all women doing it SWV 👣👣👣🎵🎵🎵
omg that gave me chills!!! Need more acapella
Love this! I would like to hear the harmony with Taj and Leelee switch parts.
taj is so beautiful
I remember when I watched SWV perform on BET/MTV. What an amazing feeling. I remember watching “you’re the one” video before school and trying to remember the lyrics to sing on the bus. I couldn’t sing, but I was the one to put people on to the hottest tracks. Thank you for giving me wonderful memories, SWV!❤❤❤
📢AN OVERFLOW OF PURE EXCELLENCE & GREATNESS‼️❤️ CONTINUOUS BLESSINGS BEAUTIES✊🏽🖤❤️💛💚
I just LOOOOOOVE how professional they are and how they don't let pettiness get in their way of them supporting their fans... ❤
Omg lord have mercy when they song I caught the Holy Ghost! Yes swv ❤
Love LOVE LOVE #SWV✨💛✨
I love their voices. Weak is also my favourite song from them, and I still jam to it to this day!
I know the vid is not about Xscape, but on those pictures, Tocha looked like she was just passing by and decided to be in the picture.
Looking for this comment about tocha..
These my girls!!
My favorite group!!!
My second fav group. I remember I had the whole tape I dubbed from my homegirl in the 9th grade. 😂
It's so refreshing to see a seasoned host/journalist speaking to our culture! being on the red carpet, I tend to see young, young, so this is beautiful. Plus, SWV just adds to the beauty!
Loved their harmonies 🥰
Omg…I love SWV. ❤ Weak is the theme song to my very first crush in 10th grade.
They sound and looks great
That harmony!!!!
Legends!!!
They look tf good!!!
SWV and Xscape are the best 2 girl groups of the 90s. Nobody could touch them
SWV and EnVogue.
🧢 😂 it was SWV and TLC
They were the first concert I went to at great America here in California. They would have been huge had their egos not got in the way. Hopefully they have grown and can pick it back up
I’ve literally been a fan my whole life! So happy they are still together!!
Love these ladies!!!!
They better sing! 😎
I love, love, love these ladies! They remind of my own sister's. Overjoyed to see their continued success and celebration. 90s rnb and hip hop music is for sure timeless. Will be rocking till the end. ❤❤
They so dope , beautiful and got hits after hits. So timeless. Still playing in 2023❤
Lord, the talent!! So thankful
I Love These Ladies So Much
they look so damn good😍😍😍 love them
Still got it DONT play with these Goddesses 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Ahhhhh. ❤just amazing ladies!
SWV ❤️❤️❤️
ACAPELLA ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Beautiful voices