SWV STUN for Vogue / Reflect on “Messy” Reality Show with Xscape, Being Underrated, & New Tour with Jodeci

Published: Sunday 16th Apr 2023 by Sam

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Coko, LeLee, and Taj are certified R&B icons and have been receiving shine anew thanks to their hit Bravo series ‘SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B.’

Addictive in earnest, the show saw the beloved groups join forces for a co-headlined concert.

With big success and even bigger personalities in the mix, sparks flew and quickly popped off on social media too.

Now that the show is in rearview, SWV is looking forward while also ruminating on their illustrious past.

For, beyond posting it up in a striking shoot lensed by Salvatore Demaio, the trio opened up about their legacy, not getting their dues, ‘The Queens of R&B,’ and their upcoming tour with Jodeci.

Head below for clips and quotes…

@voguemagazine The members of #SWV are enjoying a much-deserved burst of attention and newfound fans thanks to a new reality show on Bravo, “SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B.” And thankfully, the ladies are capitalizing on their second wind. This summer, they’ll go on tour with another legendary R&B act: the suave all-male group #Jodeci. Here, before they hit the road, we caught up with the group to play a delightful (and fashion-filled) round of #MostLikelyTo ♬ original sound – Vogue

Lelee on the Drama-Drenched Series with Xscape:

“My cousin Tony was upset they showed a little bit of him [on the show],” Lyons says with a laugh. “He was like, ‘Cuz, but we filmed for eight hours!’ I was like, ‘This is how it works, sir, you’re not important.’ I think they focused on the messy stuff way too much.”

Coko on New Learnings Doing Such a Show:

“Just the social media fans You know, the trolls. They pick and choose who they like, who they dislike, whatever. It’s a lot.”

Lelee on Getting Their Dues:

“I would love to see us get a lifetime-achievement award, a Grammy, all of those things we should have gotten when we were coming up. We deserve it all from our peers.

[Being sampled by new artists]  just reminds me of how blessed we really are and how much of an impact we have made on in the music industry to a lot of up-and-coming artists. Even though we don’t feel like we get the accolades we deserve, we get a lot back in love.”

Coko Gets Candid About What She Felt Held the Group Back:

“RCA was a label that really wasn’t popular. At the time that we signed with RCA, its nickname was Record Cemetery of America. When SWV went to RCA, no one expected us to blow up like we did. I don’t think RCA even expected us to be as big as we were. I felt like they didn’t know how to play the game. It’s a political game, and they didn’t play that game. No, we didn’t get nominated like we should have, we didn’t win the awards like we should have, and so that played a big part in everything.”

Taj on Upcoming Tour with Jodeci:

“You’re gonna get that street edge and that good music that you loved back in the ’90s. Jodeci can still get the girls up and running!” she adds with a laugh.”

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[Photo Credit: Vogue / Salvatore Demaio]

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  1. Farrah’s luggage (8k Camila) April 16, 2023

    Messy…yet y’all still aren’t the headliners 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

  2. BeyKnowlesBest April 16, 2023

    They look amazing CoKo’s haircut is FIRE I Love them they are New York girls and they have grown to mature women coKo’s voice is truly underrated, Escape is messey and they all wanna be a (“solo stars at 55 one slapped on a blond wig and bleached up her skin and thOught she was a gospel Beyoncé) people love mess so they get more attention but if you looking for pure class and vocals I would definitely be looking into swv next show schedule FACTS‼️

    • KeyLoLo April 16, 2023

      The only one that can sing in SWV is Coko..Taj and LeLee is just making free money bc Lord knows their vocals is horrible…it maybe debatable but even Kandi can sing better than both of them 💁

      • E Jai April 16, 2023

        Um clearly you haven’t gone to see them sing live. Lelee was actually initially lead. I agree their voices don’t have that power voice but sir they can sing! Do your research.

  3. True Tea April 16, 2023

    They all look great!

  4. E Jai April 16, 2023

    YLC eclipsed everyone because they were huge! That’s why Xscape and SWV never got their dues. There were too many giants around their time … TLC, BoyzIIMen, Janet, Madonna, Whitney, Michael, Mariah

    • Musiqlovah April 17, 2023

      ..and we can’t forget En Vogue. The ones that kicked it off in the 1990s proper-like.

  5. True Tea April 16, 2023

    They look better than Xscape country ghetto stripper looking asses and that’s BIG FACTS!

  6. Greene April 16, 2023

    I enjoyed Jodeci SWV even New Edition but nahh those ships have long since sailed.
    I could have a concert by creating a playlist.

  7. Greene April 17, 2023

    Congratulations on your Headline

  8. Kandi April 17, 2023

    They coulda chose a better pic… Lee Lees eyes are closed for goodness sakes

  9. Shay April 18, 2023

    Those two groups will be awesome. Let it rip.

  10. abx901 April 19, 2023

    Loving Coko’s energy

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